I wonder if the time allotted (even though paid for by fed gov ) is part of what Budweiser et al "gave up"?Federal money, money, money...
Heart tugging story, but advertising on the Superbowl? Fed money is free money right? No one has to pay for it, eh?
Super Bowl commercial highlighting COVID-19 death of beloved Hoosier pushes masks and vaccine
Paul Loggan was diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending a basketball sectional game last March. He and at least four others attending died from the virus.www.wthr.com
I think it is apparent that there has been a manipulation aspect to the reporting all along. I don't expect that to go away in this or other areas - ever.I still think there's something odd about the reporting on new cases. I'd be naively happy to accept that the combination of vaccines and personal responsibility are reducing the number of infections.
But I'm not prepared to accept that quite yet.
What about overall deaths? Is there a coinciding decrease there?Only just over 1,000 new cases today.
Over 37% of ICU beds available.
COVID hospital census dropping like a rock.
Daily deaths likewise in a...death spiral.
I would not call it "manipulation." There are too many data sources for a single/consensus entity to intentionally alter the data points. Even so, that also suggests that the "real" numbers are out there - to be found at some point in the future.I think it is apparent that there has been a manipulation aspect to the reporting all along. I don't expect that to go away in this or other areas - ever.
I didn't mean total deaths from wuhu, but rather total deaths from all causes over the same recent period of time that the wuhu deaths have been "dropping like a rock".If the number of deaths per day is dropping...then the rate of death is dropping, but obviously total deaths will go nowhere but up.
Well, from what I've heard, the cougars up there have been super-spreaders!Just great. Now the tigers have it.
https://www.wane.com/top-stories/2-fort-wayne-childrens-zoo-tigers-test-positive-for-covid-19/
Darned if I know.I didn't mean total deaths from wuhu, but rather total deaths from all causes over the same recent period of time that the wuhu deaths have been "dropping like a rock".
I noticed they didn't try to shove a nasal swab up the tiger's face, that would be a bad day.Just great. Now the tigers have it.
https://www.wane.com/top-stories/2-fort-wayne-childrens-zoo-tigers-test-positive-for-covid-19/
I don't think "personal responsibility" has changed (not that I'm willing to classify the thing you're talking about as that), at least not in my visible universe.This should be the week that we see deaths trend down nationally, given the lag on that metric. We should also pass 500k dead about a week from now. That's somber.
We're still in exponential growth of deaths from November, but in the next 10 days or so we should "catch up" to the start of that cycle back in November. Generally, that means the exponential growth should pivot to linear because, in almost every context, exponential growth is unsustainable.
I still think there's something odd about the reporting on new cases. I'd be naively happy to accept that the combination of vaccines and personal responsibility are reducing the number of infections.
But I'm not prepared to accept that quite yet.
I'm also kinda ok with IN doing an audit and correcting the numbers over time. Ultimately, we want the right numbers. It really shouldn't be as difficult as we appear to be making it, but it is what it is.
Probably has something to do with WHO posting new diagnostic criteria on Jan 20th, immediately creating a massive drop in new cases.I still think there's something odd about the reporting on new cases. I'd be naively happy to accept that the combination of vaccines and personal responsibility are reducing the number of infections.