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I am not surprised at this result. It follows the letter that the AG sent on the same subject. TY for posting.
Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #63
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I am not surprised at this result. It follows the letter that the AG sent on the same subject. TY for posting.
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Please see my response earlier, 4 posts back.
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Useful info. TY for posting this.
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Coronavirus death rate falling in hospitals
This is big news IMO.
"Coronavirus patients in hospital in England are dying at a slower rate now than they were at the peak of the epidemic, analysis suggests.
University of Oxford researchers found the proportion of coronavirus patients dying each day in England fell from 6% to 1.5% between April and June.
Improvements in treatments, changes in the patient population and seasonal effects could all play a role.
The data emerged as the government prepares to ease lockdown restrictions.
Around the height of the outbreak, on 8 April, there were 15,468 people in hospital in England with coronavirus of whom 899 died (6%).
By 21 June there were 2,698 hospitalised coronavirus patients, 30 of whom died (1%), according to the most recent data compiled University of Oxford's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Hospital case fatality is a measure used since the beginning of the outbreak, providing consistent figures and enabling researchers to look for trends.
Covid death rate in hospitals
% of total hospitalised coronavirus patient population dying per day
Source: University of Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
While both the number of people in hospital and the number of hospitalised people dying are falling, deaths are falling at a faster rate.
The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is halving every 29 days, while deaths are halving every 16 days.
Prof Carl Heneghan, who carried out the analysis, said the pattern of falling death rates in hospitals was also being seen in other countries, including Italy,
"We should be investigating what's changed," he said.
"It's a radically different disease we're looking at if the death rate is 1% rather than 6%".
He said that translated to a difference of 500 deaths a day in April when the disease was at its height.
"This is an encouraging trend but one that needs more work to understand the cause," his co-author Jason Oke said.
Although the researchers were unable to determine exactly what was behind the trend, they put forward a number of reasons.
Better treatment
One is that, as more is understood about the disease, healthcare staff have been better able to treat it using existing drugs, even without any major breakthrough in new treatments.
For example, doctors are now primed to expect patients with blood clotting and overactive immune responses, whereas in the early days they were looking to treat the symptoms of what was seen as primarily a respiratory disease.
And in critical care patients, the common steroid dexamethasone is now being used to dampen down the out-of-control immune reactions that can cause organ damage.
This is likely to be a key factor, but is unlikely to completely explain the falling death rate, according to Prof Heneghan.
More at link.
I hope you find similar happening regarding the US death rate.
This is big news IMO.
"Coronavirus patients in hospital in England are dying at a slower rate now than they were at the peak of the epidemic, analysis suggests.
University of Oxford researchers found the proportion of coronavirus patients dying each day in England fell from 6% to 1.5% between April and June.
Improvements in treatments, changes in the patient population and seasonal effects could all play a role.
The data emerged as the government prepares to ease lockdown restrictions.
Around the height of the outbreak, on 8 April, there were 15,468 people in hospital in England with coronavirus of whom 899 died (6%).
By 21 June there were 2,698 hospitalised coronavirus patients, 30 of whom died (1%), according to the most recent data compiled University of Oxford's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Hospital case fatality is a measure used since the beginning of the outbreak, providing consistent figures and enabling researchers to look for trends.
Covid death rate in hospitals
% of total hospitalised coronavirus patient population dying per day
Source: University of Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
While both the number of people in hospital and the number of hospitalised people dying are falling, deaths are falling at a faster rate.
The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is halving every 29 days, while deaths are halving every 16 days.
Prof Carl Heneghan, who carried out the analysis, said the pattern of falling death rates in hospitals was also being seen in other countries, including Italy,
"We should be investigating what's changed," he said.
"It's a radically different disease we're looking at if the death rate is 1% rather than 6%".
He said that translated to a difference of 500 deaths a day in April when the disease was at its height.
"This is an encouraging trend but one that needs more work to understand the cause," his co-author Jason Oke said.
Although the researchers were unable to determine exactly what was behind the trend, they put forward a number of reasons.
Better treatment
One is that, as more is understood about the disease, healthcare staff have been better able to treat it using existing drugs, even without any major breakthrough in new treatments.
For example, doctors are now primed to expect patients with blood clotting and overactive immune responses, whereas in the early days they were looking to treat the symptoms of what was seen as primarily a respiratory disease.
