Hi Julian, You wrote "Hospitalizations and deaths for covid are still well above what they were a year ago" but this looks wrong to me, both for MA and nationwide? Nationally <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html>, hospitalizations are at 1.9/100k compared to 2/100k this time in 2022, and in MA <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/massachusetts-covid-cases.html> it's 2/100k vs 1.5/100k. For deaths, nationally <https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00> we're averaging 1,773/wk vs 3,709/wk a year ago, and MA <https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting> is averaging 3.6/d compared to 5.4/d a year ago.
Jeff On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 9:57 AM Julian Blechner via Organizers < organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > All of my immune-compromised friends are still masking and still not able > to enjoy the things so many people are taking for granted. > Hospitalizations and deaths for covid are still well above what they were > a year ago. > Reported cases are down, but positive test % is still very high - > indicating a high number of cases out there that we don't see. This means > vaccines are working to keep cases more mild, but that covid is still > rampant out there. > > Contra continues to be an epidemiologist's nightmare activity, even worse > that casual hospital contact: > heavy breathing, mingling with dozens of other people at close quarters, > being face-to-face with them. > > What I'd like to see is more organizers set policies that are connected to > hospitalizations and deaths, setting standards based on numbers and > sticking to them. > > Julian Blechner > speaking for myself > committee member, Downtown Amherst Contra > + caller > > On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 9:52 AM Brooke Friendly via Organizers < > organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Mask mandates for medical facilities were lifted in Oregon in March. >> Brooke Friendly >> >> On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 6:35 AM Lisa Sieverts via Organizers < >> organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> Hello fellow organizers, >>> >>> I have been a big proponent of our dance mask mandates and feel we have >>> prevented quite a bit of COVID spread by requiring good facemasks. >>> >>> However, our local hospital has announced that after 3 years of a mask >>> mandate for everyone entering their building (it’s both a hospital and a >>> medical center), they are lifting the mandate on April 10 for anyone >>> asymptomatic and who hasn’t had a recent COVID contact. >>> >>> Our board will be discussing this soon but I am very curious about what >>> other organizers think. Is it time? And what should be our criteria for >>> lifting our mandates? >>> >>> Best, >>> Lisa >>> Monadnock Folklore Society >>> Nelson, NH >>> >>> Lisa Sieverts >>> 603-762-0235 >>> l...@lisasieverts.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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