B-Man Posted September 17, 2023 Posted September 17, 2023 Congestion ? Oh no. Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say Doctors who treat Covid describe the ways the illness has gotten milder and shifted over time to mostly affect the upper respiratory tract. Doctors say they're finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish Covid from allergies or the common cold, even as hospitalizations tick up. The illness' past hallmarks, such as a dry cough or the loss of sense of taste or smell, have become less common. Instead, doctors are observing milder disease, mostly concentrated in the upper respiratory tract. "It isn’t the same typical symptoms that we were seeing before. It’s a lot of congestion, sometimes sneezing, usually a mild sore throat," said Dr. Erick Eiting, vice chair of operations for emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown in New York City. </snip> "Just about everyone who I've seen has had really mild symptoms," Eiting said of his urgent care patients, adding, "The only way that we knew that it was Covid was because we happened to be testing them." https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-symptoms-mild-follow-pattern-doctors-say-rcna105090 Of course, compromised people ( Seniors, asthmatics ) are always at risk with flu symptoms, but the average person ----- no. . 1
B-Man Posted September 18, 2023 Posted September 18, 2023 WTF ! Oh look, a temple for the cultists to worship. . 1 1
BillsFanNC Posted September 23, 2023 Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) Ummm, nah. Gonna pass. I took one home lateral flow rapid antigen test for covid last year. That was after I was pretty sure that I had covid, went to a drive through PCR test site and the test came back negative. So I took the rapid antigen test at home, which immediately developed as a screaming positive. Confirming I did indeed have covid as suspected. The mass pcr testing sites were trash, giving a false negative in my case. Untold false positives undoubtedly as well with all the untrained personnel collecting samples AND actually running pcr assays. Rapid lsteral flow antigen tests are CLIA waived, meaning they are supposedly simple enough for an untrained person with an 8th grade education to understand the directions and run the test own their own. Think about that. There's no way John from Riverside. Billsfuk.c, Tibs etc. can follow those simple directions and run a test properly. If you're ill. Stay home. The same advice we've had since birth. Edited September 23, 2023 by BillsFanNC 2
B-Man Posted September 23, 2023 Posted September 23, 2023 Covid response was about power. Ten Examples Where Experts Were Wrong BY STEVE TEMPLETON As I was writing Fear of a Microbial Planet last year, I noticed some patterns emerge. Again and again, I found examples of instances where, in a rational world, the actions of authorities in response to COVID or other disease threats should be obvious, expected, and in the best interests of the public. However, in each instance, I was compelled to acknowledge reality and follow-up with “But that didn’t happen.” Because the response often wasn’t rational—it was mainly driven by politics and hysteria, and every irrational and non-evidence-supported act could be explained through this lens. As a result, the phrase is by far the most repeated in the book, and so I thought it would be interesting to compile ten examples of when a strong denial of reality ruled and common sense was abandoned. Listed at the link: https://brownstone.org/articles/ten-examples-where-experts-were-wrong/ Unfortunately, many of these examples are not becoming outdated. Mask mandates have returned in some places, including schools, despite no high-quality supporting evidence. Same for COVID vaccine booster recommendations for healthy people under 65. Many European countries, including Denmark, have altered their recommendations based on careful risk/benefit analyses. Once again, although it would seem obvious that US leaders should have followed suit, that didn’t happen. . 1
Doc Posted September 23, 2023 Posted September 23, 2023 7 hours ago, BillsFanNC said: Ummm, nah. Gonna pass. I took one home lateral flow rapid antigen test for covid last year. That was after I was pretty sure that I had covid, went to a drive through PCR test site and the test came back negative. So I took the rapid antigen test at home, which immediately developed as a screaming positive. Confirming I did indeed have covid as suspected. The mass pcr testing sites were trash, giving a false negative in my case. Untold false positives undoubtedly as well with all the untrained personnel collecting samples AND actually running pcr assays. Rapid lsteral flow antigen tests are CLIA waived, meaning they are supposedly simple enough for an untrained person with an 8th grade education to understand the directions and run the test own their own. Think about that. There's no way John from Riverside. Billsfuk.c, Tibs etc. can follow those simple directions and run a test properly. If you're ill. Stay home. The same advice we've had since birth. My boys got what they suspected was Wuhan virus during college. I asked them if they tested. They said "no, it's not worth it." So they didn't. And the vaccines protect you from spreading it anyway, right? 