Folks, I think we’re headed back to a 7-day average of over 2,000 deaths a day nationwide, with some days perhaps reaching 2,500 or 3,000. With no NPI whatsoever, we’re just asking for trouble.
Why in hell are we not mandating mitigation practices nationwide. I’m beyond disgusted with how we are handling this. Unvaccinated….as I’ve said many times…..can choose to not have the vaccine. They cannot choose to infect others so passports should have been in full swing by now. Too many Vaccinated folks act as if they are free and clear and can be equally guilty of infecting others with their cavalier approach.
This seems to be a good synopsis. Joshua, I’d love your thoughts.
I wonder, based on Faust’s comments, if it was Omicron that Scott had. I also worry that covid is now showing up more in older kids in schools. Could that be Omicron also. I don’t know how seriously we are taking sequencing
Vicki, I read Faust’s statements on Omicron. Makes sense. I agree that the unvaccinated are the ones most likely to be “punished” (Faust’s words). But, in Massachusetts about 40% of currently hospitalized patients are vaccinated. They are being “punished.” This is why NPI are so important. Philip had asked what NPI refers to: It’s essentially mitigation, or non-pharmaceutical interventions. By mostly ignoring this, or only talking about masks (and not distancing, crowd limits, working from home, etc …) we’re doing everyone a disservice.
Also, Vicki, I highly doubt your son had Omicron. It is in Massachusetts, to be sure, and it will increase its presence over time. But, my best estimate right now is that it’s around 1 to perhaps 1.5% of cases.
I thought O was a probably not what my son had but having been vaccinated just four months ago and having had covid once is curious.
Faust mentioned O and folks who have had covid so it gave me pause. He is also exposed to a large variety of people.
There is no excuse for this …..bullies each and every one.
Gardner has had surprisingly high numbers for several weeks which surprises me as it on the larger size with 21,000 but not that large
Gardner had 61 students and 5 staff last week alone
Week before was 49/4. Week before that was 38/5. This is what antivaxers think is winning?
Weekly School positives as of today..December 9
Students/staff numbers
Week ending dec 9 (5 days)
6,879/1,105 = 1,375/221 per day … 1,596 total per day
Week ending dec 2 (7 days)
8,513/1,396 = 1,216/199 per day…. 1,413 total per day
Today in MA there were 5,472. Somewhere between 25 and 30 percent are in schools; and of those in the school, a higher percentage are our youngest children. Although high school numbers are increasing.
Tom….please feel free to correct my math.
I was impressed that Sutton committees have the plexiglas separators. I’d never have guess at this.
Time for the group here to take over the future actions of covid …we may not always agree, but we are so far ahead of saying the same words our health “experts” out now uttering that it is laughable if not downright terrifying
Michigan hospitals in crisis. Surge there is far worse than what the state endured in the spring. https://twitter.com/WesElyMD/status/1468939688396435461
Folks, I think we’re headed back to a 7-day average of over 2,000 deaths a day nationwide, with some days perhaps reaching 2,500 or 3,000. With no NPI whatsoever, we’re just asking for trouble.
Why in hell are we not mandating mitigation practices nationwide. I’m beyond disgusted with how we are handling this. Unvaccinated….as I’ve said many times…..can choose to not have the vaccine. They cannot choose to infect others so passports should have been in full swing by now. Too many Vaccinated folks act as if they are free and clear and can be equally guilty of infecting others with their cavalier approach.
This seems to be a good synopsis. Joshua, I’d love your thoughts.
I wonder, based on Faust’s comments, if it was Omicron that Scott had. I also worry that covid is now showing up more in older kids in schools. Could that be Omicron also. I don’t know how seriously we are taking sequencing
https://insidemedicine.bulletin.com/defcon-omicron-scientists-report-that-omicron-evades-antibodies-here-s-what-that-might-really-mean/?section=comments
What does NPI stand for?
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1468694965861724161?s=21
Vicki, I read Faust’s statements on Omicron. Makes sense. I agree that the unvaccinated are the ones most likely to be “punished” (Faust’s words). But, in Massachusetts about 40% of currently hospitalized patients are vaccinated. They are being “punished.” This is why NPI are so important. Philip had asked what NPI refers to: It’s essentially mitigation, or non-pharmaceutical interventions. By mostly ignoring this, or only talking about masks (and not distancing, crowd limits, working from home, etc …) we’re doing everyone a disservice.
Also, Vicki, I highly doubt your son had Omicron. It is in Massachusetts, to be sure, and it will increase its presence over time. But, my best estimate right now is that it’s around 1 to perhaps 1.5% of cases.
I thought O was a probably not what my son had but having been vaccinated just four months ago and having had covid once is curious.
Faust mentioned O and folks who have had covid so it gave me pause. He is also exposed to a large variety of people.
There is no excuse for this …..bullies each and every one.
Gardner has had surprisingly high numbers for several weeks which surprises me as it on the larger size with 21,000 but not that large
https://twitter.com/wcvb/status/1468737172509446146?s=21
Gardner had 61 students and 5 staff last week alone
Week before was 49/4. Week before that was 38/5. This is what antivaxers think is winning?
Weekly School positives as of today..December 9
Students/staff numbers
Week ending dec 9 (5 days)
6,879/1,105 = 1,375/221 per day …
1,596 total per day
Week ending dec 2 (7 days)
8,513/1,396 = 1,216/199 per day….
1,413 total per day
Today in MA there were 5,472. Somewhere between 25 and 30 percent are in schools; and of those in the school, a higher percentage are our youngest children. Although high school numbers are increasing.
Tom….please feel free to correct my math.
I was impressed that Sutton committees have the plexiglas separators. I’d never have guess at this.
https://twitter.com/jljcolorado/status/1468370934239272966?s=21
Time for the group here to take over the future actions of covid …we may not always agree, but we are so far ahead of saying the same words our health “experts” out now uttering that it is laughable if not downright terrifying
https://twitter.com/jeremyfarrar/status/1469068390077800448?s=21
C-19 for 12-10 is ready.