Wednesday, August 25, 2021

State of the Pandemic in Mississippi

The pandemic continues to crash Mississippi's health care system.   A combination of Mississippi having the lowest vaccinated (37%) and fattest population combined to turn Mississippi into the Northern Italy of 18 months ago.  However, there is some cause for hope.  The federal government is sending in the medical cavalry (bring Hawkeye & Hot Lips but leave Frank behind, please).  The death rate is much lower than it was in the earlier surges and the transmission rate finally fell below 1.0.  Posted below is  a quick review of the Covid-19 situation as it stands today in Mississippi.

Rt Factor

The Health Department didn't mention it nor did the Governor but Mississippi may finally be catching a break on the Delta surge.  The transmission rate, Rt, fell below 1.0 a week ago. It was 0.81 yesterday.  However, it will probably be several days or weeks before the Delta surge subsides.  Rt fell below 1.0 at the height of the January and July 2020 surges.  JJ used Rt to predict on August 14 the surge would worsen.  Such is still the case.  Keep in mind the Rt chart posted below is a model.  However, one can look at the pattern of the chart to see how earlier surges correlated to the rise and fall in Rt.  Link to Rt site and more info. 


 Rt is falling pretty rapidly in the Jackson metro area.

Hinds: 0.64

Madison: 0.81

Rankin: 0.98

 

Deaths

Deaths climbed to a moving 7-day average of 27 deaths.  However, it is still far below the 47 deaths per day seen at the peak of the January surge even though this surge is crashing the health care system.  

Dr. Byers gravely announced at the Governor's press conference yesterday that Mississippi suffered its worst day in terms of Covid-19 deaths.  That statement is not exactly true.  Mississippi indeed reported 111 deaths yesterday.  This is the scoreboard that made the rounds in the media and social media yesterday. 


However, read the fine print underneath "new deaths."  


70 deaths took place over 8 weeks.  That translates into 70 deaths over 56 days - 1.25 per day.  41 occurred over 4 days - 10 per day.  That is definitely much worse but much better than making it sound as if 111 died in a day or two.  MSDH has gotten real bad lately about reporting large batches of deaths measured over several days, weeks, or even months together.  Doing so gives a false impression.  The death rate is actually much better during this surge.  It can be argued whether that is because Delta is less deadly, the vaccine works, or there are better therapies available.  However, the somewhat misleading huge numbers pour fear into an already-frightened populace.

Hospitalizations

Mississippi's health care system continues to crash under the weight of Covid-19.  Hospitalizations have plateaued between 1,623 and 1,667 since August 16.  However, they are far above the January peak of 1,444. ICUs remain at their peak of 484 patients while 342 patients are on vents, remaining at record highs.  

90% of the hospitalized are unvaccinated patients.  



A UMMC tweet provides a glimpse at how local hospitals are faring during the pandemic:

As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, UMMC has 131 confirmed or suspected inpatient COVID-19 cases, with 108 adults and 23 children. Of the COVID positive patients, 68.1% are unvaccinated, 13.8% are fully vaccinated and 7.5% are not eligible for the vaccine (under 12 years old).

St. Dominic tweeted yesterday: 

Earlier surges spared children, but Delta turned out to be a devil for the children in the Magnolia State. There are three children on life support and seven in critical care.  The second child in a week died yesterday.  Six children have died from Covid-19 since the pandemic began in Mississippi. Hospitals report the child population of Covid-19 patients is increasing. 


Vaccinations

1.13 million Mississippians are fully vaccinated.  86,051 people were vaccinated last week, the most since April 17.  Vaccination among ethnic groups continue to mirror the state's population.  57% of the washed are white while 37% are black. Nearly 20,000 Mississippians have received a booster shot.  Vaccination Report.

Madison County leads the state at 51% while Rankin County is 40% and Hinds is 43%.  Neshoba and Smith counties bring up the rear at 23% and 24%. 

 


The charts show a simple pattern: Getting the shot increases a patient's chances of staying out of the hospital.... or the morgue. 