And in critical care patients, the common steroid dexamethasone is now being used to dampen down the out-of-control immune reactions that can cause organ damage.
This is likely to be a key factor, but is unlikely to completely explain the falling death rate, according to Prof Heneghan.
- Third of patients develop dangerous blood clots
- 'Baffling' observations from the front line
- Cytokine storms- When the body attacks itself - BBC Future
More at link.
I hope you find similar happening regarding the US death rate.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/21/nation/dangerous-shortages-protective-gear-persist-mass-hospitals-clinicians-say
More at link
‘It’s like pulling teeth’: There’s still a PPE shortage — and a second wave could send medical workers into crisis mode - The Boston Globe
Even as the rate of new coronavirus cases has ebbed across Massachusetts, medical workers say they still face shortages of gear to protect themselves, their families, and their patients. Many are taking matters into their own hands, while worrying that a second wave of infections, which some experts consider likely, would again send them into crisis mode.
“There truly was a supply chain crisis in March. ... But that was March and this is June, and me and my co-workers are still working in substandard equipment that we’re using multiple times that were supposed to be used only once,” said Jillian Brelsford, a nurse at Cambridge Health Alliance, where she says colleagues must wear face masks designed for single use for five shifts before receiving a new one. “Our health and safety and lives have been made expendable.”
More at link
‘It’s like pulling teeth’: There’s still a PPE shortage — and a second wave could send medical workers into crisis mode - The Boston Globe
Even as the rate of new coronavirus cases has ebbed across Massachusetts, medical workers say they still face shortages of gear to protect themselves, their families, and their patients. Many are taking matters into their own hands, while worrying that a second wave of infections, which some experts consider likely, would again send them into crisis mode.
“There truly was a supply chain crisis in March. ... But that was March and this is June, and me and my co-workers are still working in substandard equipment that we’re using multiple times that were supposed to be used only once,” said Jillian Brelsford, a nurse at Cambridge Health Alliance, where she says colleagues must wear face masks designed for single use for five shifts before receiving a new one. “Our health and safety and lives have been made expendable.”
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It is heartbreaking how this is affecting people in what are most likely their final years. My parents cancelled three small holidays this year and are patiently waiting to see what options they may have later in the year. They have not left home since 5th March. Not that they wanted to, but there would be nowhere to go anyway. Hotels restaurants and bars yet to open here.
My mum's biggest fear was ending up in a hospital in conditions like those she saw on the TV from Italy.
They have as always made the most of it. They have wine and food delivered, and sit on their patio doing what they've done for 50+ years together.
My heart aches for them tho. And when I see thousands cramming our beaches, I feel so angry that their ignorance and selfishness may push things back for my parents.
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Jobbie Nooner parties on despite pandemic: 'We're allowed to be out'
Here in Michigan we have our own morons: the jobbie nooner boat party draws between 10000 and 100,000. It is obvious from reading the article that these idiots
could care less about anything but partying on-- The one covidiot said "we're allowed to be out"--- yeah, honey but just because you can does not mean you should. You might want to check out the comments in the article. Most decent people are really po' d at the selfishness of these covidiots.
Here in Michigan we have our own morons: the jobbie nooner boat party draws between 10000 and 100,000. It is obvious from reading the article that these idiots
could care less about anything but partying on-- The one covidiot said "we're allowed to be out"--- yeah, honey but just because you can does not mean you should. You might want to check out the comments in the article. Most decent people are really po' d at the selfishness of these covidiots.
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Our priest was only going to close our parish for the week after exposure based on the heath dept's recommendation. They were insisting the person wasn't contagious because they didn't get a fever till next morning. I told him we really needed to close down for 2 full weeks. He just sent out the new schedule this morning and he'd changed it to 2 weeks. He doesn't listen to me. I'm not an expert. But everything I have told him since this early spring has come true. And the sick man just so happened to sit in front of the family who never wears a mask and aren't the least bit concerned about spreading a virus.
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Sweden in Context
90% of its COVID-19 deaths were over 70, with the majority having two or more comorbidities.
48% of its COVID-19 deaths were in care homes and 26% were of individuals that were receiving at-home help.
The age group with the most COVID-19 deaths is 80-89 years (41%), followed by the 90+ years (26%). The average life expectancy at birth in Sweden is 81 for men and 85 for women.
