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A real "this moment in a

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:30:51 +0000

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A real "this moment in a nutshell" thread about Covid reality and Covid messaging below > https://t.co/G2w1m7bsZq
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 10, 2022

In cities hit early by

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:36:24 +0000

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In cities hit early by Omicron, Covid deaths have begun to spike, although at a slightly reduced scale compared to previous peaks. But with the extraordinarily high case count, even a proportionally lower death toll could be devastating. https://t.co/teMRw9o0wu pic.twitter.com/vkTxA6hMFY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 9, 2022

Damn it. People are never

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:37:23 +0000

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Damn it. People are never understanding Bayesian probability.

Instead of reporting percent of deaths that are vaccinated, report percentage of vaccinated who died, and compare that to the non-vaccinated case, which is what people care about. https://t.co/a2tzu14JsW
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) January 10, 2022

Yes, this is clearly the easier to report number since it’s tallied up at the hospital/time of death. But surely one can back out the conditional probability based on the joint probability plus background prior and come to a defensible figure.
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) January 10, 2022

The COVID pandemic needs a product manager.

All the dashboards and KPIs suck.
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) January 10, 2022

M.D. who has been tweeting

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:24:05 +0000

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M.D. who has been tweeting Covid facts for 2 years, has vaxxed 20-something son who just caught Covid, tweets truth about treatment for non-hospitalized cases- see whole thread:

I’ve been tweeting about Covid for nearly 2 years. But this week it became personal when my 28-year-old younger son got it.
With his permission, I’ll describe his experience & how I approached his situation, given the realities of life and the rapidly changing evidence.(1/25)
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) January 8, 2022

As a third of hospitals

artappraiser — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:17:35 +0000

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As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled https://t.co/ZIutg38Eo9
— CalMatters (@CalMatters) January 9, 2022

In L.A., a severely ill patient has to wait for a new lung after his transplant was canceled.

In San Diego, brain surgery to ease the chronic pain of a 7-year-old girl was called off.

California hospitals are canceling so-called “elective” surgeries: https://t.co/ZIutg38Eo9
— CalMatters (@CalMatters) January 9, 2022

Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto has about 5% of its total workforce out sick.

"We have seen a doubling of nurses calling off per shift, reporting that they are ill," said a spokesperson https://t.co/ZIutg38Eo9 pic.twitter.com/xOjGQ4GmRy
— CalMatters (@CalMatters) January 9, 2022

California ranks 5th in hospital staffing shortages:

More than one-third of hospitals report severe staffing shortages amid latest COVID-19 surge https://t.co/ZIutg38Eo9 pic.twitter.com/JPjPcbHQP6
— CalMatters (@CalMatters) January 9, 2022

California's health department predicts as many as 53,000 hospitalizations a day in the coming weeks https://t.co/ZIutg38Eo9 pic.twitter.com/zahT7AlgEE
— CalMatters (@CalMatters) January 9, 2022

At this point antivax

artappraiser — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 04:09:20 +0000

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At this point antivax demonstrations in Paris are like the ball on the Titanic https://t.co/sjBE4A5Hxd
— manu #BLM (@trekonomics) January 8, 2022

Covid: Thousands protest in France against proposed new vaccine pass https://t.co/nTwGhenOh9
— Deepak kumar sahu (@ciddeepak5) January 9, 2022

Anti-Vax activist in France dies out of Covid. Vax is the only guard against Covid. Sooner people realize, better it is for all..Get vaccinated makkale, Make the best of @chennaicorp vaccination drive! pic.twitter.com/57Lnfp58hC
— Chennai Buzz (@ChennaiBuzz) January 9, 2022

More Patients, Fewer Workers:

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:39:36 +0000

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More Patients, Fewer Workers: Omicron Pushes New York Hospitals to Brink

current headline story @ NYTimes.com

As Covid soars through the city, many hospitals are seeing twin challenges: spiking caseloads and a growing shortage of nurses, doctors and technicians.
While the latest wave appears to be less deadly than earlier ones, even large hospitals with empty I.C.U. beds are straining to handle the growing cases.

Time to spend a moment reflecting that we now have one of the main effects we feared at the start of this Covid thing: COLLAPSING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS!!! And how it's not going to be easy to come back to a state where working in the field is a desirable thing! Everyone's got to take more responsibility for looking after their own health, and if they are not able to do that, they better have a strong advocate working for them.

How Joe Biden and Boris

artappraiser — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:24:37 +0000

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How Joe Biden and Boris Johnson Reached the Same Place on Virus Policy

Two leaders with differing approaches landed on a policy of coexisting with the virus. Analysts say they had little choice.

By Mark Landler from London @ NYTimes.com, Jan. 8

the U.S.' life insurance

artappraiser — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:27:59 +0000

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the U.S.' life insurance industry sez:

“We are seeing, right now, the highest death rates we have seen in the history of this business…”

https://t.co/YvUtRWOdNz
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) January 4, 2022

JUST IN: The United States

artappraiser — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:21:37 +0000

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JUST IN: The United States reports over a million coronavirus cases amid holiday backlog.
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) January 4, 2022