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Re: Health and Fitness

Post by Muns » Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:52 am

What to say regarding this coronavirus? India continues to explode with cases but thankfully the death rate is nothing like what we have seen here in the US. Because of the stupidity almost with regard to southern states as well as lack of mask wearing, states like Florida with only half the population of California have a higher number of cases over the last few weeks. Same can be said for Texas too. It already seems that another second wave is ongoing. Thankfully for some of us here in the Pacific Northwest, we have really not felt the full brunt of the situation.

What should have been really federal effort unfortunately has been left the states to pick and choose right down to which County should be wearing masks or not. It has led to a situation where several states are staring at another period of lockdown again. Real idiocy.

Another lockdown would be devastating for small businesses and I’m sure will continue to kill any form of recovery. What is surprising though, is how many businesses have been helped by the PPP federal loan for small businesses. I’ve heard of several small businesses taking advantage and receiving tens of thousands and well into six figures and beyond with federal loans. From what I understand these are all forgivable loans but it begs the question regarding how much as the government actually invested during this time.

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Re: Health and Fitness

Post by Muns » Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:58 am

I’m not really great with statistics. However, looking at multiple sites, it seems that India’s death rate is far below the US or other European countries. It can’t be a matter of simply testing. India seems to be doing well on several counts with regard to not only testing per thousand but also having a value of less than 5% positive rate. I find this actually quite incredible. Here in the US, the rates seem to be only increasing. What you think that might be the reason for such a cause?

This last week I took a shift in the hospital, really on the Covid ward. What I saw there really shocked me. Mostly elderly people in their 50s, but their chest x-rays look like a bomb went off. Not only that they were on high flow oxygen of approximately 20 to 30 L and still struggling to breathe.
You’re all dressed up in plastic coverings gloves shield as well as a mask. Yet still with the patient coughing there, you really don’t feel safe.

In any case it is another success story I feel with regard to India that should be really told more. Testing rates are noted to be quite impressive as well as low positivity rates as well.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/int ... comparison

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-testing

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Re: Health and Fitness

Post by Muns » Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:13 pm

Received the Pfizer vaccine a few weeks. No significant side effects apart from more soreness the site of injection. Perhaps a little bit more fatigue but even this may be related to other factors. I think the distribution with regard to the Pfizer vaccine sorely limits its reach with regard to hospital distribution with it needing to be stored at -90° plus temperatures. Most of my colleagues seem to have gotten the Moderna vaccine which is really ramping up in its distribution chain to local clinics.
All in all looking for normalcy soon…

Looking forward to new data coming out with regard to India’s Covaxin as well as its efficacy

https://www.bharatbiotech.com/covaxin.html

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-ne ... ou5cO.html

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