Interesting #COVID_19 stats- a 🧵:
1) 95% of current covid hospitalizations are in people who are not up to date on their vaccinations. So especially if you or a loved one is in a higher risk group, please consider a vaccine or boost.
1) 95% of current covid hospitalizations are in people who are not up to date on their vaccinations. So especially if you or a loved one is in a higher risk group, please consider a vaccine or boost.
2) Covid fell from the 3rd leading cause of death in 2021 to 10th in 2023. Things ARE objectively better. And we have to also focus on the other top 9 causes of death (eg opioid overdoses, heart disease, cancer).
3) We’ve seen a 75% decrease in hospitalizations compared to March 2022. That’s good.👍🏽
4) Most hospitalizations now in age > 64. Too many seniors are not “up to date,” and/or don’t get Paxlovid after testing positive.
Even GBD advocates for vaccines/ protection for elderly.🤷🏽♂️
4) Most hospitalizations now in age > 64. Too many seniors are not “up to date,” and/or don’t get Paxlovid after testing positive.
Even GBD advocates for vaccines/ protection for elderly.🤷🏽♂️
5) For those under 64, obesity is the biggest risk factor for hospitalization and death. 66% of U.S. is overweight or obese, including most children. It’s why if you feel we should focus only on “high risk,” you must also acknowledge how many ARE at higher risk. 🤔
6) Some estimates are that as high as 14% of US population currently has covid at any given time (i.e. Prevalence).
7) Still 567 deaths weekly from covid. Many (if not most) are preventable, with vaccines and treatment. In theory we have the tools, but we aren’t using them.🤦🏽♂️
7) Still 567 deaths weekly from covid. Many (if not most) are preventable, with vaccines and treatment. In theory we have the tools, but we aren’t using them.🤦🏽♂️
8) Up to 20% of US population has experienced “long covid.”
This = ⬆️ societal healthcare and economic (eg workforce) costs. And by definition, this number will keep going up. We ignore this at our peril.
It’s why we simply can’t pretend Covid is “over.”
This = ⬆️ societal healthcare and economic (eg workforce) costs. And by definition, this number will keep going up. We ignore this at our peril.
It’s why we simply can’t pretend Covid is “over.”
Good news?
-Fewer (but still too many) hospitalized or dying.
-We have great tools to lower morbidity and mortality, and we know who needs them- we just have to choose (as a society/ govt and as individuals) to use them.
Let stop fighting each other, and fight the virus.
🙏🏽🦠
-Fewer (but still too many) hospitalized or dying.
-We have great tools to lower morbidity and mortality, and we know who needs them- we just have to choose (as a society/ govt and as individuals) to use them.
Let stop fighting each other, and fight the virus.
🙏🏽🦠
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