When folks think about highly vaccinated places in America
They think Vermont or CT or MA
Those places are good
But not the most vaccinated place in America
So who's #1?
Puerto Rico!
But PR has gotten way too little attention
Its worth reflecting on how they did it
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I miss my med school friends so much. My residency class is awesome ngl but it’s hard to form similar bonds when you’re so tired and you only see a few people for a short amount of time.
Today the vet told me that since Covid, they’ve had to treat a number of cats with depression caused by irritation that their people are at home all day. Obviously it’s not really funny but… that’s the most Cat thing I’ve ever heard. Apparently dogs do not have the same problem.
My cousin's wife had a stroke and couldn't get admitted to the hospital last night due to overcrowding. She was gone within hours. Covid is affecting health care across the board. You may not suffer from catching it, but you just may just need a hospital bed for something else
🧵 We have sacrificed so much for you over these past 18 months.
And it took only 3 days for you to destroy one of the last things I was hanging onto - the ability to keep my kids safe.
A big fear, more than for my own safety caring for hospitalized COVID patients, was … 1/
📍MILESTONE—The #DeltaVariant has just become the new reigning variant—now 51.7% dominant in US, up from 30% just 2 weeks ago. #DeltaVariant is the world’s fastest #COVID19 variant to date, >4x higher hospitalization risk, & more partial vaccine evasive.🧵
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