MSDH is going to increase the number of Covid-19 testing sites as well as the hours of operations for other sites.  See p.4 in the first set of documents posted below from the press conference today.  The Health Department is going to open "pop-up" vaccination sites in communities with low vaccination rates.  Vaccines will be provided to the homebound as well.*  They are available to anyone over 12 years old and no ID or documents are required.  Just show up, take the shot, and get a card.

 

*  If you are homebound and need assistance getting your COVID-19 vaccination, send an e-mail to COVIDHomebound@msdh.ms.gov or call the Hotline at 877-978-6453


72 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hawkeye and Hot Lips.
Excuse me?
TV characters?
People are dying from this pandemic, and you’re cracking stale jokes?
Wow.



Better Than Ever said...

Deaths tend to lag hospitalizations, which lag infections. If we have just now plateaued then deaths have not peaked yet.

Someone with resources & time needs to see how many hospitals in MS are on diversion.

Anonymous said...

Why aren't previously infected, or re-infections tracked or reported on?

It would seem that people aren't getting it twice. Therefore, why do previously infected need the "vaccine"?

There are literally no mentions of this in all the gEt tHe ShOt press briefings.

Anonymous said...

9:03- Settle down Francis. Put down your copy of Mother Jones and crack a beer.

Anonymous said...

9:39 - that seems like an important question to me? What is the reinfection rate? I’d like to see this information given for both COVID recovered and vaccinated as well as COVID recovered unvaccinated.

Anonymous said...

What is the latest on how many more times it may mutate? How many more “variants” of this mess can we expect to deal with in the coming months (or years, even)?

Anonymous said...

It's hard to predict how any more times the virus will mutate when half the nation is hellbent to ensure they are living in viral petri dishes.

Anonymous said...

@10:50 "the latest on how many times it may mutate" is simple, infinite. That's what it does, just like rats, people, whatever you got, the environment changes and it tries to survive. There's not much to "it," so there's not much to change.

The virus, like many people, is just trying to make it from payday to payday, along the way, it causes havoc, e.g.,

There are three children on life-support and seven in critical care. The second child in a week died yesterday. Six children have died from Covid-19 since the pandemic began in Mississippi. Hospitals report the child population of Covid-19 patients is increasing.

The more unvaccinated people, the easier it is for the virus to spread to relatively innocent, vulnerable folks, kids, old people -- guys like me who don't really care about being "mind controlled" by nanochips, etc., but just want to survive a while longer.

Anonymous said...

Covid is here to stay. (Like the flu). Most of us will eventually get infected and reinfected

Anonymous said...

Kingfish, you obviously missed the final class in "Speak Positive Mississippi," which Lord knows the propaganda machine has spent millions of dollars promoting. I finished the class and know we aren't the "fattest state" but the most "well-fed." See what a difference it makes?

Anonymous said...

They love tracking data and making charts and graphs. Why no data on reinfections? Why no data on what vaccine shot people had? Why is there no need to see that “science”?

Anonymous said...

"...the easier it is for the virus to spread to relatively innocent..."

The 'relatively innocent' as opposed to...?

BREAKING said...

"Deaths tend to lag hospitalizations, which lag infections. If we have just now plateaued then deaths have not peaked yet."

Wow! What a nutty extrapolation. I think what you just told us (breaking news) is that not everybody who contracts Wuhan will wind up in the hospital (much less, right away) and not all of those who do wind up there will die.

Ima write this down!

Better Than Ever said...

@10:50

There's been some serious work done on answering this question. We are seeing the same mutations crop up again and again, which is a good thing.

The mutations are not unlimited. This is a small virus, much smaller than the flu, so there's simply not a whole lot to work with.

And if the spike changes too much... then it will lose its functionality (cell entry).

In short, if we will take advantage of the excellent vaccines we have then there's every indication we can put this behind us. We have the tools but aren't using them.

Better Than Ever said...

@7:50

It's a reminder than 7 day cases are 10% over what they were 10 days ago. Hospitals are starting to break now/today. 10 more days of gain is not good. Then deaths increase beyond that. And how many die that don't have to? We are doing a piss poor job of being our brother's keeper.

