@MWZH1 @mattlargey You’ll have to forgive those on this site with poor reading comprehension as this analogy sounds like you’re inferring a rain dance and a mask during a pandemic…

@Brendan_m_Hodge The reason is both RSV admits and COVID admits are straining the system. Just one, probably could handle. With both, it is at a breaking point in some areas.

@Brendan_m_Hodge Another aspect of it, which is tangential but not at the same time, is—in TX at least—there is an unusual summer surge of RSV. Usually a Dec/Jan season here,…

@MWZH1 @mattlargey In either case, we wear masks pointlessly. The harm is annoyance. If the masks are effective and we don’t wear them, the harm is severe. In the scheme…

@MWZH1 @mattlargey Again, maybe. I am curious to see what happens with Delta in northern states when they start to go/stay inside more, speaking to the seasonality of it. It…

@MWZH1 @mattlargey Maybe. Hopefully. With schools just about to start back up (plus statewide doesn’t look like we’ve peaked), I’m hesitant to celebrate.