tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post4539803925396405038..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Behind the COVID NumbersCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-49368374777370059692021-12-31T10:53:17.717-05:002021-12-31T10:53:17.717-05:00Thank you for posting this information behind the ...Thank you for posting this information behind the numbers. We have not/are not seeing enough of this in the media, including in The New York Times. We do need to remind everyone how much more of a risk they are if unvaccinated. I also believe that the family of those deceased have a responsibility to let others know that their loved one was not vaccinated, and urge others to get vaccinated. Facebook is an easy way for them to do that.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187895303335303641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-30850368482086906982021-12-30T11:27:51.095-05:002021-12-30T11:27:51.095-05:00It should also be noted that the mortality rates s...It should also be noted that the mortality rates since June 1st of 2021 is 0.57%. 75% of all Covid cases reported in Columbia County since the pandemic began are in calendar year 2021 while total deaths reported are evenly split between the 2 years. The mortality rate in 2020 (when there were no vaccines available) was 3.6% and 1.2% in 2021. 36 of the total deaths reported for Columbia County in 2021 occurred during January and February.Ron Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402375124971279615noreply@blogger.com