Anonymous said...

Everyone should listen to Robert Foster on Facebook. According to him, he knows everything. Christmas tree & pumpkin farmer from Desoto county turned epidemiologist. It is the textbook definition of pandering to the uneducated. I am as conservative as they get, but this guy is taking it a little far.

Anonymous said...

I just found out that tattoo ink hasn’t been FDA approved so all the anti vaccine folks with tattoos should not be concerned with their life decision regarding getting the shot.

Anonymous said...

I think we need to fund some “be nice to me” resolution classes for all these people that say, “well if y’all weren’t so pushy and mean about it and used a better tone, maybe I would consider getting the vaccine, but y’all are so mean to me!@“

Snowflakes.

Anonymous said...

He fancies himself as a more knowledgeable that most "regular".

Anonymous said...

Anyone who can take a vacant barren farm field and make it bloom with punkins is a miracle worker! What miracles do you all do? Not to mention since you don't proclaim to be proud to be christians we start to suspect you might not be.

Anonymous said...

Everything is mutating, including the so-called facts surrounding the virus and the vaccines. Begin with the origin of the "Wuhan Virus' or Corona Virus which became Covid-19 or Delta Variant and so on. The vaccines would prevent the virus...no, prevent it's spread...no, prevent death...no, prevent hospitalization....no, decrease symptoms...no, you need a booster for full effect...well, maybe multiple boosters...no,...

Bottom line, the only real authority on the virus is the virus itself. We are all just observers learning as we go.

Anonymous said...

@8:39am - Well that’s not hard to do in Mississippi.

Anonymous said...

@8:39
BTE is just a JJ rodeo clown. A wannabe Patch Adams and but more like a Chicken Little.
Just laugh at them.

Anonymous said...

10:42 and 7:25 Statistics regarding the Covid recovered unvaccinated might reveal an "inconvenient truth' especially while this push for vaccination is the order of the day. No distractions.

Anonymous said...

"However, the somewhat misleading huge numbers pour fear into an already-frightened populace."

That's the whole point of the "Health" department these days.

Anonymous said...

Do any of you Internet scientists really believe that the vaccine is 100% ineffective? Do you mean to tell us that a person’s chances of contracting the virus are the same with or without the vaccine when exposed it? If so, please say so and I’ll know to completely ignore everything else you say from this point forward.

Anonymous said...

"What is the latest on how many more times it may mutate? How many more “variants” of this mess can we expect to deal with in the coming months (or years, even)? "

I'll give you a hint:

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”

― George Orwell, 1984

Anonymous said...

"Why aren't previously infected, or re-infections tracked or reported on?

It would seem that people aren't getting it twice. Therefore, why do previously infected need the "vaccine"?"

The answer to your question is simple - they know natural immunity is robust and long lasting, so, guess what happens when a naturally immune person decides to also get vaccinated? The statistics tracking vaccine efficacy increase in a positive manner.

Anonymous said...

It makes me sad that is how low the bar is, but I feel compelled to say I appreciate Better Than's ability to reply without name calling and insulting.

Anonymous said...

"Do any of you Internet scientists really believe that the vaccine is 100% ineffective? Do you mean to tell us that a person’s chances of contracting the virus are the same with or without the vaccine when exposed it?"

Against the Delta variant? Yes, you're going to get infected. It's only a matter of when. The vaccine was created for the Alpha variant. It's like taking the 2020 flu shot for the 2021 flu season.

Does it still help prevent severe outcomes? Yes, the Israel data is proving to still be effective against the Delta variant and severe outcomes.

Anonymous said...

You are concerned folks are taking medical advice from Joe Rogan or Robert Foster. politicians, and stoners and podcasters and talk radio guys? Well, somebody wrote a book about these folks long ago.
A few excerpts:

“A fool despises his father’s instruction.”

"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice"

"As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly"

“The mouth of a fool brings ruin near."

“A person’s own folly leads to their ruin.”

"Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him."

But I'd never say Robert Foster or his type are fools, cause "whosoever shall. say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."

