tigerwillow1
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I'm assuming whoever wrote the banner isn't strong in math.
Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?
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FYI -
The Math is covered started here:
( HR = 0.11 -> thus 1.0 -.11 = 0.89 -> which is the 89% .. )
btw - I've watched a number of MDs and other medical channels on this topic, and how peak prosperity has been covering it as been so much better than any of the main stream media... I also do like Dr. Been and Dr. John Campbell. Tried to get a good balance from those who are not looking to play election favorites.
They're not hiding the data, they are characterizing COVID-19 as the "new flu"
They are also doing this in the interest of politics
They are also doing this in the interest of politics
tigerwillow1
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I apologize for my sarcasm being taken seriously. "Reduced by -89%" is a double negative, meaning (to me) increased by 89%. I've always hated double negatives, and triples drive me batty.
COVID-19 sniff test
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have been testing if dogs can sniff out COVID-19, and Anna Hielm-Bjorkman has the good news: They can. With almost 100% accuracy. “A dog could easily save so, so, so many lives,” she told DW. A pilot program at the Helsinki Airport is having travelers wipe their wrists or neck with a cloth, which the trained dogs then sniff. They can identify the virus up to five days before any symptoms appear. People who test positive at the voluntary canine site are directed to the airport’s medical unit for confirmation.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have been testing if dogs can sniff out COVID-19, and Anna Hielm-Bjorkman has the good news: They can. With almost 100% accuracy. “A dog could easily save so, so, so many lives,” she told DW. A pilot program at the Helsinki Airport is having travelers wipe their wrists or neck with a cloth, which the trained dogs then sniff. They can identify the virus up to five days before any symptoms appear. People who test positive at the voluntary canine site are directed to the airport’s medical unit for confirmation.
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Yeah just being sarcastic
Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates
More hospitalized patients are surviving than early in the pandemic. Improved treatments make a big difference, but so does flattening the curve to keep hospitals from overfilling, researchers say.
www.npr.org
I don't trust those numbers, in the US with 10k hospice patients thrown into our numbers, the 10s of thousands flu patients, heart disease patients, terminally ill patients, etc., plus our Doctors get 20% bonus payment through Medicare for listing death as a Covid-19 deaths. Of course I don't trust any of the numbers out there...
Jessie.slimer
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More scare tactics
Agreed@David L even this is pre-planned, the other side wants to deter voters from voting, playing scare tactics here
Absurd
Sure right after the election we know now the following
www.cnbc.com
Immune cells are responding to Covid six months after infection, study finds
Cellular, or "T-cell," immunity against Covid-19 is likely to be present within most adults six months after primary infection, a new study said.
www.cnbc.com
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I thought the coronavirus was supposed to go away no matter who won? Apparently Indiana didn't get the memo...
25% COVID ICU use may not look like much, but it's just about as bad as it has been in this state since the beginning. All summer it hovered around 10% and is spiking alarmingly. Having just "one doubling" of capacity available is not a good place to be.
All our restrictions (except masks) have been removed in the run-up to the election to promote a sense of normalcy. It's spreading like wildfire and increased restrictions or lockdowns are a near certainty in the near future.
25% COVID ICU use may not look like much, but it's just about as bad as it has been in this state since the beginning. All summer it hovered around 10% and is spiking alarmingly. Having just "one doubling" of capacity available is not a good place to be.
All our restrictions (except masks) have been removed in the run-up to the election to promote a sense of normalcy. It's spreading like wildfire and increased restrictions or lockdowns are a near certainty in the near future.
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Vaccinate every animal? Possible?
www.wsj.com
Denmark to Cull 17 Million Mink After Coronavirus Mutation Found
Denmark’s entire population of farmed mink has been ordered culled after researchers discovered the animals harbor new mutations of the virus that threaten the effectiveness of a future vaccine, and which are now spreading to humans.
www.wsj.com
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If we had new vaccines raised against the new mutations, it would be "possible" but likely impractical. New vaccines could be developed based on the process used for human vaccines that are nearing review and approval, but the cost is pretty high, even with the lower bar used for animal vaccines. Easier just to breed some new mink.Vaccinate every animal? Possible?
Denmark to Cull 17 Million Mink After Coronavirus Mutation Found
Denmark’s entire population of farmed mink has been ordered culled after researchers discovered the animals harbor new mutations of the virus that threaten the effectiveness of a future vaccine, and which are now spreading to humans.