Covid-19

[Texsahara]

The NFL has had their most positive covid tests since covid began. Most of these cases were players who have been vaccinated.


https://twitter.com/GarysheffieldJr/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

What is their hospitalization rate?

[gneissguy]

What is their hospitalization rate?

I don't know but I'll venture a guess they are under the age of 65.

[Texsahara]

I don't know but I'll venture a guess they are under the age of 65.

And?

[Yankee Tripper]

What is their hospitalization rate?

Near as I can tell there have been 3 players hospitalized this year at some point -

Ryquell Armstead (August 2020) - unvaccinated (prior to vaccine release to public) - will missed the entire year 2020 year with severe upper respiratory complications from COVID

Dakota Dozier (November) - fully vaccinated - admitted for breathing difficulty for COIVD/Pnuemonia type symptoms - released shortly after

Dion Dawkins (July) - partially vaxed got COVID just after 2nd shot but before 2 week period up. Hospitalized but now recovered.

[Texsahara]

Near as I can tell there have been 3 players hospitalized this year at some point -

Ryquell Armstead (August) - vax status unknown - will miss the entire year with severe upper respiratory complications from COVID

Dakota Dozier (November) - fully vaccinated - admitted for breathing difficulty for COIVD/Pnuemonia type symptoms - released shortly after

Dion Dawkins (July) - partially vaxed got COVID just after 2nd shot but before 2 week period up. Hospitalized but now recovered.

So sounds like vaccines are doing their job.

[Bub]

For whatever reason, I can't edit my prior post. So I'll try over.

The NFL has had their highest number of positive covid tests since covid began. Most of these cases are players who have been vaccinated.

94% of NFL players are vaccinated, so if there are lot of cases then the vaccinated players will account for most of them. If there are little or no hospitalizations then the vaccine would seem to be doing its job.

[Yankee Tripper]

So sounds like vaccines are doing their job.

Yes. I also updated Ryquell Armstead info as he got COVID prior to their being a vaccine available and missed the entire 2020 season with COVID complications.

[gneissguy]

94% of NFL players are vaccinated, so if there are lot of cases then the vaccinated players will account for most of them. If there are little or no hospitalizations then the vaccine would seem to be doing its job.

I wonder.

People over the age of 65 have the highest vaccination rate. Yet they are the most likely to be hospitalized and/or die if they become infected.

[YankeePride1967]

For some reason the right considers a vaccinated person testing positive with no or little symptoms the exact same as an unvaccinated person testing positive who died or in the hospital on a ventilator. To make things simpler for them maybe time to focus on deaths and hospitalizations instead of cases

[Tyler Durden]

For some reason the right considers a vaccinated person testing positive with no or little symptoms the exact same as an unvaccinated person testing positive who died or in the hospital on a ventilator. To make things simpler for them maybe time to focus on deaths and hospitalizations instead of cases

I would argue that we should have been doing that ever since the vaccines came out. Not just for "them" but for everybody's sake.

Big sexy scary graphics of rising Covid cases on the news with no other context isn't doing this country's mental health any good.

[YankeePride1967]

I would argue that we should have been doing that ever since the vaccines came out. Not just for "them" but for everybody's sake.

Big sexy scary graphics of rising Covid cases on the news with no other context isn't doing this country's mental health any good.

I have felt the same

[Yankee Tripper]

I wonder.

People over the age of 65 have the highest vaccination rate. Yet they are the most likely to be hospitalized and/or die if they become infected.

Maybe you should look at the data of hospitalization and death rates of over 65 broken out by vaccinated and unvaccinated. Spoiler alert results are exactly what science would predict in this situation.

[Yankee Tripper]

Covid Data Follies v1.jpg

[Yankee Tripper]

The last slide is from an actuarial presentation I watched last week. Here are the slides https://www.dropbox.com/s/ge4i61vzm1...%20v1.pdf?dl=0

If anyone wants a link to the talk it's an hour long. PM me I'll send you a link.

[YankeePride1967]

https://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1...894251008?s=21

Trump White House made 'deliberate efforts' to undermine Covid response, report says

The White House repeatedly overruled public health and testing guidance from the nation’s top infectious disease experts and silenced officials, the report found.


what a piece of crap