Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #90

[margarita25]

But, Margarita do you have any idea why someone would do that? Someone who was trained in all the right ways, would somehow ignore his training and do this?

Serious psychiatric issues, imo. Way over my head.

 

[acutename]

Thank you again all, you are so incredibly kind and you are really helping me to feel a little less scared.

I am not sure what type of test I had, it’s the routine one offered at the walk in testing centres here. It’s a single swab in the throat and nose. I took the test on the 30th December at 7pm, so my result took just over 24 hours to come back.

this?:
More rapid COVID-19 tests to be rolled out across England

 

[Marysmith]

I don't know if this will help @shadowdancer.
A neighbor has Covid as well, ..and diabetes. Because I've read that so many people have Vitamin D deficiency, Vitamin D being possibly crucial for recovery in Covid patients, I advised her to take extra supplements (though not more than 4000 IU) as well as zinc and melatonin. She has, and is feeling much better.
No idea if this contributed, though my daughter, a nurse on the frontlines, has also told me to take these supplements.
Perhaps @Marysmith ( I hope you too will recover quickly without adverse effects) can advise.

Yes - I agree about the Vitamin D for sure! And have read similar about zinc and melatonin. I should pick up some melatonin as well! Thank you whitelilac!

 

[acutename]

Also, yes my email did say I will be contacted for contact tracing. I have no idea where I may have caught it as I have been so careful.

maybe think about ordering some food supplies and cold meds if you have not stocked up....
not sure if the UK provides you with anything. we know that some authorities help arrange for deliveries and such. The tea-and-hot-water-bottle person was right- you should try to get some rest too, but I would probably be restless if I were you.

 

[Marysmith]

Also I’ve heard that a baby Aspirin (so 80 to 81 mg of acetylsalic acid) could be beneficial as well - this was from a Physician and it makes sense as blood clots are a side effect for some.

 

[Gibbo214]

I don't know if this will help @shadowdancer.
A neighbor has Covid as well, ..and diabetes. Because I've read that so many people have Vitamin D deficiency, Vitamin D being possibly crucial for recovery in Covid patients, I advised her to take extra supplements (though not more than 4000 IU) as well as zinc and melatonin. She has, and is feeling much better.
No idea if this contributed, though my daughter, a nurse on the frontlines, has also told me to take these supplements.
Perhaps @Marysmith ( I hope you too will recover quickly without adverse effects) can advise.

Vitamin D also helps with elderly dry, itchy skin and makes it less likely to be fragile to easy bruising and slow healing wounds on lower extremities with not so good blood supply or venous return.

 

[shadowdancer]

I don't know if this will help @shadowdancer.
A neighbor has Covid as well, ..and diabetes. Because I've read that so many people have Vitamin D deficiency, Vitamin D being possibly crucial for recovery in Covid patients, I advised her to take extra supplements (though not more than 4000 IU) as well as zinc and melatonin. She has, and is feeling much better.
No idea if this contributed, though my daughter, a nurse on the frontlines, has also told me to take these supplements.
Perhaps @Marysmith ( I hope you too will recover quickly without adverse effects) can advise.

I have been taking vitamin D3 since April so hopefully my levels of that are good. I will look online to buy the other supplements you mentioned as I want to take anything that may help.

 

[acutename]

Also, yes my email did say I will be contacted for contact tracing. I have no idea where I may have caught it as I have been so careful.

UK help if you are self isolating:

NHS Test and Trace: how it works

 

[shadowdancer]

this?:
More rapid COVID-19 tests to be rolled out across England

Not sure, my local authority is not on the list there..

 

[MimosaMornings]

'We were canceled by the liberal media': Inside the shutdown of pandemic party app Vybe Together — Los Angeles Times

“Vybe Together, in its brief life available to NYC and Miami residents, joined a coterie of ticketing sites like Eventbrite and social media platforms that, wittingly or not, have facilitated the kinds of influencer mansion parties, hip-hop shows and raves that city officials believe contributed to the latest deadly surge. Vybe Together was built before COVID-19 but, more than most others, wore its outlaw intention openly as the disease surged.

As of Friday, just before New Year's Eve, the app — which allowed users to host and market gatherings to chosen applicants and framed indoor private parties as a way to “get your rebel on” — was no longer available on any major app platform, and TikTok canceled its account.”

Apple pulls iPhone app promoting secret parties during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

[mickey2942]

The positivity rate of our clinic COVID tests today was over 60%.

I wonder if that is because so few were positive before Christmas. A lot of people were having tests done before travel. I talked to a lot of positive asymptomatic folks about a week ago.

Now, are these folks already sick from Christmas visiting? The 60% positive?

 

[acutename]

downside of antibody treatments:

Why new coronavirus variants 'suddenly arose' in the U.K. and South Africa

 

[margarita25]

 

[IceIce9]

I have been taking vitamin D3 since April so hopefully my levels of that are good. I will look online to buy the other supplements you mentioned as I want to take anything that may help.

We have been recommending Zinc, Vitamin C snd vitamin D since the beginning of COVID. I have heard quite a few doctors and scientists recommend the same.

One of my friends is a senior scientist at Pfizer and he recommends drinking cold pressed juice every day, preferably a combination of fruits and vegetables.

As always, discuss dietary and vitamin concerns with your healthcare provider.

