Hospitalizations are a lagging indicator.
by ndroman21 (2021-08-02 14:03:12)

In reply to: Where did they get those numbers?  posted by mintirish

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Trying to use them to trigger mitigation measures would be closing the door after the horse has left the barn.

As I said - but you can't use last year's case numbers
by mintirish  (2021-08-02 14:10:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

since the linkage between cases leading to hospitalizations has been dramatically changed.

Do we have data on Delta in a partially vax'd populace?
by ndroman21  (2021-08-02 14:29:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I guess we can extrapolate from the UK, but I'm not sure what numbers you're asking them to use.