@oldmom4896 - You just made my day!
The federal government has made it clear that testing is not desired. You know, it creates new cases and allâŠ
I know. But, certainly Americans could convince someone in Congress to lead a push for cheap, fast, frequent testing. Or maybe someone at the NIH or CDC could risk their job and go directly to Congress. How else are we going to beat this thing in time to mitigate the worst negative consequences?
Did the Cleveland Clinic calculator.
It did not want to calculate for Dâs and SOâs. In 20-30 age group. No matter where they lived.
Interestingly- H had the flu vaccine and the pneumonia one, and it changed his probability from 1.8% to 1.1% if he had them.
Nice progress, an oral spray to deactivate the virus
and 79% cure(?)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sng001-exactly-does-breakthrough-coronavirus-130523020.html
@Sybylla Bed bugs are an interesting theory, but from the single hotel stay to the first sign of a rash was more than 3 weeksâ and the sheets have been changed 3x. (The rash seems to spread more during the day). But I WILL take another look in daylight tomorrow.
So, I had two Covid tests today (fast antibody [negative] and nasal swab [should take 6 days]). The doc doesnât think itâs covid. He named the rash and said he thinks it is due to stress. He named it (Iâll look it up), and prescribed prednisone, Zyrtec, and Pepcid!
Weâll see how long this takes to go away.
This paper test would be administered at home or work right? Perhaps it wouldnât get reported which would make the ânumbers come downâ and make our government leader happy with the numbers.
@mom22039 â well, if it is any consolation, Pepcid (famotidine) might be helpful for Covid.
And based on your report, Iâm now thinking that some of the outbreaks I have had in the past that I attributed to allergies could have been stress related. I never actually asked a doctor, because for me the rash & hives would tend to get worse during late evening and clear up after a nightâs sleep⊠only to show up again the next night. But they also got better with an antihistimine. So I just thought, antihistimine=allergy, but never factored in the stress part.
Who needs Congress? What would prevent the research labs from reaching out to well-funded, high visibility groups like the NFL, NBA, well-endowed universities, etc to be the trailblazers in the use of rapid paper tests? If successful in restarting their seasons with spectators (negative test required for admission) and reopening schools in person, it would be difficult to prevent other industries from following suit.
In terms of the rash, there is a difference between cause and trigger. In other words, existing conditions caused by genetics or immune dysfunction or allergies or whatever, can be exacerbated by stress. But that doesnât mean stress is a cause. And removing stress is often not the answer without medical treatment for the original cause. I do think doctors tend to attribute a lot of physiological problems among females, to âstress.â
Contact tracing has been a bust in LA County. According to a recent report by Barbara Ferrer, the county health director, only 50% of positive cases are willing to divulge the names of people with whom theyâve had contact. So now they are trying to sweeten the pot with a $20 gift card.
They could do the bully way , which is what NYS is doing. Dont give us the info, we will take you to court and fine you .
Good grief, people.
Article on shades of risk, perhaps explaining why many people have difficulty deciding what is an acceptable risk when there is a fine gradation of risk rather than a simple yes/no: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/every-decision-is-a-risk-every-risk-is-a-decision/ . Difficulty in assessing risk also means that people will disagree on what is an acceptable risk â and such disagreements can get nasty because the risks can affect more than the person making the decision.
So, ColdZyme is not available here in the states, but here is a list of ingredients I found:
Water, glycerol, trypsin (Gadus morhua) 1, ethanol (< 1 %), and menthol. pH~8.
I really wish the news crews could film inside Covid wards and report how grim the situation really is. Occasional tributes to people who died of Covid do not have the same shock effect. Maybe it would convince at least some naysayers that this is all a hoax.
Rats. Autocorrect. **This is NOT a hoax. **
Thatâs scary. What law did they break? Your papers please?
The C.D.C. says the number of people infected âfar exceeds the number of reported casesâ in parts of the U.S.
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in different parts of the United States is anywhere from two to 13 times higher than the reported rates for those regions, according to data released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The data appeared Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2768834
Risk and liability? Anything goes sideways they would be sued.