All too many "scientists" have become nothing more than ideological tools and you can't trust the "science" they produce.
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Age structure charts, both absolute number and per capita, are a very useful way to see the epidemic.
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Now this merger makes a little more sense. One Medical, which offers primary care services through clinics and contract arrangements, is buying Iora Health which operates primary clinics for commercial and Medicare patients. The transaction is all stock, $2.1 billion worth, so no cash to Iora owners, which is interesting. The primary care market is getting competitive.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/07/2242635/0/en/One-Medical-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-Iora-Health.htmlRemember what I said about these times when too much capital is floating around and valuations get absurd, so you see a lot of companies who know they can't grow into their valuation starting to all merge together. Here is an example. Carbon Health, which offers in-person and virtual primary care, is buying Steady Health, a vendor of disease management services.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/carbon-health-pushes-into-home-disease-management-steady-health-acquisition?mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF9hW3PNQ8dLzjmn4AVjnEflTiUctHmcxCENweP1hAw882MaYMVolc0dcwmsNP04M6_FUkm1qZ012HaS6Z6A88HSi9ESPLGd2zYUdcOnm1RWlkyiEI&mrkid=635530Observations and research summaries as this winds down.
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No significant change in hospitalization or death rates, both are staying low.
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The proportion of LTC deaths may be bouncing off recent lows as more of the general population gets vaccinated.
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Good graphs to see the effect of vaccines on cases arising in the LTC setting.
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In Minnesota and most of the US, we have defeated the epidemic, but there will be lingering cases.
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