The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

oneastrocurlie

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Officially working from home until 12/31. I had a feeling it was coming but glad they finally called it. A friend's husband's job said they are out until March 2021. That would make it a full year. I can only hope we get the same news.

Meanwhile, I've seen a post for a halloween party and a sweetest day sip and paint this week. And these are being hosted in people's regular degular homes. Not even an event space.

Going to be a llllllooonnnggg winter man.
 

vevster

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Dr. Fauci, in an interview with another one of his celebrity friends, Trevor Noah, says he takes 6,000 IUs of Vitamin D daily.

 
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SoniT

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I'm knowing more and more people personally who've had Covid-19. My niece and nephew's maternal grandfather had it and passed away last week. His sisters also have it and one is in the hospital. My husband's college friend was hospitalized for over a month. She spent some of that time in ICU and also had to go to rehab to regain her strength and mobility. She's home now but still not 100% back to her old self. This virus is no joke.
 

Shimmie

"God is the Only Truth -- Period"
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I'm knowing more and more people personally who've had Covid-19. My niece and nephew's maternal grandfather had it and passed away last week. His sisters also have it and one is in the hospital. My husband's college friend was hospitalized for over a month. She spent some of that time in ICU and also had to go to rehab to regain her strength and mobility. She's home now but still not 100% back to her old self. This virus is no joke.
:pray: For your family and everyone here on this Forum :pray:
 

BonBon

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Covid-19 may cause sudden and permanent hearing loss, experts have found, adding that such problems need early detection and urgent treatment.

The coronavirus has been found to affect the body in myriad ways, from a loss of taste and smell to organ damage.
Now doctors have reported fresh evidence that Covid could also affect hearing.
Writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports, experts at University College London report the case of a 45-year-old man with asthma who was admitted to intensive care with Covid, ventilated, and given drugs including the antiviral remdesivir and intravenous steroids.
A week after leaving intensive care he developed a ringing sound – tinnitus – and then hearing loss in his left ear.
The team say none of the medications the man was given would be expected to cause damage to his hearing, while he had no problems with his ear canals or ear drums. Further investigation showed no sign of autoimmune problems, while he did not have flu or HIV – conditions previously linked to hearing loss. What’s more, the man had never had hearing problems before.
Subsequent tests revealed the man had sensorineural hearing loss in his left ear – a situation where the inner ear or the nerve responsible for sound is inflamed or damaged. This was treated with steroids with partial success.

The case is the first such incident to be reported in the UK, although a small number of similar reports have emerged from other countries.
Dr Stefania Koumpa, a co-author of the study, said it is not yet known how Covid might cause hearing loss, but there are possible explanations.
“It is possible that the Sars-Cov-2 virus enters inner ear cells and brings about cell death, and/or causes the body to release inflammatory chemicals called cytokines that can be toxic to the inner ear,” she said. “Steroids likely help by reducing inflammation and therefore production of cytokines.”
The team say Covid patients in intensive care should be asked about hearing loss and referred for emergency treatment.
“Even single-sided hearing loss has great consequences on one’s quality of life, if not promptly treated,” said Koumpa.
Kevin Munro, professor of audiology at the University of Manchester, who was not involved in the work, said it is known that other viruses, including measles and mumps, can affect hearing, while he has been contacted by a large number of Covid survivors reporting a change in their hearing or tinnitus.

Work from his team previously found that 16 of 121 patients admitted to hospital with Covid, and who completed a survey, reported hearing problems about two months after discharge.
Munro said his team is now investigating the prevalence and causes of such problems, noting it is unclear whether they are down to the virus itself, the immune system response, stress, or even treatments for Covid – or whether it could simply be that hearing problems become apparent in a noisy hospital where individuals wear masks.
“I think there’s likely to be lots of explanations for why people were reporting problems,” he said.
 

BonBon

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I'm not sure we can automatically attribute reinfections just to personal behaviour.

