COVID-19 Deaths by Age and Vaccination Rates

A look at the rates of COVID-19 deaths in 2021 by age and the corresponding Pfizer vaccination rates. Some states are receiving many more vaccinations than others. How does this affect their at-risk populations?

COVID-19 has ravaged the United States throughout 2020, but many have forgotten that the pandemic is not yet over. Thousands are dying every day from COVID-19, even with all of the vaccinations going out. Every state has their own protocol for distributing the vaccinations, but some states are significantly ahead of others in their vaccination rates.

Florida has one of the oldest populations in the U.S., followed by California and Texas. California is seeing some of the top vaccination rates of all states, leading with over 3 million allocations of both doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Texas is in second with over 2 million of the Pfizer vaccine. Florida is in third with around 1 million vaccines in 2021, a huge drop from its counterparts. With California, Texas and Florida housing nearly a quarter of the 65 and older population of the Unites States it makes sense that they would be receiving the highest allocations of the Pfizer vaccine, but what accounts for the large drop between California and Texas with Florida?

The 65 and older population is at serious risk of suffering grave consequences from COVID-19. Just in 2021, almost 400 thousand individuals of that age range have passed away from coronavirus. The younger generation is at risk as well with over 12 thousand deaths in 2021, however Texas and Florida have reduced their safety protocols for the pandemic. With these two states having nearly a quarter of the U.S. 65 and older population, one would believe that stricter protocols would be put in place.