re: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ***W.H.O. DECLARES A GLOBAL PANDEMIC***

They Blinded Us From Science

"On average, Americans believe that people aged 55 and older account for just over half of total COVID-19 deaths; the actual figure is 92%.

Americans believe that people aged 44 and younger account for about 30% of total deaths; the actual figure is 2.7%.

Americans overestimate the risk of death from COVID-19 for people aged 24 and younger by a factor of 50; and they think the risk for people aged 65 and older is half of what it actually is (40% vs 80%)."

"The misperception is greater for those who identify as Democrats"

ArsTechnica COVID testing information

COVID spit test is faster, cheaper, avoids shortages—and now greenlit by FDA

Dude the graph has this disclaimer front and center:

NOTE: Data in recent weeks are incomplete. Only 60% of death records are submitted to NCHS within 10 days of the date of death, and the completeness varies by jurisdiction.

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NOTE: Data in recent weeks are incomplete. Only 60% of death records are submitted to NCHS within 10 days of the date of death, and the completeness varies by jurisdiction.

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Yes, that's what the blue lines on the graph are. The light blue lines are the "corrections" for underreporting.

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Dr. Campbell's daily vlog is unabashedly optimistic for the first time probably ever

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Only the Left is keeping the negativity going.

“WSJ reports China will tie its international vaccine distribution to reciprocal recognition of its territorial claims to the South China Sea“

“Beijing’s top officials and its drugmakers have offered Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia and the Philippines priority in receiving doses and other deals”

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oh wow, now that is some bullshite right there. accept this life saving therapy for a virus spawned in our country in exchange for recognizing our illegal activities as legit.

them Chicoms have no shame.

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Time to arm the warheads?

In all seriousness, were we really ever going to take a vaccine from China and use it on our population? I think not.

Meta-analysis preprint looking at mechanical ventaliation and ICU outcomes.

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Our finding that IMV itself is significantly associated with ICU mortality (pOR 16.46, 95% CI 4.37-61.96) coupled with subgroup analyses showing regions with higher ICU mortalities coincide with regions with higher IMV rates (USA, UK, Italy) are notable because it questions the benefits of IMV as well as the wisdom of public policies emphasizing ventilator availability in coping with the pandemic. The concern for potentially harmful overuse of IMV has been raised by past research, since IMV itself carries risks that may adversely affect survival [63]. Additionally, inappropriate timing of intubation too early or too late, inadequately trained or overwhelmed staff, as well as improper ventilation settings and IMV associated pneumonia can all potentially enhance mortality; and this should all be investigated more fully in COVID-19 cases.

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Why are people not just given O2 instead of being put on a vent?

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I think it because their bodies were becoming too tired to breathe.




Chinese study looking at index cases and their secondary attack rates.

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The secondary attack rate increased with the severity of index cases, from 0.3% (CI, 0.0 to 1.0%) for asymptomatic to 3.3% (CI, 1.8% to 4.8%) for mild, 5.6% (CI, 4.4% to 6.8%) for moderate, and 6.2% (CI, 3.2% to 9.1%) for severe or critical cases.

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Asymptomatic cases didn't account for many secondary transmissions in their study.

When EMTs report cardiac arrest they are simply saying that the victim's heart wasn't beating for whatever reason. EMTs were reporting a death, not diagnosing a cause of death.