Yeah, I thought you could. Those numbers are rounded, but it's four times as many. As it happens, Wake forest has four times as many students, so naively the ratio is 1:16. Obviously we can't necessarily compare different counties 1:1, but it sure seems interesting.
The Citizen-Times reports the vaccination rate in Union County is 51.9% at least one dose, 48% fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For Wake County those numbers are 70.1% and 55.25%.
So, now I'm irritated at the AP for not mentioning that and forcing me to do my own research. The masking probably contributed but certainly is not solely responsible for the difference.
The Associated Press reports (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2021-09-07/north-carolina-schools-see-major-covid-spread-as-year-begins) that in North Carolina, Union County Public Schools has 5200 students in quarantine, while much larger Wake County Public School District has only 1300. Can you guess which one mandates mask-wearing?
Yeah, I thought you could. Those numbers are rounded, but it's four times as many. As it happens, Wake forest has four times as many students, so naively the ratio is 1:16. Obviously we can't necessarily compare different counties 1:1, but it sure seems interesting.
The Citizen-Times reports the vaccination rate in Union County is 51.9% at least one dose, 48% fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For Wake County those numbers are 70.1% and 55.25%.
https://data.citizen-times.com/covid-19-vaccine-tracker/north-carolina/37/
So, now I'm irritated at the AP for not mentioning that and forcing me to do my own research. The masking probably contributed but certainly is not solely responsible for the difference.