Xenos Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Not a surprise but we are undercounting Covid deaths. There’s a new tool to get a more accurate count.https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6435124001 Quote Public health experts say the true death toll of the pandemic in the U.S. is upward of 20% higher than the official tally. That’s based on research showing that deaths attributed to COVID-19 do not account for all of the increased deaths in 2020 and 2021 when compared to prior years. Researchers call the number of deaths above a typical year “excess deaths.” Quote On Monday, the CDC released new data and a public tool that will bring researchers closer to understanding that. The data could answer questions about what types of non-COVID-19 deaths increased during the pandemic and which COVID-19 deaths have been misclassified as something else, such as death from heart disease, stroke, or a respiratory illness, said Andrew Stokes, an assistant professor of demography and sociology at Boston University’s Department of Global Health. Edited December 9, 2021 by Xenos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Xenos said: Not a surprise but we are undercounting Covid deaths. There’s a new tool to get a more accurate count.https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6435124001 Idk man. My cousin’s barber’s sister’s dog walker heard about a guy who got hit by bus and they just marked it as covid for the extra money. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Xenos said: No harm in getting the booster even if you had the infection recently. Additional protection is always nice especially for a variant that could better evade antibodies. no harm but it is entirely unnecessary Rather wait and have full protection from the booster right before I got on my work trip to Orlando. Also, means I can wait longer before the next one potentially 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVScout Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 In Japan, researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect covid-19, by glowing under ultraviolet light. The work by the team from Kyoto Prefectural University could provide low-cost testing for the virus at home, scientists said. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Finally got my shot yesterday. Long time coming. Arm wasn’t sore at all yesterday woke up today and man feels like I got socked pretty good in the arm lol 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 5 hours ago, TVScout said: In Japan, researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect covid-19, by glowing under ultraviolet light. The work by the team from Kyoto Prefectural University could provide low-cost testing for the virus at home, scientists said. I'm always reminded just how big the world is, how many people there are, and how many ideas come to fruition when I read sentences like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 5 hours ago, TVScout said: In Japan, researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect covid-19, by glowing under ultraviolet light. The work by the team from Kyoto Prefectural University could provide low-cost testing for the virus at home, scientists said. Japan out there living in the year 4000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenos Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, ET80 said: Japan out there living in the year 4000... This reminds me of Conan for some reason Edited December 11, 2021 by Xenos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Just got my booster---can anybody that got theirs tell me if they had any side effects? The first shot for me was easy but the 2nd shot made me a Trainwreck 24 hrs. after. Wondering if the booster since it's only a half dose will have no illness after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, AkronsWitness said: Just got my booster---can anybody that got theirs tell me if they had any side effects? The first shot for me was easy but the 2nd shot made me a Trainwreck 24 hrs. after. Wondering if the booster since it's only a half dose will have no illness after The booster ran me over for 36 hours after I got it. Chills, shakes, major fatigue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire12 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, AkronsWitness said: Just got my booster---can anybody that got theirs tell me if they had any side effects? The first shot for me was easy but the 2nd shot made me a Trainwreck 24 hrs. after. Wondering if the booster since it's only a half dose will have no illness after 1 hour ago, MWil23 said: The booster ran me over for 36 hours after I got it. Chills, shakes, major fatigue You kinda want the immune system to kick in a mount a response to the shot. That is what it is supposed to do. The symptoms will vary, so apply basic principles -- hydration -- rest/sleep -- nutrition -- avoid high demand/ long duration physical exercise ( light to moderate is ok) -- avoid alcohol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 9:39 PM, KManX89 said: What anecdotal evidence? The mountains of hospitalizations and the f'ing MAKER of the drug saying it's not for treating Covid (!) and there's no data to support this clearly show otherwise. Oh, and speaking of unvaccinated: Good. About time somebody said "you refuse to get the jab, you reap what you sow" instead of wasting resources. And (perhaps) more importantly, people with chronic conditions unrelated to Covid can actually get a bed. I hope it passes. What does this actually accomplish though tbh Vast majority of people probably couldn't pay large COVID-related medical bills without insurance coverage So are the hospitals (that will still undoubtedly treat these people) going to get stiffed and the insurance companies get a pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/south-african-doctors-signs-omicron-milder-delta-81689492 3 weeks in, 15k cases per day and deaths are 1/10th what they were at a similar point in the Delta surge this summer or previous surges, and falling Some combination of existing immunity and inherent properties of this variant are resulting in a much less serious outbreak, even in a country with very low vaccination levels I was skeptical at first but this is starting to feel like a positive development 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, squire12 said: You kinda want the immune system to kick in a mount a response to the shot. That is what it is supposed to do. The symptoms will vary, so apply basic principles -- hydration -- rest/sleep -- nutrition -- avoid high demand/ long duration physical exercise ( light to moderate is ok) -- avoid alcohol I did all of those, minus had a 1/2 serving of bourbon to try to get to sleep. It didn’t work. It’s interesting because my first two shots all but completely unphased me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 hours ago, MWil23 said: The booster ran me over for 36 hours after I got it. Chills, shakes, major fatigue Oh good, that is what happened to me after my 2nd dose. Full body chills and all. Hopefully that doesnt happen again and I can dodge it. I have football to be depressed about tomorrow lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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