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mjvpi

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16. Thanks to the vaccines and prior infections......

Wed Jan 10, 2024, 12:40 AM

Jan 2024

……..people’s risk of hospitalization and or death drops dramatically. We could have twice the cases and fewer deaths, so the fact that 75% of hospital beds are Covid related is a red flag. Most people I know use home tests and the health department never hears about the cases. Everybody contributes to the wastewater model. Vaccines and antibodies from previous infections may not offer the same protections against new variants.

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Democrats Can't Keep Ignoring Covid in 2024 [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 OP

If you look at wastewater levels??? FBaggins Jan 2024 #1

Actually, there IS a spike in hospitalizations. SharonAnn Jan 2024 #8

And? Come on... finish the sentence... FBaggins Jan 2024 #23

The original post said 75% of hospital beds are no Covid related. Big jump. Many stats, like Florida, haven't been ..... mjvpi Jan 2024 #14

Not quite true FBaggins Jan 2024 #34

Yeah, we can. Igel Jan 2024 #2

Thanks to the vaccines and prior infections...... mjvpi Jan 2024 #16

From the same article stating 3/4 of hospital beds for Covid. Phoenix61 Jan 2024 #3

The CDC doesn't agree. progressoid Jan 2024 #10

If you are hospitalized for any reason and test positive Phoenix61 Jan 2024 #17

I agree. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #4

DURec leftstreet Jan 2024 #5

Weekly COVID-19 hospitalization numbers from most recent to last June. From CDC tracker Blues Heron Jan 2024 #6

And yet we will. As will the whole world. quakerboy Jan 2024 #7

Anything mandatory would be political suicide - and death threats dalton99a Jan 2024 #9

At this point, I think even non-mandatory options quakerboy Jan 2024 #36

Fortunately, we now know sbout things that works better than social distancing and "lockdowns" to prevent covid. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #11

Please elaborate. quakerboy Jan 2024 #35

COVID will not be an issue in the 2024 campaign Fiendish Thingy Jan 2024 #12

They can and will ignore it. DetroitLegalBeagle Jan 2024 #13

Very impt issue, thanks for posting. K/R appalachiablue Jan 2024 #15

We gave up trying to get my 14 year old boosted this year IbogaProject Jan 2024 #18

I hope the deaths are still mostly GOP IbogaProject Jan 2024 #19

One very hopeful note. Ppl vaccinated against covid are much less likely to suffer long coivd PortTack Jan 2024 #20

What should Democrats do? Lockdown? ecstatic Jan 2024 #21

That's nice. But reality is most people just don't care about Covid. FlyingPiggy Jan 2024 #22

There's that word again, ignore. Why is that always the go-to criticism of Democrats? betsuni Jan 2024 #24

We can Renew Deal Jan 2024 #25

3 years of Covid NotMissD Jan 2024 #27

We're over 4 years into COVID now. Ace Rothstein Jan 2024 #29

You're clearly smarter than everyone else. Renew Deal Jan 2024 #32

Covid is now being treated like the flu, an annual illness that results in hospitalizations and deaths. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #26

As it should be FBaggins Jan 2024 #37

Anecdotally, people around me who have gotten flu this year say it was worse than getting COVID. Chakaconcarne Jan 2024 #28

Tests for Strep and COVID came back NEGATIVE. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #30

COVID restrictions and/or mandates are political suicide at this point. Ace Rothstein Jan 2024 #31

There's a bunch of people with Covid in my hospital ismnotwasm Jan 2024 #33

My 2 cents - MASK if you're over 65 flamingdem Jan 2024 #38

Everyone knows, who wants to know, what to do by now Raftergirl Jan 2024 #39