Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

downdowndown?

 

Oh there if they get shot but they also have Covid thing is back. Hang on, I’ll pop some popcorn.

 

Let's hope.

Doron acknowledges that there is a gray zone in the data in which covid might not be the primary cause of death but could have contributed to it. For instance, covid infection could push someone with chronic kidney disease into kidney failure. She and her colleagues are collecting data on this as well.

Both Dretler and Doron have faced criticism from people who say they are minimizing covid. That is not at all their aim. They have taken care of covid patients throughout the pandemic and have seen the evolution of the disease. Earlier on, covid pneumonia often killed otherwise healthy people. Today, most patients in their hospitals carrying the coronavirus are there for another reason. They want the public to see what they’re seeing, because, as Doron says, “overcounting covid deaths undermines people’s sense of security and the efficacy of vaccines.”

To be clear, if the covid death count turns out to be 30 percent of what’s currently reported, that’s still unacceptably high. But that knowledge could help people better gauge the risks of traveling, indoor dining and activities they have yet to resume.

Most importantly, knowing who exactly is dying from covid can help us identify who is truly vulnerable. These are the patients we need to protect through better vaccines and treatments.

 

U.S. FDA, CDC see early signal of Pfizer bivalent COVID shot's link to stroke

From Pfizer:
WHAT IS THE BIVALENT BOOSTER?

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent (Original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5)* was designed as a response to increasing rates of infection caused by certain COVID-19 variants—in particular the Omicron variant BA.4/BA.5.

 

contra

 

The president himself told us the pandemic was over.

So the numbers posted by the CDC can only be used to gauge relative risk (ie, up a little this week/down a little this week) and inspire individual action. Boost, mask, whatever.

It looks/feels/seems to me most people most places have long since gone back to not worrying very much about Covid or RSV or the flu. Mazel tov.

Where we are is that people have to make individual choices to minimize their own risk, since it's pretty apparent rules (mask mandates, proof of vaccination, etc) can no longer be applied successfully to the group.

 

People are so F'n stupid.

 

People!

The Kraken is powering New York COVID hospitalizations to their highest level in nearly a year. Is it a sign of what’s coming for the rest of the country?

 

but they do vote

 

People!

https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/12/01/mortality-age-data-pandemic