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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]High risk individuals are being advised to wear masks in public. There is a new covid strain that isn't in any of the vaccine shots or booster shots BA.2.86 and [b]this is why where is a huge spike in cases and hospitalizations right now.[/b]

Be safe out there!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/24/new-covid-variant-masking-high-risk-people[/quote]

The bolder displays many degrees of untrue.[/quote]

:roll: Why do you lie? Covid hospitalizations are up 60% according to the CDC:
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/covid-hospitalizations-up-60-as-booster-slated-to-arrive-soon/

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Yawn

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Yes. And the acute covid hospitalization totals are even smaller than what the overall figures show.  Covid hospitalizations include those i) with acute covid, ii) conditions related to covid -- i.e. get dehydrated from covid, fall, and break hip, and iii) asymptomatic positives for other unrelated admissions like labor and delivery. The acute covid component is a subset of total covid hospitalizations. Rhode Island breaks out its covid hospitalizations into these three categories. In August, only 1/3 of RI covid hospitalizations were due to acute, symptomatic covid.
https://ri-department-of-health-covid-19-data-rihealth.hub.arcgis.com/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Nq25JKlbQphdBKqZc09mjRKF0HWHO9280p9xCnVvOyY/edit#gid=244885031
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Right. Gradual increases are more indicative of a similar, gradual increase in cases, rather than any sort of sign of increased severity.

Are cases up? It’s certainly possible. But not in a way that looks troubling.
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Are you kidding?  EVERYTHING looks troubling to the Covid crazies. [/quote]

My parent is in the ICU right now.  You can call someone else crazy but you are completely out of touch as you live in a selfish little bubble where as long as it doesn't impact you everything is ok.[/quote]

Some people will.have a difficult case and end up hospitalized and others will be fine. You won't know until it's you, which is why I still mask.

One of my friends has lost three family members over the last three years, and two were under 55. Another now has long Covid and can only work a portion of the week without collapsing from exhaustion.

Hope your parent is ok pp.

I've given up expecting other people to mask or even care. It is what it is now, and I just limit my behavior and exposure as much as possible. If they want to laugh at me, they can. [/quote]

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