U.S. COVID Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 Despite Higher Vax Rate

Despite more of the American population receiving the Covid-19 jab, Delta variant spreads

QUICK FACTS:

• The number of U.S. Covid-19 deaths recorded in 2021 has surpassed the toll in 2020, according to federal data and Johns Hopkins University, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• Coronavirus-related deaths topped 770,780 on Saturday, Johns Hopkins data show.
• “This puts the pandemic-long total at more than twice the 385,343 Covid-19 deaths recorded last year, according to the most recent death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” the Journal reports.
• The higher death toll comes despite the U.S. population reaching a nearly 60% vaccination rate, according to Google data, calling into question the Emergency Use (EUA) athorized vaccine’s effectiveness.

U.S. Covid-19 deaths this year surpassed the known toll from 2020, with the Delta variant and low vaccination rates important factors in the higher count, infectious-disease experts say https://t.co/Y1Eo72XJof

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 20, 2021