Hi Julian, I linked my sources in my email: for hospitalizations I used the NYT <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html> and for deaths I used the CDC <https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00> and MA DPH <https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting>. Your screenshot from CovidActNow showing MA hospitalizations are a bit above where they were a year ago isn't different from what I was saying? You had said that hospitalizations and deaths were "well above" where they were a year ago, but neither are. Over that time period deaths aren't up at all (down instead) and hospitalizations are only slightly higher.
Jeff On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 10:35 AM Julian Blechner <juliancallsdan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a reply pending - I embedded an image I took from CovidActNow, but > the short answer is: > While it varies from area to area, I'm using CovidActNow for the basis of > saying that deaths and hospitalizations are well above what they were a > year ago. > > Yes, we're on a downwards trend, but we were also on a downwards trend at > this time last year, and then things went way back up. > > This is why I continue to advocate for organizers to set policies that are > based on hospitalizations and deaths, so that it's unambiguous when masking > is safer to lighten up on, and when it may need to be reinstated (such as > with a Winter surge or a new strain, etc) > > Best regards, > Julian > > On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 10:16 AM Jeff Kaufman <j...@alum.swarthmore.edu> > wrote: > >> 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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