Coronavirus

[missouriboy]

Nov 24, 2023 0:05:45 GMT walnut said:

Nov 23, 2023 21:54:48 GMT missouriboy said:

Duwayne ... do you know what the new outbreak for the current quarter shown on your chart is?  Maybe nothing, but there is apparently a new outbreak of something strong in China.

What is the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China?

The WHO has asked China for more information on the undiagnosed pneumonia outbreak that has spiked since October.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/23/what-is-the-mysterious-pneumonia-outbreak-in-china

Here in COMO there is something strong working its way through the schools.  Comes with a serious cough that can last a long time.  Marta caught it and is being treated for pneumonia.  I have not come down with anything. 

Me and my son had it. I kinda thought it was the covid at first but it's something new. Don't catch it or else you can pencil off a fraction of your year, it doesn't go away for weeks or months.

Probably some new invention cooked up in a US funded lab. Ukrainian this time?

Marta's been coughing like a dog for a month now ... and I haven't caught anything.  Before Covid I used to get the occasional cold.  I haven't had one since.  Not complaining.  Just wondering why.

[walnut]

Nov 24, 2023 3:57:18 GMT missouriboy said:

Nov 24, 2023 0:05:45 GMT walnut said:

Me and my son had it. I kinda thought it was the covid at first but it's something new. Don't catch it or else you can pencil off a fraction of your year, it doesn't go away for weeks or months.

Probably some new invention cooked up in a US funded lab. Ukrainian this time?

Marta's been coughing like a dog for a month now ... and I haven't caught anything.  Before Covid I used to get the occasional cold.  I haven't had one since.  Not complaining.  Just wondering why.

Yes, that's something strange about this.  We seemingly could not infect my wife or other son.   Ample exposure time I would have thought.

[missouriboy]

Excess deaths seemingly up world-wide.

[ratty]

Health experts encourage whooping cough vaccinations after warning an outbreak is 'well overdue'

Experts are urging Australians to stay up to date with their whooping cough vaccinations, warning an outbreak of the infectious respiratory disease could be on the way.
The last outbreak of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, peaked in late 2015 with 22,570 confirmed cases.
But infectious diseases experts warn the epidemic tends to occur every three to five years, meaning a major outbreak impacting infants, children and adults alike is "well overdue".

Infectious disease experts are warning a whooping cough outbreak in Australia is "well overdue". (Nine)
University of Sydney Professor Robert Booy warned we could see a resurgence of whooping cough in the spring and summer months, when infections tend to spike.
"While respiratory infections such as influenza and RSV have recently risen to pre-pandemic levels, we haven't yet seen this with whooping cough," Professor Booy said.
"Whooping cough follows a fairly predictable pattern and it's very much the sleeping bear of respiratory infectious disease right now.
"We've seen years when whooping cough infections in Australia have neared 40,000, so we must be alert to signs of a pending epidemic."
Known as the "100-day cough", whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the airways, causing uncontrollable coughing and difficulty breathing.
The coughing fits can be so severe that they cause vomiting, incontinence, broken ribs and hospitalisation.
Whooping cough is more contagious than influenza, measles or COVID-19 and, once infected, a person can remain contagious for three weeks or until they complete a course of antibiotics.
As symptoms of whooping cough don't appear immediately (often for a week or two following infection), the bacteria is easily spread.
Asthma sufferers are at four times greater risk of infection and higher risk of being admitted to hospital.

Booy said people with an ongoing cough should practice social distancing and seek immediate medical advice.
"Increased levels of socialising and travel during the festive season facilitate the spread of airborne bacteria like whooping cough, so vigilance is required," he said.
Adults require a booster shot at least every 10 years to stay up to date with whooping cough protection, but research shows 80 per cent of Australian adults cannot recall receiving a booster.
The Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA) today launched the inaugural Whooping Cough Day to encourage all Australians to remain up to date with vaccination.
IFA founder Catherine Hughes, who tragically lost her four-week-old son to whooping cough in 2015, said there is still room for improvement when it comes to reducing the spread of the disease in the community.
"Most people associate whooping cough with babies, but more than half of all cases are reported in adults," Hughes said.
"Whooping cough can be fatal in infants and can cause serious illness in older children and adults.
"It's easy to check your immunisation status against whooping cough and organise a booster, and it's up to all of us to protect ourselves and our loved ones against whooping cough."
Australians can check their vaccination status by talking to a doctor, pharmacist or by accessing their Immunisation History Statement via the Medicare app.

[walnut]

Nov 24, 2023 10:21:47 GMT ratty said:

Health experts encourage whooping cough vaccinations after warning an outbreak is 'well overdue'

Experts are urging Australians to stay up to date with their whooping cough vaccinations, warning an outbreak of the infectious respiratory disease could be on the way.
The last outbreak of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, peaked in late 2015 with 22,570 confirmed cases.
But infectious diseases experts warn the epidemic tends to occur every three to five years, meaning a major outbreak impacting infants, children and adults alike is "well overdue".