I'm lucky to be a remote worker. They've sent teachers and lecturers back in my country and covid is running rampant among students. Not to mention customer facing, close contact jobs and medical.

I'm sure some of the people aren't bothered, but others are forced to go back into risky shared spaces/public transport even though they are fearful. I've definitely seen many irresponsible scenes, but I don't want to forget the people who follow the rules as much as they can, but still have a higher chance of infection and reinfection through their circumstances.
 

Black Ambrosia

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No, because Big Pharma advertises on the news shows and will never promote that stuff. I am so glad we have the internet to do research ourselves.
True but I thought people would get into it on their own. You can't get the drugs he was on unless you're sick and, even then, you can't get the experimental stuff. But vitamin d, zinc, and all the stuff we've discussed here is available to everyone. I guess I thought that it would be "legitimized" since the president's doctors have him on it but it seems it was just glossed over. I'm disappointed but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
 

awhyley

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I'm knowing more and more people personally who've had Covid-19.

This is what I'm fearful about. Cases keep rising over here (5,000+), so hearing about persons close to home getting tested and fighting the virus makes this all too real. It was bad enough in the abstract but putting faces of people you know on it is horrifying and getting worse.

(Condolences to your family)

Dr. Fauci, in an interview with another one of his celebrity friends, Trevor Noah, says he takes 6,000 IUs of Vitamin D daily.

Whoa, but for his age (and hanging about Trump and the cronies), I can see why. He needs every protection he can get.
 

vevster

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True but I thought people would get into it on their own. You can't get the drugs he was on unless you're sick and, even then, you can't get the experimental stuff. But vitamin d, zinc, and all the stuff we've discussed here is available to everyone. I guess I thought that it would be "legitimized" since the president's doctors have him on it but it seems it was just glossed over. I'm disappointed but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
They initially mentioned it, then just focused on the Regeneron and Remdesivir. I just had a minor cold and did the Gundry 'Hammer'(3 days of 150,000 IUs vitamin D) and it resolved so quickly!
 
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vevster

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Crackers Phinn

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True but I thought people would get into it on their own. You can't get the drugs he was on unless you're sick and, even then, you can't get the experimental stuff. But vitamin d, zinc, and all the stuff we've discussed here is available to everyone. I guess I thought that it would be "legitimized" since the president's doctors have him on it but it seems it was just glossed over. I'm disappointed but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Half the population won't wear a mask. Even more aren't disciplined enough to maintain a vitamin regimen without a pandemic. The average person's medicine cabinet is a graveyard for vitamins whose containers will collect dust after being opened a few times.
 

BonBon

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-_-

A manager at my DH's work has just found out his wife has Covid.

Yesterday he was all over the site talking to people and held a 2 hour, closed door meeting about a metre in front of the staff. DH's boss was trying to Kanye shrug it off but the staff complained and now they are buying tests for everyone.


DH's boss, who was not concerned about the risk, had shared a small meeting room with the potentially infected manager for hours. He tried to reassure the staff with stories about how his son shared a long car ride with an infected person and tested negative, so everything is just blown out of proportion....

He's called into today now saying he has symptoms and is getting tested -_- He never takes a day off, so it must be obvious covid.
 
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naturalgyrl5199

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I have seen more masks pulled out of filthy pockets, purses, off car seats, car floors, with debris on them (probably both sides) that I just keep mine on my face all day until I get inside. I took my mask off once in the car and the next thing I knew it was on the floor. I'm not putting that next to my face but a lot of people do and while I got a pretty secure stash, I try to only use one mask a day.

Quite frankly, I officially became the person who wears my mask in my car by myself after this video. The only person I ride with is the old man but I would have the same reaction to putting on anybody else's mask. This is like sharing toothbrushes to me. Other people can do that. That's not what I do.

