Maps, science, data & statistics tracking of COVID-19

[R-T-B]

Give nurses PTSD from Covid, and you reap what you sow, sadly.

Not that we had much of a choice but it is what I think is happening...

 

[the54thvoid]

This is lounge worthy. Just saying.

 

[Space Lynx]

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named Mu

Health body says Mu, or B.1.621, first identified in Colombia, has been designated as a variant of interest

www.theguardian.com

New Covid variant called Mu, breaks the vaccine somewhat from what I have read, but less transmissible than Delta.

Now if Delta and Mu have a baby... we ******

Edit: Just thought of a neat name for the baby, Demu... so cute!!!!

hmmm... Tamu? no no no we are gamers Demu sounds kind of like Demo... the long lost art of the love of gaming, those demo's were... before the greedy corporations took them away so we would get burned when we dropped $60 and hated the game anyway...

Demu... what a lovely name...

let's hope no babies...

edit 2: I wonder how exasperated the54thvoid will be as a mod when he reads my edit... cause the first part was on topic and such... but after the edit... the poor lad!!!

 

[the54thvoid]

... very....

On a stats note, over 10% of the UK population has tested positive for Covid.

I wonder how much higher the true figure is, given there are people, like myself, who haven't taken a test. Bad man.

 

[Space Lynx]

... very....

On a stats note, over 10% of the UK population has tested positive for Covid.

I wonder how much higher the true figure is, given there are people, like myself, who haven't taken a test. Bad man.

yeah, with Delta being so easy to catch, and so many people unwilling to get tested even when they get the sniffles for a couple days, my guess is like 60% of the entire world has Covid by now. Those official test positive numbers are so distorted its insane.

Joe Rogan caught Delta apparently earlier this week, and he took ivermectin and recovered quickly.

 

[Xzibit]

... very....

On a stats note, over 10% of the UK population has tested positive for Covid.

I wonder how much higher the true figure is, given there are people, like myself, who haven't taken a test. Bad man.

It was estimated at a time that 49% of cases here in the USA went undetected.

Joe Rogan caught Delta apparently earlier this week, and he took ivermectin and recovered quickly.

The reaction was funny. Not that he got covid but how media & socials reacted to him. So many were cheering for him to die just so they can make an example out of him. Its like the survivability rate escapes them.

 

[R-T-B]

Ivermectin haa been known to kill Covid since the early days. Trouble is, thereputic doses are literally poisonous to people. It's even hard to use in dogs. Basically only large hoofstock can tolerate it without problems (problems being usually, dying).

Joe is lucky he didn't die from the Ivermectin. Don't be like Joe. Self medicating yourself with random medicine intended for big lifestock is fullon, 100% dumbass.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Dude here goes by weight

Houston doctor treats COVID patients with anti-parasite drug ivermectin, despite FDA warnings

Dr. Joseph Varon said he is using the drug in small doses “because it makes a...

www.houstonchronicle.com

 

[R-T-B]

Hi,
Dude here goes by weight

Houston doctor treats COVID patients with anti-parasite drug ivermectin, despite FDA warnings

Dr. Joseph Varon said he is using the drug in small doses “because it makes a...

www.houstonchronicle.com

Yeah. That's not an effective dose level, so you'll live, but it won't do anything either, and still falls under "I'm going to use a drug not approved for humans under any circumstance" level of stupid.

Ivermectin has been used in lifestock for like, forever. It's surprisingly well studied and unsurprisingly not at all for people.

 

[ThrashZone]

Yeah. That's not an effective dose level, so you'll live, but it won't do anything either, and still falls under "I'm going to use a drug not approved for humans under any circumstance" level of stupid.

Hi,
I believe you're referring to the four legged animal version.

 

[R-T-B]

Hi,
I believe you're referring to the four legged animal version.

The only other version I'm aware of is for head lice, and you aren't supposed to eat it.

Reading up on it, there are some extreme cases of using it in humans to treat river blindness, but I don't think any mamufacturer makes a human version beyond the shampoo. Could be wrong but... meh. You are still playing with fire. Don't self-medicate.

 

[ThrashZone]

The only other version I'm aware of is for head lice, and you aren't supposed to eat it.

