Coronavirus

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/14/covid-myth-spreaders-ashamed-chris-whitty-nicki-minaj?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Prof Chris Whitty has said those spreading myths about Covid-19 vaccines “should be ashamed” as he dismissed a tweet by rapper Nicki Minaj which claimed that her cousin’s friend was rendered impotent after the jab caused swelling in his testicles.

When asked about the musician making the baseless claim to her vast online following, England’s chief medical officer said it was important to stress that the overwhelming majority of people were ignoring unfounded stories about the vaccines.

“There are a number of myths that fly around … some of which are just clearly ridiculous and some of which are clearly designed just to scare. That happens to be one of them. That is untrue,”

Education, he studied at Oxford. Why do I comment on this? Because where you studied matters as much as what you studied. Especially in Science and Maths.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/15/why-kerala-is-still-in-the-grip-of-indias-second-wave-of-covid?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

One of my favourite parts of India, Artificial Glory and I discussed it a while back. I won't be visiting anytime soon it looks like. A great shame.

The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating COVID-19 pandemic: 1 in 500 Americans have died from coronavirus since the nation's first reported infection.

As of Tuesday night, 663,913 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population as of April 2020 was 331.4 million.

It is a sobering toll that comes as hospitals in the U.S. are struggling to keep up with the volume of patients and more children are grappling with the virus.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating COVID-19 pandemic: 1 in 500 Americans have died from coronavirus since the nation's first reported infection.

As of Tuesday night, 663,913 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population as of April 2020 was 331.4 million.

It is a sobering toll that comes as hospitals in the U.S. are struggling to keep up with the volume of patients and more children are grappling with the virus.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating COVID-19 pandemic: 1 in 500 Americans have died from coronavirus since the nation's first reported infection.

As of Tuesday night, 663,913 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population as of April 2020 was 331.4 million.

It is a sobering toll that comes as hospitals in the U.S. are struggling to keep up with the volume of patients and more children are grappling with the virus.

"Virological hoax"

"This is killing maybe 1% of infected!"

'The FLU kills more!"

"It's really only killing fat people!"

Pick your Rightist dodging angle of the problem.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
That is shocking.

It's not shocking to me at all, people here are still downplaying to outright denying the pandemic and we're going into year two.

Originally posted by Robtard
It's not shocking to me at all, people here are still downplaying to outright denying the pandemic and we're going into year two.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
almost three I think you mean, I'm the old one here, you have the good memory, we are well into year two Rob.

Covid first started Dec/Jan 2019/2020, yeah? That would be almost 20 months, going on two years.

People who wear two masks are cringe.

Yep, that's the real problem, the double mask wearers.

Originally posted by Robtard
Covid first started Dec/Jan 2019/2020, yeah? That would be almost 20 months, going on two years.

Thanks you China.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
😂 may I borrow him to experiment on 😖hifty: all in the name of Science of course.

Sure.

Just keep in mind he cries a lot and chews on his own arm. Haven't been feeding him at all.

Originally posted by NewGuy01
...yes, but year two doesn't begin after two years have passed. We went into year two at month 13, and we'll go into year three at month 25.

Ah, I see where I fuddled by saying "going into" and not ending year two. My bad Whirls 👆

I like corona, good beer

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated "crisis standards of care," allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move Monday and publicly announced it in a statement Tuesday morning, warning residents that they may not get the care they would normally expect if they need to be hospitalized.

Idaho has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. The state health agency cited "a severe shortage of staffing and available beds in the northern area of the state caused by a massive increase in patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization."

Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare made the announcement after St. Luke's Health System, Idaho's largest hospital network, on Wednesday asked state health leaders to allow "crisis standards of care" because the increase in COVID-19 patients has exhausted the state's medical resources.

Idaho is one of the least vaccinated U.S. states, with only about 40% of its residents fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Only Wyoming and West Virginia have lower vaccination rates. Crisis care standards mean that scarce resources like ICU beds will be allotted to the patients most likely to survive, i.e. the vaccinated. Other patients will be treated with less effective methods or, in dire cases, given pain relief and other palliative care.

Spot on.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare made the announcement after St. Luke's Health System, Idaho's largest hospital network, on Wednesday asked state health leaders to allow "crisis standards of care" because the increase in COVID-19 patients has exhausted the state's medical resources.

Idaho is one of the least vaccinated U.S. states, with only about 40% of its residents fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Only Wyoming and West Virginia have lower vaccination rates. Crisis care standards mean that scarce resources like ICU beds will be allotted to the patients most likely to survive, i.e. the vaccinated. Other patients will be treated with less effective methods or, in dire cases, given pain relief and other palliative care.

Which of course the Right is spinning into "they're outright denying the unvaccinated medical services!", which is untrue, that would be illegal.

The only way a hospital can legally turn a patient away is if they literally have no room or lack the equipment to treat what you have, but it's their responsibility to send you elsewhere for treatment.

Indeed, very scary.

Originally posted by Robtard
Which of course the Right is spinning into "they're outright denying the unvaccinated medical services!", which is untrue, that would be illegal.

The only way a hospital can legally turn a patient away is if they literally have no room or lack the equipment to treat what you have, but it's their responsibility to send you elsewhere for treatment.

The problem for them is that the unvaccinated are less likely to survive. So once health care is rationed, it is not a good use of resources to treat people who are going to die anyway. Because it causes people who are likely to survive to be denied care, and then they die too. So it compounds casualties. So it is better treat the vaccinated who are likely to live, and to provide palliative care to the unvaccinated who are likely to die, because you lose fewer patients that way. It is just a smarter use of resources. These anti-vaxxers are putting themselves in the grave.