Coronavirus

[Swerd]

Let's hope this is the case.
However, not clear about this
none of them so far have admitted patients to surgeries.
Do covid patients need surgeries, generally speaking, beyond intubation?

I think she may using the word “surgery” as the British use it. In the USA, it translates to “doctor’s office”.

 

[shadyJ]

15% of severe COVID-19 cases ended up causing diabetes!

 

[Danzilla31]

15% of severe COVID-19 cases ended up causing diabetes!

Hmmmmm it says may cause it. Not for certain yet tho. It also said quit a few individuals had symptoms that were pre diabetic markers. The illness may bring it out or exacerbate the condition. Some of what the virus does to the pancreas and other areas was informative tho. And may help explain why people who are already diabetic struggle with Covid more than other groups do

 

[GO-NAD!]

Two cases of omicron variant in Ottawa. They had just come from Nigeria.

 

[shadyJ]

I got my Chinese mind-control nanoparticle refueling yesterday, aka., my booster shot. Arm is a bit sore but otherwise I feel fine. Illinois is now open to anyone getting their booster shots, instead of just certain groups like immunocompromised. And not a moment too soon. Most sites are by appointment only, and slots are filling up fast, so I would encourage everyone to schedule their booster shot right now if they haven't already.

 

[Mr._Clark]

This is very limited "data" but it does suggest that vaccines are effective against omicron (assuming the cases the doctor has seen recently are due to omicron)(the article implies this is the case, but it doesn't actually say it).

>>>JOHANNESBURG — South African doctors say that the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to the new omicron variant cases is resulting in mostly mild symptoms.

Dr. Unben Pillay, a general practitioner in Gauteng province where 81% of the new cases have been reported, says he has seen a sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases in the past 10 days.

He said that so far the cases have been very mild cases, with patients having flu-like symptoms, dry coughs, fever, night sweats, a lot of body pains. He said most have been treated at home.

He also said that the vaccinated are faring much better than the unvaccinated.

The recent surge in South Africa has been among people in their 20s and 30s and doctors emphasize that COVID-19 symptoms are often mild in that age group.<<<

The Latest: CDC says ages 18 and up should get booster shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots for all adults as the new omicron variant is identified in more countries.

apnews.com

 

[Trell]

Today Sweden got their first confirmed omicron case (Google translate below from Swedish):

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A case of the virus variant omicron has been found in Sweden until 29 November at 16.00. The variant was detected in a sample taken a little more than a week ago from a person resident in Region Skåne. The person had recently returned from a stay in South Africa and the sample was sequenced in the framework of the ongoing national surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.
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Ny virusvariant av SARS-CoV-2 även i Sverige

Den nya virusvarianten av SARS-CoV-2, som fått namnet omikron, har konstaterats även i Sverige hos en resenär som nyligen vistats i södra Afrika. Skärpta åtgärder gäller sedan fredag den 26 november avseende testning och hemmavistelse för resenärer från södra Afrika. Folkhälsomyndigheten följer...

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[Mr._Clark]

Today Sweden got their first confirmed omicron case (Google translate below from Swedish):

>>>
A case of the virus variant omicron has been found in Sweden until 29 November at 16.00. The variant was detected in a sample taken a little more than a week ago from a person resident in Region Skåne. The person had recently returned from a stay in South Africa and the sample was sequenced in the framework of the ongoing national surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.
<<<

Ny virusvariant av SARS-CoV-2 även i Sverige

Den nya virusvarianten av SARS-CoV-2, som fått namnet omikron, har konstaterats även i Sverige hos en resenär som nyligen vistats i södra Afrika. Skärpta åtgärder gäller sedan fredag den 26 november avseende testning och hemmavistelse för resenärer från södra Afrika. Folkhälsomyndigheten följer...

www-folkhalsomyndigheten-se.translate.goog

Unfortunately, omicron seems to be "everywhere you want to be" and then some.

 

[Dan]

Should I get the booster if I'm 50?
Also, what do you think of gain-of-function with Fauci and Rand Paul's case against him?

Let's get perspective on this. Fauci was one of the top medical students in the nation when he graduated in the 60s and pursued internal medicine with a subspecialty in infectious disease. He was so highly regarded that the public health service recruited him to the NIH and prevented him from being subject to the draft for Vietnam. Those few like him were called the yellow berets. He has had a long and highly productive career including being in charge of one of the institutes of the NIH (allergy and infectious disease) and played a large part in directing the AIDS research effort in the 80s.

