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Current, Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Some  Researchers Say

The devastating fall and winter wave of coronavirus infections that is causing so much misery across the U.S. appears to have finally peaked, according to several researchers who are closely tracking the virus

 

.https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/21/958870301/the-current-deadly-u-s-coronavirus-surge-has-peaked-researchers-say

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Portugal sets records in one of world’s worst virus surges

Portugal’s new daily COVID-19 cases jumped to more than 14,600 to set a new national record Wednesday, as the country weathers one of the worst pandemic surges in the world.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-portugal-lisbon-bc5d16195de2150a53cd8e47a21994a2

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15 minutes ago, RandyH000 said:

CDC forecasts up to 100,000 more Covid-19 deaths in the next few weeks

The United States could face as many as 100,000 more Covid-19 deaths in less than a month, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

“Without modern medicine and hygiene covid19 deaths could/would have been comparable or worse to the 1918/19 influenza.” 
 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/13/scientists-say-the-coronavirus-is-at-least-as-deadly-as-the-1918-flu-pandemic.html

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Emerging evidence suggests new coronavirus variant could be problematic for vaccines

As researchers around the world race to see if new coronavirus variants will pose a problem for the vaccines, a second study in two days says a variant from South Africa could possibly do just that.
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4 hours ago, RandyH000 said:

I think you'll live to be a 100

who'd want to live to be 100 these days?  You'd have to be a cockeyed optimist to think that things are going to get better. 

funny, a few hours ago, I was remembering a doctor telling me that I wouldn't live to see age 40.  He was wrong -- I think. 

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On 3/10/2020 at 1:56 PM, CECAA850 said:

I haven't read anything yet that makes me think this is worse or more deadly than the common flu.

so, what do you think 10 months later?  I'm sure that the Spanish Flu would have been far less severe had the same hygienic principles that we use today were used then. Not a medical historian, so I have no idea when masks came into use in the medical setting.  So, it would be interesting to compare the two pandemics using the same parameters ... either hand washing, isolating and mask wearing for both or not using them for both. 

All I know is that it seems like viruses get smarter a lot faster than people do. 

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I’m a Chief Medical Officer and one in charge of our institutions COVID 19 response. We have focused on the safety and health of our patients and staff. This environment has been beyond frustrating to do everything you can to keep everyone safe! There is going to be an end to this but it is up to what every one of us does to keep ourselves and each other safe.


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8 hours ago, BigStewMan said:

 

I was remembering a doctor telling me that I wouldn't live to see age 40.  He was wrong -

Steve , -call it the System D or whatever , but only you know what is best for you or your family -take care Bro -

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Studies of South African Coronavirus Strain Raise Concerns About Immune Response

JOHANNESBURG—Three new laboratory studies are raising concerns that the immune response triggered by a Covid-19 infection or vaccination may be less effective at protecting against the new strain of the coronavirus that first emerged in South Africa.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/studies-of-south-african-coronavirus-strain-raise-concerns-about-immune-response-11611311401

 

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Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes, Maker Claims

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/health/coronavirus-eli-lilly.html

li Lilly said Thursday that its monoclonal antibody prevented Covid-19 infections in nursing home residents and staff in a clinical trial, the first time such a treatment has been shown to prevent infection.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/21/eli-lilly-says-its-monoclonal-antibody-prevented-covid-19-in-clinical-trial/

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/lilly-s-antibody-helps-prevent-covid-19-in-nursing-home-study

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Covid vaccines appear to be less effective against some new strains

Early data shows that the Covid-19 vaccines on the market may not be as effective in guarding against more contagious strains of the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/21/dr-fauci-says-covid-vaccines-appear-to-be-less-effective-against-some-new-strains.html

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