The media is playing the same game as they did with CV19 deaths early on. The hospitalization numbers are including patients WITH CV19, even though they may be there for elective surgeries which have increased since the lockdowns have been relaxed.
Here is a very long and comprehensive article, fully referenced and up to date as of July 6. If you can work through all of this and not be convinced we've been had (again), nothing will convince you.
Second wave? Not even close.
JB Handley
And here’s what doctors in Houston, Texas said last week:
Hospital CEO’s including, Dr. Marc Boom with Houston Methodist, Dr. David L. Callender with Memorial Hermann Health System, Dr. Doug Lawson with St. Luke’s Health, and Mark A. Wallace with Texas Children’s Hospital, held a zoom conference, June 25, out of concern, “that recent news coverage has unnecessarily alarmed the Houston community about hospital capacity during this COVID-19 surge.” The two key major takeaways from today’s discussion: The Houston health care system has the resources and capacity necessary to treat patients with COVID-19 and otherwise…
Sigh. So why is the press making such a big deal out of the “second wave”? I don’t do politics, but if I did I would probably mention that here.
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