It Never Was. | “Covid Is No Longer Mainly A Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated. Here’s Why.” | Washington Post

December 7, 2022 / Great Bloggers

For the first time, a majority of Americans dying from the coronavirus received at least the primary series of the vaccine.

Fifty-eight percent of coronavirus deaths in August were people who were vaccinated or boosted, according to an analysis conducted for The Health 202 by Cynthia Cox, vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation.

It’s a continuation of a troubling trend that has emerged over the past year. As vaccination rates have increased and new variants appeared, the share of deaths of people who were vaccinated has been steadily rising. In September 2021, vaccinated people made up just 23 percent of coronavirus fatalities. In January and February this year, it was up to 42 percent, per our colleagues Fenit Nirappil and Dan Keating.

“We can no longer say this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Cox told The Health 202.

Being unvaccinated is still a major risk factor for dying from covid-19. But efficacy wanes over time, and an analysis out last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the need to get regular booster shots to keep one’s risk of death from the coronavirus low, especially for the elderly.

Anthony Fauci, the nation’s preeminent infectious-disease expert, used his last White House briefing yesterday ahead of his December retirement to urge Americans to get the recently authorized omicron-specific boosters.

“The final message I give you from this podium is that please, for your own safety, for that of your family, get your updated covid-19 shot as soon as you’re eligible,” he said. . . .

Covid is no longer mainly a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Here’s why. | Washington Post

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NTD Good Morning Full Broadcast (Dec. 19, 2022) | Elon Musk to Step Down as Twitter CEO?; El Paso Braces for Influx of Illegal Immigrants | Video: 24 Minutes 35 Seconds

By Great Bloggers | December 19, 2022

Will Elon Musk step down as Twitter CEO? The social media company owner asked people to vote on his future in a Twitter poll. We have the results.

What will happen when Title 42 ends this week? The city of El Paso, Texas has an idea, and it has declared a state of emergency.

Kari Lake called for free and fair elections at America Fest in Phoenix as her team begins inspecting a small selection of election ballots this week.

Topics in this episode include:

1. El Paso, TX Braces for Influx of Illegal Immigrants
2. Kari Lake at America Fest
3. Musk Launches Poll on His Future as Twitter CEO
4. Starbucks Union Strike
5. China Struggling to Keep Up With Covid Deaths
6. Over 5000 Lbs of Opium Seized at Canadian Port
7. Thai Navy Vessel Sinks Off Thailand’s Coast
8. 36 Injured After Hawaiian Flight Hits Extreme Turbulence
9. Couple Survives Car Crash Off Canyon
10. Foxconn Could Face Fine for China Investment
11. Winner of Gingerbread House Competition Crowned
12. Argentina Wins World Cup
13. Santa Around The World