The Coronavirus Thread

[JimC]

Bron's sister has covid - miserable, but not bad enough for hospital...

Melbourne is currently in the grip of a Legionnaire's disease outbreak, most probably from a contaminated cooling tower. 2 dead and nearly a hundred infected, many in hospital. The health department is frantically testing and sterilising cooling systems on commercial buildings. Surely there should have been a planned program of testing and sterilisation... The current Labour government is showing increasingly incompetent, sadly. Probably a Liberal win in the next state elections...

[macdoc]

Yeah neither partner nor I have had it that I know of tho I have my suspicions that I had an unrecorded round recovering from my mcycle accident. I have a blood test coming up that will determine if I have covid anti-bodies which will tell me one way or the t'other. My persistent dry cough and changes in taste plus intermittent weakness have my suspicions aroused over long covid.

Almost did a test today for a current infection since I was feeling so miserable last night, scratchy throat, nasty cough and sneezing...the only possible contact was at Bowls Club but feel much better so will skip for now.
It's not anywhere near the fatal risk the original bug was but stupid infectious now and endemic in society. Rather avoid it if possible.

[macdoc]

ouch

Long COVID has cost the Australian economy billions in lost work hours, new research says

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-19/ ... /104234434

[Strontium Dog]

Given he's a right wing kook, I can't tell if he's talking about the vaccine or COVID.

Given you're as dumb as a box of rocks, it's no wonder you've forgotten that I've had three covid jabs.

[Brian Peacock]

Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds


MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys.

[Strontium Dog]

The consequences of shutting down the education of children, a cohort at negligible risk from coronavirus, will prove to be the most damaging long-term effect of the entire pandemic.

[NineBerry]

The Spanish have three months of summer vacation for children every year.

[pErvinalia]

The consequences of shutting down the education of children, a cohort at negligible risk from coronavirus, will prove to be the most damaging long-term effect of the entire pandemic.

Protecting lives (the elderly who would have been exposed to the virus through their kids/grandkids) isn't always a simple calculus. Although, I guess it appears simple to those of a simple nature.

[Brian Peacock]

Covid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus

Covid is on the rise in England, and experts have warned that more must be done to prevent and control infections after a “capitulation to the virus”.

Prof Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, said those working in the field were perplexed by the current attitude to the battle against Covid, as the latest figures showed an increase in hospital admissions.

The latest data for England from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed that hospital admissions increased to 3.71 per 100,000 population for the week between 16 and 22 September 2024, compared with 2.56 per 100,000 the previous week.

The percentage of people with symptoms who have tested positive for Covid, based on tests at sentinel “spotter” laboratories, has also risen in the last week to 11.8% compared with 9.1% in the previous week.

Altmann described the prevailing stance on the virus as a “capitulation”. “To those who work in this field, the current attitude of acceptance to losing this war of attrition against Covid is puzzling and a little desperate,” he said....

[aufbahrung]

Only kills the old and health stragglers. Compassion fatigue. Happens in every war.

[Brian Peacock]

Wisconsin reports presumptive avian flu in poultry worker as California declares emergency