{"id":132651,"date":"2021-07-07T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=132651"},"modified":"2021-07-07T10:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:36:12","slug":"99-5-of-people-killed-by-covid-in-last-6-months-were-unvaccinated-data-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/99-5-of-people-killed-by-covid-in-last-6-months-were-unvaccinated-data-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"99.5% Of People Killed By Covid In Last 6 Months Were Unvaccinated, Data Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3928008911\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1764387109\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>DC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a Thursday White House briefing that preliminary data reviewed by her agency suggests 99.5% of the people who died from Covid-19 over the past six months were unvaccinated, a stunning statistic in support of her assertion that nearly every virus-linked death is now preventable.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1464046131\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"level\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-4\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"image-embed__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbor.forbes.com\/thumbor\/960x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fspecials-images.forbesimg.com%2Fimageserve%2F60d4d22cbcdae4e2d2f2f78a%2F960x0.jpg%3FcropX1%3D0%26cropX2%3D968%26cropY1%3D17%26cropY2%3D561\" alt=\"Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America\" \/><\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center employees transport a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck on\u00a0<span class=\"plus\" data-ga-track=\"caption expand\">&#8230; [+]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article_paragraph_2\"><\/div>\n<h2>KEY FACTS<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<p>Walensky said the early data \u201cfrom a collection of states\u201d indicates nearly every coronavirus victim since January\u2014a month after the U.S. first began administering shots\u2014was not vaccinated against the virus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<p>She emphasized this as a reflection of the efficacy of vaccines, which she insisted have made virtually all virus-linked deaths entirely avoidable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<p>The CDC director juxtaposed the positive signals of vaccine efficacy with the threat of the more infectious delta variant, which she said now makes up an estimated 25% of new cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vestpocket\">\n<div class=\"ntv-wrapper\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ntv-ad\">\n<div id=\"ntv-rail-1-0\" class=\"show-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CK_jq_OW0fECFVfchwodZu4Jlg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7175\/fdc.forbes\/article-delta-b\/topline\/default\/standard_6__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ntv-ad\">\n<div id=\"ntv-rail-2-0\" class=\"show-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CJPvq_OW0fECFc_ShwodHScMWA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7175\/fdc.forbes\/article-delta-b\/topline\/default\/standard_7__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<p>Walensky expressed particular concern about 1,000 counties (primarily based in the South, East and Midwest) that she said have vaccination rates of 30%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>These communities are \u201cour most vulnerable,\u201d Walensky said, noting the CDC has already started seeing \u201cincreased rates of disease\u201d in some of the areas due to the spread of the mutant delta strain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">CRUCIAL QUOTE<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAny suffering or death from Covid-19 tragic,\u201d Walensky said. \u201cWith vaccines available across the country, the suffering and loss we are now seeing is entirely avoidable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">SURPRISING FACTS<\/h2>\n<p>A previous\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/06\/24\/99-of-people-killed-by-covid-last-month-were-unvaccinated-analysis-finds\/?sh=1321a07ef049\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/06\/24\/99-of-people-killed-by-covid-last-month-were-unvaccinated-analysis-finds\/?sh=1321a07ef049\" target=\"_self\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/06\/24\/99-of-people-killed-by-covid-last-month-were-unvaccinated-analysis-finds\/?sh=1321a07ef049\" aria-label=\"analysis\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a>\u00a0by the Associated Press found 99.2% of the more than 18,000 coronavirus-linked deaths reported in May were among unvaccinated individuals, with just 150 dying from \u201cbreakthrough\u201d infections (in fully vaccinated people). However, the Thursday statistic from the CDC offers a much broader look at the link between vaccinations and Covid-19 deaths.<\/p><div id=\"antig-433759350\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2088740302\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">TANGENT<\/h2>\n<p>As top public health officials continue to sound the alarm about the threat of the delta variant, the Biden administration announced Thursday it will be deploying rapid response teams across the U.S. to the hot spots where the strain is flourishing. This will involve a combination of both on-the-ground and virtual assistance, explained White House Covid-19 czar Jeff Zients. He did not specify exactly where these \u201csurge response\u201d teams will be sent, but suggested it may be the 1,000 counties highlighted by Walensky.<\/p><div id=\"antig-894981149\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article_paragraph_7\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">KEY BACKGROUND<\/h2>\n<p>Though almost every state is\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/07\/01\/just-one-state-is-left-to-fully-reopen-heres-what-it-is-waiting-for\/?sh=59c47e665f33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/07\/01\/just-one-state-is-left-to-fully-reopen-heres-what-it-is-waiting-for\/?sh=59c47e665f33\" target=\"_self\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jemimamcevoy\/2021\/07\/01\/just-one-state-is-left-to-fully-reopen-heres-what-it-is-waiting-for\/?sh=59c47e665f33\" aria-label=\"reopened,\" rel=\"noopener\">reopened,<\/a>\u00a0vaccination rates have drastically slowed across the country with less than half of all eligible Americans fully inoculated. The vaccine rollout has unfolded with stark divisions along party lines, as signaled by the fact that all 18 states that surpassed President Biden\u2019s goal of having 70% of residents at least partially vaccinated by July 4 voted for him in the 2020 election. A handful\u2014Mississippi, Louisiana, Wyoming and Alabama\u2014are yet to surpass even a 50% vaccination rate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-738425647\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a Thursday White House briefing that preliminary data reviewed by her agency suggests 99.5% of the people who died from Covid-19 over the past six months were unvaccinated, a stunning statistic in support of her assertion that nearly every virus-linked death is now preventable. 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