So, I myself got COVID last week — maybe you can hear some lingering congestion in my voice. It was a strange moment, after spending two years working to avoid getting sick, to get COVID while I’m hearing about a “post-pandemic” world. And I wasn’t alone. A lot of people I know here in Juneau are also getting sick lately.
[I’m] not surprised that many vaccinated people are getting COVID-19 right now, as it is so transmissible. But what’s great is to see some of our lowest hospitalization rates during the whole pandemic, is what we’re seeing right now. And we’re just not seeing the same rate of people getting really sick, needing to go to the emergency department, being hospitalized and dying from this disease.
The same is true with influenza and with other diseases where they have really gone to a surveillance reporting, so, looking at the overall state and getting a sampling to have a good sense of what’s happening with that disease progression.
kitchenman She really shared little helpful info. At the end: “treatments help”… Which treatments? When? Who can get them? Are they covered for people without insurance? Do all AK doctors know when to recommend treatment? It is very hard to find info. 😡😩
kitchenman The State's new 'popcorn' theory of Covid. If you don't see all the cases, why bother reporting what you do see? Not helpful. Thank you, Claire Stremple, and KTOO. akleg ghaaah