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Another week, another ~80,000 on #LongCovid dashboard. (Metric depends on testing)
Media reports of 30 million.
Extrapolate latest Census survey—self-reported subset of symptoms—estimate to all ages: ~39 million.
Not counted: new risks of morbidity/mortality.
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Media reports of 30 million.
Extrapolate latest Census survey—self-reported subset of symptoms—estimate to all ages: ~39 million.
Not counted: new risks of morbidity/mortality.
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Pediatric staffing never recovered to pre-omicron levels.
National utilization of pediatric beds continues to rise—now two points higher—as pediatric admissions and ICU utilization both continue steady climb.
RSV, influenza, "Not Covid". Fewer doctors & nurses.
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National utilization of pediatric beds continues to rise—now two points higher—as pediatric admissions and ICU utilization both continue steady climb.
RSV, influenza, "Not Covid". Fewer doctors & nurses.
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Overall occupancy shows shallow increase, even as hospitals surveyed drops a point.
Utilization holds last week's level, as two years of staff attrition seems to level off.
We're in transition period, as Cerebrus/Typhon chowder comes to shaggy boil across U.S.
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Utilization holds last week's level, as two years of staff attrition seems to level off.
We're in transition period, as Cerebrus/Typhon chowder comes to shaggy boil across U.S.
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Another week, another ~70,000 added to #LongCovid dashboard. (Metric based on testing.)
Media reports of 30 million.
Extrapolate latest Census survey—self-reported subset of symptoms—to all ages: 47 million.
Not counted: new risks of morbidity and mortality.
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Media reports of 30 million.
Extrapolate latest Census survey—self-reported subset of symptoms—to all ages: 47 million.
Not counted: new risks of morbidity and mortality.
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Reported staffed beds continues decline, as hospitals surveyed figure gains a point.
National utilization holds last week's level, with no marked change in occupancy.
How many necessary procedures are being deferred as steady health worker attrition continues?
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National utilization holds last week's level, with no marked change in occupancy.
How many necessary procedures are being deferred as steady health worker attrition continues?
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Pediatric staffing never recovered to pre-omicron levels.
This despite fact that more hospitals were reporting pediatric bed capacity Feb through July than had been in prior years.
Pediatric bed utilization is now reported at highest level since pandemic began.
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This despite fact that more hospitals were reporting pediatric bed capacity Feb through July than had been in prior years.
Pediatric bed utilization is now reported at highest level since pandemic began.
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Another week, another 110,000 added to the #LongCovid dashboard. Recent studies would double this estimate: put U.S. PASC cases nearer 48M.
Some 1.8–2.2 M too disabled to work—another ~6 million forced to abandon careers.
Where'd all the workers go, Joe? @POTUS
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Some 1.8–2.2 M too disabled to work—another ~6 million forced to abandon careers.
Where'd all the workers go, Joe? @POTUS
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@POTUS If you think there's a #LongCovid labor shortage now—just see how bad it is after another year of unmitigated transmission.
Another two years. Three. &c
At some point maybe we can stop past tense magical thinking to consider future we're trundling into?
Another two years. Three. &c
At some point maybe we can stop past tense magical thinking to consider future we're trundling into?
@POTUS Millions have trained for careers—for passions that defined them—now face future where they can no longer do that work.
Millions more to join their ranks as repeated reinfections of increasingly vulnerable population continues unabated.
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Millions more to join their ranks as repeated reinfections of increasingly vulnerable population continues unabated.
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Another week, another ~47,000 added to the #LongCovid dashboard. Recent studies would double this estimate: put U.S. PASC cases nearer 48M.
Some 1.8–2.2 M too disabled to work—another ~6 million forced to abandon careers.
Where'd all the workers go, Joe? @POTUS
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Some 1.8–2.2 M too disabled to work—another ~6 million forced to abandon careers.
Where'd all the workers go, Joe? @POTUS
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@POTUS Business journalists have begun to recognize impact of #LongCovid—yet talk about it as if it were due to a one time event, rather than as something that is ongoing and progressively afflicting a larger and larger share of the workforce.
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@POTUS Post-acute sequelae of covid infection (PASC) will define our society for generations.
This isn't just slow recovery after some short-term illness.
This is the new normal for tens of millions who once thought of themselves as healthy.
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This isn't just slow recovery after some short-term illness.
This is the new normal for tens of millions who once thought of themselves as healthy.
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