COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.] (7 Viewers)

[bigdaddysaints]

So, how long before someone sues the hospital to treat their dying relative with cannabis?

 

[bclemms]

Florida seems to track even more so towards unvaccinated being hospitalized.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/...s-requiring-hospitalization-in-south-florida/

The first comment on that article sums up the pandemic.

 

[SaintJ]

Finally, a fix for stupid.

 

[SaintInBucLand]

Study Finds Cannabis Compounds Prevent Infection By Covid-19 Virus

Compounds in cannabis can prevent infection from the virus that causes Covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells, according to a study published this week by researchers affiliated with Oregon State University.

www.forbes.com

Now they will really never make it fully legal lol.

 

[brandon8283]

Well my fully vaxxed and boosted wife popped positive last night. She felt pretty rough 3 days ago but tested negative. Per the Binax instructions, she retested last night and was positive, and confirmed it at the clinic this morning. The symptoms she's had have been relatively mild thus far. I tested negative last night after developing a minor sore throat, but feel pretty questionable this morning, so we'll see what happens in 72 hours for me.

What's interesting is that we were also both sick the week after Christmas, but didn't test positive for COVID. Maybe just a cold then.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Man, the healthcare system has really done a good job at covering up the Flu deaths..lol

 

[efil4stnias]

Study Finds Cannabis Compounds Prevent Infection By Covid-19 Virus

Compounds in cannabis can prevent infection from the virus that causes Covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells, according to a study published this week by researchers affiliated with Oregon State University.

www.forbes.com

well this is anecdotal but my best friend in Denver has it and he is a POT HEAD. Daily use.

So maybe he needs to get of the Sativa and on to Indica.

 

[Saint_Ward]

The first comment on that article sums up the pandemic.

This one?



Btw...

 

[SaintInBucLand]

This one?



Btw...

Yeah that is pretty dumb, that is like saying there are 100k children in serious condition with covid in hospitals and many on ventilators.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I remember reading about Covid parties happening in the early weeks of the pandemic
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Experts have warned against trying to catch Omicron at so-called COVID-19 parties following reports of people attempting to deliberately contract the disease.

"I've heard some very scary stories about parties of people and trying to get infected. That is very unsafe," Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, technical COVID-19 lead at the World Health Organization, said in a briefing Tuesday.

Reports have emerged from around the world of people trying to catch the virus for reasons including obtaining natural immunity or to obtain health certificates without having to get a vaccine. Others have reportedly tried to catch the virus in an attempt to avoid disruption to future events. Switzerland made so-called COVID-19 parties illegal, local news reported on December 23.

Experts warned against the perception that the dominant Omicron variant results in milder disease as a reason for people to think it is safe to try to get themselves infected.

Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the Havey Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, told CNN that intentionally getting COVID-19 had caught on "like wildfire".

"And it's widespread, coming from all types of people, the vaccinated and boosted and the anti-vaxxers," he said Tuesday. "You'd be crazy to try to get infected with this. It's like playing with dynamite," he added..............

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[Saint_Ward]

FYI. LuSys testing laboratories home kit is not FDA approved and the FDA is warning it gives false results... positive and negative.

May be sold as lucient diagnostics, vivera pharmaceuticals and EagleDx.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Another article about why people shouldn’t try to intentionally catch Covid
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Many people have asked me the same question in recent days: If omicron is a milder variant, and contracting it provides additional immunity, why not get it over with?

Even previously cautious individuals are asking whether they should intentionally expose themselves to covid-19. If they’re going to get the coronavirus sooner or later, why not get it now?

I understand people’s weariness with the pandemic and continue to believe that the vaccinated should not have restrictions imposed on them.

But here are four reasons people shouldn’t deliberately try to catch the coronavirus:


Hospitals are full. It is true that omicron is milder than previous variants. The vast majority of vaccinated and boosted people will not end up hospitalized if they are infected. But some will become severely ill.

Hospitals are at or over capacity in many parts of the country, and hospitalizations from covid-19 have just exceeded the previous peak from last winter.

If you are sick enough to need care, you may have to wait hours in the emergency room for treatment and then spend days in the ER waiting for a hospital bed…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/12/want-just-get-omicron-get-it-over-with-heres-why-you-shouldnt/

 

[Infoman]

 

[SaintInBucLand]

Study: 91% fewer deaths from omicron than delta

There were also shorter hospital stays for omicron patients

www.ny1.com

The researchers analyzed the medical records of 69,279 patients at Kaiser Permanente of Southern California who tested positive for COVID-19 from Nov. 30 to Jan. 1. Three-quarters were infected with the highly transmissible omicron variant, and the rest by delta.

The analysis found there was a 53% reduction in symptomatic hospitalization, a 74% reduction in admission into intensive care units and a 91% reduction in deaths — one from omicron compared to 14 from delta.

No patients with omicron required mechanical ventilation, compared to 11 cases with delta infections. And those who were hospitalized with the omicron variant had shorter hospital stays — a median of 1.5 days versus five days.

Reductions in disease severity were evident among both vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, the researchers found.

 

[jrdbrn]

Study: 91% fewer deaths from omicron than delta

There were also shorter hospital stays for omicron patients

www.ny1.com

The researchers analyzed the medical records of 69,279 patients at Kaiser Permanente of Southern California who tested positive for COVID-19 from Nov. 30 to Jan. 1. Three-quarters were infected with the highly transmissible omicron variant, and the rest by delta.

The analysis found there was a 53% reduction in symptomatic hospitalization, a 74% reduction in admission into intensive care units and a 91% reduction in deaths — one from omicron compared to 14 from delta.

No patients with omicron required mechanical ventilation, compared to 11 cases with delta infections. And those who were hospitalized with the omicron variant had shorter hospital stays — a median of 1.5 days versus five days.

Reductions in disease severity were evident among both vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, the researchers found.

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