Coronavirus Information...who do you trust?

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(03-30-2021, 02:05 PM)Mickeypoo Wrote: I don't depend on any specific media no matter how many times you say it, but if it gives you warm fuzzy's to keep saying it, you go right ahead buddy.

Is all media except Fox ok with you?  What exactly is your preferred criteria for "news" outlets?  Do you have a Fred approved list of acceptable media outlets that are unbiased and only report the truth?  What media resources am I allowed to post that you will not immediately discount?

I heard Texas lifted the mask mandate and then I Googled the stats and looked at the numbers from the date of the mandate being lifted to current date.

Riiiiiiiight.   The "educated" people.  Like the ones who basically said Texas would turn into doom and death over 3 weeks ago?   Like the ones who have flip flopped 15 times on masks since Covid started?  pfft.

This was a month ago:

https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/by-the-numbers-texas-reopening/285-fb52da78-ad7c-4566-b016-e6d685b38ecf

Quote:“More than 5.7 million vaccine shots have already been given to Texans," Abbott said.


But 5.7 million is just the total number of shots given. State data shows the total number of people fully vaccinated is only 1,984,199, as of Tuesday.


That’s just under 7% (6.8%) of Texas’ total population while other states have much higher vaccination rates.


In terms of coronavirus hospitalizations, let’s take a look at where Texas stands.


“Hospitalizations are the lowest they’ve been in four months," Abbott said.


State data shows that as of Tuesday, there are currently 5,644 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Texas. The last time Texas hospitalizations were that low was Oct. 29 when there were 5,627 hospitalizations. Hospitalizations were even lower a month earlier when there were 3,081 on Sept. 19.


Next, let's talk about our positivity rate.


“Today is the lowest positivity rate we’ve had in four months," Abbott said.


State data shows Tuesday was the first day that Texas’s positivity rate dropped under 9% (8.7%) since Oct. 15 (8.9%). But Harris County’s positivity rate is still much higher than that. It was 13.1% as of Tuesday. 


New confirmed cases have also dropped significantly since January. But one thing to keep in mind – the winter storm put a halt to testing for several days so any drop off in new confirmed cases may be misleading.

One number you can't forget is that Texas has had more than 43,000 people die from the virus out of the nearly 2.3 million people infected.


The only states that have higher death tolls are California and New York.

There has been some drop since then, that's true.

The question is if that can continue as mitigations methods are completely dropped.

But I also understand that Texas politicians don't care as long as they can say they were tough and independent.