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1/7 This would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad.
The University of Michigan is now under a “stay in place order.”
Why don't you take a walk through insanity with me:
The University of Michigan is now under a “stay in place order.”
Why don't you take a walk through insanity with me:
2/7 First off the order is in place due to…. you guessed it, cases.
Not hospitalizations, not deaths, but plain old cases: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/us/university-of-michigan-stay-at-home-trnd/index.html
Not hospitalizations, not deaths, but plain old cases: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/us/university-of-michigan-stay-at-home-trnd/index.html
3/7 So why would cases be up? Well the county health department thinks it’s all those maskless college parties.
Call me crazy, but I’ve got another theory... maybe it’s because they’ve tested more people in the last 2 weeks than they tested From March through August:
Call me crazy, but I’ve got another theory... maybe it’s because they’ve tested more people in the last 2 weeks than they tested From March through August:
4/7 But surely they are really just protecting the students from death and the dangers of long-Covid, right?
Well so far, even though 18-24 year olds account for 37% of the cases (66% in the last 2 weeks), they only account for 2% of the hospitalizations and 0% of deaths.
Well so far, even though 18-24 year olds account for 37% of the cases (66% in the last 2 weeks), they only account for 2% of the hospitalizations and 0% of deaths.
5/7 Then it must be that there is a local uptick in hospitalizations caused by college students spreading CV19.
Nope, hospitalizations have been stable since August and nowhere near their springtime peak:
Nope, hospitalizations have been stable since August and nowhere near their springtime peak:
6/7 Well at least there aren’t any issues caused by severely isolating college-aged students… Oh wait:
“At least one adverse mental or behavioral health symptom was reported by more than one half of respondents who were aged 18–24 years (74.9%)” https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm
“At least one adverse mental or behavioral health symptom was reported by more than one half of respondents who were aged 18–24 years (74.9%)” https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm
7/7 And to cap it all off, the "stay in place" order ends at 7am on election day… because, you know, 2020: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/10/all-eyes-on-michigan-as-trump-and-biden-campaigns-blitz-state-in-final-weeks-of-election.html
