Posted on 12/28/2023 8:55:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Hospitals in places across the United States have reimplemented mask mandates because of what officials say is an uptick in COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.
For example, the NYC Health + Hospitals—officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation that operates public hospitals and clinics in New York City—announced that mask mandates will be reimplemented at its hospitals.
"Due to an uptick in respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, flu & RSV in our communities & our hospital, we must return to mandatory masking. Please wear a mask when you visit us!" the hospital operator wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, earlier this week.
The post showed a photo of staff members wearing masks.
A separate NYC Health + Hospitals post states that "mandatory masking" was reinstated at its Jacobi facility in the Bronx because of "the prevalence of COVID-19 in our communities."
While the hospital and other medical facilities have cited recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing an increase in COVID-19 cases, historical data from the same agency show that the increase has been relatively small compared to previous years. As of Dec. 16, the agency data show that more than 25,000 people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 across the United States, whereas on Dec. 16, 2022, more than 36,000 were hospitalized.
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Not a Gin-NOr-MOus surprise for Hospitals. My VA Hospital seems to be optional while walking to your appointment, but required (by some doctors, not all) once you speak with the doctor.
Too bad VA hospitals don’t believe in science.
They tend to believe in ‘popular science’, which is not always verifiable.
nope. refused. they didn’t force the issue.
Why would hospital administrators care about science?
In my VA hospital, I see some people wearing a mask, but they never asked me to wear one.
There’s “uptick,” one of their beloved weasel words like “quietly,” “mom,” and “teen.”
As of Dec. 16, the agency data show that more than 25,000 people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 across the United States, whereas on Dec. 16, 2022, more than 36,000 were hospitalized.
It pays...
CLOSE THE. BORDER.
So, more illness back when mask use was more prevalent than it is now. So it pays to not them...?
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