2 minutes ago, B-Man said: Covid response was about power. Ten Examples Where Experts Were Wrong BY STEVE TEMPLETON As I was writing Fear of a Microbial Planet last year, I noticed some patterns emerge. Again and again, I found examples of instances where, in a rational world, the actions of authorities in response to COVID or other disease threats should be obvious, expected, and in the best interests of the public. However, in each instance, I was compelled to acknowledge reality and follow-up with “But that didn’t happen.” Because the response often wasn’t rational—it was mainly driven by politics and hysteria, and every irrational and non-evidence-supported act could be explained through this lens. As a result, the phrase is by far the most repeated in the book, and so I thought it would be interesting to compile ten examples of when a strong denial of reality ruled and common sense was abandoned. Listed at the link: https://brownstone.org/articles/ten-examples-where-experts-were-wrong/ Unfortunately, many of these examples are not becoming outdated. Mask mandates have returned in some places, including schools, despite no high-quality supporting evidence. Same for COVID vaccine booster recommendations for healthy people under 65. Many European countries, including Denmark, have altered their recommendations based on careful risk/benefit analyses. Once again, although it would seem obvious that US leaders should have followed suit, that didn’t happen. It was mostly about hurting Trump for the election. 2
B-Man Posted September 28, 2023 Posted September 28, 2023 WHAT LOST CREDIBILITY LOOKS LIKE: Fewer than half of U.S. adults say they’re likely to get new COVID-19 vaccine. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/09/27/COVID-19-vaccine-acceptance/8871695819691/ . 2
JaCrispy Posted September 28, 2023 Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) On 9/18/2023 at 8:57 AM, B-Man said: WTF ! Oh look, a temple for the cultists to worship. . This is so over-the-top ridiculous, it amazes me that some people still don’t recognize something a bit fishy with what’s going on… I wonder how much Pfizer paid for the lighting…😉 Edited September 28, 2023 by JaCrispy 1
BillsFanNC Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 I wonder where Quack MD comes down on this?
Tommy Callahan Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, B-Man said: . They just evolved to new topics like Palastine, And Ukraine prior. Same authoritarian mob just moves from topic to topic. 1
B-Man Posted November 8, 2023 Posted November 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Tommy Callahan said: They just evolved to new topics like Palastine, And Ukraine prior. Same authoritarian mob just moves from topic to topic. . 2
BillStime Posted November 12, 2023 Posted November 12, 2023 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Hoax Children's Health Defense is an American 501 nonprofit activist group mainly known for anti-vaccine disinformation and has been identified as one of the main sources of misinformation on vaccines. Founded under the name World Mercury Project in 2007, it is chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On 7/11/2023 at 2:27 PM, Tommy Callahan said: PACS were hated as the source of dirty money. now a lot of that money flows to Charities that are also PACS. the charities promote SOCIAL issues. On 11/7/2023 at 8:19 AM, Tommy Callahan said: another Dirty money PAC influencing perception.
JaCrispy Posted November 12, 2023 Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, BillStime said: Hoax Children's Health Defense is an American 501 nonprofit activist group mainly known for anti-vaccine disinformation and has been identified as one of the main sources of misinformation on vaccines. Founded under the name World Mercury Project in 2007, it is chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Since 2020, history has shown us that authoritative sources that use the words “disinformation” and “misinformation” (regarding vaccines), means the odds of their statements being true are very low… Funny thing is, you actually use both words in the same sentence…Congrats…😉 Edited November 12, 2023 by JaCrispy 2 1
BillStime Posted November 13, 2023 Posted November 13, 2023 21 hours ago, JaCrispy said: Since 2020, history has shown us that authoritative sources that use the words “disinformation” and “misinformation” (regarding vaccines), means the odds of their statements being true are very low… Funny thing is, you actually use both words in the same sentence…Congrats…😉 Hoax
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