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- Coronavirus deaths have risen 40 percent in the last two weeks. Around 1,900 deaths are being reported most days in the United States, the most since winter.
- Reports of new cases and hospitalizations have dropped slightly in recent weeks, but much of the progress in hard-hit Southern states is being offset by growing outbreaks in the Mountain West and Upper Midwest.
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Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama continue to see reports of new infections plummet. Hospitalizations are also declining, though less quickly.
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West Virginia, which has one of the country’s lowest vaccination rates, leads all states in recent cases per capita. More new infections are being reported now than in any previous surge.
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The pace of vaccination has leveled off somewhat since Labor Day. About 65 percent of adults are fully vaccinated, but rates vary widely from state to state and county to county.
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The country’s three largest cities — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — have so far avoided the worst outcomes of the Delta variant. Though infections rose in all three cities, their recent case rates are less than half of the national average.
On Sept. 15, 2021 in the U.S., the seven-day daily average number of new cases was 152,1278; the 14-day change in cases was a decrease of 5 percent, with a total of 41,448,621 total cases; the seven-day daily average number of new hospitalization was 99,275; the 14-day change in hospitalization was a decrease of 3 percent. On Sept. 15 in the U.S., the seven-day daily average number of new deaths was 1,888, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 40 percent, and the U.S. death total has reached 664,231. Fifty four percent of the U.S. is fully vaccinated, 64 percent have had one jab.
Next to Canada, which had on Sept. 15, 2021, a seven-day daily average number of new cases of 4,222, the 14-day change in cases was an increase of 76 percent with a total of 1,563,143 cases. On Sept.15 in Canada, the seven-day average of new deaths was 28, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 30 percent, and the Canadian death total has reached 26,798. Sixty nine percent of Canadians are fully vaccinated, 76 percent have had one jab.
This week's issue offers comparative data for the U.K. France, Italy, and Spain. Like the U.S. and Canada, virtually all of these countries’ new cases and deaths are unvaccinated people. France and Spain had significant decreases in new cases and deaths. Go to The New York Times International Covid Maps page for country data.
All of the countries we compare are in the G7 (the informal grouping of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) and as we see in the linked New York Times article, "The U.S. is falling to the lowest vaccination rates of the world’s wealthiest democracies."
In the United Kingdom on Sept. 15, the seven-day daily average of new cases was 32,386, the 14-day change in cases was a decrease of 3 percent with a total of 7,782,810 cases. On Sept. 15 in the U.K., the seven-day average of new deaths was 138, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 41 percent, and the U.K. death total has reached 134,446. Sixty six percent of the U.K. is fully vaccinated, 72 percent have had one jab.
In France, the seven-day daily average of new cases was 9,796, the 14-day change in cases was a decrease of 32 percent with a total of 7,007,436 cases. On Sept. 15 in France, the seven-day average of new deaths was 111, the 14-day change in new deaths was a decrease of 5 percent, and the French death total has reached 116,454. Sixty four percent of the French citizens are fully vaccinated, 74 percent have had one jab.
In Italy on Sept. 15, the 7-day daily average number of new cases was 4,816, the 14-day Change in cases was a decrease of 25 percent with a total of 4,613,214 cases. In Italy, the seven-day average of new deaths was 56, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 6 percent, and the Italian death total has reached 130,027. Sixty four percent of Italians are fully vaccinated, 73 percent have had one jab.
In Spain, the seven-day daily average number of new cases was 3,698, the 14-day change in cases was a decrease of 49 percent with a total of 4,918,526 cases. The seven-day average of new deaths was 69, the 14-day change in new deaths was a decrease of 41 percent, and the Spanish death total has reached 85,548. Seventy five percent of Spaniards are fully vaccinated, 79 percent have had one jab.
Today in the U.S., we have daily average death rate of 1,900 and 100,000 people per day are being hospitalized, and virtually all of those deaths and hospitalization being unvaccinated. We must therefore first link you to a President and nation whose patience is wearing thin as shown in "Biden mandates vaccines for workers, saying, ‘Our patience is wearing thin.’" A most-needed mandate is explained by the President in that speech that we believe you should skim or view. We conclude this section with some facts as to what happens when the politics and false claims are met with mandates and turn again to The New York Times for "Agencies that required vaccines before Biden’s push see early success."
An Ipsos- Axios Poll finds and we link you to "Three in five Americans support new Biden administration vaccine mandates." And the Sept. 13 Axios Vitals offers us their daily four things: “1. The U.S. isn't vaccinating most of the world; 2. Democrats' competing health care priorities; 3. Parents search for Covid vaccine trials; 4. U.S. starts to get serious on rapid Covid tests.”
Bad acts in longterm care returns with the linked article from The New York Times and the companion The Daily Podcast titled "Phony diagnoses hide high rates of drugging at nursing homes."
Today’s must-listen podcast returns to In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt: Our Shot, where White House insider (was involved in the mandate speech) and Pulitzer Prize winning explainer Ed Yong explores "How we win the battle with Covid" where they cover what went wrong up to this point, why we can't think of vaccines as a panacea, and "what Ed thinks about giving people in the U.S. booster shots before many people around the world get their first dose.”
Sitting in the local bookstore the Village Well cafe and at home post-teaching and carpool we offer Revitalize for Sep 16, 2021:
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Revitalize: The week in health-care news you need
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The U.S. is falling to the lowest vaccination rates of the world’s wealthiest democracies.
Biden mandates vaccines for workers, saying, ‘Our patience Is wearing thin.’ Initially reluctant to enact mandates, the president is now moving aggressively to require vaccination as the Delta variant races across the country.
Joe Biden announces new Covid-19 vaccine mandates speech transcript.
Three in five Americans support new Biden administration vaccine mandates. Latest Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index finds broad – but not bipartisan – support for mandating vaccines within the federal government and in larger businesses.
Phony diagnoses hide high rates of drugging at nursing homes. At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found. Available in The Daily podcast.
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How we win the battle with Covid (with Ed Yong). Andy calls up The Atlantic's Ed Yong, who won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the pandemic, to talk about how we got where we are now and where we need to go next. They cover what went wrong up to this point, why we can't think of vaccines as a panacea, and what Ed thinks about giving people in the US booster shots before many people around the world get their first dose. Plus, Andy weighs in on President Biden’s vaccinate-or-test requirements.
The Coronavirus could get worse. Delta is far from the last variant. But what shape the virus takes depends on us.
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