rkymtnman
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it's also rural america. 1 MD to cover a bunch of sq miles with 1 ICU bed.I remember reading about several isolated incidents in US cities
it's also rural america. 1 MD to cover a bunch of sq miles with 1 ICU bed.I remember reading about several isolated incidents in US cities
Giving it to someone else.
Wow I read this same article just before responding earlier. It prompted me to look over at the UK. Delta has been dominant over there for months. This articleFood for thought and something for the vaccine "hesitant" to consider, also perhaps some of the reason for the panic on the right about vaccines and a sudden change in attitude. This also makes me wonder abut the CDC's guidance on masks.
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Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, CDC director says
Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, CDC director says (cnbc.com)
KEY POINTS
The delta Covid variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases ever seen by scientists, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
- The delta Covid variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases seen by experts.
- Currently, the more infectious variant makes up more than 83% of sequenced cases in the U.S.
- 97% of people admitted to hospitals with Covid symptoms are unvaccinated.
The variant is highly contagious, largely because people infected with the delta strain can carry up to 1,000 times more virus in their nasal passages than those infected with the original strain, according to new data.
“The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters at a briefing Thursday. “It is one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of, and that I have seen in my 20 year career.”
The delta variant has spread quickly through the U.S., accounting for more than 83% of sequenced cases in the U.S. right now, up from 50% the week of July 3.
The seven-day average of new cases is up about 53% from last week, currently at 37,674 new cases per day. Hospitalizations are up 32% from last week at about 3,500 per day and deaths have also increased 19% in the same time frame to about 240 per day.
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“This virus has no incentive to let up, and it remains in search of the next vulnerable person to infect,” Walensky said.
The virus is ripping through U.S. counties with low vaccination rates, while counties with high vaccination rates are seeing lower rates of new cases.
There is a site that kept track of covid that I liked but they quit collecting data as it looked like covid was beat. Or at least it seemed.Great response and all valid points. I remember reading about several isolated incidents in US cities with at-capacity ERs for periods of time; was it Boston? Also stories of elderly Italians over a certain age being turned away/told to stay at home when Italy was really getting hammered. You seem skilled at finding it, is there data that hospitals kept showing what capacity the ER was at week over week? Itd be interesting to see a nationwide graph showing what percentage of ERs were near or at capacity through the worst times to see how close we were to passing/failing stress tests in the whole syste
That same subject about patients with other needs (knee replacement or heart procedures not getting treatment) directly affected me last summer. But not because the hospitals were at capacity, rather the one I needed was intentionally kept empty as possible through restrictions on procedures allowed. Though, I don’t really fault state or local officials for mandating certain restrictions or being “too safe” in the first part of covid, as we lacked data.
I also wonder how many people died because they didn’t seek treatment/testing for whatever ailed them, over fear of being exposed if they went to the hospital.
Tried it and it would not finish its thing, but then again my desktop is on its last legs with Win 10 and the virus software.Yep you found it. Within that COVID tracker site was this:
HHS Protect Public Data Hub
Discover, analyze and download data from HHS Protect Public Data Hub. Download in CSV, KML, Zip, GeoJSON, GeoTIFF or PNG. Find API links for GeoServices, WMS, and WFS. Analyze with charts and thematic maps. Take the next step and create StoryMaps and Web Maps.protect-public.hhs.gov
but it looks like it’s not active either? Unless it just won’t load for me
You seem to understand this information as badly as some of your kind undemand reports from Israel's heath services.Yep you found it. Within that COVID tracker site was this:
HHS Protect Public Data Hub
Discover, analyze and download data from HHS Protect Public Data Hub. Download in CSV, KML, Zip, GeoJSON, GeoTIFF or PNG. Find API links for GeoServices, WMS, and WFS. Analyze with charts and thematic maps. Take the next step and create StoryMaps and Web Maps.protect-public.hhs.gov
but it looks like it’s not active either? Unless it just won’t load for me
"switch off news and the epidemic just goes away"Fox News Backtracks As Covid-19 Surges
The Biden administration and experts are sounding the alarm about how media misinformation is contributing to the recent rise in cases of the coronavirus. Experts argue politicizing the vaccine and discouraging its use undermines this key safety method at the very same time the nation could have put the virus on its back for good. MSNBC’s Ari Melber breaks down Fox News’ mixed messaging on the virus and the cost of this kind of false rhetoric.
I know right!..The Only Thing Spreading Faster Than Covid Variants Is Covid Misinformation
Still beats the other guy.I know right!..
AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines
President Joe Biden is offering what sounds like an absolute guarantee: If you're vaccinated, you won't get COVID-19. You won't end up in the hospital or die from it.apnews.com
Ya I mentioned that earlier re polio......I just don’t get it . I’m getting the shingles shot next month as well just to be safe.and imagine if these maga morons were the majority during polio and measles outbreaks. we might not be around now.
Can't disagree there, but at the same time I hope "the other guy" didn't somehow set the standard for the current guy. That would be scary.Still beats the other guy.
Death cult troll need Biden to use some kind of warning label like on tv drug ads?I know right!..
AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines
President Joe Biden is offering what sounds like an absolute guarantee: If you're vaccinated, you won't get COVID-19. You won't end up in the hospital or die from it.apnews.com
Sean Hannity says it’s ok to get the vaccine now, so there’s no reason to be skeerd anymore.I know right!..
AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines
President Joe Biden is offering what sounds like an absolute guarantee: If you're vaccinated, you won't get COVID-19. You won't end up in the hospital or die from it.apnews.com
I don’t think I would enjoy that game .would you like to play a game?
global thermonuclear war perhaps?? lol
Dumb.Because that’s not how our immune systems work. You don’t go through life living in a bubble. You are constantly exposed to viruses, bacteria, and fungi and your immune system is the sum of the response to that exposure.
I understand your point, I’m not advocating the dismissal of taking precautions with personal health choices. I have nothing against vaccines and look forward to the further development of even more effective implementations.
My point in any of this is not signing on to alarmism and conspiracy, from either political spectrum.
I am not a Republican, I am not a democrat. Too far either way results in foolish world views and blinds people with vitriol toward the “other side.” How easy it is to manipulate populations into a “us vs them” mentality is far more concerning to me than Covid ever will be. I cannot sign on to the wide brush painting of individuals who vote a certain way.
I bring up Delta deaths and hospitalization rates because it’s important to keep real numbers in perspective when going about our daily lives. I am not a pessimist
i've been kinda waiting for this covid to let up a bit but the shingles vax is on my to do list as well. i htink it's a 2 shot series ??Ya I mentioned that earlier re polio......I just don’t get it . I’m getting the shingles shot next month as well just to be safe.
Door #1 A UV light and a shot glass of bleach will cure Covid.Still beats the other guy.
that line was from War Games: pretty good 80's movieI don’t think I would enjoy that game .