Write two full pages reflecting on the following questions:
What concepts did you look up forThis American Life, and what did you learn?
What concepts did you look up forNOVA, and what did you learn?
What concepts did you look up forNYTarticle,and what did you learn?
What differences did you notice in how you understood the materials presented (focus here on how visuals, transcripts, etc. made a difference in your understanding)?
What do you see as the connections between these materials?
What was left out of the conversations? Whose perspectives? Which ideas?
https://writingcommons.org/article/reading-to-write-effectively-why-you-need-a-reading-strategy-before-writing-anything-2/
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/715/long-awaited-asteroid-finally-hits-earth
https://www.pbs.org/video/decoding-covid-19-hrfhb2/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?smid=url-share
Write two full pages reflecting on the following questions: What concepts did you look up for This American Life, and what did you learn? What concepts did you look up for NOVA, and what did you learn? What concepts did you look up for NYT article, and what did you learn? What differences did you notice in how you understood the materials presented (focus here on how visuals, transcripts, etc. made a difference in your understanding)? What do you see as the connections between these materials? What was left out of the conversations? Whose perspectives? Which ideas? https://writingcommons.org/article/reading-to-write-effectively-why-you-need-a-reading-strategy-before-writing-anything-2/ https://www.thisamericanlife.org/715/long-awaited-asteroid-finally-hits-earth https://www.pbs.org/video/decoding-covid-19-hrfhb2/ Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times.pdf 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 1/7 https://nyti.ms/3mtsG6g The United States has a far higher share of seniors without full vaccine protection than many other wealthy countries, a key risk factor driving serious Covid-19 illness and death, a Times analysis shows. As the Delta variant has torn across the country, America’s pace of vaccinations has sped up after months of relative stagnation, and full federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday could extend that momentum. Just over half of Americans are now fully vaccinated. United States United Kingdom WASH. MAINEMONT. N.D. MINN. ORE. N.H. WIS. MASS. SCOTLANDIDAHO S.D. N.Y. CONN.MICH.WYO. R.I. PA.IOWA N.J.NEB.NEV. OHIO DEL.MD.IND.UTAH ILL. N. EAST COLO. KAN. N. WESTMO. KY. CALIF. YORKSHIREN.C. TENN. OKLA.ARIZ. ARK.N.M. S.C. E. MIDLANDS ALA.MISS. Share of the population that is age 65+ and not fully vaccinated W. MIDLANDS EAST OF ENG.TEXAS LA. LONDON2% 4% 6% 8% 10%ALASKA FLA. S. EAST S. WEST Many Older Americans Still Aren̓ t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier By Josh Holder and Amy Schoenfeld Walker Aug. 24, 2021 Compared with other highly vaccinated countries, large parts of the United States have many vulnerable seniors, helping spur hospitalization and death. https://www.nytimes.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/23/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/by/josh-holder https://www.nytimes.com/by/amy-schoenfeld-walker 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 2/7 But national averages mask the high rate of older Americans who remain deeply vulnerable. Older people still account for most Covid-19 deaths, and in many counties, especially in the South and Mountain West, seniors without full vaccination make up more than 10 percent of the total population. “We have swaths of populations in counties who are healthy Americans, over 60, who are not vaccinated,” said Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers. “These people are at extreme risk, and they don’t realize it.” High levels of elderly vaccination have protected many northeastern states, despite their having some of the country s̓ oldest populations. Many southern states with surging Share of the population that is age 65+ and not fully vaccinated 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% WASH. MAINE MONT. N.D. MINN. ORE. N.H. WIS. IDAHO MASS.S.D. N.Y. CONN.MICH.WYO. R.I. N.J.PA.IOWA NEB. NEV. OHIO MD. DEL. IND. ILL.UTAH COLO. KAN. MO. KY. CALIF. N.C. TENN. OKLA.ARIZ. ARK.N.M. S.C. ALA.MISS. TEXAS LA. ALASKA FLA. 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 3/7 By contrast, unvaccinated seniors in Britain, Spain and Canada are relatively rare. And they are rare there no matter where you live: Those nations also have far fewer disparities between the most and least vaccinated areas, according to local immunization data. Even London, which has higher rates of vaccine hesitancy among seniors than the rest of Britain, is far ahead of most of the United States in its vaccination rates. That discrepancy may help explain why the Delta wave has led to such a higher rate of death in the United States than in Britain, public health experts say. Although cases surged in both countries, those cases caused many fewer hospitalizations and deaths in Britain, suggesting that vaccines had weakened the link between infection and serious disease. outbreaks have large pockets of elderly residents who arenʼt fully vaccinated. Cases in the U.K. reached 80% of the winter peak this summer, but Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations rose only modestly. 