Is the COVID-19 pandemic already past its peak?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has shown signs of decline, with global daily cases dropping from a peak of approximately 850,000 in early January to under 500,000. Vaccination efforts, particularly with mRNA vaccines, are crucial in managing the situation, especially against emerging variants. However, regions such as Brazil and parts of Europe remain near peak infection levels, while many areas in Africa and Asia have yet to experience widespread outbreaks. The effectiveness of vaccines in preventing severe outcomes varies by region, as evidenced by differing case fatality rates (CFR) in countries like Israel and Turkey.

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ElliotSmith said:
Summary:: Is the CV19 pandemic already past it's highest point?

Has the CV19 pandemic already peaked?
Your question differs to the title.

Also, unclear what you mean. Peak of what metric?

The peak of total cases will occur when the last person to ever get it has it. Not before.

The peak of case 'rate'?

The peak of death 'rate'?

The daily rolling average, versus annual?

I suspect that once this is all over and we are no longer in the middle of it, one will be able to use statistics to show exactly what one wants to show about it.

I suspect a 5 year rolling average of annual death rate over the century, for example, will make Covid cases disappear as if nothing abnormal happened.

Whereas if one takes the 'rate of change' of 'death rate' then there will be two or three very tall narrow peaks signalling something odd this year.

Questions. Statistics. Politics. Accuracy? ... Sighs!
 

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