Infectious disease experts are warning a whooping cough outbreak in Australia is "well overdue". (Nine)
University of Sydney Professor Robert Booy warned we could see a resurgence of whooping cough in the spring and summer months, when infections tend to spike.
"While respiratory infections such as influenza and RSV have recently risen to pre-pandemic levels, we haven't yet seen this with whooping cough," Professor Booy said.
"Whooping cough follows a fairly predictable pattern and it's very much the sleeping bear of respiratory infectious disease right now.
"We've seen years when whooping cough infections in Australia have neared 40,000, so we must be alert to signs of a pending epidemic."
Known as the "100-day cough", whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the airways, causing uncontrollable coughing and difficulty breathing.
The coughing fits can be so severe that they cause vomiting, incontinence, broken ribs and hospitalisation.
Whooping cough is more contagious than influenza, measles or COVID-19 and, once infected, a person can remain contagious for three weeks or until they complete a course of antibiotics.
As symptoms of whooping cough don't appear immediately (often for a week or two following infection), the bacteria is easily spread.
Asthma sufferers are at four times greater risk of infection and higher risk of being admitted to hospital.

Booy said people with an ongoing cough should practice social distancing and seek immediate medical advice.
"Increased levels of socialising and travel during the festive season facilitate the spread of airborne bacteria like whooping cough, so vigilance is required," he said.
Adults require a booster shot at least every 10 years to stay up to date with whooping cough protection, but research shows 80 per cent of Australian adults cannot recall receiving a booster.
The Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA) today launched the inaugural Whooping Cough Day to encourage all Australians to remain up to date with vaccination.
IFA founder Catherine Hughes, who tragically lost her four-week-old son to whooping cough in 2015, said there is still room for improvement when it comes to reducing the spread of the disease in the community.
"Most people associate whooping cough with babies, but more than half of all cases are reported in adults," Hughes said.
"Whooping cough can be fatal in infants and can cause serious illness in older children and adults.
"It's easy to check your immunisation status against whooping cough and organise a booster, and it's up to all of us to protect ourselves and our loved ones against whooping cough."
Australians can check their vaccination status by talking to a doctor, pharmacist or by accessing their Immunisation History Statement via the Medicare app.

Yes, actually i think that this new thing is whooping cough. I don't know and could be wrong.

[ratty]

.... a groundbreaking conversation with Dr. Melissa McCann, who initiated the world’s first class action lawsuit for vaccine adverse reactions.

[missouriboy]

Nov 24, 2023 11:51:48 GMT walnut said:

Nov 24, 2023 10:21:47 GMT ratty said:

Health experts encourage whooping cough vaccinations after warning an outbreak is 'well overdue'

Yes, actually i think that this new thing is whooping cough. I don't know and could be wrong.

It's well known.  It's in the schools.  It's easily tested for.  Why would we not know?

[walnut]

Nov 24, 2023 15:13:38 GMT missouriboy said:

Nov 24, 2023 11:51:48 GMT walnut said:

Yes, actually i think that this new thing is whooping cough. I don't know and could be wrong.

It's well known.  It's in the schools.  It's easily tested for.  Why would we not know?

Yes, I know that too.  It is just that it is like the whooping cough that my wife had 3 or 4 years ago.  And it's persistence.  We could not get over it, like the body is impaired.  What is it then, if we are so infallible?

I admit that I am just guessing, sort of like how they guessed with the vaccines.

[walnut]

My state of no longer trusting government science has gotten me to the point of discounting everything I read nearly 100%. I feel that we are basically on our own.

[nonentropic]

I have not had C19 and actually no flu for years, but do get a regular series of sniffles that pass without issue.

I put it down to Vit D3 K2 A and quecitine and zinc what I would call the immunity model. Actually I think this is what should be available universally.

[ratty]

Nov 24, 2023 15:22:21 GMT walnut said:

My state of no longer trusting government science has gotten me to the point of discounting everything I read nearly 100%. I feel that we are basically on our own.

You may be part of a very large club, Walnut. I take very little at face value these days whilst also trying to avoid becoming a victim of confirmation bias.

[walnut]

yes confirmation bias is a very real danger. I suspect that occasionally this government actually told the real truth. Just can't point to a time myself.

[Sigurdur]

Agree.

The only item I trust anymore is the National debt number.

[ratty]

Nov 24, 2023 23:31:31 GMT Sigurdur said:

Agree.

The only item I trust anymore is the National debt number.

[missouriboy]

Covid vaccine effects on pilots?

Vaccine effects on pilots - last half.