on coping with C19 lockdown

[gm]

I only shout down nuts like whoever wrote that garbage after the link you shared. Trash.

[scottmitchell74]

Behind a paywall but interesting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/13/covid-pandemic-deaths-hospitalizations-overcounting/

We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations. That’s a problem.

This has been the case for years, and yet one is shouted down every time this is pointed out:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Tw9Ci2PZKZg?feature=share

[jeremyp]

The bivalent COVID-19 booster targeting BA.4/5 showed high levels of protection against COVID-19 hospitalization in older adults, an observational cohort study out of Israel showed.


According to the latest CDC dataopens in a new tab or window, 39% of individuals 65 and older in the U.S. have received a dose of Pfizer or Moderna's bivalent vaccine, which were authorized by the FDAopens in a new tab or window in late August. An earlier report by the CDCopens in a new tab or window showed a vaccine effectiveness of 73-84% against COVID-19 hospitalization in the U.S. with the bivalent boosters, though data on protection against death were not available.


https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/102679?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2023-01-18&eun=g1469753d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium = email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%202 023-01-18&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition


In the mean time….


The Elko County Board of Health is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss and consider placing a moratorium on COVID-19 and flu vaccines in the county.
The board also will consider discontinuing local advertising for COVID-19 and flu vaccines, pending “further investigation and results of the Florida Supreme Court case to investigate the wrong doing related to COVID-19 vaccines,” the agenda says.
In December, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis requested that the Florida Supreme Court convene a grand jury to investigate any possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccines and to get more information from pharmaceutical companies.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/elko-county-health-board-to-consider-banning-covid-flu-vaccines-2713830/

[NotDutra5]

Strange but I know more people who currently have the virus than at any time since the pandemic started.

[18.99s]

Behind a paywall but interesting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...-overcounting/

We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations. That’s a problem.

Like they did for excess deaths (which lined up closely with the reported COVID death statistics in the US), an analysis of excess hospitalizations compared to prior years would provide a good indicator of how many were because of COVID and not just with COVID.

[scottmitchell74]

Behind a paywall but interesting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/13/covid-pandemic-deaths-hospitalizations-overcounting/

We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations. That’s a problem.

Hmm...

Something about this sounds familiar 🤔. Where did I hear that years ago?

[jeremyp]

Behind a paywall but interesting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/13/covid-pandemic-deaths-hospitalizations-overcounting/

We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations. That’s a problem.

It will always be a problem determining what kills people who have multiple medical issues.

[NotDutra5]

Behind a paywall but interesting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/13/covid-pandemic-deaths-hospitalizations-overcounting/

We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations. That’s a problem.

[jeremyp]

And some good news....

A vaccine safety monitoring system in late November picked up a signal that the updated Pfizer coronavirus vaccine booster was possibly linked to an increased risk of strokes in people 65 and older. But a deep dive into several large databases failed to confirm the preliminary information, leading federal health officials to conclude the risk is extremely low — and probably nonexistent, those officials said Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose system detected the early signal, and the Food and Drug Administration, which also assesses vaccine safety, have decided there is no need to change the recommendation that everyone 6 months and older should stay up to date with their coronavirus vaccinations, including those 5 and older who are eligible for the updated booster,according to agency officials who discussed the situation on background.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...accine-safety/

[TN1965]

Extradited Seminole County Man Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud | USAO-MDFL | Department of Justice

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Don V. Cisternino (47, Chuluota) to eight years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal monetary transaction.

[scottmitchell74]

On the theme of coping with an endless thing.

[TN1965]

Camila Giorgi caught up in fake vaccine certificate scandal (nypost.com)

Italian tennis ace Camila Giorgi is at the center of a COVID-19 vaccine controversy, in which her family doctor alleged the athlete inquired about receiving a false certificate of proof that she received the jab.

[jeremyp]

I am happy to say that I finally have had two completely negative tests: one before the New Year and one since.

Congrats

[Halfmiler2]

After I came down with COVID at Halloween time, I had a home test that was negative over a month ago. My symptoms had ended except for a lingering sporadic cough which went away during my two weeks in warmer weather in Florida for the USATF meetings and RRM race directors conference.

This week, while getting my Multiple Myeloma checkup, the cancer center’s more accurate COVID test yielded a faint but positive test strip. They explained it that patients with compromised immune systems can need a long time to eliminate the remnants of the COVID virus from their bodies.

I doubt I am contagious at this point but taking no chances: I am skipping the Christmas Eve shindig for my wife’s extended family. My family (who all had COVID in the fall and gave immunity) and I will visit my two sisters (who also have immunity) after their other guests have less. And I will wear a mask when I venture outside although I will mostly be saying home.

We are going to try another test in a couple weeks.

I am happy to say that I finally have had two completely negative tests: one before the New Year and one since.

[gh]

Djokovic may miss more US tennis

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132205/djokovic-to-miss-two-us-events-covid-19