drew

One answer to the question of "why is the CDC lifting mask guidance now" is because, like... the vaccine hesitancy has largely been overcome? 70% of the eligible population has gotten it, another 10% plans to get it soon, and a big chunk of the last 20% got COVID already.

56* of 18+ population and substantially less in large swathes of the country.

"Substantially less in large swaths of the country" mathematically implies substantially *more* in equally large swaths, and if the countryside is under-vaccinated relative to cities that's probably better than the counterfactual for stopping transmission!

The fact you think half the country at 50% and half at 90% is equally as likely to halt national case growth as 70% uniformly is a good sign we shouldn’t be paying attention to your takes here.

George this is not the Black Death, it's a respiratory virus that spreads quickest in densely populated indoor environments. While a 90/50 split distributed randomly would be less effective than 70 uniformly, a 90/50 split where the 90 is cities will absolutely be better.

Oh I forgot they don’t have restaurants in places that aren’t near urban cores. How stupid of me!