Going forward, will most Covid infections and deaths be Republicans?

[Sibelius Fan]

Seems likely, as Covid infections are rising in the anti-vac red states, dropping in the pro-vac blue states.

[RKP5637]

1. Please make it happen, they have been told what to do and are apparently

on a death wish. Stupid F's.

[iemanja]

2. children

the increases are among children, so think carefully before you wish for a Malthusian massacre.

[SoonerPride]

4. Not deaths.

Deaths are still among the elderly and morbidly obese or those with other comorbidity.

[SheltieLover]

3. Lots of break through infections

Not talked about in news, per OhioChick, who has 2 docs in family on front lines.

Likely odds of safety & perhaps less severe infection when fully vaxed, but her family members are reporting high break throughs.

She had posted a link stating 500 break through infections in MA. Yes, numbers might be statistically small for what is being reported, but not small if that % includes you or a loved one.

Also, pls remember: CDC quit counting break through infections! They are now only counting hoaputalizations & deaths from variants.

Pls keep masking & distancing for safety from Delta variant!

[womanofthehills]

10. The news now has 4000 breakthroughs in MA

In just one week, another 150 vaccinated people tested positive for coronavirus in Massachusetts, according to the latest state data, bringing the total breakthrough cases to nearly 4,000 to date. - from NBC Boston

[SheltieLover]

16. Good grief!

Ty for updated #s!

[roamer65]

22. How many were hospitalized?

That’s the number to worry about.

[OhioChick]

25. ....

[Ace Rothstein]

26. That's out of 4 million fully vaccinated.

So .1% of those fully vaccinated have had a breakthrough case. Sounds pretty effective to me.

[OhioChick]

24. True!!!

Get vaccinated and continue to mask up!

[unblock]

5. Disproportionately yes, but also those with allergies and immune system issues.

We know a few people who would love to be vaccinated but can't take it.

[SoCalDavidS]

7. Then Those People Should Continue Wearing Masks

Anybody who can't take the vaccine for health reasons, will undoubtedly protect themselves by wearing masks for the time being.

Otherwise, they are oblivious to how this virus operates, and they take their chances.

[unblock]

23. Well yes, of course, but they are still at risk

Masks are a help but not at all a total fix. If they go out in public they are at the mercy of the local case count and any unvaccinated anti-maskers who continue to spread covid.

In a way it's worse, now that mask requirements are being lifted, because they can no longer tell at a glance who to avoid.

Of course they are being as sensible as they can be, but that doesn't mean they won't end up in the hospital.

[GusBob]

6. thats a fair question, to add

not just ant-vacs but anti mask, etc

[Lovie777]

8. I hope the deaths will be small in number .....

But if majority are GOPs I know who they will blame while playing victim.

[Jeebo]

9. Sibelius Fan, I just listened to some Sibelius.

Two of my favorites, The Swan of Tuonela and the third symphony. My other Sibelius favorite is the fifth symphony. What are yours?

-- Ron

[dickthegrouch]

31. Karelia suite

I love a well scored brass section in any piece.

[Treefrog]

11. I know in my area there is still a problem with people of color not wanting the vaccine.

Many people of color live in the south, in red states. I really doubt the majority are republican, but we’ve already seen they are more at risk from the virus. It’s worrying.

I don’t think you have to give your party affiliation at the hospital so we’ll never know anyway, will we? This disease doesn’t discriminate based on political party. Nor on nationality. I suppose you’re only referring to the US when you speak about infections? You’re leaving out most of the world who are neither Dem nor repub.

[Elessar Zappa]

15. The biggest group of resistors though

are white Republicans, particularly white Republican men. I believe the rates are under 50%. The vaccination rate for black people last I saw were around 65%.

[Ace Rothstein]

27. The most recent number I could find for African Americans was 25%.

That was a little less than two weeks ago. I doubt it has more than doubled in that period of time. That demographic has the lowest vaccination rates in the US.

[Elessar Zappa]

12. Mostly, yes.

Of course there will be breakthrough cases among the vaccinated but the vast majority will be the unvaccinated.

[leftstreet]

13. What about people who don't vote?

don't identify with any political parties

[Initech]

14. Facebook trolls.

And if they want to kill themselves because they won't get vaxxed because they listen to conspiracy theories and lies and bullshit, I won't miss them.

[roamer65]

20. We are about to see natural selection at work.

[Initech]

21. Yup! Pass the butter please!

[peggysue2]

17. Antivaxxers, Trumpy meatheads, Qanon cultists

They're all walking around with targets on their backs. Though I don't wish death on anyone, they're the risk takers, not me. My husband I have been fully vaccinated since early April.

Unfortunately for the immunosuppressant and medically fragile population, the risk increases because of the stupid actions of others. Which means a continuation of masking and social distancing.

It sucks. But it is what it is.

[Hortensis]

28. Yup. Yes for unvaxxed folk. Here in a low-vax area of GA, we're vaxed

but that last applies to us. Sucks, but it is what it is. We worry about some unvaxxed friends, but since most are older like us they're also typically vaxed, the elder demo who drag the dismal local vax stats up from what might otherwise be single digits.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. You Trying To Cheer Us Up?

Geez, I hope your prediction is accurate.

[roamer65]

19. Never give up hope.

[SWBTATTReg]

29. Probably. Also, rural areas across the entire Country. All trump country, I suspect.

And to add more misery to this mix, companies are having a massive problem keeping workers/laborers, I guess they still don't realize that people want better pay for the crap ass jobs they want these people to do, and COVID 19 forced a lot of people to decide between working for crap wages or dying. You pick.

[liberal_mama]

30. That's a nice thought, but in my county, we have about 10% breakthrough cases

in fully vaccinated people and only 20% of those cases were asymptomatic. They announced a few days ago that the Delta variant is in our county now, so not sure if that accounts for some of the breakthrough cases. I'm still wearing a mask and taking precautions.