There are approximately 90,000 deaths each year in Sweden. 88,822 people died there in 2019 – the lowest number of deaths in a single year since 1977. Sweden’s 2018-19 was reported to have been less intense than the five previous flu seasons there.
85% of its COVID-19 deaths had at least one reported pre-existing condition.
Only 1 of its COVID-19 deaths was under the age of 20 despite compulsory schooling never being closed.
Of the under-70 group, 42% had 2 to 4 reported comorbidities, 26% had 1 reported comorbidity, and 32% had 0 reported comorbidities. So deaths under the age of 70 with no reported comorbidities represent just 3% of total Sweden’s COVID-19 deaths.
Swedish Covid-19 mortality in perspective
90% of its COVID-19 deaths were over 70, with the majority having two or more comorbidities.
48% of its COVID-19 deaths were in care homes and 26% were of individuals that were receiving at-home help.
The age group with the most COVID-19 deaths is 80-89 years (41%), followed by the 90+ years (26%). The average life expectancy at birth in Sweden is 81 for men and 85 for women.
There are approximately 90,000 deaths each year in Sweden. 88,822 people died there in 2019 – the lowest number of deaths in a single year since 1977. Sweden’s 2018-19 was reported to have been less intense than the five previous flu seasons there.
85% of its COVID-19 deaths had at least one reported pre-existing condition.
Only 1 of its COVID-19 deaths was under the age of 20 despite compulsory schooling never being closed.
Of the under-70 group, 42% had 2 to 4 reported comorbidities, 26% had 1 reported comorbidity, and 32% had 0 reported comorbidities. So deaths under the age of 70 with no reported comorbidities represent just 3% of total Sweden’s COVID-19 deaths.
Swedish Covid-19 mortality in perspective
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We have incredibly strict rules for communion. There is no getting around them like mentioned above. None. No alternate prayers, no alternate substance. And our metropolitan was saying the priests could only come to someone's house if they were very ill. They were forbidden to bring anyone else communion. But if someone is incredibly ill they go to the hospital and the hospital wasn't allowing priests in. So it was effectively cutting people off. In fact in many circumstances absolution is offered for confession over the phone. In this case we were told that NO absolution would now be offered over the phone even though no one could go to church for months. So basically all the normal out of the ordinary means had been in effect totally cut off.
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Dr Campbell did an interview with a Swedish doctor. He said most of these deaths were because they wouldn't admit any older people to the hospital and they were refusing to give oxygen to people with any preexisting condition. That he was pleading to get them to just give oxygen to people, not ventilators, and many would live with just supplemental oxygen. Doesn't everyone over 70 have a comorbidity? I've had one since my 30's for sure.
I honestly hate these listings of comorbidities like it's supposed to explain away and justify a death. "They had a preexisting condition, right?" "Yeah, well so do you. Your waist line IS your preexisting condition."
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COVID-19 “New Deaths” Yesterday as presenter by Worldometer
Massachusetts - 50 (7.2 per 1 million people)
Arizona - 45 (6.2 per 1 million people)
New York - 48 (5.7 per 1 million people)
New Jersey - 45 (5.0 per 1 million people)
Connecticut - 9 (2.5 per 1 million people)
Georgia - 25 (2.4 per 1 million people)
Pennsylvania- 24 (1.9 per 1 million people)
Florida - 37 (1.7 per 1 million people)
Texas - 33 (1.2 per 1 million people)
South Carolina - 1 (0.2 per 1 million people)
United States Coronavirus: 2,553,686 Cases and 127,649 Deaths - Worldometer
Massachusetts - 50 (7.2 per 1 million people)
Arizona - 45 (6.2 per 1 million people)
New York - 48 (5.7 per 1 million people)
New Jersey - 45 (5.0 per 1 million people)
Connecticut - 9 (2.5 per 1 million people)
Georgia - 25 (2.4 per 1 million people)
Pennsylvania- 24 (1.9 per 1 million people)
Florida - 37 (1.7 per 1 million people)
Texas - 33 (1.2 per 1 million people)
South Carolina - 1 (0.2 per 1 million people)
United States Coronavirus: 2,553,686 Cases and 127,649 Deaths - Worldometer
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3 die in New Mexico from drinking hand sanitizer
Santa Fe, N.M. – Three people have died, three others are in critical condition and one person is permanently blind after apparently drinking hand sanitizer that contained methanol, New Mexico health officials said Friday.
The state Department of Health said the cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, with the first coming in early May. The other cases occurred since May 29...
