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Derek Thompson. (2021, August 25). Adult hospitalizations since July 1 vs. Vaccinations, by state: 1) The relationship between more vaccines and less hospitalization is pretty straightforward. 2) Holy moly, Florida. Among states with more than one shot per person, FL really is on its own island of pain. Https://t.co/tuTAdUT0OM [Tweet]. @DKThomp. https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/1430643278337163267

Ed Tubb. (2021, August 31). Explaining: The unvaccinated group should have much (much) higher natural protection from COVID by virtue of being younger on average; the fact this group is showing up in hospital much more often despite this tells you the vaccine is even more effective than we know. Https://t.co/dRLEXbc0rE [Tweet]. @EdTubb. https://twitter.com/EdTubb/status/1432702965140398080

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