Covid-19

[CQB]

I think there's a Samuel L. Jackson meme for this...

Jeez, boss that’s all ya had ta say!

 

[AWP]

I‘ll take 80s bands for $100 Alex.

"Eugenics", not "Eurythmics."

 

[ThunderHorse]

So...Dr Birx goes: If you traveled for thanksgiving, you're probably infected, go take a test.

CDC is like...hey fam, Isolation and Quarantine period are now reduced.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1334170929384071169

 

[Dame]

So...Dr Birx goes: If you traveled for thanksgiving, you're probably infected, go take a test.

Well good. Have we hit herd immunity yet?

 

[Brill]

"Eugenics", not "Eurythmics."

Are you sure that’s not a book by L Ron Hubbard?

 

[pardus]

"Eugenics", not "Eurythmics."

Same same, white people acting weird and thinking it's perfectly normal.

 

[racing_kitty]

Well good. Have we hit herd immunity yet?

I’m not entirely sure they want us to hit herd immunity, if I were to judge the actions of those charged with leading us through this mess.

 

[CQB]

Whilst not a cure this is C-19 related & may be of interest to the medicos here.

A COVID patient with sepsis was given a megadose of vitamin C. The change in him was 'remarkable'

 

[Blizzard]

Whilst not a cure this is C-19 related & may be of interest to the medicos here.

A COVID patient with sepsis was given a megadose of vitamin C. The change in him was 'remarkable'

So, just pop a couple of Airborne and call it good, huh?!

 

[RackMaster]

So this is the same Chinese company that Trudeau initially put all our vaccine hopes on.

Chinese vaccine company executives worked in program now targeted by Western intelligence agencies

 

[Ooh-Rah]

So this is the same Chinese company that Trudeau initially put all our vaccine hopes on.

Chinese vaccine company executives worked in program now targeted by Western intelligence agencies

“Roh roh, Raggy!”

 

[ThunderHorse]

So far, the rules for the, but not for me folks are Democrats.

Right when LA County closed restaurants, an LA County Supervisor went dining out.

LA County Supervisor dines at restaurant hours after voting to ban outdoor dining

Last week the mayor of Austin told Austinites to stay home, while he was in Cabo San Lucas:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1334221005607362568

 

[digrar]

There is a huge percentage of the population that runs to the hospital every time they get a sniffle or a low-grade fever.

If you're paying that much for insurance, you want to use it every chance you get? Or if you get exposed to that much pharma advertising, you feel you need to get a pill for every sniffle?

I don't know if reality matches perception, but we get told you guys have pharma advertising every advert break. I can't actually remember the last time I saw an over the counter paracetamol or antihistamine advert on TV, we do have them periodically, but it's not constant. Certainly nothing for medication that needs to be prescribed.

 

[pardus]

If you're paying that much for insurance, you want to use it every chance you get? Or if you get exposed to that much pharma advertising, you feel you need to get a pill for every sniffle?

I don't know if reality matches perception, but we get told you guys have pharma advertising every advert break. I can't actually remember the last time I saw an over the counter paracetamol or antihistamine advert on TV, we do have them periodically, but it's not constant. Certainly nothing for medication that needs to be prescribed.

The pharma advertising was the single biggest difference I noticed on TV when I first came to the US. It's weird and all pervasive.

 

[pardus]

So...Dr Birx goes: If you traveled for thanksgiving, you're probably infected, go take a test.

CDC is like...hey fam, Isolation and Quarantine period are now reduced.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1334170929384071169

That is misleading. The CDC recommended quarantine (not Isolation) is still 14 days. However if certain criteria are meet it is OK to cut it short within the bounds of those criteria. With the shortened times the authorities are accepting a risk that the person in question could still become positive and spread the disease within the 14 day window.
14 days is the standard at time of writing.

1. Persons can continue to be quarantined for 14 days without testing per existing recommendations. This option maximally reduces risk of post-quarantine transmission risk and is the strategy with the greatest collective experience at present.

These recommendations for quarantine options shorter than 14 days balance reduced burden against a small but non-zero risk of post-quarantine infection that is informed by new and emerging science.

 

[Devildoc]

If you're paying that much for insurance, you want to use it every chance you get? Or if you get exposed to that much pharma advertising, you feel you need to get a pill for every sniffle?

I don't know if reality matches perception, but we get told you guys have pharma advertising every advert break. I can't actually remember the last time I saw an over the counter paracetamol or antihistamine advert on TV, we do have them periodically, but it's not constant. Certainly nothing for medication that needs to be prescribed.

The ads for medicine used to not be a thing until maybe 10 years ago +/- but the FCC deregulated that and you can find a fix for your incontinence, erectile dysfunction, eczema, and bipolar disorder all in a span of 2 minutes. I am all about informed consumers, but it really changed how we treat patients because now providers have patients who say "I want XXXX medicine because I saw it on TV."

Regarding insurance and the ED, it's actually the uninsured without primary care who overwhelm the EDs for bullshit. My insurance co-pay is $250 if I go to the ED, only 'waived' if I am admitted.

 

[Dame]

If you're paying that much for insurance, you want to use it every chance you get? Or if you get exposed to that much pharma advertising, you feel you need to get a pill for every sniffle?

I don't know if reality matches perception, but we get told you guys have pharma advertising every advert break. I can't actually remember the last time I saw an over the counter paracetamol or antihistamine advert on TV, we do have them periodically, but it's not constant. Certainly nothing for medication that needs to be prescribed.

Regarding insurance and the ED, it's actually the uninsured without primary care who overwhelm the EDs for bullshit. My insurance co-pay is $250 if I go to the ED, only 'waived' if I am admitted.

This ^^^. If you want to really wind @Muppet up, just ask him about how they usually want the limo ride to the ER as well.

And yes. The ads are constant. Mute button FTW.

ETA: The best part of the ads are the stuff at the end where they must tell you side effects. "Side effects may include runny nose, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, severe stomach pain, incontinence, impotence, and death. Ask your doctor if this medication is right for you."

 

[Devildoc]

This ^^^. If you want to really wind @Muppet up, just ask him about how they usually want the limo ride to the ER as well.

One of the many reasons I left EMS was the burn-out not from sick people, trauma, etc., but stuff like this....being dispatched to "chest pain" when all it was was, someone waiting outside with a suitcase wanting a ride to the ED, who said they had "chest pain" because they knew (from previous experience) that it would get an ambulance coming emergency traffic (lights/siren).

To my painful chagrin I experienced the same population on the other side when I was an ED nurse.

 

[ThunderHorse]

If you're paying that much for insurance, you want to use it every chance you get? Or if you get exposed to that much pharma advertising, you feel you need to get a pill for every sniffle?

I don't know if reality matches perception, but we get told you guys have pharma advertising every advert break. I can't actually remember the last time I saw an over the counter paracetamol or antihistamine advert on TV, we do have them periodically, but it's not constant. Certainly nothing for medication that needs to be prescribed.

I want to say that 80% of the big pharma ads are for dick pills like Cialis and Viagra. I don't watch a lot of regular TV these days unless it's sportsball, and yeah you have at least one add or two in an hour for dick pills.

 

[Grunt]

Most commercials are about pills for you to take and lawyers to sue the companies after you suffer their side-effects.

It's a revolving door....