It's simple.

"The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps."

Anonymous said...

"...the easier it is for the virus to spread to relatively innocent..."

The 'relatively innocent' as opposed to...?

The guilty, which is all of us grown-ups.

Anonymous said...

A unvaxxed person who gets Covid has at least a 8 month immunity which is better than at least 4 of the vaccines. Why these briefings aren't speaking about this fact is mind boggling. And why isn't the good Doc mentioning the fact that a daily dose of D3 ...ZINC...Vit C actually HELPS the vaccine work better. You know ,cause they are immune boosters. Covid is real but so is the money machine behind the vax. Demonizing the healthy who simply do not want the vax is wrong on many levels with the proof science is hiding. You just have to look.

Anonymous said...

The vaccine is relatively effective at mitigating symptoms. What it is 100% ineffective at is stopping the spread. A vaccinated person is just as likely to transmit COVID as an unvaccinated person.

Source: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director-

"But what [the vaccine] can't do anymore is prevent transmission."

The idea that this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated is not only erroneous, it's downright nefarious.

Anonymous said...

"A vaccinated person is just as likely to transmit COVID as an unvaccinated person. "

No, Cletus, that's a lie. Almost ALL vaccines can see some breakthrough cases, as no vaccine is 100%.

What it does do is SLOW transmission, reduce transmission, or prevent transmission. The MATH behind that is herd immunity via vaccination.

Did you ask yourself, before you wrote that, as an example, WHY smallpox wasn't "eradicated" in 1796 with the development of a vaccination?

Or measles? Or any other disease you've probably been vaccinated against.

Master of the Obvious.

Here's troubling news for the AntiVaxxer Brigade:

"Fully vaccinated people who catch COVID-19 appear to be less infectious and clear the virus quicker than unvaccinated people, early research suggests"

Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
Aug 25, 2021, 4:37 AM

And, they seldom go to the hospital (at taxpayer expense), much less die.
Viral loads drop in 3 days or less. Etc etc.

Which is, Cletus, what we've been fighting for the last year to year and a half.

Krusatyr said...

Vax producers and administrators are entitled to make a profit, which profit does not diminish the value of their product or service.

Note that these pharma producers, providers and their investors have risks which can mean they lose money if they aren't successful.

Find other reasons to diss the vax than to say some are making money off of it. Or better, buy stock in a Vax developer.

Anonymous said...

@9:51 the unvaccinated are the ones clogging the hospital system. Just saw an article this morning where a doctor had to turn away a cancer patient because of covid patients. That’s what you are defending here. Pretty gross.

Anonymous said...

@9:48 please tell me where you heard an unvaccinated person that catches covid gets 8 months of immunity. I’ve had friends catch it twice within 8 months. Soooo? Additionally, Those that catch covid also get long hauler symptoms, higher risk of heart issues than vaccine, and who knows what other issues covid will cause down the road. Healthy people experience these issues as well.

Anonymous said...

"What it does do is SLOW transmission, reduce transmission, or prevent transmission. The MATH behind that is herd immunity via vaccination."

The CDC Director disagrees with you. "Our vaccines are working exceptionally well," Walensky told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "They continue to work well for Delta, with regard to severe illness and death -- they prevent it. But what they can't do anymore is prevent transmission." https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

Anonymous said...

@10:11 are those vaccines or immunizations? Big difference that a lot of people don't seem to get.

As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, UMMC has 131 confirmed or suspected inpatient COVID-19 cases, with 108 adults and 23 children. Of the COVID positive patients, 68.1% are unvaccinated, 13.8% are fully vaccinated and 7.5% are not eligible for the vaccine (under 12 years old).

Wasn't UMMC at around 90% for unvax COVID inpatients a couple of weeks ago?

Anonymous said...

Hype.

" combined to turn Mississippi into the Northern Italy of 18 months ago"

Seriously? People dying in the streets, funeral homes overflowing?

I'm typing this from the major hospital I work at in Jackson right now. Right now.

There is no panic among my co workers or staff. Sure it's full. But we are OK.

