Commentary

If you watch these animations you can see the course of the epidemic across age groups.

Still no sign of the mythic surge in younger age hospitalizations.

The year-over-year comparison is interesting but confounded by so many changes.

Early in the week research summaries.

Vaccinations continue to move along in Minnesota.

The epidemic big picture shows why the mask mandate was ended and victory is being declared.

An estimate of how many breakthrough vaccinations are in each age group.

LTC deaths continue to fall absolutely and as a percent of all deaths.

Outcomes over the epidemic by the vaccination age groups used by the state.

Giving you the ability to see trends by age group in key outcomes.

The evolution of testing during the epidemic.

Another view of hospitalization use.

Active cases are just going to keep going down.

The cohort analysis, stable to declining rates of deaths and hospitalization, variants clearly don't cause more severe illness.

The average age of cases in Minnesota has fluctuated a bit during the epidemic.