Thread by @BillHanage

Thread worth your time from @JasonSalemi on the remarkable things going on in Florida - a state in which more than a *third* of pandemic deaths happened in the delta wave, which other states with more vaccination were better able to fend off. I will make a couple comments below

https://twitter.com/JasonSalemi/status/1476355890596880396

Note some of this dramatic vertical line is likely catchup from slower testing over the last weekend. That said, a subset of folks won't be seeking tests. Not clear how that evens out

https://twitter.com/JasonSalemi/status/1476355900109516803?s=20

and this shows hospitalizations starting at the same rate as the delta wave. This is not good *but* the crucial question is how long they continue to increase and whether there is a very sharp peak. There's one other thing...

https://twitter.com/JasonSalemi/status/1476355922255499264?s=20

we've seen it time and again. The infections start in the younger networks, and things get bad when they move into older ones. So let's get those older networks boosted. And finally...

remember healthcare is teetering. Omicron can be milder per infection and still deliver a blow simply by causing sudden overload and staff shortages, in a situation where there's already little spare capacity