2 new studies show hospitalization rates of kids in 2 CA hospitals overestimated by at least 40% Why? "incidental diagnosis" eg, child at hosp for fracture, gets routine covid test, is (+) but asymptomatic. Incorrectly counted as hospitalized *for* covidhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/study-number-of-kids-hospitalized-for-covid-is-overcounted.html …
-
-
big eek
-
So at once, even less severe consequences in children than assumed from already the “very rare” baseline, but likely more asymptotic but just enough for PCR positive tests from exposure? Will read the papers.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Wait a minute, you're saying "eek"? You seriously didn't know that with a few exceptions (Chicago being one), hospital data for adults & kids includes incidental positives? Team Reality has tweeted about this for many months
-
FYI - Throughout the pandemic, 25% of "COVID Patients" were pregnant woman. That was a pretty big clue.
@kerpen I think you were the first to post about that. Do you have the tweet? - Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Glad you’re waking up to what we’ve been saying for almost a year.
- End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Wait until you find out Covid deaths @ the nursing homes are ~ 2x the number of excess deaths at the nursing homes.pic.twitter.com/ej2JAecnec
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
And people are riding their kids in for COVID vaccines after helping them locked down for a year and a half. Nbd.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
No way. You HAD to have known this before today.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.