So, I see this chart on Twitter and go "Oh no, that is horrible!"
This is not good. FL is now in uncharted territory with 21.7K new cases reported today (the largest single day number of new cases). 108 new deaths. This wave is now larger than all previous waves. 10,187 hospitalized (83% of its all-time pandemic high). Time to change gears: pic.twitter.com/4wJ3PpWaJL
— Thomas P. Bossert (@TomBossert) July 31, 2021
Then I remember that this is Twitter, where political people pick a chart to show to support a political lie.
With a spike like that, death rate would be a lagging indicator but would still point up. Naw.
So, the OP may just be the usual panic porn.
My son in the Army reports that of about 130 who have been vaccinated, 4 have died within 36 hours of getting the shot. About one in three required medical care or hospitalization after getting their shots.
ReplyDeleteThese young men were in no danger at all from the disease itself.