That 'pause' when realization hit. Lordt I almost burst my spleen.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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Have you all been watching the numbers? NY was the epicenter, with one of, if not the, highest case rate per million population a few months ago. Now, 18 states have higher infection rates than NY. The state with the highest rate right now? North Dakota! :shocked:
I mentioned a few months ago it would move from urban areas to rural central states and here we are. Those same governors aren't claiming its fake anymore. Especially since cities in the central states are running out of ICU beds. tRump keeps LYING about NY...saying everyone is dying there when in reality the infection rate is down to 1%. Here in North florida SURROUNDED by rural counties, our county still has a 7-8% infection rate. Not to mention the fact that the graveyard next to my job has been digging holes overtime. Doggone DeSantis doesn't care about us. Just businesses. The sad part is...many of these businesses might not make it past Christmas.
 

lavaflow99

In search of the next vacation
Well.... :look:


Remdesivir Does Not Reduce COVID-19 Mortality, Study Says
Ralph Ellis
October 16, 2020





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Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center.
A large study sponsored by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir doesn't help hospitalized patients with COVID-19 survive and doesn't even shorten the recovery time of those who do survive.
These findings contradict smaller studies which found remdesivir, an antiviral drug, helped hospitalized coronavirus patients recover faster than patients who received a placebo. Those earlier studies led the FDA to grant emergency use authorization for the drug, which has been given to thousands of COVID patients in the United States, including President Donald Trump.
The WHO-sponsored study was conducted from March 22 to Oct. 4 and involved 11,330 patients from 405 hospitals in 30 countries. Patients were given remdesivir and three other drugs singly or in combination.

"These remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and interferon regimens appeared to have little or no effect on hospitalized COVID-19, as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of ventilation and duration of hospital stay," the study concluded.
The data was posted online in the preprint server medRxiv and has not been peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal.
U.S. pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, the maker of remdesivir, issued a statement defending the drug, noting that controlled studies published in peer-reviewed journals validated its benefits.
Gilead also questioned how the study was conducted, saying there was variation in "trial adoption, implementation, controls and patient populations and consequently, it is unclear if any conclusive findings can be drawn from the study results."

Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, MD, an infectious-disease expert at the University of California, San Francisco, told The New York Times that a massive study in different nations could result in inconsistent treatment methods.
"So much goes into care," he said. "The drug is only part of it."
Remdesivir was developed to treat Ebola and was repurposed to treat coronavirus. It has been one of the few encouraging developments in the global battle against COVID-19.
"It's certainly disappointing," Julie Fischer, an associate research professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University, said of the study, according to Al Jazeera. "What all of us would like to see is what is frequently called a 'magic bullet'; a drug that's already in existence, that is safe and works effectively in patients. Unfortunately, in this case, this trial at least suggests the benefits of remdesivir weren't there at all."

The FDA granted emergency use authorization to remdesivir in April, saying: "While there is limited information known about the safety and effectiveness of using remdesivir to treat people in the hospital with COVID-19, the investigational drug was shown in a clinical trial to shorten the time to recovery in some patients."

A clinical trial of about 1,000 patients conducted by the National Institutes of Health found remdesivir shortened recovery time in about 31% of patients. The NIH also said the trial "suggested a survival benefit, with a mortality rate of 8.0% for the group receiving remdesivir versus 11.6% for the placebo group."

But the WHO-sponsored study said remdesivir and the other drugs just didn't work.

"The unpromising overall findings from the regimens tested suffice to refute early hopes, based on smaller or non-randomized studies, that any will substantially reduce inpatient mortality, initiation of ventilation or hospitalisation duration," the study said.

Sources:

MedRxiv. "Repurposed antiviral drugs for COVID-19; interim WHO SOLIDARITY trial results"

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.15.20209817v1

Gilead. "GILEAD SCIENCES STATEMENT ON THE SOLIDARITY TRIAL"


New York Times. "Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial"


Al Jazerra. "WHO trial finds remdesivir has little effect on COVID-19"


WebMD. "FDA Gives Remdesivir Emergency Authorization"

 
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