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Just another horrific story about nursing homes and this one about veterans.
Nearly 70 veterans killed in 'horrific' outbreak at Massachusetts elder care facility
https://www.foxnews.com/health/nearl...-veterans-home
The coronavirus has killed nearly 70 veterans at an elder care facility in Massachusetts, in what's being described as the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
An additional 82 veterans and 81 employees have tested positive for the virus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home, and federal officials are trying to determine whether residents were denied proper medical care as deaths continue to climb.
“It’s horrific,” said Edward Lapointe, whose father-in-law lives at the home and had a mild case of the virus. “These guys never had a chance.”
The outbreak has now claimed the lives of nearly one-third of all residents at the veterans' home, with a new fatality being reported almost every day.
With limited staffing, workers were forced to routinely travel to other units in order to provide help, which caused the virus to spread at an extremely high rate, according to Joan Miller, a nurse at the home. Some workers were without proper personal protective equipment, the Boston Globe reported.Comment
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What a shame, trapped and no way to escape a terrible situation.Originally posted by crazy View PostComment
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Let's revisit what some have said is a miracle cure for the virus.
The medical community still has questions, as do the researchers and clinical trial statisticians.
First story and link has questions about the length and how the peer review process was handled.
However, this is really a moot point. Until real medical studies and recorded data prove otherwise, Hydroxychloroquine is unproven for use against COVID-19.
Thoughts on the Gautret et al. paper about Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin treatment of COVID-19 infections
This study gained an enormous amount of attention because it reports very encouraging results of a small study in which COVID-19 patients were treated with hydroxychloroquine. This is great news in the midst of a pandemic outbreak for a viral disease for which there is not good current treatment, which is why this paper was quickly published.
But, how does a 14-day study fit between March 6th and March 16th? Could the authors have started the study before ethical approval was obtained? Something does not seem quite right.
Strangely, although the text states that the patients were followed-up for 14 days, the figures and tables only show data for 6 daysThe patients were recruited at different “centers”, but it is not very clear which patient was located in which hospital. The HQ treated patients were all in Marseille, while the controls were located in Marseille or other centers. One can imagine that hospitals might differ in treatment plans, ward layouts, availability of staff, disinfection routines, etc. It is not clear if controls and treated patients were all recruited and treated at the same hospital?https://scienceintegritydigest.com/2...19-infections/Although the study started with 26 patients in the HQ or HQ+AZ group, data from only 20 treated patients are given.
What happened to the other six treated patients? Why did they drop out of the study? Three of them were transferred to the intensive care unit (presumably because they got sicker) and 1 died.
So 4 of the 26 treated patients were actually not recovering at all. It seems a bit strange to leave these 4 patients who got worse or who died out of the study, just on the basis that they stopped taking the medication.
Yes, there are a lot of dubious questions about this "study".
Here is another article that says, there is no clear evidence Hydroxychloroquine works against the virus.
Why does Trump call an 86-year-old unproven drug a game changer against coronavirus?
https://www.mysanantonio.com/busines...g-15182607.phpThere is no clear evidence that the drugs work against the coronavirus, despite their use by hospitals and doctors in the United States and other countries since the outbreak began. Their antiviral properties have been proved in test tubes, but rigorous clinical trials to test their effectiveness in humans have not been completed.
Limited studies on coronavirus patients have been published by researchers in France and China, but their extremely small size and other problems prevented them from being statistically significant. The French study included a combination of hydroxychloroquine with the antibiotic azithromycin that showed benefit in six patients, results that Trump has touted. Another study in 11 patients in France showed no evidence that the regimen works. A Chinese study also showed no benefit over the standard course of treatment.Comment
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I understand where your coming from but I will ask you this again since no one on here can give an answer.. If someone has Covid19 '"right now" what good will a study be for them as studies take months or even years.. ?? And yes let them do their studies but what I am talking about as many others are is in REAL time..Originally posted by fxstc07 View PostComment
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https://youtu.be/wN4OmIJ0o44
I am ashamed of My Home state of California for this Act, there’s no words to this, the signs that this individual displays show it all !!!Last edited by fedexnuno; 04-29-2020, 10:09 AM.Comment
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We are basically the same here in PA as the lockdown continues although the governor is starting to let up a wee bit.. There is a county in Pa that has no cases of covid 19.. Most of the outbreaks are in the cities.. I had a discussion with my wife on this and I told her that just maybe the reason that county didn't have any cases was due to the lock down.. I know one thing though as there are many many questions that will have to be answered when and if this is ever over.. Oh and the fact that their is a Trump sign?? Priceless.. Always got to get that in there..Originally posted by fedexnuno View PostComment
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But you forgot to mention the Nazi sign first which equals=TrumpOriginally posted by crazy View Post
Priceless, and it’s right there on the videoComment
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There you go again.. Never can have a conversation with you..Always bringing up stupid sh*t ..Bringing up Nazi's again.. And your buddy likes it.. Shows the mentality..Originally posted by fedexnuno View PostComment
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Brother crazy I am just mentioning what was on the video making conversation, not instigating at allOriginally posted by crazy View PostComment
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This is what rallies should look like in my opinionOriginally posted by fedexnuno View Post
https://youtu.be/eIzV_lGbSW0Comment
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We all have cabin fever over this stay at home order. It sure does bring out the finest people. Who could have inspired such action? After this shameless display I could imagine a spike in infections.Originally posted by fedexnuno View Post
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The best outcome of this would be for the virus to come back even stronger because of these idiots with the patience of toddlers......thats a terrible thing but these people need to learn a lesson.....reality would be the best teacher.Originally posted by fedexnuno View Post
And we could go by their own " no more taxpayer bailout" stances if it comes back stronger. They act like they worry about the national debt....but if it shuts us down multiple times......how "conservative" will that be?Last edited by slavenomore; 04-29-2020, 12:54 PM.Comment
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New Jersey to open parks and golf courses
New Jersey parks, golf courses to reopen Saturday, Murphy says
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-jers...ay-murphy-says
New Jersey's parks and golf courses, which shut down as the coronavirus pandemic crisis worsened, will reopen this weekend, according to the governor.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday that he will sign an executive order to reopen state parks and allow golf courses and county parks to reopen at sunrise on Saturday, May 2. The governor said that social distancing rules will remain in effect.Comment
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