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2 Aug, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Ok.... round two of news conferences today

@GovofCO about to brief the media

Will update with pressing deets below

Yeah, I said, "deets"...

Sue me...

#COVID19Colorado
Ok... slight delay...

I blame @willswope1 for suggesting this one might actually start on time

womp womp
I feel like this now
"We expect it to get worse before it gets better" -- says Governor Polis

also says hospitals not in jeopardy of being overtaxed
JUST IN -- @GovofCO says there are currently 358 COVID+ patients

Was 314 on Friday
I'll call this slide...

"vaccines work"

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2 Aug
MONDAY #COVID19Colorado update

Headline: If you're a glass half-full kind of person, it's not all bad news. Sure, patient count is up... again... but cases, while going up, still aren't spiking

HOSPITALIZATIONS
covid+ ONLY

Today: 353 (up 26)
Last week: 291

#9News
CASES

Consistent increase over last 2 weeks.
BUT
Better than an arrow straight up
POSITIVITY

Actually nudged down... VERY SMALL amount tho

(but better than steep increase)
Read 10 tweets
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2 Aug
BREAKING -- @CityofDenver elects to forgo mask mandates.

BUT

chooses to mandate VACCINATIONS for city employees...

AND

high-risk occupations (first responders, home health, hospitals, nursing homes)

(BIG DEAL)

#COVID19Colorado
This is a VERY BIG step for city.

It's one thing to mandate vaccine for its own employees.

It's quite another for city to mandate it in private-sector (high risk jobs)
City is essentially saying this is the most effective way to slow spread

Basically admitting that mask mandate alone won't do it... this is a BIGGER step.
Read 5 tweets
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29 Jul
THURSDAY #COVID19Colorado update

Headline: Cases jumping. Biggest one day count since May 24. Highest patient count in a month. But hey, relax. This is all expected. Let's not freak out

HOSPITALIZATIONS
COVID+ ONLY

Today: 313 (up 16)
Last week: 266

#9News
CASES

Jumpin

685 (7 day)

903 (single day... largest count since May 24)
POSITIVITY

Still headin up (will break 5% soon)
Read 6 tweets
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29 Jul
THREAD

Prepare yourself for what's to come...

Seriously...

Things are gonna look a little dark in the coming weeks.

Not that you need to panic.

Why?

I'm going to walk you through what you need to know.

#COVID19Colorado

1/
First of all...

Prepare yourself now for the inevitable national news media freakout that's coming.

Because it's coming

Cases are on the rise all over the US. Media outlets more interested in clicks will attempt to capitalize on that.

Don't fall for it.

2/
Yes, rising case counts are concerning.

But it's a story that begs for context...

What kind of context? Welp, look at the UK for example.

UK just went through a BIG case spike. How big? Nearly as big as winter spike

(thanks @nytimes)

3/
Read 13 tweets
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28 Jul
WEDNESDAY #COVID19Colorado update

Headline: Welp. Here we are again. Me doing updates. Time to take a deep breath and take a gander at the data

HOSPITALIZATIONS
COVID+ ONLY

Today: 297 (Up 5)
Last week: 277

SLOOOW upward trend

#9news
POSITIVITY
This is more noticeable.

Definitely up

Nearing 5%
CASES

Cases up over 600

BUT

Take note... I've labeled 3 peaks (A= winter; B= spring; C= now)

Look at RATE of increase.

C is slowest. (That's good)
Read 5 tweets
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28 Jul
THREAD

It's critical the @CDCgov immediately be transparent about its conclusion that vaccinated people can carry nearly as much "viral load" as unvaccinated.

The implications of that conclusion are enormous. CDC saying new data justified mask mandates

washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07…
But it's not entirely clear what data CDC are relying on

Here is link to CDC latest update from yesterday talking about his very subject

cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
Some internet sleuths have already figured this out... but I will walk you through what's there

Head to these paragraphs:

"Relatively high viral loads... regardless of vaccination status"

Again, implications are HUGE. Why? Easier to spread.
Read 11 tweets

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