In one month since this comment, US COVID cases have increased 4 fold.
From 120,000 per day to 600,000. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and staff shortages. Care for other illnesses affected. @DrEricDing
From 120,000 per day to 600,000. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and staff shortages. Care for other illnesses affected. @DrEricDing
https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1468698084632842250
The next month is going to be very difficult everyone.
We are lucky that vaccines were developed in time. They have helped reduce severity.
We are unlucky in that 40% of the country is not yet fully vaccinated. And 80% have not yet received the booster dose.
We are lucky that vaccines were developed in time. They have helped reduce severity.
We are unlucky in that 40% of the country is not yet fully vaccinated. And 80% have not yet received the booster dose.
Cases occurring so incredibly fast in such a short time leads to 2 problems.
1) even if proportion who need hospitals is small, it is big in absolute terms: overwhelms hospitals.
2) staff shortages due to illness or quarantine causes problems for care for all other illnesses.
1) even if proportion who need hospitals is small, it is big in absolute terms: overwhelms hospitals.
2) staff shortages due to illness or quarantine causes problems for care for all other illnesses.
This story captures the problem we face in hospitals. @ddiamond @washingtonpost
washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01…
washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01…
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