A bad case?

Nope, just a distraction...

 

Nope, just a distraction...

As long as one can safely sneeze without triggering an underwear level event then all should be fine...

 

As long as one can safely sneeze without triggering an underwear level event then all should be fine...

Maybe I should've used the term underwear wetting event...

 

Maybe I should've used the term underwear wetting event...

Oh we got it the first time.

 

I'm already tired of this pandemic and quarantine.

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Really bad CV-19 news for lots of men.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7373684/

Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19

 

Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19

What?!?! You mean I've already had it? On a brighter note, 24 hours post 2nd vax and no problems other than arm a little sore at the injection site. A bit tired but that's probably from my all-day visit to the Mayo Clinic for tests and doctors on Tuesday. And I am still free from any further cancer!

 

 

Really bad CV-19 news for lots of men.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7373684/

Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19

I’ve had a widows peak since I was 14, it’s migrated but, it’s still pattern 2. Whew, thanks mom.

I would be pattern 3 if my dads passed to me.


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After age, schizophrenia is said to be the #1 risk factor for COVID-19. Only explanation that made much sense is that the medications for that condition can increase chances of diabetes.

COVID Especially Risky With Schizophrenia (webmd.com)

 

Vaccine Alarmism

https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-vaxxers-are-not-the-only-ones-selling-coronavirus-vaccines-short

But there’s a downside to this cautious messaging. Lack of certainty or strong empirical evidence is often interpreted to mean that we have evidence that something is not true. This phenomenon is only exacerbated by voices from the anti-vax community and other public-health skeptics. People may hear only that we cannot say the vaccine does not prevent transmission, and not that this is merely because we are waiting for the evidence to come in, or that most experts would be shocked if it did not have at least some effect on preventing contagion.

Likewise, cautious public health advice that is meant to avoid unintentional tragedy, such as the admonition to continue to social distance and take precautions even if vaccinated, often ends up increasing skepticism about vaccination.

The result is, too often, people don’t see why they should be vaccinated at all.

 

and now the good news.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/why-covid-19-cases-are-falling-so-fast/618041/

One month ago, the CDC published the results of more than 20 pandemic forecasting models. Most projected that COVID-19 cases would continue to grow through February, or at least plateau. Instead, COVID-19 is in retreat in America. New daily cases have plunged, and hospitalizations are down almost 50 percent in the past month. This is not an artifact of infrequent testing, since the share of regional daily tests that are coming back positive has declined even more than the number of cases. Some pandemic statistics are foggy, but the current decline of COVID-19 is crystal clear.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/02/major-covid-19-metrics-are-falling/618068/

All major indicators of COVID-19 transmission in the United States continue to fall rapidly. Weekly new cases have fallen from 1.7 million at the national peak in early January to fewer than 600,000 this week, and cases have declined in every state. As we’ve seen at many points in the pandemic, case numbers are changing most quickly, with hospitalizations and deaths declining after a delay: Cases have been falling sharply for five weeks, hospitalizations for four, and deaths for two. In this week’s numbers from nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities, we are now seeing solid declines in deaths correlated with COVID-19 vaccinations in this most vulnerable population.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-so...update_27.pdf?sfvrsn=94da8979_9&download=true

Global overview
The number of global new cases reported has continued to fall, with 2.7 million new cases last week, a 16%
decline over 500 000 fewer new cases compared to the previous week (Figure 1). The number of new deaths
reported also fell, with 81 000 new deaths reported last week, a 10% decline as compared to the previous
week. A total of five out of six WHO regions reported a double-digit percentage decline in new cases (Table 1),
with only the Eastern Mediterranean Region showing a 7% rise. Europe and the Americas continue to see the
greatest drops in absolute numbers of cases. Meanwhile, the number of new deaths declined in all regions.

 

With this you can see how well the pandemic forecasting models predict the past.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/forecasting-us.html

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/forecasts-cases.html

 

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eabf4063

CONCLUSION
Substantial immune memory is generated after COVID-19, involving all four major types of immune memory. About 95% of subjects retained immune memory at ~6 months after infection. Circulating antibody titers were not predictive of T cell memory. Thus, simple serological tests for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies do not reflect the richness and durability of immune memory to SARS-CoV-2. This work expands our understanding of immune memory in humans. These results have implications for protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and recurrent COVID-19.
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Nevertheless, our data show immune memory in at least three immunological compartments was measurable in ~95% of subjects 5 to 8 months PSO, indicating that durable immunity against secondary COVID-19 disease is a possibility in most individuals.

 

Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised this week.​

The evidence culminated from six randomized control trials that included more than 6,000 people — both with and without known exposure to the virus.

 

I wouldn't believe a word that comes from the WHO. They're just enjoying the opportunity to take a swipe at Trump.

https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-021-05773-w

Results
Among 1274 outpatients with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection 7.6% were prescribed hydroxychloroquine. In a 1067 patient propensity matched cohort, 21.6% with outpatient exposure to hydroxychloroquine were hospitalized, and 31.4% without exposure were hospitalized. In the primary multivariable logistic regression analysis with propensity matching there was an association between exposure to hydroxychloroquine and a decreased rate of hospitalization from COVID-19 (OR 0.53; 95% CI, 0.29, 0.95). Sensitivity analyses revealed similar associations. QTc prolongation events occurred in 2% of patients prescribed hydroxychloroquine with no reported arrhythmia events among those with data available.

 

Personally, I don't like the WHO either, because it does have a political agenda. But I'm careful and try to separate science from ideology.

 

Personally, I don't like the WHO either, because it does have a political agenda. But I'm careful and try to separate science from ideology.

This may be the strongest case for HCQ for prevention:
https://hcqtrial.com

The gist: Countries with a lot of malaria, and a lot of HCQ usage before the pandemic began, enjoyed lower infection rates.

Personally I prefer vitamin D. Probably much more effective, safe, cheap, no prescription needed. Other benefits also. Being young would be even better!

 

And the market speaks:
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-r...end-by-2021-2026-covid-19-analysis-2021-02-11