“The majority of people got exposed [in 2021], either to the virus or to the vaccine,” said @DavidWDowdy of @JohnsHopkinsSPH. “But one of the downsides of a herd immunity policy, or we can call it an infection policy, is more people die.” https://t.co/nPb467rJIB pic.twitter.com/uITivBVRox

— NBCLX (@NBCLX) December 27, 2021

America’s lowest 2021 COVID death rates, according to @JohnsHopkins, through 12/21:
1. Vermont (50 per 100,000)
2. Hawaii (54)
3. Puerto Rico (54)
4. Utah (75)
5. New Hampshire (81)https://t.co/nPb467rJIB

— NBCLX (@NBCLX) December 27, 2021

As @davidwdowdy pointed out, COVID restrictions come at a cost, too. “They have an economic cost, they have a psychological cost, and they have a cost on people’s well-being,” he said.

Read more of @noahpransky’s in-depth 2021 analysis: https://t.co/nPb467rJIB

— NBCLX (@NBCLX) December 27, 2021