Data Suggests COVID-19, Is 11 Times Deadlier, for the Unvaccinated.<br />New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that unvaccinated individuals are <br />11 times more likely to die if infected with COVID-19.<br />The CDC compiled data <br />using the vaccine status <br />of individuals in 14 states. .<br />The study indicates that the risk of death has declined by 30% in unvaccinated adults in recent weeks.<br />But while the death rate has decreased, hospitalizations among the unvaccinated <br />have risen 80% since August.<br />In the last two months, <br />COVID-19 was the leading <br />cause of death for adults ages 35 to 54.<br />With the rapid uptake in vaccinations in the months when vaccines first became widely available, COVID-19 deaths fell sharply.., Kaiser Family Foundation, via analysis on COVID-19 deaths .<br />... however, with the more infectious COVID-19 Delta variant, insufficient vaccination rates, and local and state governments easing up social distancing restrictions, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths increased again. , Kaiser Family Foundation, via analysis on COVID-19 deaths.<br />Since April, fully-vaccinated <br />individuals represent <br />1.2 deaths per 100,000.<br />Experts agree that being vaccinated <br />is the best way to avoid hospitalization <br />or death due to COVID-19.<br />Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 reduces the risk of getting COVID-19 and helps protect you from severe illness even if you do get COVID-19, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via statement
