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KSF_WHSPhysics t1_j25beed wrote

Reply to comment by itsonlyastrongbuzz in New coronavirus subvariant, XBB, now widespread in New England by uxd

"Hospitalizations are the highest they've been since this time last year" isn't really an alarming statement.

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Coolbreeze_coys t1_j26ddzd wrote

It’s literally just a way of saying hospitalizations spike in January/the winter of every year lmao

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KSF_WHSPhysics t1_j279g9i wrote

In other news, it hasnt gotten dark so early since this time last year. Tune in again at 5 for more things that happen in winter

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_j26jrhk wrote

We’re hitting highs faster than we did last year.

And I would expect going into year 3 of this we’d know enough and have enough boosters to not hit hospitalizations annually.

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hoopbag33 t1_j29lbvu wrote

Uh, there are plenty of boosters. I could easily make an appt and get one in October of this year, exactly when I wanted to get it, on like 2-3 days notice at a local CVS along with the flu vaccine.

We have them, people don't care anymore and aren't getting them at a high enough rate to do anything.

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_j2ajo1s wrote

Right that was I thought I was getting across.

I would think that with ready access to boosters we’d have less hospitalizations than last year, not hitting them quicker.

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BsFan t1_j25d0hn wrote

Could also say that are the same point as this past October and May. There are 200 people hospitalized in the state for covid now, and I bet a good chunk are not vaccinated

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