Kiki BuberOct 28, 2023
Just another story about record high levels of strep in kids that mentions that Covid could be partly to blame…. But no longer can we say it’s because of “lockdown,” so how about just that it “disrupted the typical cadence of seasonal illnesses…” https://apple.news/AKQxBMuhLSHyHjbVF6vWAIQ
Strep throat is 'zooming back' in some areas of the country, doctors say — NBC News

Some children's hospitals report a "significant increase" in the bacterial infection as a widely used antibiotic that can stop the spread is in short supply.

Show threadKiki Buber
Like, this time a year ago increased strep was put down to kids having had 18 months of not breathing on each others’ faces. So this year things should be better, right? Oh what’s this I’m hearing? 300% – 400% worse?? #Covid19 #CovidIsntOver #immunedamage
Oct 28, 2023 at 9:42pmWeb
Show threadKiki BuberOct 29, 2023
To clarify, the article is talking about strep cases being worse than 2022, which was the mysteriously anomalous year. 300-400% worse than an anomalously bad year is, what, a meta-anomaly? Anomaly squared? Call it anything other than a trend, folks!
Show threadBenderIsGreat34Oct 28, 2023
@kmck working in public health right now is so easy. Just be completely incredulous and flummoxed by EVERYTHING. Even if it’s so obvious my cat is rolling her eyes.