Two weeks it is then. Starting today.
Yes.
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Not very useful if it doesnât specify what they died of. It looks like more people died proportionally in the vaccinated under 50 years group, but more died proportionally in the in the unvaccinated over 50 group.
Agreed. Thatâs a huge issue with all âdeaths by/with Covid.â
Whatâs even more interesting is how many had comorbidities. I remember when the case numbers were low in Vietnam, every time someone would die, theyâd list their age and comorbidities in the online paper. As you now might expect, the majority were very old and had a buffet of existing conditions that would have them very sick or very susceptible to anything.
That is useful info. Unfortunately, this is what we usually get:
Covid NSW: Man in his 30s dies from Covid-19 as outbreak spreads 
The headline is obviously designed to provoke fear. Most wonât read past that. But if we read about the manâs death, we learn this:
âNSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said that while the man died from the virus, he did have other âsignificant underlying health conditionsâ at the time.â
They could just as headline, âYoung man with serious comorbidities dies with Covid.â
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Australian âjournalistsâ would need to understand and explain that word to their readers first - a very difficult task even for the âjournalistsâ let alone the wider public. Instead, they just use the one-liner and to hell with reporting the facts.
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Come on, gimme the ZERO!
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Patience young man, patience.
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12 + 4 = 16 and two more deaths.
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oh
ouch 
âIf it bleeds, it leadsâ.
That being said I have a friend whoâs 27 and has no preexisting conditions (neither over nor under weight, exercises a few times a week, eats a relatively healthy diet) that got a very mild, nearly asymptomatic case of COVID last JuneâŠand still has a very limited sense of smell over a year later.
The fact that she canât taste chocolate makes me never want COVID. Is that selfish?
Did you know the founder of Texas Roadhouse got COVID and recovered, only to have nonstop ringing in his ear (tinnitus)? He killed himself because it was making him quite literally crazy. His death isnât classified as a COVID death, but I find it difficult to suggest that COVID didnât play a major role in why he died.
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No. It does not.
People shouldnât freak out too much. This would be a great number only two weeks ago. It seems thereâs a small cluster from a gathering in New Taipei City, but no reason to believe it wonât get under control. As always, follow the weekly trends.
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Not freakin out at all. 
However, there are a lot of gatherings happening now with things opening up and people letting their guards down. Could easily swing back up.
Just yesterday I noticed how people start talking on the MRT again, like the virus is gone for good. Some are still in protective mode with face shields and all, others are seemingly moving on (prematurely?).
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They could also say, âMan who was already really sick died with Covid.â 
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Itâs not known yet how common tinnitus is as a symptom of COVID-19,
In one case study, published in the British journal BMJ, a 45-year-old man with no history of auditory issues presented tinnitus and sudden hearing loss while being treated for COVID-19. The man was treated with steroids, which resulted in partial return of his hearing.
According to the study, âThere are only a few reported cases of hearing loss following COVID-19.â
In another incident, reported in the journal PMC, a 35-year-old patient in Qatar reported experiencing hearing loss and tinnitus while suffering from COVID-19 â symptoms which remained after the infection abated.
âCurrently, there is little evidence published connecting novel coronavirus and tinnitus directly,â the case study said. âBut according to the American Tinnitus Association, preexisting behavioral conditions make it more likely for patients to experience tinnitus due to the stress and depression associated with social isolation and infection avoidance.â
Seems like the ATA are of the opinion, that preexisting medical conditions being exacerbated by Covid measures themselves are the cause, not Covid.
Jesus. Stop it with the letting guard down already! Itâd be fun to do a data crawl of the site and see how many times in 20 months weâve dropped the âletting the guard downâ collocation.
Let people live their lives before the Delta gets here. Let people talk on the MRT. Let people run and jump in the fields. Let people go bungee jumping naked for all I care.
Jesus though, those partitions in the Family MartâŠhow pathetic are they? Who are we kidding here?
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Latest adverse reactions. I think he means âyesterday,â not âtomorrow.â