The government can cause spikes in this number by mandating that public school students get tested.
Large employers like universities can suddenly require testing.
Or the media can generate a wave of fear that causes the public to go get tested.
In the end, the number is completely meaningless because it isn't a random sample of the population.
It is like trying to estimate how many rocks are on the planet by counting the stones you find in your back yard.
So that is my pet peeve. I look at a chart like that and I think it has nothing to do with anything. Any of these factors could be causing those peaks.
If you want useful data, you have to look at hospitalizations or deaths. Those are not subject to the whims of the people or media. They can be fudged but it takes effort.
Is a useless and meaningless number.
The more you test, the more you find.
The government can cause spikes in this number by mandating that public school students get tested.
Large employers like universities can suddenly require testing.
Or the media can generate a wave of fear that causes the public to go get tested.
In the end, the number is completely meaningless because it isn't a random sample of the population.
It is like trying to estimate how many rocks are on the planet by counting the stones you find in your back yard.
So that is my pet peeve. I look at a chart like that and I think it has nothing to do with anything. Any of these factors could be causing those peaks.
If you want useful data, you have to look at hospitalizations or deaths. Those are not subject to the whims of the people or media. They can be fudged but it takes effort.
Sorry. Don't care about 'number of cases'. I never will.
Now what is interesting is this:
https://files.catbox.moe/a44cmf.jpg
Vaccine effectiveness starts out at a lame 50%
By day 90, it drops below zero and keep going negative by a lot.
Which means you are more vulnerable to Omicron than an unvaccinated person.
by a lot.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.20.21267966v2.full.pdf