Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[DC_Vol]

Same. Last time I got the flu shot was the sickest I've ever been in my life.

I only had severe flu once in my life…it was the swine flu. 2009 I believe…cannot remember if I had a shot that year. But I do remember laying in bed preparing to die. I really didn’t think I was going to pull through.

I finally picked my ass up out of bed and decided to shovel snow. I thought it was likely to kill me, but it turned out that physical activity was what finally broke my four day fever.

 

[volinbham]

I only had severe flu once in my life…it was the swine flu. 2009 I believe…cannot remember if I had a shot that year. But I do remember laying in bed preparing to die. I really didn’t think I was going to pull through.

I finally picked my ass up out of bed and decided to shovel snow. I thought it was likely to kill me, but it turned out that physical activity was what finally broke my four day fever.

same experience for me except I didn't shovel any snow - worst flu I've ever had

have had it a couple other times but that was the worst and longest duration

 

[hog88]

I only had severe flu once in my life…it was the swine flu. 2009 I believe…cannot remember if I had a shot that year. But I do remember laying in bed preparing to die. I really didn’t think I was going to pull through.

I finally picked my ass up out of bed and decided to shovel snow. I thought it was likely to kill me, but it turned out that physical activity was what finally broke my four day fever.

Granny used to say if you're sick you can lay in bed, be useless and you'll be better in about 7 days or you can get your butt up and go to work and be better in a week.

 

[DC_Vol]

Granny used to say if you're sick you can lay in bed, be useless and you'll be better in about 7 days or you can get your butt up and go to work and be better in a week.

I feel the same way. I missed an entire week of work with that flu. I’ve maybe taken two sick days in the 12 years since. I didn’t even miss work with symptomatic COVID. That flu was like nothing I have ever experienced. Hurt to stand up, hurt to lay down, miserable to be awake, and miserable to try and sleep. Each hour felt like an entire day of misery.

 

[rjd970]

I caught a really bad cold this year, worst I can remember. Negative for COVID but it knocked me on my butt for a week and finally woke up one morning drenched in sweat and that was the end of it. Who knows if the CV test was accurate, but it mimicked the omicron symptoms. But because we are told testing is accurate I didn’t quarantine myself off into some room and just assumed it was a plain old fashioned cold.

 

[DC_Vol]

same experience for me except I didn't shovel any snow - worst flu I've ever had

have had it a couple other times but that was the worst and longest duration

Having swine flu makes us kindred spirits with @hog88.

 

[Velo Vol]

Interesting reaction from many who were calling the whole disease a hoax.

 

[hog88]

Interesting reaction from many who were calling the whole disease a hoax.

So is the original and the delta variant done, no more people getting sick from them?

 

[Velo Vol]

So is the original and the delta variant done, no more people getting sick from them?

I think the FDA's threshold was when omicron exceeded 80% of the cases.

 

[hog88]

I think the FDA's threshold was when omicron exceeded 80% of the cases.

Real question here. How do they know?

 

[Fun coupon VOL]

Interesting reaction from many who were calling the whole disease a hoax.

Two of how many available? I don’t know how many different monoclonal antibody treatments there are.

Also, seems like since these are made in a lab, there would be new treatments available ever so often.

 

[Fun coupon VOL]

Real question here. How do they know?

They test less than .5% of positive test and go from there. It really is foolproof.

 

[newyorkvol]

Interesting reaction from many who were calling the whole disease a hoax.

Meanwhile….
Gov. Mills calls White House, gets more COVID-19 treatments for Maine despite undercount of cases

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

I think the FDA's threshold was when omicron exceeded 80% of the cases.

But the Pfizer CEO said the current shot(s) don't work with Omicron. Why haven't they been pulled also instead of pushing them 24/7?

 

[DancingOutlaw]

Turns out we don't need annual flu vaccines, either. Just a scheme to make money.

60% of Medicare members don't get a flu vaccine. They're the ones most likely to have serious complications if they get it. That's also tens of millions of claims the medical chain misses out on. There is certainly money to be made there.

 

[DC_Vol]

But the Pfizer CEO said the current shot(s) don't work with Omicron. Why haven't they been pulled also instead of pushing them 24/7?

This is the $1M dollar question. Or $XB question…for some.

 

[newyorkvol]

Paxlovid is apparently 90% effective against hospitalizations for Covid. Was authorized over a month ago. Glad it’s readily available.

 

[AshG]

Y'all are going to hurt my dividend check if you keep pushing this anti vax bull.

 

[SlingBlayde]

All forms of medical treatment should be allowed regardless of whether the FDA "thinks" they are ineffective. If a doctor feels the medication would benefit his or her patient, they ought to be able to prescribe it be it Ivermectin, HCQ, monoclonal antibodies or whatever. All of this business of denying access to medications is bureaucratic overreach.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

All forms of medical treatment should be allowed regardless of whether the FDA "thinks" they are ineffective. If a doctor feels the medication would benefit his or her patient, they ought to be able to prescribe it be it Ivermectin, HCQ, monoclonal antibodies or whatever. All of this business of denying access to medications is bureaucratic overreach.

It is wicked.

 

[allvol123]

Paxlovid is apparently 90% effective against hospitalizations for Covid. Was authorized over a month ago. Glad it’s readily available.

He absolutely failed here.

 

[SamRebel35]

Interesting reaction from many who were calling the whole disease a hoax.

The vaccines don't work against Omicron either, yet I don't see them giving up the vaccine emergency use authorization. Curious.

 

[AshG]

All forms of medical treatment should be allowed regardless of whether the FDA "thinks" they are ineffective. If a doctor feels the medication would benefit his or her patient, they ought to be able to prescribe it be it Ivermectin, HCQ, monoclonal antibodies or whatever. All of this business of denying access to medications is bureaucratic overreach.

Sure. Now let the patient get the bill when insurance declines to pay. Hope there's enough bankruptcy lawyers available.

This has been a sore spot for me since well before Covid arrived on the scene. Because of government bureaucracy, I've been declined treatment after treatment after treatment for my legs over the years as insurance won't pay because it's not recognized for my condition.

The problem? I'm not diabetic. When I lived in the southeast Medicaid region, I wasn't sick enough to get the right treatment even though my left leg was falling off.

And even if the federal bureaucracy got out of the way, you'd then have to let each of the Medicaid regions decide what treatments they'll allow to be charged for. Private insurance makes their decisions based on what their regions Medicaid office covers.

It's not just as easy as flipping one switch and letting doctors, well, doctor. Too many layers of administrative slime and too many players with money in the game for us to move as quickly as is needed.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

And even if the federal bureaucracy got out of the way, you'd then have to let each of the Medicaid regions decide what treatments they'll allow to be charged for. Private insurance makes their decisions based on what their regions Medicaid office covers.

I would much rather have a more decentralized regional system than some govt bureaucrats hundreds of miles away doing it. Obviously, fully decentralized would be the most ideal case, but getting the Feds out of the way would be a move in the right direction.

It's not just as easy as flipping one switch and letting doctors, well, doctor. Too many layers of administrative slime and too many players with money in the game for us to move as quickly as is needed.

Lawyers and accountants getting in the way of doctors.

 

[LouderVol]

Good times!

Tell me what Biden has done? It's been a year for him. Which is the same time Trump had.

Trump got three vaccines created, bought, and started distribution. As well as distributing resources, getting nation wide testing started, all while being called racist for addressing this issue.

Biden has.....punted to the states.