So don't believe all the newsworthy attention mongering drivel.
Someone reporting (as a job) on a topic has a much different viewpoint than those in the trenches.

We are OK. We aren't "crashing".
We arent "Northern Italy 18 mo ago".

So please just stop the BS and let us do our jobs.

I swear.

Anonymous said...

@10:11am - Cletus is too dumb to understand any of that, that’s why his name is Cletus. Cletus, git back to warshing out the horse stalls and get off the Internet.

Anonymous said...

After reviewing all comments on this post, I can positively identify each and every individual that would be willing (if not already doing it) to take a livestock de-wormer rather than a vaccination.

Anonymous said...

A UK health reporter who uses cautious language like "appear to be less infectious" and "early research suggests" does not, in any way, negate the unambiguous words of the CDC director.

I'll repeat since apparently you struggle with reading comprehension. Read slowly. Sound out the big words. You've got this.

"But what [the vaccine] can't do anymore is prevent transmission."

Kingfish said...

Read somewhere that there are 3 nasal vaccines in trials. It might explain why the vaccinated spread it. While the nasal vaccines fight the virus in the nose-pharynx, the vaccines delivered by injection fight it more when it gets to the lungs or rest of body. Thus it establishes a beachhead in the nose, etc and thus grows and spreads to others. Once it moves off that beachhead, then the vaccine causes the body to jump on it, hence the lower numbers of hospitalizations and deaths. Just a thought.

Anonymous said...

No, you do not know someone who has had Covid twice in 8 months. You might know someone who tested positive more than once. Go google why that would be. But a positive test does not equal a Covid infection.

Anonymous said...

9:39 It is unknown if some who are getting Delta had a mild version in 2020.

And, it's unclear if those vaccinated been immune until their immune level waned after 6 months or never reacted fully to their vaccination.

The lack of testing early on makes this murkier. And, those who do this kind of research as overwhelmed as the rest of the medical community.

There is plenty of competent research on a good mask properly worn, reducing the amount of exposure and that vaccines are as always, imperfect but safe and work to reduce serious illness and death.

There's a difference between a fact generated from an expert conducting research and some person with just enough knowledge and running numbers without a scientifically value sample or variable check of the validity of the variables considered.

Anonymous said...

@Kingfish
Nasal vaccines were the miracle vaccine portrayed in the apocalyptic Coronavirus pandemic film, Contagion. A film which really makes this Covid-19 pandemic look like a nothingburger.

Anonymous said...

It's contagious for sure. And the vaccine PER CDC no longer is working to prevent spread. So ? How in the blue hell is this unvaxxed folks fault ? Governor Reeves needs to put a g-damn stop to these employer mandates !! Freedom.

Anonymous said...

"And the vaccine PER CDC no longer is working to prevent spread"

Flat out LIE.

CDC: "Vaccine breakthrough cases are expected. COVID-19 vaccines are effective and are a critical tool to bring the pandemic under control. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness. Some fully vaccinated people will get sick, and some will even be hospitalized or die from COVID-19. However, there is evidence that vaccination may make illness less severe for those who are vaccinated and still get sick. The risk of infection, hospitalization, and death are all much lower in vaccinated compared to unvaccinated people.
More than 168 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated as of August 16, 2021. Like with other vaccines, vaccine breakthrough cases will occur, even though the vaccines are working as expected. Asymptomatic infections among vaccinated people will also occur.
Current data suggest that COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States offer protection against most SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in the United States. However, variants will cause some vaccine breakthrough cases."

"Variants will cause some vaccine breakthrough cases." AS ALWAYS. EXPECTED.


Stop lying about Vaccines "don't prevent spread." That's false, and misleading.

If you can't deal with ambiguity, big words like "maybe" (until DATA and EVIDENCE are compiled and analyzed), as adults do in life, run off as a scaredy cat and hide from cloth masks, shots, or other "scary" modern things (Well, modern since like 1796, but you cave dwellers might not have heard of electricity yet).

Anonymous said...

