Tag: covid-19
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Hmmm… I don’t think Kaiser Permanente wants me to file a claim to get free COVID-19 tests
They sent me a very kind e-mail informing me that I could buy COVID-19 tests at my local pharmacy and get reimbursed. They included a friendly link to submit my claim. I haven’t purchased any yet but I wanted to see what would be involved in filing such a claim first. I was greeted by…
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Brazilian study on Ivermectin shows effectiveness against COVID-19
I chopped up the quote from the study to make it easier to read. Everything below except for the conclusion was in a single paragraph. They found Ivermectin reduced mortality by 70% and reduced hospitalization by 67%. Of the 223,128 citizens of Itajaí considered for the study, a total of 159,561 subjects were included in the analysis: 113,845 (71.3%)…
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Associated Press backtracks on case count reporting
Because the case counts are astronomical but hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline the AP finally, in its infinite wisdom, decided to stop emphasizing case counts. Keep in mind that case counts were ALWAYS irrelevant because what is now called a case was never previously called a case. A case of influenza would have only…
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Dr. Fauci creates his own meme
Look… he agrees with us!
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Efforts to slow the spread of Omicron Variant could lead to vaccine-resistant superstrain
In the Wall Street Journal today there is an op-ed that describes the difference between antigenic drift versus antigenic shift and how current mitigation policies may lead to a risk of creating a superstrain that is vaccine-resistant. The writers push the notion that we should drop all mitigation policies and allow Omicron to spread. It…
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Omicron hospital surge is the fakest of fake news
70% of COVID-positive patients at UCSF hospitals are in the hospital for reasons that have nothing to do with COVID-19. The hospitals are not being over run with COVID-19 patients. The hospitals are short staffed because of stupid government and corporate rules and regulations regarding vaccinated staff and quarantine rules for those that test positive.…