S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of Covid cases

Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ... by thebigman433 on Monday December 20, 2021 @12:33AM (#29621845)

> Now we have large numbers of vaccinated out there I really think we should see a lot less of "new infections" type stats, and a lot more of "in hospitals" type stats... in places with 90-95%+ vaccination rates THAT is the numbers that are important for things like opening up/locking down.

Exactly what should be done. Instead of reporting new cases most prominently, there should be reports on how cities like SF, with 80%+ vaccination rates, have 0, or single digit death averages over the last week. For massive population centers!

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Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ... by adgjlsfhk1 on Monday December 20, 2021 @12:46AM (#29621904)

The main problem with using hospitalization is that it lags cases by 1-2 weeks which means it's not ideal for policy making.

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Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ... by switch007 on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:30AM (#29622855)

Policy shouldn't be quick, rash judgements. It's got a bigger scope than that. We need longer-term strategies. Quick judgements should be made within an existing policy.

And laws, which take time, for good reason, to propose, debate and pass.

We can't run a country with by changing direction every time case numbers of one particular virus go up or down

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