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I think the media is at least partly to blame for this. I have the greatest respect for the BBC, but look at this headline: Covid third wave: Florida surpasses
by aix1 5y ago
I think the media is at least partly to blame for this. I have the greatest respect for the BBC, but look at this headline: Covid third wave: Florida surpasses all-time record for hospital admissions. Totally unsupported by the article. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58077209 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58077209
With regards to metrics that are peaking, FT reports that "Occupancy in the south-eastern US state’s intensive care units is on course to hit an all-time high by this weekend." (But then again, I've no idea whether this is actually accurate since they don't cite their source. Besides, it's clearly an extrapolation.) https://www.ft.com/content/21ed4e9c-2b20-4a9d-bf38-6b76212beef8 https://www.ft.com/content/21ed4e9c-2b20-4a9d-bf38-6b76212be...
- KarlKemp 5y agoThe first line of the article is "The number of Covid patients in Florida hospitals has risen to a new high, breaking records set during previous waves before vaccines were available." Then, there's a quote to that effect from a doctor, specific to their hospital.
- jMyles 5y agoRight. The headline is about hospital census; the article does not support that point, and instead is about a different (and much less important, from a public health perspective) metric - admissions which are coincident with a positive test for a specific pathogen.