Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I'm saying there's huge variation in how concerned people are about Omicron, even as compared with previous variants, and that's resulting in very large disparities in testing, making case counts even less useful than usual. Hospitalization data better. https://t.co/kgtXM7dsD8 — PolitiTweet.org

@NateSilver538 Are you implying that individuals outside NYC/DC are more likely to get sick w COVID but never seek… https://t.co/PTTax6k2lp

Posted Dec. 23, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Related fact: NYC's test positivity rate is very similar to the US overall (varies by source but both in the ballpark of 10%). So, I don't know that NYC and DC are epicenters of Omicron so much as that there's a lot of Omi everywhere and that's where people are looking for it. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 23, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I've spent most of December away from NYC in various purple/blue places (Kansas City, Las Vegas, Miami) and I don't think some media types realize how much shrugging off of Omicron there is, for better or worse, outside of a few very blue cities and college towns. — PolitiTweet.org

2019 was higher every other day of December, so this statement is overly sweeping. Still, it does suggest people ar… https://t.co/nuXECZrqFm

Posted Dec. 23, 2021