Not to be that guy, but isn't there a surprising correlation between the availability of the upcoming booster shot and the "uptick" in covid cases? The shot has been in development for a while, and it was only recently announced to be ready, followed shortly thereafter by a bombardment of articles about the covid uptick. How convenient.
Every time I've read these breathless claims of a resurgence of the pandemic, I've attempted to verify it through data analysis (number of positive covid tests) and the data has yet to validate the headlines. So please forgive me if I assume it's not the risk of contracting and dying from Covid that's suddenly increased, but rather the readiness of the latest pharmaceutical intervention.
Every time I've read these breathless claims of a resurgence of the pandemic, I've attempted to verify it through data analysis (number of positive covid tests) and the data has yet to validate the headlines. So please forgive me if I assume it's not the risk of contracting and dying from Covid that's suddenly increased, but rather the readiness of the latest pharmaceutical intervention.