|
43.8 percent of Americans have been fully vaccinated. In DC, that figure is 45 percent. Not really very impressive, especially since we have such a small population.
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/vaccines/us-states |
So our vaccination rates are higher per population in both circumstances but still you complain? Negative nancy. |
The whole point of rates (like number of vaccinated residents divided by number of residents) is to be able to compare states/localities/whatever with different population sizes. |
| God that hotline and the way it was distributed with no sites in Ward 3 etc. Still traumatized! |
DC has 700,000 people living on 61 square miles. Virginia has 8.5 million people living on 43,000 square miles. Both have 45 percent of their populations fully vaccinated. Which feat seems more impressive to you? |
Virginia has 3,808,325 people vaccinated on 42,775 square miles. Texas has 10,097,932 people vaccinated on 268,597 square miles. Which feat seems more impressive to you? That's why we use rates, not numbers. |
Yeah, it's definitely Ward 3 residents who are less likely to be vaccinated 🙄 It's awful when your needs are not prioritized over everyone else's. |
I think you're missing the point. DC and Virginia have the same rates. That makes Virginia seem a whole lot more impressive than DC, because Virginia has far more people spread over a much greater area -- the degree of difficulty is far higher. If anything, DC should be leading the nation in vaccinations because we're so small and densely population. Instead, we're only slightly above the national average. |
Well, maybe to you, it does. Living in a densely-populated area does not make people more willing to get vaccinated. |
I'm surprised the rates are so similar right now considering how low the vaccination rates are in some of the parts of VA that aren't near DC. Do the official numbers have any way to account for the DC residents that were vaccinated in VA and MD? |
Every state has its anti-vaxxers. It's up to your political leaders to persuade those morons to get the shot. It's one thing though when you live in a densely populated city like DC and the morons are within a 10 minute drive and quite another when you live in state where you have to drive for hours to reach your morons. |
Those parts of Virginia generally don't have a lot of population, though. |
As.much as everyone else's. Fixed that for you! |
Apparently it's not a meaningful difference. |