Nationwide Covid deaths in recent weeks have been near the lowest levels of the pandemic, below an average of 400 a day. And critically, those older Americans had received vaccines relatively recently, leaving them with strong levels of residual protection. During the Omicron wave, Covid death rates were once again dramatically higher for older Americans than younger ones, Dr. Stokes said. As older people began dying at higher rates, Covid deaths also came to include higher proportions of vaccinated people. Fewer older Americans have also been infected during the pandemic than younger people, leading to lower levels of natural immunity.

Source: New York Times June 01, 2022 12:39 UTC