No. It wont if its more of an asthma/RADs picture.
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
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No. It wont if its more of an asthma/RADs picture.
RADs?
Reactive Airway Disease. D’oh! So their lung function is ok at baseline but deteriorates after certain triggers. Gotcha.
Yep. Like typical asthma.
That’s interesting. I’m sure I read that bronchocontriction isn’t a feature of acute covid infection. So this asthma like picture is purely post-viral?
I have seen a couple of COPD patients with acute bronchoconstriction but typically no.
Yes this asthma picture is post-viral. Not uncommon to see post viral asthma type picture, in many viral illness. At least in my experience.
Booked a drive through PCR test for tomorrow. I don't have any of the traditional three symptoms (cough, fever, loss of smell/taste) but do have what feels like a heavy cold. From looking around I see that for the vaccinated that appears to be what symptoms present themselves as. Done a lateral flow that came back negative but considering I'm have a pretty busy week of being in the office and social stuff I figured better safe than sorry.
The traditional three symptoms don’t seem to be necessary for delta, which seems to often present like a heavy cold. Or even hayfever. You’re definitely doing the right thing.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0809/1239934-marburg-disease-africa/
Bloody bats man, they will be the death of humanity
Bloody bats man, they will be the death of humanity
Heil Wibble.
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Nearly but even I accept that holding people down and sticking the needle in is perhaps a step too far much thought it sounds great in principal.
Never diagnosed with covid but had symptoms early 2020 when testing was not prevalent. Was also on the plane that is believed to have brought the cases from Austria to Germany
Been feeling these symptoms for the last year or so - not sure if it’s long form covid or the downsides of hitting 30
Government refuses to reveal how many times contact tracing turned off on Covid app
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...times-contact-tracing-turned-off-on-covid-app
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...times-contact-tracing-turned-off-on-covid-app
If you have in fact had the virus, you could be eligible for a covid passport if you have those in your home country. Maybe request a test for antibodies? Unless you are fully vaccinated of course.
How is that even possible ffs
Surge in cases among children in all states in the US now, according to weekly reports from American Academy and Pediatrics (AAP) and Children's Hospital Association (CHA).
I’m assuming this is because a lot of adults are vaccinated. You’d expect the proportion of kids getting sick to increase in that scenario.
Kids and covid seems to be the most politicised issue in the US right now. So it’s hard to see the wood for the trees. There also seems to be a big overlap with RSV admissions, which is muddying the waters a bit.
I’m sure @mav_9me know more about this than me though.
Maybe but that sort of defeatist talk stopped most countries even trying to.even seriously suppress covid, much less eliminate, which in turn directly resulted in the variants of concern.
I don’t think it’s defeatist. More pragmatic. Instead of putting life on hold pending an unattainable goal we need to immediately start preparing for a future where the virus is endemic. Particularly relevant in Australia right now.
Of course it’s mythical. I hadn’t realised the idea of herd immunity was still a thing. We’re 17 months in now and nutters are still talking about this as a possibility?
Let’s hope the idea dies a death asap.
Let’s hope the idea dies a death asap.
I don't think we should lockdown until we do, or fail to, reach HIT and it will certainly have to be managed as if we won't, at least initially. However, the aim should remain and be pushed hard for this and all major diseases.
Israel up to 6k cases/day now. Which is depressing as hell. Boosters seem to be helping though.
Any data available on ITU admissions/severe illness and comparisons vs previous peaks in terms of infections? Wonder if this is down to neutralising antibodies diminishing faster with their dosing interval between the two mRNA doses (compared to the uk).
It would be useful if their booster vaccination programme has the same speed and breadth as their previous national drive and if we can get some useful data on how a booster performs against delta.
Is that data much use to us if we don’t know how many end up in hospital? I wouldn’t get too depressed without knowing that first.
From what I can see hospitalisations are on the increase but not at the same rate as previous waves (as you’d expect)
I would be surprised if dosing interval is an issue but you can’t rule it out. It just seems unlikely to me that pushing the second dose out by a few weeks would have much of an effect.
The most likely scenario is that we’re seeing here what we’re seeing everywhere. Reduced vaccine efficacy vs delta. Only this time in a country had such low numbers that they had completely let their guard down by the time delta arrived on the scene. Packed out night clubs, bars etc which hasn’t happened much in the UK despite “freedom day”.
They’ve been firing boosters out just as quick as they did the initial vaccines. Half a million + already.
EDIT: Quick google reveals hospitalisation numbers doubling every 10 days.
The evidence is pointing towards it affecting children now because they obviously aren’t vaccinated. Half of his are under 2 then 5 - 10.
It’s going to be a ahitshow when schools start again
"CD24 is a small protein that is anchored to the membrane of the cells and it serves many functions including regulating the mechanism responsible for the cytokine storm. Arber stressed that their treatment, EXO-CD24, does not affect the immune system as a whole, but only targets this specific mechanism, helping find again its correct balance."
https://www.jpost.com/health-scienc...-new-israeli-drug-discharged-in-5-days-675961
https://www.jpost.com/health-scienc...-new-israeli-drug-discharged-in-5-days-675961
Actually I don't. The kids thing is kind of caught in the middle. I obviously follow a bunch of people on Twitter. Half make it a big deal like above, other half point out kids are still doing fine. Like that thing with 20% of hospitalizations being kids. Duh!! Kids are not vaccinated.
My son is 10 y/o and I'm relocating to Florida. Worried for him in school. Not much I can do now.
My 14 year old niece has tested positive after going back to school in Atlanta, GA a week ago. Apparently 800 kids have been infected over 3 GA school districts in the week since they went back
My friends teenage son and a few of his friends have tested positive and he’s quite sick.
We start back next Tuesday, and I am very worried about this happening.
2400 people in the building. No mask mandate. No way to maintain social distancing. Maybe only 1/4 or 1/5 of us vaccinated.
I hope the come through okay
Results back negative, just a normal cold thank god, means we can get our dishwasher installed this weekend so I don't have to go another week doing it the 'acoustic' way.
Very good
I can see why you’re worried. It’s inevitable.We start back next Tuesday, and I am very worried about this happening.
2400 people in the building. No mask mandate. No way to maintain social distancing. Maybe only 1/4 or 1/5 of us vaccinated.
I hope the come through okay
Hope they all get well soon!
Holy shit. That seems insanely low. Is this because most of them are young children?