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I agree with you about the focus on cases instead of hospitalizations. However, even in places with high levels of vaccination, so far cases does translate into
by eloff 5y ago
I agree with you about the focus on cases instead of hospitalizations. However, even in places with high levels of vaccination, so far cases does translate into stressing hospitals to the edge, followed by lockdown and other restrictions. See Alberta, Canada in September, or Austria two weeks ago and Germany now.
This doesn't end until nearly everyone is vaccinated, recovered, or dead. To paraphrase the German health minister.
- swader999 5y agoAlberta delayed a few surgeries, nobody was triaged out of ICU care. Bringing on enough staff to up ICU by 50 more beds is the right goal for them.
- eloff 5y agoThey had to backtrack and place severe restrictions on what activities were allowed and also restrict activities of the unvaccinated. There were hospitals transfering patients out of province, as well as surgeries cancelled - which is a big harm. The hospitals likely would have reached breaking point had no action been taken.