Many thanks!
Indeed, the most frustrating thing here is "something is weird", and it's never clear exactly WHAT is going on. Whenever you think you see a pattern, it starts to act bizarrely. My only explanation is politicized data.
The fact that the narrative keeps changing according to circumstances makes it an even harder rabbit to catch. I'm assuming that if there was low uptake of boosters, they would start making it seem as if the partially vaccinated are dying like flies while the fully vaccinated are enjoying beach cocktails