Rand Paul is an MD (an ophthalmologist) who couldn't pass either of the two national boards for his specialty. Rather than try again, he ran an end around by making his own specialty board run by him and his family members! Shockingly, he passed his own board examination .

So who are you gonna trust?

 

[panteragstk]

Let's get perspective on this. Fauci was one of the top medical students in the nation when he graduated in the 60s and pursued internal medicine with a subspecialty in infectious disease. He was so highly regarded that the public health service recruited him to the NIH and prevented him from being subject to the draft for Vietnam. Those few like him were called the yellow berets. He has had a long and highly productive career including being in charge of one of the institutes of the NIH (allergy and infectious disease) and played a large part in directing the AIDS research effort in the 80s.

Rand Paul is an MD (an ophthalmologist) who couldn't pass either of the two national boards for his specialty. Rather than try again, he ran an end around by making his own specialty board run by him and his family members! Shockingly, he passed his own board examination .

So who are you gonna trust?

Holy sh!t

 

[Swerd]

Let's get perspective on this. Fauci was one of the top medical students in the nation when he graduated in the 60s and pursued internal medicine with a subspecialty in infectious disease. He was so highly regarded that the public health service recruited him to the NIH and prevented him from being subject to the draft for Vietnam. Those few like him were called the yellow berets. He has had a long and highly productive career including being in charge of one of the institutes of the NIH (allergy and infectious disease) and played a large part in directing the AIDS research effort in the 80s.

Rand Paul is an MD (an ophthalmologist) who couldn't pass either of the two national boards for his specialty. Rather than try again, he ran an end around by making his own specialty board run by him and his family members! Shockingly, he passed his own board examination .

So who are you gonna trust?

To add to what Dan said. The subject of various GOP senators trying to instigate false charges against Anthony Fauci has been discussed before on this thread. Those efforts of Cruz, Paul, Rubio, and others have been thoroughly debunked as completely false. They are nothing more than cynical GOP senators trying to get campaign contributions from a few well-heeled right-wing patrons.

See post #4,902 for more about Rand Paul's so called medical qualifications:

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Unfortunately, even an impressive formal education is not a guarantee of a high level of capability in actual practice. Some physicians are antivaxers. I have worked with MSEEs who thought there were audible differences in high end audio cables. It happens. Especially when you allow your...

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Also see post #6,509 for more about debunking the false claims against Fauci:

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Alphabet soup! ;)

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[Swerd]

Vaccine mandates work!

The Washington Post cites these numbers:
Among 3.5 million federal government employees, 92% have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose. Compare that to the overall USA numbers: 74% of Americans ≥5 years old have had at least one dose and 63% are fully vaccinated.

Among the federal departments, the numbers range from the Dept. of Agriculture's 86.1%. to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s 97.8%. The Dept. of Defense (both civilian and active duty military) has 93.4% with at least one dose.

This compares favorably with the mandated childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, 91.6% for children born in 2017-2018.

Tyson Foods set a Nov. 1 deadline and reported over 96% uptake.

At the same time, a vocal minority have refused to obey mandates. In Chicago, 35 police and 26 Fire Department workers have been put on no-pay status and sent home for refusing to report their vaccination status. About 23% of the city’s first responders are not fully vaccinated, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Some 600 Google employees have signed a document calling on the company to rethink a vaccine mandate for its 150,000 workers.

CNN reports:
In New York City, as of last Thursday, 92% of the city's total workforce – including members of the NYC Dept. of Education and NYC Health & Hospitals – had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine while 18,600 city municipal members were still not vaccinated. The Fire Dept. of New York's EMS workers are 90% vaccinated, while the overall rate for the FDNY (including firefighters, EMS, and civilian workers) is 84%, based on data released by the mayor's office.

 

[Mr._Clark]

At the same time, a vocal minority have refused to obey mandates. In Chicago, 35 police and 26 Fire Department workers have been put on no-pay status and sent home for refusing to report their vaccination status. About 23% of the city’s first responders are not fully vaccinated, the Chicago Tribune reported.

. . .

