Charlie Baker, that damn Democrat.
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Mission accomplished
Yes positive cases are declining after positivity testing thresholds were changed 10 days ago.
I'm shocked!
if it is an artifact of shifting thresholds then the usual lagged decline in deaths won't occur...it is an empirical question that will be resolved shortly
we already have a hint from the hospitalizations data how it will go
If hospitals are full...how will the data show?
There's a good chance that what we're seeing is this wave finally peaking. That's the normal path of an infectious disease. We've already seen a couple different COVID waves.
it's almost as if there is an endogenous cycle...cases rise...people get scared and adjust behavior...cases drop...people get complacent and careless...cases rise
and then there are a whole set of exogeneous factors: policy interventions, new strains, weather, other things we don't know about
it's almost as if there is an endogenous cycle...cases rise...people get scared and adjust behavior...cases drop...people get complacent and careless...cases rise
and then there are a whole set of exogeneous factors: policy interventions, new strains, weather, other things we don't know about
Don't forget the biggest change.
New President
what about the biggest exogenous factor of all, the fact a new political party is in control of the White House so all the ducks have lined up, including Republican Governors like Charlie Baker.