Hospitalized “With” Covid vs. Hospitalized “For" Explained

There are some confounding stats coming out about COVID hospitalizations amid the omicron surge.

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Hospitalized “With” Covid vs. Hospitalized “For" Explained" was published on January 11, 2022 and runs 18 minutes.

January 11, 2022 ·18m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

There are some confounding stats coming out about COVID hospitalizations amid the omicron surge.

Episode Description

There are some confounding stats coming out about COVID hospitalizations amid the omicron surge.

On Today's Show:
Craig Spencer, New York City emergency medicine physician and director of global health in emergency medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, describes the landscape of omicron infection in New York City hospitals, from "incidental infections" to staff shortages caused by doctors and nurses having to isolate after testing positive.