Reading up on it, there are some extreme cases of using it in humans to treat river blindness, but I don't think any mamufacturer makes a human version beyond the shampoo. Could be wrong but... meh. You are still playing with fire. Don't self-medicate.

Hi,
There is a animal version that treats heart worms so yeah you wouldn't want to use that stuff on a human and that doc isn't lol

 

[R-T-B]

Hi,
There is a animal version that treats heart worms so yeah you wouldn't want to use that stuff on a human and that doc isn't lol

I'm just going to leave the FDAs thoughts on this here:

Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

Using the Drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19 can be dangerous and even lethal. The FDA has not approved the drug for that purpose.

www.fda.gov

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
With that it say CAN be dangerous not IS dangerous.

 

[the54thvoid]

I'll clear things up here. Invermectin is used in human subjects. It is approved in the UK for tropical type parasites and scabies.

However, it is not approved for Covid, has no proof it helps, and early research that supported it has been pulled as one of the studies in a meta-analysis posted fraudulent positive data.

It is however the darling drug of those with specific interests against vaccines.

 

[ThrashZone]

I'll clear things up here. Invermectin is used in human subjects. It is approved in the UK for tropical type parasites and scabies.

However, it is not approved for Covid, has no proof it helps, and early research that supported it has been pulled as one of the studies in a meta-analysis posted fraudulent positive data.

It is however the darling drug of those with specific interests against vaccines.

Hi,
Not saying it's not but some doctors do all that they can to help a patient and if that's bad not sure I'd not want a doctor that didn't think and do that

 

[the54thvoid]

Hi,
Not saying it's not but some doctors do all that they can to help a patient and if that's bad not sure I'd not want a doctor that didn't think and do that

That's fine but they ought to go through recognised medical channels first and foremost. Recommending a drug that has not been clinically proven to aid in a treatment is no better than Voodoo (in other words, the placebo effect).

Also, a fit and strong individual (Joe Rogan) recovering from Covid is to be expected. All this does is to suggest to others that Invermectin works. The same way all shabby 'cures' work on non-lethal outcomes. Take the common cold, it runs its course in about one - two weeks. Folks get ill, start taking Echinacea and then in about ten days, the cold is gone. Wow, that herb worked, they say. No, the cold just ran it's course.

Anyway. I might have to move all of this to the lounge....

 

[Xzibit]

Hi,
Dude here goes by weight

Houston doctor treats COVID patients with anti-parasite drug ivermectin, despite FDA warnings

Dr. Joseph Varon said he is using the drug in small doses “because it makes a...

www.houstonchronicle.com

Speaking of weight

CIDRAP UM - Study: Severe COVID, higher viral loads, immune response linked to obesity

"In a population of Military Health System beneficiaries, obesity was strongly correlated with COVID-19 severity, viral load, and antibody response, suggesting the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 severity may be mediated by increased viral load in those with a higher body mass index," the authors concluded.

Start doing more burpees

 

[Space Lynx]

Speaking of weight

CIDRAP UM - Study: Severe COVID, higher viral loads, immune response linked to obesity



Start doing more burpees

i was 210 pounds in December 2020. I'm 193 now. though I am not losing weight just because of covid, I am doing it so i can get off my high blood pressure medicine. when i weighted 170 i didn't need the medicine at all. and already i have not taken it for a month, and my blood pressure is not to bad. still needs to come down a little, but not as bad as it was at 210.

weight is very important to health... its really sad the CDC has not said a single time that people should try to get to a healthy weight. even if they have, they don't do it during their "prime time white house live events" sad.

TO THE MOON BOYS!

 

[Xzibit]

i was 210 pounds in December 2020. I'm 193 now. though I am not losing weight just because of covid, I am doing it so i can get off my high blood pressure medicine. when i weighted 170 i didn't need the medicine at all. and already i have not taken it for a month, and my blood pressure is not to bad. still needs to come down a little, but not as bad as it was at 210.

weight is very important to health... its really sad the CDC has not said a single time that people should try to get to a healthy weight. even if they have, they don't do it during their "prime time white house live events" sad.

TO THE MOON BOYS!