12:23 : Per CDC . The Delta variant and now lambda spread whether you are vaxxed or not. The dog is off the leash. It's not a lie and it's ok. I'm not antivax btw. But I do still have many questions being that I have been vaxxed for things like anthrax (not fda app) in 90's and have dealt with blood clots. So, is that okay with you ?

Anonymous said...

Even people who are saying the vaccine stops the spread are citing examples that prove precisely the opposite.

No one is denying that the vaccine helps with symptoms.

If you are vaccinated, you can still spread it to anyone else. Nothing anyone arguing otherwise has pointed to refutes this point.

It's like you don't even read what you type (or more likely, copy and paste).

Anonymous said...

8/10/21 The Lancet: Oxford University Clinical Research Group....vaccinated healthcare workers carry 251 times the viral load in nostrils compared to unvaccinated.

Anonymous said...

@12:23 Please contact the British Medical Journal and let them know how smart you are and demand that they retract this: 8/19/2021 "COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated People Carry As Much Delta Virus As Unvaccinated People, Data Indicate"...."We know now that vaccination will not stop infection and transmission".

Anonymous said...

"If you can't deal with ambiguity, big words like "maybe" (until DATA and EVIDENCE are compiled and analyzed), as adults do in life, run off as a scaredy cat and hide from cloth masks, shots, or other "scary" modern things (Well, modern since like 1796, but you cave dwellers might not have heard of electricity yet)."

There will be no data collected. The CDC announced in May that it would not collect or track breakthrough cases. A simple internet search with even using Google will verify that for you.

From the CDC Director in the White House press briefing one week ago which I will link so you can hear her words for yourself instead of some regurgitation of the disinformation you keep spreading from media and social media:
"Vaccine effectiveness against infection is decreasing over time. Anticipating further waning immunity and the ongoing Delta surge, we are preparing for a booster vaccine."

Yep, sure sounds like the CDC for sure is saying vaccines are preventing spread. You got me.

Additionally, the CDC Director goes on to state concerns about waning effectiveness against severe outcomes. ": "The data we will publish today and next week demonstrate the vaccine effectiveness against SARS-COVID-2 infection is waning and even though our vaccines are currently working well to prevent hospitalizations, we are seeing concerning evidence of waning vaccine effectiveness over time and against the Delta variant. Additionally, reports from our international colleagues, including Israel, suggest increased risk of severe disease amongst those vaccinated early. Given this body of evidence, we are concerned that the current strong protection against severe infection, hospitalization, and death could decrease in the months ahead, especially among those at higher risk or who were vaccinated earlier during the phases of our vaccination rollout.”

But, keep right on believing your are some superman because you got vaccinated and falsely accuse others of spreading misinformation when you are the one spreading misinformation. I will continue to believe the words coming directly from the CDC Director's mouth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciVGAPuruoQ&t=1050s


Anonymous said...

WAPT is reporting a high number of unseasonal RSV ! Hmmmmmmmm, wonder why the RHINO viruses are all the sudden bad to the bone in summer ? Could it be one of those vaccines ? Not saying all. J and J ? Others ?

Anonymous said...

@1:51 I guess you didn't look at journal, but the headline someone posted on twitter.

Which is about the journal "Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant among vaccinated
healthcare workers, Vietnam"
who had the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Anonymous said...

@1:51 AstraZeneca, like J&J, is a direct injection of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein, whereas Moderna and Pfizer program your cells to manufacture the spike protein...so WTF difference does it make?

Anonymous said...

The British medical journal won't "retract" that because you're too stupid to understand it, hero.

Don't you understand that DELTA has MORE of a viral load than Alpha?

You get it, Cletus? Alpha came first, before vaccines. So, Delta is DIFFERENT in viral load, level of transmission, and could have been "more deadly." UK and India and now the US have Delta, almost exclusively.

Don't you hicks understand stuff presented to you?

So, Cletus, "Vaccinated" people AND unvaccinated people carry a HIGHER VIRAL LOAD because it's a variant, not because of the vaccine.

Duh, that's WHY, in part, it's MORE contagious.