100% of winter peak Estimated date Delta became the dominant variant 75% Cases 50% 25% Hospital admissions Deaths 0% Oct. 2020 Jan. April July But in the United States, Covid-19 deaths are rising more quickly, and hospital admissions have already reached 75% of the winter peak. 100% of winter peak Hospital admissions 75% Cases 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 4/7 Note: Deaths are shown shifted backwards by 14 days, and hospital admissions by seven days, to reflect the typical delay between a positive test and an outcome. While older Americans are more likely to be vaccinated than younger Americans, seniors without full vaccine protection are at much higher risk of dying from Covid-19. The Delta variant has hit many areas with clusters of vulnerable seniors particularly hard. Low elderly vaccination rates in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana and Nevada have coincided with surging rates of hospitalization and death. Comparisons between countries are inexact, and no single factor determines how many people get seriously sick or die during a Covid-19 outbreak. Overall vaccination coverage in a community, as well as existing health conditions, access to medical care and individual behavior like mask wearing all play large roles. Some areas at high risk in the United States have not yet experienced severe Delta outbreaks, including parts of Colorado, Kansas and North Dakota. But vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious illness and death, even against the Delta variant, and public health experts say the level of senior vaccination is a useful tool for understanding vulnerability during an outbreak. While younger, unvaccinated adults are making up an increasing share of new hospital visits, “the vast majority of people dying from Covid-19 are people who are older and unvaccinated,” said David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University. As in the United States, France and Italy have struggled with vaccine hesitancy among many seniors. The rates of less protected older people in some areas, like Sicily in Italy and Marseille in France, rival those in the American South. Japan, whose rollout has been impeded by shortages of doses, has some of the lowest elderly vaccination rates in the developed world. 50% Deaths 25% 0% Oct. 2020 Jan. April July https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/arkansas-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/florida-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/idaho-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/louisiana-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/nevada-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/colorado-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/kansas-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/north-dakota-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/north-dakota-covid-cases.html 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 5/7 Where vulnerable seniors live in eight countries Share of the population that is age 65+ and not fully vaccinated. Circles are sized by population. 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% FloridaFlorida LouisianaLouisiana MississippiMississippi New YorkNew York West VirginiaWest Virginia BirminghamBirminghamEdinburghEdinburgh ParisParis MartiniqueMartinique OntarioOntario HokkaidoHokkaido TokyoTokyo In the United States, Southern states with big outbreaks have large numbers of undervaccinated seniors. Despite a recent surge in cases, Britain s̓ even vaccination coverage helped keep deaths and hospitalizations at a fraction of their winter peaks. France has avoided a big increase in deaths this summer, despite holes in its vaccination coverage, but Martinique is currently in lockdown as it battles a fresh outbreak. After a slow start, Canada now has some of the best vaccine coverage in the world. Cases of the Delta variant are now ticking up, but — for now — deaths have remained low. Japan s̓ vaccine rollout has been impeded by shortages of doses and trained staff, resulting in some of the lowest elderly vaccination rates in the developed world. 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 6/7 Note: Canada, Israel, Italy and Spain provide vaccination data for people age 60 to 69, but not 65 and above. In these countries, the fully vaccinated share of people age 65 and over is estimated by assuming equal vaccination rates for 60- to 64-year-olds and 65- to 69-year-olds. Vaccine hesitancy is not unique to the United States, but it is more widespread and forceful than in Europe, and it breaks down more clearly along political lines. State and local governments have also been less willing than European leaders to use mandates to pressure residents to be vaccinated. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to grant full approval on Monday to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could lead some people who have been hesitant to get vaccinated. And it will speed up vaccine mandates: The Pentagon has said it will require shots for 1.4 million active-duty troops, and some hospitals, colleges, corporations and other organizations are expected to follow suit. But those mandates are still narrower than those in parts of Europe, where policy-making is more centralized. All French and Italian residents must show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test to gain entry to most indoor venues, including restaurants and bars. 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% 00%% 22%% 44%% >6>6%% Tel AvivTel Aviv BalearesBaleares CanariasCanarias MadridMadrid LazioLazio Israel vaccinated most seniors by February, but recent deaths have suggested some immunity may be waning. Spain s̓ vaccine rollout picked up speed once deliveries started to meet demand, and it now has some of the most well-protected seniors in the European Union. Italy is struggling: While Rome has fewer vulnerable seniors than Paris or New York, in Sicily, 1 in 20 residents are age 65+ and not fully vaccinated. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/health/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-white-republican.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/17/us/vaccine-hesitancy-politics.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/07/29/world/europe/europe-us-vaccination.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/us/politics/fda-approval-pfizer-vaccine.html 9/3/2021 Many Older Americans Still Aren’t Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/world/vaccines-seniors.html?searchResultPosition=2 7/7 Signing up older Americans for their first shot remains a struggle, public health experts say, as people who really wanted a vaccine have already gotten it. While getting to a vaccine provider may still be an issue for some, especially in more rural areas, many more people are resistant to immunization because of their politics and personal beliefs, and those of their friends and family. “We have really tried