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AZSkiffyGeek

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2. But cases overall are down

Reply to Shermann (Original post)

Thu Jun 17, 2021, 04:31 PM

Jun 2021

So there are more Delta variants, but less overall. So while the percentage of Delta is increasing, it's because the total number of cases is dropping?
Or am I missing something (admittedly not a mathemetician).

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Back-of-the-envelope Delta variant math [View all] Shermann Jun 2021 OP

Right now the numbers in my state are fabulous. I'm getting out as much as I can. But Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #1

But cases overall are down AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2021 #2

There's still so much we don't know about this... regnaD kciN Jun 2021 #3

I've seen reports that the mRNA vaccines are effective AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2021 #4

Astrazeneca is 92% effective after the 2nd dose. OnDoutside Jun 2021 #10

The Pfizer vaccine is 88% effective against the Delta variant SoonerPride Jun 2021 #5

Any idea how J and J is? imaginary girl Jun 2021 #6

I have not. SoonerPride Jun 2021 #7

Thanks! Nt imaginary girl Jun 2021 #17

from the figures in the OP, absolute numbers of Delta increased Blues Heron Jun 2021 #8

Pfizer is also fairly effective. ananda Jun 2021 #15

absolute numbers of Delta went up even as total numbers fell Blues Heron Jun 2021 #9

Exactly Shermann Jun 2021 #11

n is too small to extrapolated BGBD Jun 2021 #19

Why unlikely? Shermann Jun 2021 #20

What's (maybe) even worse... TraceNC Jun 2021 #12

And yet, when I post that we should mandate vaccines, everyone clutches their Libertarian pearls. Yavin4 Jun 2021 #13

We actually hit 2 million vaccinations today BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #14

A more plausible explanation is that the rate of transmission amongst the unvaxxed is spreading... Yavin4 Jun 2021 #16

This is entirely consistent with both of my hypotheses nt Shermann Jun 2021 #18