Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 23, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 10:04 PM, CECAA850 said: Ellis? It's on the East River, off of Riker's Island, there were hospitals on it. If you were positive for small pox, TB or other communicable disease you were sent to the Island where you either recovered, or died. She was locked up for two years while she fought for her release. A new health official was appointed, advocated for her release, got her agree never to cook for others again, got her a job in laundry, and after she was released she changed her name, starting cooking again, got another 20 or so severely ill, including killing two or so people. She was returned to the island/"hospital" where she remained for the rest of her life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 24 minutes ago, dwilawyer said: Mary Mallon https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-typhoid-mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Coronavirus FAQ: -------Korean KF94 Masks? https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/22/959683338/coronavirus-faq-why-am-i-suddenly-hearing-so-much-about-kf94-masks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted January 23, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 23, 2021 I volunteered at my wife's facility to help with mass inoculations: 109,000 signed up for 1A and 1B (72 and above) they initially got 6,000 this week, and they have 8,000 doses next next week. Start at Noon, go till 8 or they run out. Appointments on line, all automated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Netherlands imposes curfew to halt new corona variant A majority of Dutch lawmakers backed the government’s planned curfew Thursday, despite fierce criticism from some opposition legislators. Residents will be housebound between 9PM and 4.30AM. https://euobserver.com/tickers/150697 https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-mark-rutte-netherlands-geert-wilders-health-ceab38c8bd6b610ab6337662737a9b9c VERY SIMILAR TO : Confinement in Québec Because of the recent changes in the epidemiological situation, all of Québec, except the Cree Territory of James Bay and Nunavik, will be on Maximum Alert (red zone) from January 9 up to and including February 8, 2021. https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/confinement-in-quebec/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkImz97uz7gIVjIjICh1tPgDZEAAYASAAEgKtzPD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus? A restriction more often used in natural disasters, or to quell unrest, has never been tested against a pathogen like the virus. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/health/coronavirus-curfews.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Rogue antibodies could be driving severe COVID-19 Evidence is growing that self-attacking ‘autoantibodies’ could be the key to understanding some of the worst cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00149-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 FDA gives approval for syringes to extract an extra dose from vials of Covid-19 vaccine Low dead-volume syringes and/or needles can be used to extract six doses from a single vial. If standard syringes and needles are used, there may not be sufficient volume to extract a sixth dose from a single vial." https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/us/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 12:56 AM, BBBlue said: COVID 19 response. Quebec researchers say they have found an effective drug to fight COVID-19 Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, who led the study, this is a "major scientific discovery," he said. Colchicine is the first "effective oral drug to treat out-of-hospital patients." The ColCorona study involved 4,159 patients whose diagnosis of COVID-19 had been confirmed by a nasopharyngeal test (PCR). https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-researchers-say-they-have-found-an-effective-drug-to-fight-covid-19-1.5279310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Interesting, since I try to always have some on hand. Unfortunately there is no mention of dosage amount or frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 11 hours ago, RandyH000 said: Quebec researchers say they have found an effective drug to fight COVID-19 Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, who led the study, this is a "major scientific discovery," he said. Colchicine is the first "effective oral drug to treat out-of-hospital patients." The ColCorona study involved 4,159 patients whose diagnosis of COVID-19 had been confirmed by a nasopharyngeal test (PCR). https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-researchers-say-they-have-found-an-effective-drug-to-fight-covid-19-1.5279310 Proceed cautiously. Everyone wants to find some optimism in fighting covid19 but it had better be a LOT more than smoke and mirrors before you go proclaiming success. So far none of the singular drugs have met the magic bullet definition. Don’t get me wrong. I am extremely pleased to see the efforts undertaken to find the real cure. But leave the klaxon alone until you are certain it merits ‘klaxon’ level enthusiasm. https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/23/colchicine-gout-drug-shows-promise-for-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 7 hours ago, oldtimer said: Unfortunately there is no mention of dosage amount or frequency. your Doctor or Pharmacist Would know ( Heart Disease and Diabetes ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Bosco-d-gama said: it merits ‘klaxon’ level enthusiasm. https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/23/colchicine-gout-drug-shows-promise-for-covid-19/ this is an online amateur article -let's see who is behind the latest Colchicine research - COLCORONA was coordinated by the Montreal Heart Institute’s Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (MHICC), and funded by the Government of Quebec, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Montreal philanthropist Sophie Desmarais, and the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, an initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard. CGI, Dacima and Pharmascience of Montreal were also collaborators in the trial. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/23/2163112/0/en/Colchicine-reduces-the-risk-of-COVID-19-related-complications.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Greece Approves Drug Colchicine in the Fight Against Covid On Sunday, Greece approved colchicine, an inexpensive medicine for heart diseases, to be included in the protocol of oral treatments for patients with Covid-19. The committee of experts of the health ministry gave the “green light” after the positive results of a large Canadian study in which Greece participated. https://greece.greekreporter.com/2021/01/24/greece-approves-drug-colchicine-in-the-fight-against-covid/ https://www.explica.co/nba-coronavirus-green-light-in-the-treatment-of-patients-with-colchicine/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 COLCOT: Colchicine beneficial in patients with diabetes, recent MI Patients with diabetes and recent MI had reduced risk for first and total CV events with colchicine compared with placebo, according to new data from the COLCOT trial. https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20210107/colcot-colchicine-beneficial-in-patients-with-diabetes-recent-mi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Meta-analysis Evaluating the Utility of Colchicine in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Colchicine use proven beneficial for patients with coronary artery disease, according to new meta-analysis https://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(20)31174-7/fulltext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 3 hours ago, RandyH000 said: this is an online amateur article -let's see who is behind the latest Colchicine research - COLCORONA was coordinated by the Montreal Heart Institute’s Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (MHICC), and funded by the Government of Quebec, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Montreal philanthropist Sophie Desmarais, and the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, an initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard. CGI, Dacima and Pharmascience of Montreal were also collaborators in the trial. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/23/2163112/0/en/Colchicine-reduces-the-risk-of-COVID-19-related-complications.html Kudos to the systems intent on confirming the application, or disproving the application. We all witnessed the follies of wishful hoping when it comes to real medicine. Colchicine is nasty stuff and must be administered properly. Looking forward to hearing more about this and other promising approaches. As poorly as the vaccinations are going it could well be that new definitive treatments will eclipse their purpose. If we find that we can easily cure or treat covid19 there’s less need to attempt to prevent infections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Bosco-d-gama said: As poorly as the vaccinations are going it could well be that new definitive treatments will eclipse their purpose. If we find that we can easily cure or treat covid19 there’s less need to attempt to prevent infections. Bullzeye , Plan B - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, Bosco-d-gama said: If we find that we can easily cure or treat covid19 there’s less need to attempt to prevent infections. are you referring to treat & street the patients? I guess an ER would still be overwhelmed; but not the ICU. what would drive such a decision ... the severity of the illness or the sheer number of infected? both can present problems for a hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: are you referring to treat & street the patients? I guess an ER would still be overwhelmed; but not the ICU. what would drive such a decision ... the severity of the illness or the sheer number of infected? both can present problems for a hospital. To be more specific. A treatment would be something simply administered that would mitigate the progression of the disease. You’d get sick but nowhere near as seriously ill as we see now. It is like finding the Achilles heel for the pathogen. We do this with tuberculosis now. We could vaccinate for tuberculosis and it would work. It would cost a lot and (in this instance) it will mask skin testing for the disease. So instead of vaccinating for tuberculosis we diagnose active cases and treat the disease. For now we can cure tuberculosis. If we did the same for covid19 then you have a ‘bingo’ moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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