The biggest problem many have is explaining what exactly we could've done to avoid the Omnicron surge.
I'm not sure there is anything.
We HAVE decreased deaths with vaccines; and hospitalizations AS A RATIO OF INFECTIONS is down.
But ultimately, hospitals are still swamped.
I'm not sure there is anything.
We HAVE decreased deaths with vaccines; and hospitalizations AS A RATIO OF INFECTIONS is down.
But ultimately, hospitals are still swamped.
This is the heat map.
NOBODY is doing well. The highest vaccinated states, RI/VT/ME are actually the states that got hit hardest first. CT/MA/NY/NJ are next and are peaking. The worst states, ID/WY/AL/MS are being hit or are about to.
NOBODY is doing well. The highest vaccinated states, RI/VT/ME are actually the states that got hit hardest first. CT/MA/NY/NJ are next and are peaking. The worst states, ID/WY/AL/MS are being hit or are about to.
Short of a complete shutdown, not sure how you would have stopped this hospitalization spike. This is doubly true when you consider the bad timing, coinciding with the holidays.
The simple reality is this was our first true pure seasonal spread of COVID. We weren't going to avoid it; were only going to mitigate the severity with vaccines. The spread was unstoppable, and until we really learn to live with that, we aren't going to be able to fully adapt.
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