Originally posted by DeadpoolXXXThey probably look after their health more than average people. Avoiding smoking, eating fruit and veg, avoiding sugary foods and fatty foods but high protein foods are good. Yoghurt for eg.
i don't know if there are any case studies on this or whatever, but do you think people in the medical field tend to have better immune systems than others, given that they work around sick and dying people all day long?
Also exercising. It does wonders.
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!Oh yeah. I feel nothing but sympathy for the nurses and doctors who have suffered due to the pandemic. I've been to hospital a few times recently, mostly due to abdominal pain, but seeing everyone wearing masks and constantly washing their hands.... it is scary times.
Not from the number who have died world wide during Covid, No!
Re: do people in the medical field have a better immune system than others?
Originally posted by DeadpoolXXX
i don't know if there are any case studies on this or whatever, but do you think people in the medical field tend to have better immune systems than others, given that they work around sick and dying people all day long?
Based on the research we have, almost no HCWs have died form COVID-19 out of the 2 million who work in the US.
Their mortality rate is .045%. We have around 900 deaths documented and only 167 of those have been confirmed as COVID-19 deaths.
Key facts about this data:
-The majority of the deaths, 103, were in April, after the initial surge on the East Coast.
-Roughly 38% — 64 — were nurses, but the total also included physicians, pharmacists, first responders and hospital technicians, among others.
-At least 68 lived in New York and New Jersey, two states hit hard at the outset of the pandemic, with Illinois and California next.
-The median age was 57 and ages ranged from 20 to 80, with 21 people (13%) under 40.
What they did not document is obesity among the people. Which, according to actually published research, is the best predictor of mortality rates for COVID-19.
https://khn.org/news/exclusive-over-900-health-workers-have-died-of-covid-19-and-the-toll-is-rising/
Originally posted by BlakemoreAbsolutely, they have a grim task.
Oh yeah. I feel nothing but sympathy for the nurses and doctors who have suffered due to the pandemic. I've been to hospital a few times recently, mostly due to abdominal pain, but seeing everyone wearing masks and constantly washing their hands.... it is scary times.
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!The patients as well have to distance from each other and wear masks. Everything is delayed and I was ordered to wear a mask.
Absolutely, they have a grim task.
This ****ing virus freezes your lungs and I don't care what DDM says, people have died from this virus and it's been reported on the BBC constantly.
Originally posted by BlakemoreI know people who have died from it, sadly. 👆
The patients as well have to distance from each other and wear masks. Everything is delayed and I was ordered to wear a mask.This ****ing virus freezes your lungs and I don't care what DDM says, people have died from this virus and it's been reported on the BBC constantly.