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U.S. sees biggest rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations since December

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I am presuming this is because of the new variant found but seems Covid rates are still low which is a good thing

July 25, 2023 / 4:38 PM

U.S. sees biggest rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations since December

Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 10% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the largest percent increase in this key indicator of the virus since December.

At least 7,109 admissions of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were reported for the week of July 15 nationwide, the CDC said late Monday, up from 6,444 during the week before.

Another important hospital metric has also been trending up in recent weeks: an average of 0.73% of the past week's emergency room visits had COVID-19 as of July 21, up from 0.49% through June 21. The new figures come after months of largely slowing COVID-19 trends nationwide since the last wave of infections over the winter.

"U.S. COVID-19 rates are still near historic lows after 7 months of steady declines.  Early indicators of COVID-19 activity (emergency department visits, test positivity and wastewater levels) preceded an increase in hospitalizations seen this past week," CDC spokesperson Kathleen Conley said in a statement.

U.S. COVID hospitalizations climb for second straight week. Is it a summer surge?

COVID-19 trends remain far below levels seen at this time last year, but the numbers are ticking upwards.
www.cbsnews.com
 
Credence said:
I am presuming this is because of the new variant found but seems Covid rates are still low which is a good thing
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At some point there is going to be another major wave, probably when most of the population goes more than a year without getting boosted and when another variant appears that causes more lung disease. I am currently among the infected. No apparent major damage, just an annoying dry cough and nasal drip that stubbornly persists (day 6 now).

Unfortunately, with COVID, the virus isn't over when you think it's over. I know there's an elevated risk of cardiovascular-related death in the months that follow. I don't fear it necessarily, but statistically, I know it's a potential danger, which is why I will be monitoring vitals periodically even after I'm finally rid of this little bastard.
 
Keep well
 
Deaths by vaccine
 
I had Covid twice... the first time gave me this long-Covid issue of a weird cough when it gets cold... 3 years in now... annoying as **** but not really a health risk... other than when I am watching Gervais or Rock or Bill Burr or something... intense laughing makes it an almost choking/breathing issue. Anyway...
 
ForrestBee said:
Deaths by vaccine
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Someone somewhere touched your thoughts, and now you say crazy things.

Would you be willing to listen to people informed on this topic, or will you continue believing crazy things until death?
 

You might want to see a pulmonary or cardiovascular doc. That it won't go away is, to my admittedly non-expert mind, a sign of potential lung damage. Maybe nothing more than minimal scarring, but I'd see this as a sign that the virus either damaged something or hasn't quite 'cleared' for lack of a better description.

The science indicates two particularly disturbing things about COVID. Though COVID varies from one individual to the next, in general, each new exposure brings about an increased risk of more serious consequences, either with COVID itself or post-COVID. In a similar vein, each new infection, in general, carries with it an increased risk of mortality in the months that follow an infection. This doesn't mean you will be hospitalized or that you will die, but statistically, the odds increase with each infection, particularly if you're older but even among younger people.
 
multivita-man said:
You might want to see a pulmonary or cardiovascular doc.
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It isn't in the lung. It is a strange tickle thing... anyway. It is not severe and I am not worried, was just commenting on the long term effect.
 
snakestretcher said:
Where? Since there is no test currently available to determine if a vaccine caused an adverse event, I'd be interested to know where you got this 'information'.
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I seem to recall that there were myocarditis events, some of which may have led to death, but these are rare, and from what I remember, there were other morbidities. Statistically much, much more likely to die as a result of COVID than from the vaccines. I try to get one every 6-7 months.
 
At least in my county the rates are going up and the wastewater measurements while still low are increasing. But there has been no increase in hospitalizations for Covid because the county I live in has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country even though the population here is old.
 
So
ForrestBee said:
More death by the killer Vax...do your search
Any sane people knows this is what happened
https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/why-do-vaccinated-people-represent-most-covid-19-deaths-right-now/
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So, out of the billions of doses administered worldwide, how many allegedly died from the vaccine? Considering there are no tests available to confirm that a vaccine caused death or adverse events, I'd be interested to know where you found your 'killer Vax' information. Any sane person would do some basic fact-checking:

Fact Check-More people have not died from COVID-19 vaccines than from the disease itself

A social media post has incorrectly claimed that more people have died from COVID-19 vaccine than from the disease itself.
www.reuters.com
 
Wow, 7,000 people in the whole country. Better lockdown society again lol
 
Fledermaus said:
People continue to die. Good thing you care about them


/End sarcasm.
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Of course I care, but the pandemic measures like lockdowns were ineffective at stopping death. John Hopkins did a big meta study on this in 2022.

So please sit down and be quiet with your baiting.
 
snakestretcher said:
Where? Since there is no test currently available to determine if a vaccine caused an adverse event, I'd be interested to know where you got this 'information'.
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Yeah, no test for vaccine damage. And that is why we have no idea how many supposed long covid cases are really vaccine damage.
 
Do you carry portable 02 when you go out? Do you mask on top of the canula?
 
Last I read, the myocarditis cases were mild to moderate and no one had died.
 
Stroke due to clots? Heart attack? I hadn't heard this.
 
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