 

[acutename]

I wonder if that is because so few were positive before Christmas. A lot of people were having tests done before travel. I talked to a lot of positive asymptomatic folks about a week ago.

Now, are these folks already sick from Christmas visiting? The 60% positive?

the epidemiologists say if you have more than a 10% positivity rate, you are missing lots of cases and not doing enough testing.... one source here says under 5%... not sure how controversial that number is. The testing is supposed to be "the tip of the ice berg," not the whole population:

www.jhsph.edu › covid-19 › articles › covid-19-testing...
BY David Dowdy and Gypsyamber D'Souza | AUGUST 10, 2020 ... Public health officials rely on the results to track the state of the ... The percent positive will be high if the number of positive tests is too high, or if the number ... Because a high percentage of positive tests suggests high coronavirus infection rates (due to high ...

Is Your State Doing Enough Coronavirus Testing? - The New ...
www.nytimes.com › interactive › coronavirus-testing
The number of daily coronavirus tests conducted in the United States is only 52 ... which can lead to higher reported test numbers and lower positivity rates. ... an additional 10 people for any symptomatic person who tests positive for the virus.

 

[acutename]

Not sure, my local authority is not on the list there..

maybe you need to call your dr or clinic or whatever tomorrow to see if they want you to get any early treatment.... I know that here they were initially saying isolate at home and only try to get treatment if you got severe symptoms, but then they started to say seek early treatment for better results...

 

[whitelilac]

Well.... interesting research
UK variant linked to high viral loads, Neanderthal gene offers protection

Neanderthal gene protects against COVID-19

A specific form of a protein passed down from Neanderthals protects against severe COVID-19, and medications that boost levels of this protein could potentially help treat the disease, according to a study reported on medRxiv on Thursday ahead of peer review. The protein, called OAS1, is involved in the body's response to viruses. People with higher levels of the Neanderthal-related form of OAS1 are less susceptible to COVID-19, and if they do become infected, they are at lower risk for hospitalization, intubation and death, the researchers found.
UK variant linked to high viral loads, Neanderthal gene offers protection

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I have just received my positive Covid-19 test result via email. It was a test I took just as a precaution and fully expected to come back negative. I have a medical condition that makes me vulnerable and it’s the early hours of the morning here in the UK so I can’t talk to anyone about it.

Just feeling scared and alone right now.

So sorry to hear that you have contracted it, and hopeful that your case will be very mild.

 

[10ofRods]

Omg. Do these people think it’s funny or something to expose others?

Especially their own family?

To be that careless with other people’s lives and knowingly conceal they were positive.

They would become my exlaws because I could not trust them with my child.

Sadly, I think that SO many people think this is "no big deal" or that "I don't feel that sick, so I can't be contagious."

The second thing is something many of us were taught. ("You're not that sick! You're going to school!")

It starts there. Then, they think their own "hygiene" is enough (don't get me started...you can wash your groceries and tables all you want but...COVID is passed through BREATHING...which apparently everyone does!)

Beyond that, I don't get it. While it's true that I feel I'm protecting myself by not being with daughters and grandkids this year, I am seriously unable to contemplate how I'd feel if ANYONE got Covid because of me!!.

Well, I can add to that...people are sometimes uneducated and/or unable to think. They truly do not understand what a virus is (and barely understand what "germ" means). They may know it's "airborne" but don't understand that it's airborne because it replicates in the LUNGS!

People are more apt to clean their bathrooms so that they don't have mold or other gross stuff, apparently, or to worry about how their breath smells.

Somehow, they are incapable of realizing that they could be transmitting something invisible (via breathing or talking) to their loved ones. Or they listen to propaganda and think it all comes down to "courage" and "fitness." YIKES. Can you imagine not caring about your more vulnerable family because "only the strong survive"?

(That's not even how modern evolutionary theory works).

 

[10ofRods]

FACT. 493 Deaths for Covid in the population of 3.46 million people in San Diego, California.
FACT. This equates to .0009%.
FACT. All restaurants, including mine are shut down.
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I call B.S.

You have 1492 deaths. I'm not sure where you're getting your figures.

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As of yesterday, Dec 30, San Diego county had 1472 total deaths (about 3.5X more than you're stating).

And then, your math is really really questionable. First, only 152,000 San Diego County residents have had Covid! That's good!

But it's only because San Diego took measures to repress and mitigate it.

Of the San Diegans who got COVID, about 1% died!!! Not .0009%

Can you imagine if everyone in your area got COVID? I hope so - because that's where we might be going.

Still, it's true that 1% is a far better number than in South Dakota or North Dakota or my county or the USA as a whole. Yay. But it's only because San Diego has shut down and been sensible

Let's go further. You have 3.3 million people, mostly pretty well-off, and hardly anyone has gotten COVID - yet.

Where's the B.S. in that? No one who studies disease seriously looks at the total available population as a first measure of analysis. We look at how many positive cases and then, how many die (given the medical system in the area).

Once again, SDCounty is lucky - it's had only 152,000 cases. California has had it easy. Take a look at UK or New Jersey. But it means that with 3.3 million people, you have a long, long way to go before this disease rips through your whole population.

1% mortality is great, though. SD did a lot to protect its hospitals and care homes - it shows. But to me, if 1% of my friends and family and students and acquaintances and medical providers...die...that's way too many. That's not B.S.