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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Your parent is what— in their 70s? Maybe 80s? Did you think they were going to live forever? If not covid, something else would have caught up them.

I know that sounds crass, and I suppose it is. But it is also true.[/quote]

Of course they aren't going to live forever but this is a silly way to go when with basic precautions some of it is preventable.[/quote]

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