The news reported last week point out that since August more vaccinated people are dying of Covid than un-vaccinated.
The anti-vaxxers are all over it;
Vaccinated Americans a majority of COVID deaths for first time in August: analysis
The waning efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and increasingly contagious strains of the virus being spread to elderly and immunocompromised people have resulted in more deaths among those who have taken at least one vaccine dose, a Washington Post analysis published Wednesday finds.
"Fifty-eight percent of coronavirus deaths in August were people who were vaccinated or boosted," the Post reported.
The facts are that over 80% of people in the US have been vaccinated.
So let’s see. 80% have been vaccinated and Covid deaths among vaccinated people are 58%. 20% have not been vaccinated but they represent 42% of the new deaths.
Deaths have been decreasing with time in the US. Down 47% last week. Possible proof that the vaccines works.
58 / 80 = 0.725
42 / 20 = 2.1
2.1 / 0.725 = 2.8
So, given all the variables, including new variants, you are almost 3 times more likely to die of Covid if you have not been vaccinated.
But the GQP right wing anti-vaxxers that bring up these statistics have caused significant more death in their ranks for playing with “statistics”;
The Right's Anti-Vaxxers Are Killing Republicans
A NEW STUDY has concluded what many Americans have long suspected: The Covid-19 pandemic has killed more Republicans than Democrats.
In a detailed examination of data from Ohio and Florida, the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that “political affiliation has emerged as a potential risk factor for COVID-19,” and that significantly more Republicans than Democrats have died from the virus since the introduction of vaccines in early 2021 to protect against the disease.
By cross-referencing voter registration data and mortality figures, the study found that “excess death rates” — the number of deaths above pre-pandemic levels — for registered Republicans were significantly higher than for registered Democrats after the introduction of Covid-19 vaccines.
“If these differences in vaccination by political party affiliation persist, then the higher excess death rate among Republicans is likely to continue through the subsequent stages of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the study, which was published in September, concluded.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of statistics to bolster weak arguments, "one of the best, and best-known" critiques of applied statistics.[2] It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.
The phrase was popularized in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli.[1] However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appearances were years after his death. Several other people have been listed as originators of the quote, and it is often attributed to Twain himself.[3]
There may be political consequences. They are killing themselves. Perhaps enough to make a difference in the next election.