Santa Fe, N.M. – Three people have died, three others are in critical condition and one person is permanently blind after apparently drinking hand sanitizer that contained methanol, New Mexico health officials said Friday.
The state Department of Health said the cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, with the first coming in early May. The other cases occurred since May 29...
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Vietnam's British patient: 'I'd be dead in any other country'
I find these individual real life stories interesting. I hope Stephen makes a full recovery and gets home to Scotland as planned next month. Vietnam did a fab job in taking care of him.
I find these individual real life stories interesting. I hope Stephen makes a full recovery and gets home to Scotland as planned next month. Vietnam did a fab job in taking care of him.
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Interesting that as a society we generally accept the reality that obesity takes years off one’s life by making him or her more likely to have heart/cardiovascular disease, diabetes, disabilities, depression, etc., yet there are such strong reactions against the reality showing that those who are obese and/or have cardiovascular disease or diabetes are much much more likely to be threatened by COVID-19 than those with a healthy weight and without cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
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From the article -
The health department couldn’t immediately say what the circumstances were in the recent cases, but authorities have noted that within the homeless community, people with substance abuse issues have been known to use sanitizer and other products as a substitute for alcohol.
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More on the issue of people drinking sanitizer as a substitute for alcohol:
From 2012 - “So, kids are drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk. Here's everything you need to know about this hot new trend.”
14 Things You Need To Know About Drinking Hand Sanitizer
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“An analysis by Georgia’s Poison Control Center revealed that between the years of 2010 and 2015, the number of phone calls regarding the ingestion of hand sanitizer rose by 400%. ”
“The danger doesn’t just lie in the accidental ingestion by young children. A quick YouTube search will reveal a number of videos of teenagers getting drunk on hand sanitizer. It is cheap, widely available, and there is no age limit for purchase, so it has become a popular choice for those not of legal drinking age.”
Drinking Hand Sanitizer Met with Life-Threatening Consequences
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“It's hard to say when drinking hand sanitizer came into vogue, but reports of its use as an intoxicant with prison inmates started surfacing around 2007. Recent trends, mainly practiced by teens, include mixing hand sanitizer with mouthwash to make a strong minty cocktail, mixing the gel with salt to separate the alcohol from the gel, and distilling the alcohol from hand sanitizer.”
Do You Know What Happens If You Try to Get Drunk on Hand Sanitizer?
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“Jan. 31, 2007 -- Hand sanitizer isn't a drink, but doctors report two cases of men who drank it for its alcohol. Both men survived, but doctors say drinking hand sanitizer could be fatal. The cases are described in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The first involved a 49-year-old prison inmate in Maryland who got drunk one night by drinking a hand sanitizer containing ethyl alcohol.
Other inmates and prison staff reportedly saw the man drink from a gallon of the sanitizer over the course of an evening, write Suzanne Doyon, MD, and Christopher Welsh, MD.”
Don't Drink Hand Sanitizer for Alcohol
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Morrison Signals Australian Borders May Be Closed Until Mid-2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison signaled that Australia’s borders may remain closed to most international visitors until the middle of next year as the coronavirus crisis escalates across the world.
Morrison was asked whether he shared the view of Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce that there was little chance of traveling overseas for at least 12 months.
The prime minister said he remained hopeful of forming a travel bubble with New Zealand and noted that other nations had expressed an interest in reaching arrangements given Australia’s success in largely containing the virus. “That doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be invitations we take up,” he said.
“Even if we find a vaccine, it will be some time before that’s active,” Joyce said. “So we think a prudent assumption is sometime in the middle of next year. It could be May, it could be June, it could be July, it could be later.”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison signaled that Australia’s borders may remain closed to most international visitors until the middle of next year as the coronavirus crisis escalates across the world.
Morrison was asked whether he shared the view of Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce that there was little chance of traveling overseas for at least 12 months.
The prime minister said he remained hopeful of forming a travel bubble with New Zealand and noted that other nations had expressed an interest in reaching arrangements given Australia’s success in largely containing the virus. “That doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be invitations we take up,” he said.
“Even if we find a vaccine, it will be some time before that’s active,” Joyce said. “So we think a prudent assumption is sometime in the middle of next year. It could be May, it could be June, it could be July, it could be later.”
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Great news! Good to see you BDEDH just received his COVID-19 test result: NOT DETECTED
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