CNN reports:
In New York City, as of last Thursday, 92% of the city's total workforce – including members of the NYC Dept. of Education and NYC Health & Hospitals – had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine while 18,600 city municipal members were still not vaccinated. The Fire Dept. of New York's EMS workers are 90% vaccinated, while the overall rate for the FDNY (including firefighters, EMS, and civilian workers) is 84%, based on data released by the mayor's office.

I do not understand the lower vaccinated rates of first responders. The impact of covid is readily apparent from this graph:

The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is dedicated to remembering all law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty.

www.odmp.org

Here's an article on the topic

>>>Vaccination rates among first responders continue to lag behind state and national averages, even though COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for firefighters last year and police officers this year.

Even though many first responders are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccination rates among them are lagging. The Associates Press reports that first responders are some of the most hesitant to get the vaccine, despite rising death rates.<<<

COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for first responders, but many still aren't vaccinated

Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that the state is working to require that all state troopers working with the public be vaccinated.

www.wral.com

 

[davidscott]

I do not understand the lower vaccinated rates of first responders. The impact of covid is readily apparent from this graph:

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The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is dedicated to remembering all law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty.

www.odmp.org

Here's an article on the topic

>>>Vaccination rates among first responders continue to lag behind state and national averages, even though COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for firefighters last year and police officers this year.

Even though many first responders are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccination rates among them are lagging. The Associates Press reports that first responders are some of the most hesitant to get the vaccine, despite rising death rates.<<<

COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for first responders, but many still aren't vaccinated

Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that the state is working to require that all state troopers working with the public be vaccinated.

www.wral.com

Just so sad that a vaccine has become so polarized.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I do not understand the lower vaccinated rates of first responders. The impact of covid is readily apparent from this graph:
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They are on the front line that see all the effects of covid going to hospitals full to the brim by those patients. Yes, most curious.

 

[TLS Guy]

It is hard at the moment to separate the noise from hard facts.

There seems to be community spread in Scotland and Portugal unfortunately.

The WHO said today, that this variant represents a very high global risk. They stated that this variant seems to escape the immune system. At the moment I can not find on what basis they have made that claim.

I think the best advice, is to stay calm and limit human to human interaction as much as possible at this time. Make sure your vaccination status is as high as possible and mask up.

I don't think there can be any further advice apart from that until we have more hard facts to look at.

In view of events of the last two years, it is bound to worry thinking individuals. However worry solves nothing. Just take prudent steps on what we know now, be prepared to take further steps as hard information becomes available.

 

[highfigh]

It is hard at the moment to separate the noise from hard facts.

There seems to be community spread in Scotland and Portugal unfortunately.

The WHO said today, that this variant represents a very high global risk. They stated that this variant seems to escape the immune system. At the moment I can not find on what basis they have made that claim.

I think the best advice, is to stay calm and limit human to human interaction as much as possible at this time. Make sure your vaccination status is as high as possible and mask up.

I don't think there can be any further advice apart from that until we have more hard facts to look at.

In view of events of the last two years, it is bound to worry thinking individuals. However worry solves nothing. Just take prudent steps on what we know now, be prepared to take further steps as hard information becomes available.

I have seen reports that showed the Omicron variant is highly contagious, but the cases aren't severe. Any light to shine on that?

 

[TLS Guy]

I have seen reports that showed the Omicron variant is highly contagious, but the cases aren't severe. Any light to shine on that?

In medicine that is called anecdotal data, which is well known to be the most unreliable. Do not put a lot of faith in those reports at present.

 

[Mr._Clark]

Brazil, Japan, and France have reported omicron cases. It's hard to see how it could be contained at this point.

>>>Brazil, which has recorded a staggering total of more than 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, reported finding the variant in two travelers returning from South Africa — the first known omicron cases in Latin America. The travelers were tested on Nov. 25, authorities said.

Japan announced its first case, too, on the same day the country put a ban on all foreign visitors into effect. The patient was identified as a Namibian diplomat who had recently arrived from his homeland.

France likewise recorded its first case, in the far-flung island territory of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Authorities said the patient was a man who had returned to Reunion from South Africa and Mozambique on Nov. 20.<<<

Brazil and Japan report first cases of the omicron variant

Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm.

apnews.com

 

[cpp]

Its only a matter of time before Omicron shows up " officially" in the US. And I would bet Fla will be the first spot, as the state has been wide open to all travel.