Young, unvaccinated people are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as delta variant spreads, officials

[TomCADem]

I guess we are seeing what happens to the right wing talking point that they should have just locked up the elderly, and lift COVID restrictions on young people.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/horrific-2-unvaccinated-covid-patients-require-lung-transplants-partial-lung-removals/ar-AAMcDqj

Young, unvaccinated people are showing up at hospitals with Covid-19 — in some cases being admitted to intensive care and put on ventilators — in disturbing numbers, health officials across the country have warned.

Vaccination rates among younger people are lower than among older Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency's data show that slightly fewer than half of people in the U.S. ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 39 are fully vaccinated. The number is even lower for children 12 to 18, who have been eligible to be vaccinated for months.

Officials urge younger people to roll up their sleeves and get the shots.

"Please be safe and if you are 12 or older — please protect yourself," read a tweet by Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi's health officer.

[48656c6c6f20]

1. When this finally subsides I predict

The average IQ of the US will increase and the percentage of people voting republican will be way down. It's the best spin I can put on intentional stupidity.

[Beartracks]

2. Evolution is when a characteristic (physical or behavioral) becomes a deciding factor in survival.

And here we are.

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[BigmanPigman]

3. Survival of the fittest.

They have a choice and they choose to not get vaxxed. Whatever happens to them is what THEY WANTED. They chose this outcome. If that isn't a clue as to who is "fit" and who isn't than I don't know what is.

[jimfields33]

6. Unfortunately it seems that it's not all repugs getting it

Los Angeles county a deep blue area is up 500 percent and is going full mask mandate.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Unfortunately for the Trump cult

it's mostly Cultist states with a huge surge.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Oops.

Looks like Trumpers. Your post is incorrect. Blue my foot.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215628697

[jimfields33]

9. Presidential results Biden 71 percent. Trump 26 percent

https://results.lavote.net/#year=2020&election=4193



You were saying?

[Kingofalldems]

11. Blues got their vaccinations.

Trumpers did not. Have you been paying attention? Your post insinuated Dems weren't getting vaccinated. False.

Not sure why you posted that.

[Act_of_Reparation]

12. This is some seriously naive shit right here.

You think all the people who were arguing against the MMR and whooping cough vaccines on these very forums ten years ago are now totes all about teh vaccinations?

As much as it may pain us to recognize this, the Republicans don't have a monopoly on science denial.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Look at the stats for vax state by state.

End of story.

[Act_of_Reparation]

14. Uh, no.

Vaccination rates by state compares, well, vaccination rates by state. It does not give you any particular insight into vaccination disparities within a given state.

Let's take über liberal California, as an example. 62% of the eligible population has received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. We cannot infer that the remaining 38% are all Republicans based on the vaccination rates in Republican-majority states. In fact, we know a good number of California's unvaccinated population are young adults, and young adults are far less likely to identify as Republican. As it should happen, UCSF has looked into the matter and found that many of those opting out of vaccination are doing so out of "safety concerns", echoing the crap we heard from famous not-Republicans who not very long ago were screaming about the MMR vaccine causing autism.

Black Americans are also more hesitant to get the vaccine, and I suspect Trump and the GOP have very little to do with that as well. A long history of being treated as unwitting test subjects in medical trials will have that kind of effect on people.

[Kingofalldems]

15. Uh, yeah.

Link to tweet

[Act_of_Reparation]

16. Wrong again.

I've already explained why. See above.

[Kingofalldems]

17. .......

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215639394

[Mariana]

10. Most people who get Covid-19 survive.

It won't make any great difference unless a much more deadly strain emerges - which is always a possibility.

[Javaman]

4. We just went back to stage 3 here in austin

I literally started back at the office this week. Working every other day. 3 days at home 2 days at the office.

I’m back home working 5 days until the asshole red morons get their fucking shots.

[roamer65]

5. Unvaccinated morons are why we all can't have normal back.

Quarantine them and we can have it back.