They don't say anything because of the backlash they will get. One just happened this week for try'n to market their product

USAT: Salad chain CEO draws backlash over comments about COVID-19 pandemic and obesity​

Journalists and others on social media criticized Neman’s argument on Wednesday, accusing him of shaming overweight and obese people regardless of their vaccination status. Others called the comments out-of-touch with food that is accessible for low-income individuals and families.

 

[the54thvoid]

Obesity and Covid are a bad mix - it's been known since early last year. Don't know the precise mechanism but it's likely to do with strain on the heart and how Covid squeezes blood oxygen levels. It's no coincidence obesity and heart disease are also linked. Before Covid hit there was major pressure to make serious headway against our obesity problem (it had overtaken smoking as the biggest cause of preventable death).

 

[R-T-B]

Obesity and Covid are a bad mix -

Well aware. Had covid, was obese, was pretty sure for a bit I needed to go to the hospital but stayed away for fear of infection, ironically (I did not know what it was at the time and didn't want to doubleinfect myself).

It's very hard on a heavyset person, and even being in your prime agewise doesn't really make that change. Being unable to sleep because breathing hurts is not really fun.

 

[HTC]

Here are Portugal's updated numbers this week.



The pics are, in order, last day updated numbers and every day since then until today's numbers (click for full picture), and the below numbers are current totals, week totals and daily averaged this week:

The usual report wasn't published last Wednesday and Friday so i had to use the situation report instead.

- 42423 active cases --- 3236 less --- 462 less per day
- 986826 recovered --- 15259 more --- 2180 more per day
- 17798 fatalities --- 77 more --- 11 more per day
- 1047047 confirmed infected --- 12100 more --- 1729 more per day

- 17151291 tests taken --- 248704 more --- 49741 more per day but was last updated September 2nd and it includes antigen tests as well
- 665 hospitalized --- 33 less --- 5 less per day
- 138 in ICU --- 10 less --- 1 less per day

Week fatalities decreased slightly VS last week. The R number decreased and is now being 0.96 on average. New daily cases decreased noticeably VS last week and hospitalized / ICU numbers have dropped again VS last week.

This weekend Portugal interrupted regular scheduled vaccination again in order to vaccinate youngsters aged 16 to 17 (2nd dose): no word on how it's going but i'd assume about as many as took the 1st dose 4 weekends ago are taking their 2nd this weekend.

 

[dragontamer5788]

Well aware. Had covid, was obese, was pretty sure for a bit I needed to go to the hospital but stayed away for fear of infection, ironically (I did not know what it was at the time and didn't want to doubleinfect myself).

It's very hard on a heavyset person, and even being in your prime agewise doesn't really make that change. Being unable to sleep because breathing hurts is not really fun.

I know back when the vaccines were still rare, there were debates about how much BMI you needed before you'd get ahead on the priority list. Our state originally was at 30 BMI, which is the definition of obese. But vaccines ran out quickly and then they moved to 40 BMI as the cutoff. I had a few friends around BMI 33 or so who were F5ing to find a vaccine on the webpages, failed to do so, and then suddenly the obese definition changes... "locking them out" for a few weeks more.

Not that "priority" debates matter anymore (we got plenty of vaccine now). But... still good to remember those discussions I guess.

 

[R-T-B]

I know back when the vaccines were still rare, there were debates about how much BMI you needed before you'd get ahead on the priority list. Our state originally was at 30 BMI, which is the definition of obese. But vaccines ran out quickly and then they moved to 40 BMI as the cutoff. I had a few friends around BMI 33 or so who were F5ing to find a vaccine on the webpages, failed to do so, and then suddenly the obese definition changes... "locking them out" for a few weeks more.

Not that "priority" debates matter anymore (we got plenty of vaccine now). But... still good to remember those discussions I guess.

It was never a debate really for me because I fall pretty far on the obesity scales.

I'm trying to improve that now, it was a wakeup call for sure.

I was infected in 2019 around December-January 2020 (positive antibody test later in the year). Very early case, certainly no vaccine then.

Pretty sure I caught it from a dude who was coughing up a storm at Jack in the Box... about as American as it gets.