Has NOTHING to do with people being vaccinated, EXCEPT they don't DIE from it or spread it as much.

And as has been constantly posted from recent studies, the vaccine protects you from serious injury or death, as designed and hoped and proven, as well as reducing DURATION and SEVERITY of illness IF (a rare occurrence) you happen to get a breakthrough infection. For this in Alpha, Delta and Lambda.

Duh. Forehead slapping duh folks.

Anonymous said...

"WAPT is reporting a high number of unseasonal RSV ! Hmmmmmmmm, wonder why the RHINO viruses are all the sudden bad to the bone in summer ? Could it be one of those vaccines ? Not saying all. J and J ? Others ?"

Could it be that you don't understand a thing about what you are posting ?! Hmmmmmmm, nothing to wonder about. First, the increases reported are all or mostly all pediatric cases (and it is one the most common viruses in young children). While it can be serious in anyone, it normally isn't. But add COVID-related illnesses on top of it and it is just more load on an-already taxed immune system. As to it being caused by any of the vaccines, no. Just no.

What's next? Gamblers blaming the vaccines for their slot machine losses? Folks blaming the vaccines for getting pregnant in high school...in 1998? DWI arrests? "Ossifer, aw only done drank a 12 pack of beer and some Jack so iss gotta be thathere damned vassine work made me get thas got me weavin' all ova tha road an hittin' otha caws..."

Anonymous said...

Hospitalizations in Washington are up 280% in the past month and continue to set new highs for the state, despite one of the highest vaccination rates in the country and an active mask mandate.

Shoal is a lot of us dum unvaxed no mask hix travlin up there to warshinton spreddin the rona around!

Anonymous said...

8:51. sure. there’s unvaxed people everywhere.

same people who hate masks and mandates sure hate one of the two ways to end it. (let it run wild OR vaccines. both establish herd immunity)

Anonymous said...

@11:46 friend is symptomatic (mild), tested positive. Time marches on (a week and a half), everything is fine. Got a second test to make sure it was negative, it was. Then few months later. Friend is exposed to covid at bbq, starts getting symptoms, go takes another test, positive again. But uhhh obviously you are the expert…only experts would be arguing about this on a local blog lol.

Anonymous said...

A positive test does not equal a Covid infection.

Your “friend” tested positive twice. They did not have Covid twice and it sounds like they might not have even had it once, yet. It doesn’t requite an expert, just some common sense. Quit trying to spread conspiracy theories with misinformation that goes against everything we know about virology and this virus.

Anonymous said...

8:24 .....Did you read the article posted by WAPT ? THE POINT WAS THAT THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE at a loss as to why !! It's NOT a summer virus !!!!

Anonymous said...

It wasn’t that long ago that government officials were telling us that fully vaccinated individuals could remove their masks safely and return to normalcy because the vaccines were going to put an end to the pandemic.

Now we know that the government was wrong about that and once again the goalposts have been moved a little farther out telling us that the vaccines were never meant to do anything other than to minimize your chances of becoming deathly sick or hospitalized resulting in a new category of asymptomatic people walking around spreading the disease. Or people thinking they’ve got a cold in the summertime who are walking around spreading the disease.

I’m sure people who thought they were doing the right thing to protect others by becoming vaccinated are now devastated to learn they’ve actually infected others.

If the vaccines are only intended to minimize your symptoms it sounds like the government expects us all to catch this eventually as a means of ending the pandemic or else they’re just not yet telling us that coronavirus is never going to go away.

Calm Down said...

We need new experts.

Anonymous said...

natural immunity confers longer lasting and stronger protection against infection, symptomatic disease and hospitalization caused by the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, compared to the BNT162b2 two-dose vaccine-induced immunity.

Anonymous said...

1:48, you left a few important things out in your cherry picking.
Wowser. Yeah, you can get smallpox, be horribly scarred and suffer a horrific case, but you'd get "natural immunity." Is that a good idea you ask?

FIRST, you can DIE from getting that "natural immunity" and we have 610,000 examples of that. Duh.

