We just told you how Sonoma County, Calif. is in full panic mode over Omicron and telling residents to shelter in place over the next 30 days, so why don’t we check in on the county’s southern neighbor, San Francisco. . .
Would you believe that health officials there are the *sane* ones?
“After reviewing the charts of every COVID-positive patient at UCSF hospitals on Jan. 4, Dr. Jeanne Noble, an associate professor of emergency medicine at UCSF, determined that 70% of them were in the hospital for other reasons.”https://t.co/LBRwHFJ9as
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) January 11, 2022
These quotes are from Dr. Jeanne Noble, Director of COVID Response, UCSF Emergency Department:
She estimates that 70% of COVID-positive patients are incidental positives
Adds: “I have not intubated a single COVID patient during this Omicron surge.”https://t.co/v05vrdVEXl
— Eric Ting (@_ericting) January 11, 2022
Dr. Noble also said ERs are “flooded with the worried well that are simply seeking testing and reassurance”:
"[Emergency depts] are flooded with the worried well that are simply seeking testing and reassurance," said Dr. Jeanne Noble, dir. of COVID response at UCSF. "I have not intubated a single COVID patient during this Omicron surge."@amyjeangraff's latest:
https://t.co/R2yjYiEDX6— Grant Marek (@Grant_Marek) January 11, 2022
It’s a pandemic of the vaccinated who aren’t even really that sick.
“The vast majority of COVID-plus patients I take care of need no medical care”:
"The crisis we are suffering in the Bay Area is largely driven by disruptive COVID policies that encourage asymptomatic testing and subsequent quarantines. The vast majority of COVID-plus patients I take care of need no medical care."https://t.co/xgbKA69x9J
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) January 11, 2022
But it’s even worse than that. The “hospital crunch” is not because of Covid cases at al, but because of “‘excessively strict’ quarantine rules for hospital staff”:
"Hospital crunch" due to "excessively strict" quarantine rules for hospital staff, not excess patients
-according to UCSF director of COVID responsehttps://t.co/y01tF5mIoI pic.twitter.com/KGh417F9fH
— Elad Gil (@eladgil) January 11, 2022
Amazing. We’ve gone from firing the unvaccinated who aren’t Covid+ to letting those who test positive for Covid back to work:
On Saturday the California Department of Public Health announced that most hospitals and skilled nursing facilities can bring COVID-positive and exposed staff back to work without testing or quarantines.https://t.co/0w7VxNmknO
— SFGATE (@SFGate) January 11, 2022
Well, it will be a surprise to people in San Francisco, that’s for sure:
This news might come as a surprise to people who have been reading dire warnings about omicron and some public health officials’ pleas to cancel plans and stay home.https://t.co/0w7VxNmknO
— SFGATE (@SFGate) January 11, 2022
Dr. Noble also wants to make sure kids are in school:
We need our public leaders to speak out strongly against school closures and to do so now. Our teachers (and in many places, most students) are vaccinated. They are protected by their vaccinations. This is what we were waiting for. https://t.co/13AmBakApI
— Dr. Jeanne Noble (@JeanneNoble18) January 7, 2022
Yep. 100% this:
Unmask our kids, end vax mandates. This whole horrid experiment has been a complete disaster. https://t.co/lv9eAGukCP
— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) January 11, 2022
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Related:
Sonoma County, Calif. wants residents to shelter in place for the next 30 days https://t.co/HG5oPVu65R
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 11, 2022
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