General Corona Virus Discussion

[Jack@European_Parts]

Step right up he says I have a treat for you!

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID vaccine: NYT

A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna's coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing the doctor.

mobile.reuters.com

 

[Uwe]

Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID vaccine: NYT

A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna's coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing the doctor.

mobile.reuters.com

As you're probably aware, I'm not keen on being first in line to get any of these vaccines, but he:

was allowed to self-administer his personal epi-pen

Someone who carries around a personal epi-pen is likely more prone to severe allergic reactions than most people, no?

-Uwe-

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

Yup I know someone required to carry two of them & is not to take this vaccine since allergies to iodine etc..

 

[jyoung8607]

Really? You have no influence or control over how much exposure you have, or your own hygiene practices?

The answer to your question is contained in the four words you cut off that quote.

 

[jyoung8607]

Nor does the Constitution recognize a "pandemic" as a reason to restrict people's rights.

Nor does it recognize hygiene as a reason to wear pants. Like most legal topics, it falls to the several states.

Heck, the American War of Independence was fought in the midst of a multi-year long smallpox outbreak. Deadly infectious disease outbreaks have been a thing for all of recorded history.

The War of Independence was fought eighty years before it crossed someone's mind that doctors should try washing their hands.

Never before have we had the kind of restrictions imposed with this one,

Native Americans and Japanese Americans would like to help you place your inconvenience into historical context.

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying health conditions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine.

thehill.com

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

U.S. confirms first case of the new Covid strain discovered in UK

The infected individual, a man in his 20s, does not have a history of traveling and is in isolation in Elbert County, officials said.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

Cuomo Orders $1M Fine for Vaccine Fraud; COVID-19 Infection Rate Jumps

Providers that commit fraud could lose their state license.

www.ny1.com

Could you imagine since when is there fraud in medical industry?

Are there adverse effects of too much hand sanitiser use during the coronavirus pandemic? - ABC News

amp.abc.net.au

Bloody liver wurst with ketchup sandwich/strawberry ice cream cones and such come to mind to not order out?

More potentially dangerous mouthwashes and hand sanitizers recalled

Food and Drug Administration's list of disinfecting products that consumers should avoid grows ever longer.

www.cbsnews.com

Horrible just horrible?

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

U.S. reports record high COVID-19 daily death toll

The United States hit another grim COVID-19 landmark Tuesday with its highest daily death toll since the pandemic started. At least 3,725 Americans died Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker, more than 1,000 fatalities higher than the previous peak on Dec. 16. More than 1.1...

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[Jack@European_Parts]

Dr. Fauci predicts new COVID-19 strain will spread across US

Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a TV interview Thursday that is was “inevitable” that a new COVID-19 strain has appeared in Colorado and California — and predicted its spread in the US, though &#82…

nypost.com

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

Covid-19: Norway investigates 23 deaths in frail elderly patients after vaccination

Doctors in Norway have been told to conduct more thorough evaluations of very frail elderly patients in line to receive the Pfizer BioNTec vaccine against covid-19, following the deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the vaccine. “It may be a coincidence, but we aren’t sure,” Steinar...

www.bmj.com

Doctor’s Death After Covid Vaccine Is Being Investigated

A Florida physician developed an unusual blood disorder shortly after he received the Pfizer vaccine. It is not yet known if the shot is linked to the illness.

www.nytimes.com

Norway Raises Concern Over Vaccine Jabs for the Elderly

Norway expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine on elderly people with serious underlying health conditions after raising an estimate of the number who died after receiving inoculations to 29.

www.bloomberg.com

A ‘healthy’ doctor died two weeks after getting a COVID-19 vaccine; CDC is investigating why

The death of Dr. Gregory Michael, a Miami-Beach obstetrician, could be the first linked to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Health officials from Florida and the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention are investigating what role, if any, the vaccine played in his death.

www.sun-sentinel.com

Death of Florida doctor after receiving COVID-19 vaccine under investigation

Pfizer says there is no indication its COVID-19 vaccine is connected to the condition that led to the death of Miami OB-GYN Gregory Michael.

www.usatoday.com

 

[PetrolDave]

Been offline due to being in Intensive Care at local hospital with Covid-19, admitted on 1/2/2021 and discharged on 1/14/2021 - needed CPAP and monoclonal antibody infusion to fight off Covid-19. ICU doctors said for 3 days it was touch and go whether I would pull through. I was a pretty fit 64 year old with no underlying health issues, guess I was just unlucky?

Back home now recovering slowly, lost 15 pounds in a fortnight!

Glad to be able to contribute here again!

 

[Ewald]

I was a pretty fit 64 year old with no underlying health issues, guess I was just unlucky?

We have every year many deaths caused by influenza virus infection in that range of age. Mankind is develeoped by evolution to last for about 30 years. So be happy.

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

Glad to be able to contribute here again!



Well I am glad you are back Dave!

 

[PetrolDave]

Mankind is develeoped by evolution to last for about 30 years.

My grandparents and parents all lived into mid-90s and my older siblings are still going string in late-70s so I hope evolution has given mean genes that plan for a much longer lifespan than 30 yers!

 

[Uwe]

Glad to be able to contribute here again!

So are we.

Any idea how/where you caught it?

-Uwe-

 

[NZDubNurd]

Glad to be able to contribute here again!

Wow! Welcome back... and to the forum too


I'm a bit insulated from it all, down here in NZ. My wife has family in Northern Ireland that have had it too - one 40's and two in their 80's. They fared better than you, but said it wasn't much fun at all.

The problem we have here in NZ, is that we're missing out on it by good luck and not good management (super-isolated with no through trafffic ... cept'n Antartica ) . Any outbreaks of the new strains, and our lack of organisation is likely to be shown up

 

[DV52]

Glad to be able to contribute here again!

@PetrolDave: Wow - Hell of a way to lose weight, but I'm delighted to read that you are well again. Hope that there are no long-term affects and that the @PetrolDave clan is OK too.

Like NZ, Australia also keeps registering zero cases (occasionally the numbers rise, but not for long) - but unlike @NZDubNurd uncertainty (no offense intended), I have absolutely no doubt that "good-luck" plays no role in the Australasian COVID numbers. This is the most virulent infection in modern times and if left to its-own accord, it would decimated humans on every continent - good, or bad luck notwithstanding!!

Give credit where it's due - I reckon that the decision makers here and in NZ deserve acknowledgement and our thanks - as does the community in both continents for their compliance to the rules. Sure, the tyranny of distance has helped, but as we found in the early days of wave 1 and 2 - we are not immune to the virus simply by gift of isolation, or island borders!

No guarantee about future COVID performance, but well-done to us and our neighbors across the ditch!

Don

PS: @PetrolDave -as a bone-fide member of Australia's colonial masters - have you thought about emigration?

 

[Jack@European_Parts]

(super-isolated with no through trafffic ... cept'n Antartica )

The new base where the diesels run 24/7 should be very interesting, huh?