Dr. Redfield, former head of CDC said that he is a consultant to the Governor of Maryland so he is up on the statistics of that state and said that 40% of all Covid deaths in Maryland, are fully vaccinated.
Originally Posted by HedonistForever
Most likely the reason is that the vaccination rate for the old and other high risk individuals in Maryland is much higher than the vaccination rate for younger, healthier people, who are very unlikely to end up dead from COVID. Look at McDingDong, he's young, healthy, unvaccinated, from Maryland, and very unlikely to go to the hospital if he gets COVID. The vaccines are very effective at preventing death in both young and old. This is Simpson's paradox. See this for an example from Israel,
https://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p...0&postcount=38
Ditto other posters' sentiments -- hope you're better soon. And if not, maybe you should find another doctor. Castle Connolly is a good place to look,
https://www.castleconnolly.com/
Sincerely,
Dr. Tiny or Know-it-All Tiny (take your pick)