I like to read daily publications written to update medical professionals because they have more detailed analysis than the regular press.
This article has excellent charts, including a 2-dimensional heat-type chart that is new to me.
https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/10/the-five-pandemics-drivi…
The ‘five pandemics’ driving 1 million U.S. Covid deaths
By J. Emory Parker, Stat, May 10, 2022
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Over the last two years, a smaller share of people who became ill from Covid have been dying from it…
Older vs. younger – Americans of all ages have been affected by Covid, but the majority of Americans who have died from Covid were those over 65 years old…For people aged 25-44, Covid was the second leading cause of death. For those aged 45-54, Covid was the No. 1 cause of death last year…
Unvaccinated vs. vaccinated – The death rate for unvaccinated Americans peaked during the Omicron wave at around 26 per 100,000. For the vaccinated, that rate was 10 times lower, peaking around 2 per 100,000. For those with a booster dose, that rate was further halved…
Rural vs. urban – after vaccines became available, fewer rural than urban were vaccinated so the rural death rate was significantly higher. Urban hospitals improved Covid survival rates but were less available to rural people.
Poorer vs. wealthier – Death rates were higher in counties with more economic and social vulnerability. [end quote]
Everyone knows that Covid, like the flu, peaks in the winter. But the charts show that U.S. Covid deaths reach a minimum in early July and then begin to rise. This happened in 2020 (the original Covid) and 2021 (delta variant). Beware of small and large gatherings on the 4th of July and other summer superspreader events.
Covid case rates are rising fast, up 49% in the past 2 weeks. Deaths are up 2% but this is a lagging indicator that usually follows infection by about a month.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html…
Many people are “done with” Covid, but Covid is not done with us.
Wendy