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What kind of stupid clown do you need to be to want to attack Anthony Fauci? Republicans held some sort of extremist clown show event where Fox News jackasses were talking about ambushing and killing Dr. Fauci and other right wing nutjobs were talking about having him thrown in jail (crowd: lock him up!).
Fuck all these people so hard.More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.
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Originally posted by Ken View PostNever heard back from either person who was suggesting aspiration. This wasn't rhetorical, it was a serious question that I'm interested in hearing about.
Did your doctor agree? Did they provide any recommendations or cautions?
I find it hard to believe that someone would be this interested in a topic and not even talk to their own doctor, so I have to assume there was a conversation. How did it go?
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Originally posted by umjewman View PostStop trying to invade people's doctor-patient confidentiality, JERK.
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Originally posted by Sour Masher View PostFor real. What is said between an internet celebrity and his viewers is confidential. I kid, I kid. But for real, if nullnor has a primary doc and I don't, that is a wake up call for me. I have not had a primary doc since I was a teenager, cuz I am super dumb (didn't have insurance in grad school and never got around to finding one since). On the rare occasion something seems horribly wrong, I have used the walk-in. I gotta find one though. Getting old.
That said, the question did not even have to involve your primary care doctor. I have a sister and cousin who are ER doctors. I ask them medical questions regularly, much more regularly than I see my main doctor. Some of those questions have involved COVID. They are great sounding boards.
I think it's irresponsible to make medical suggestions without at least talking to a doctor that you trust about it. Heck, I didn't even ask that they *agreed* with their doctor, just that they had the conversation, and I was curious how that conversation went.
It's so strange to me now that people think they are experts at complex topics and reject the advise of the actual experts who have devoted significant portions of their lives to study. But I googled it and read 2 biased sources so it must be true!
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Originally posted by Ken View PostI have a primary care doc but thankfully I don't see her much.
That said, the question did not even have to involve your primary care doctor. I have a sister and cousin who are ER doctors. I ask them medical questions regularly, much more regularly than I see my main doctor. Some of those questions have involved COVID. They are great sounding boards.
I think it's irresponsible to make medical suggestions without at least talking to a doctor that you trust about it. Heck, I didn't even ask that they *agreed* with their doctor, just that they had the conversation, and I was curious how that conversation went.
It's so strange to me now that people think they are experts at complex topics and reject the advise of the actual experts who have devoted significant portions of their lives to study. But I googled it and read 2 biased sources so it must be true!---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Originally posted by Ken View Postthey certainly do---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Originally posted by Ken View PostI have a primary care doc but thankfully I don't see her much.
That said, the question did not even have to involve your primary care doctor. I have a sister and cousin who are ER doctors. I ask them medical questions regularly, much more regularly than I see my main doctor. Some of those questions have involved COVID. They are great sounding boards.
I think it's irresponsible to make medical suggestions without at least talking to a doctor that you trust about it. Heck, I didn't even ask that they *agreed* with their doctor, just that they had the conversation, and I was curious how that conversation went.
It's so strange to me now that people think they are experts at complex topics and reject the advise of the actual experts who have devoted significant portions of their lives to study. But I googled it and read 2 biased sources so it must be true!
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Originally posted by The Feral Slasher View PostI believe there are already apparently effective treatments being studied or in the approval process (though not sure how they would work with Omicron). I'd have to do some more digging to confirm, but pretty confident that is the case. I think throwing up your hands and calling for a free for all at this moment might not be the best decision, although we may decide soon that we have no other option. I'm relatively certain we won't have large scale lockdowns in the US, at least until/unless Omicron takes a heavy, heavy toll, but it sounds like that is more likely in the UK and Europe.The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, to treat Covid-19 “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death, and for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or clinically appropriate.”
Last week, Pfizer released updated results that showed the treatment cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given to high-risk adults within a few days of their first symptoms. If given within the first five days of symptoms, the efficacy was similar: 88%.---------------------------------------------
Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Corroborating data starting to roll in:
Risk of hospital stay 40% lower with Omicron than Delta, UK data suggests
Also, the Aussie PM and their Chief Medical Officer became the first world leader(s) to explicitly take the covid-data-over-covid-habit line, and rejected the wildly conservative (anti-data?) worst-case-scenario "expert" advice from a leading research institute. I would say, "at last, a politician with some cajones", but it probably appeals to his demographic.
Hopefully this becomes the way forward and not the Euro-lockdown-approach (though in fairness, many European countries are still struggling badly with Delta).
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Originally posted by johnnya24 View PostCorroborating data starting to roll in:
Risk of hospital stay 40% lower with Omicron than Delta, UK data suggests
Also, the Aussie PM and their Chief Medical Officer became the first world leader(s) to explicitly take the covid-data-over-covid-habit line, and rejected the wildly conservative (anti-data?) worst-case-scenario "expert" advice from a leading research institute. I would say, "at last, a politician with some cajones", but it probably appeals to his demographic.
Hopefully this becomes the way forward and not the Euro-lockdown-approach (though in fairness, many European countries are still struggling badly with Delta).
ThanksIf I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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