Recent data on vaccine effectiveness compared with the spread of vaccinations in different states has shown that they are not as effective as government claims. All arguments aside about bodily autonomy, the government should not be allowed to order a vaccine that isn’t as effective as the manufacturer claims.
RedState has repeatedly stated that I am 100% vaccinated. This isn’t some ivory tower virtue signaling, rather just a statement of fact, so you know from where I am coming. I don’t judge the unvaccinated or advocate actively for people to get vaccinated. I chose to get it early because of my two 70-plus-year-old parents who are often around. Yet, as time has gone on, and reading the data that has come out regarding those vaccines, I don’t necessarily find them dangerous as much as I do less effective than they are advertised to be.
This belief was complicated by various government mandates for vaccines that have been imposed at all levels of the system: local, state, federal. Whatever my feelings about vaccinations and the choice I make to get vaccinated are, the decision should still be mine or that of the doctor. The moment that government began extending their mask mandates, creating new vaccine mandates, and discussing perpetuity of those until which time more people are vaccinated, I returned to do what I do best: Telling the Government to pound sand. When just recently I was asked if I wanted to get the booster, I replied, “No, and that will continue to be ‘no’ as long as the government removes others’ choices in whether or not to be vaccinated at all.”
What could be done to determine if vaccines are as effective at reducing the number of cases? Well, as a particular state’s vaccination rate rose, it would certainly lead to a lower new case rate. A state with a lower level of vaccinations will have a higher case rate than if it has fewer. This isn’t rocket science. This should directly correlate to a higher rate of vaccination and fewer new cases.
Which states have highest vaccination rates? Vermont currently has the highest vaccination rate at 71%, followed closely by Rhode Island (71.2%) and Connecticut (79%). Now for a reference, scientists have believed that 60-70% immunity levels are needed to achieve “herd immunity,” placing all three of these states at the top of places we could expect COVID numbers to be falling substantially. The spread of the disease would not have been stopped suddenly in these states. However, it would have slowed significantly when they reached that 70% threshold.
Except it didn’t. Vermont has an updated case rate of 84 per 100,000 people, which puts it at or very close to the top for worst-off in the nation. Rhode Island is home to 32 cases for every 100,000 people, while Connecticut averages 12.3 cases for each 100,000. If this correlation were true, then the case numbers should 1) be consistent with each other and 2) increase as vaccination rates drop in Connecticut. None of this is actually happening.
I’m sure if we compare those numbers to the lowest of vaccinated states, we would see a different story, right? It’s not true.
West Virginia, Idaho and Wyoming have the lowest vaccine rates, ranked from bottom to highest. West Virginia has a vaccination rate of 41.1%, Idaho is at 44.1%, and Wyoming is at 44.2% For reference, Connecticut has a vaccination rate 26.7% higher than that of Wyoming, and Vermont has a vaccination rate 30.4% higher than that of West Virginia. The new cases should be reflected in their numbers. It’s not true. In fact, West Virginia’s new case numbers are just 52 new cases per 100,000, 32 cases below that of Vermont. 32 new cases per capita are seen in the highest-vaccinated states, compared to just one for those who have been least vaccinated. While this seems like we can close the book on the discussion about vaccine effectiveness, Idaho and Wyoming both have new case rates at 52 and 94 per 100,000 residents respectively. Vermont’s is slightly lower in Wyoming than Vermont. Does this mean there’s some correlation we are missing?
It is again no. North Dakota’s vaccination rate is only 47.7%, with just 80 cases per 100,000. Louisiana has a 47.9% vaccine rate and 13 new cases for every 100,000 people. Tennessee? 48.9% vaccination rate, 18 new cases for every 100,000 residents. These states would be much worse if the vaccines worked as well as they claim.
Well with as horrible as the media has been telling us Florida is, shouldn’t we be able to find out just how horrible of a vaccination rate they have? The vaccination rate in Florida is actually much higher than you’d probably expect, at 59%, 17.9% higher than West Virginia, and 12.5% lower than Vermont. Right in the middle, so where do you think Florida’s current new case rate fell? Only 7 new cases are added per 100,000 inhabitants. Compare that to the mandate-pushing dictatorship of a huge state. Say….. Gavin Newsom? California has only a 2.6% vaccination rate, despite Newsom having mandates and vaccines. Newsom has also been very heavy-handed with mask and social distancing restrictions, so one could expect their new case number to be at least somewhere near Florida’s, right? It’s not true. California is home to 21 more cases per 100k residents than Florida, four times the rate of Florida.
This all begs the question: There is no correlation between vaccines and lower cases. That doesn’t mean there are not some medical benefits to the vaccines, but then those medical benefits should be a personal choice and not one mandated by government. It is possible to hope that more people will realize the lack of correlation and fight to end these ridiculous mandates.
You can find all of the rates of vaccination for different states here.
You can find all the updated case numbers here.
All the inhabitants of all states were located here.
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