TWO, you can STILL get reinfected even after "natural immunity." Just like getting vaccinated, but it's also RARE.

THIRD, you might have a stroke, an amputation, or develop "Long Covid" getting that "natural immunity." Like getting paralyzed and intubated? Then, Covid's for you, buddy. I'll pass if at all possible.

So, same as getting a vaccine, your getting Covid (your second round of Covid, smart peoples' first) will probably be less severe.

So, do you want to be intubated, run up a million dollar hospital bill, be paralyzed from a stroke, or take a shot to get some immunity?

Wow. Tough decision.

One last problem. They note you still need a one shot VACCINE!!!!!!

“We continue to underestimate the importance of natural infection immunity … especially when [infection] is recent,” says Eric Topol, a physician-scientist at Scripps Research. “And when you bolster that with one dose of vaccine, you take it to levels you can’t possibly match with any vaccine in the world right now.”

GOSH. You antivaxxers can get "WAY MO BETTAH" immunity than us vaxxers IF you live and get a booster shot!!

Why? Because duh. Stuff we knew.

This does NOT suggest NOT getting vaccinated. It's science.

Anonymous said...

Wow, Karen, methinks thou dost protest too much

It’s a freaking study, ms. verbose. It is not pro nor anti vax,

Anonymous said...

"8:24 .....Did you read the article posted by WAPT ? THE POINT WAS THAT THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE at a loss as to why !! It's NOT a summer virus !!!!"

A "summer" virus (! ! !)? Sorry, I missed the class on "The Vacation Plans of Viruses" in every single year of my college career, freshman year through med school. As did every single person I ever met then or since, because it wasn't offered. Please, educate me on where viruses spend their summer (or even winter) vacations. Viruses aren't rednecks who make 4 week-long pilgrimages a year to Disneyworld and at least a couple to the Redneck Riviera. The habits of the hosts (i.e., you) do play a part in the transmission rate - see, oh I don't know, something like SARS-CoV-2 and COVID for an example - but viruses do not take vacations - see, oh I don't know, something like SARS-Cov-2 and COVID.

For the rational, yes, the infection rate of certain viruses are typically higher and lower during certain seasons but it isn't due to or a direct causation by the virus' vacation plans, it is due to and caused by the seasonal habits of the hosts.

PS - the next time you need a doctor, call WAPT and ask them if they can a reporter around to fix you up. Or maybe ask your FaceTwatterTok friends where all the cool viruses are going this summer and don't go there.

Anonymous said...

Nice to see Bloomberg of all sources running a science based factual article for a change.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-27/previous-covid-prevents-delta-infection-better-than-pfizer-shot



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Trollfest '07 was such a success that Jackson Jambalaya will once again host Trollfest '09. Catch this great event which will leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Othor Cain and his band, The Black Power Structure headline the night while Sonjay Poontang returns for an encore performance. Former Frank Melton bodyguard Marcus Wright makes his premier appearance at Trollfest singing "I'm a Sweet Transvestite" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Kamikaze will sing his new hit, “How I sold out to da Man.” Robbie Bell again performs: “Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Bells” and “Any friend of Ed Peters is a friend of mine”. After the show, Ms. Bell will autograph copies of her mug shot photos. In a salute to “Dancing with the Stars”, Ms. Bell and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith will dance the Wango Tango.

Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).


Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.

Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".

In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.


In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.

Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.

Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!

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Jackson Jambalaya is the home of Trollfest '07. Catch this great event which promises to leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Sonjay Poontang and his band headline the night with a special steel cage, no time limit "loser must leave town" bout between Alan Lange and "Big Cat"Donna Ladd following afterwards. Kamikaze will perform his new song F*** Bush, he's still a _____. Did I mention there was no referee? Dr. Heddy Matthias and Lori Gregory will face off in the undercard dueling with dangling participles and other um, devices. Robbie Bell will perform Her two latest songs: My Best Friends are in the Media and Mama's, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be George Bell. Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger will host "Pin the Tail on the Trial Lawyer", sponsored by State Farm.

There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.

If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!

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