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Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by nonomaybeyes on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:14PM (#28459212)
How should I interpret for example the data from Israel? Highly vaccinated country with both cases and deaths peaking:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/israel/

Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by CarelessExpert on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @01:59PM (#28460780)
> How should I interpret for example the data from Israel?

By reading the following analysis and familiarizing yourself with Simpson's paradox:

https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-...

You're spreading misinformation. Stop it.

Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by nonomaybeyes on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @02:38PM (#28461310)
That link does not explain why the number of infections and deaths is peaking right now.
Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by CarelessExpert on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @02:52PM (#28461501)
The short answer is Delta. The longer answer is:

1) Delta is enormously more contagious and so will tear through the unvaccinated faster and will create more breakthrough infections simply due to greater chances of exposure,

2) Delta is also more virulent and is more likely to put young people (who are less likely to be vaccined) in the hospital,

3) Breakthrough infections are more likely with the elderly or at-risk populations due to poorer immune response, and Delta being more virulent means they're more likely to land in the hospital, and

4) Assuming some reduction in vaccine effectiveness over time, that'll impact high-risk populations first since they've been vaccinated the longest. And those folks have a much higher likelihood of ending up in the hospital because of their high risk status.

Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by mthoms on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:59PM (#28459862)
The data out of Israel plainly shows that vaccinated people have significantly better outcomes: They are much less likely to get seriously ill and die.

Stop it.

Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by anoonmoose on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:16PM (#28459257)
Cases are mostly irrelevant, death peak is lower than previous deak peaks
Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by hammock on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:27PM (#28459415)
>Cases are mostly irrelevant

Tell that to Australia?

Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by anoonmoose on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @01:23PM (#28460237)
Sure: Australia, stop focusing on cases and pay attention to hospitalization and death rates. Idk what your comment was meant to convey.
Re:As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijacked by ... by spywaregorilla on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:24PM (#28459380)
You should interpret it in the context of other countries.