Stan Fayer

I watch the local news then i watch the BBC news on public television. That seems to take in the rest of the world.

Stan Fayer

I watch the local news then i watch the BBC news on public television. That seems to take in the rest of the world.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

How many died?

DukeTarHeel Loc: NC's "Research Triangle"

DukeTarHeel Loc: NC's "Research Triangle"

It is still in the month-long deployment. This is a good timeline description.

https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/faqs/faq.html#howdeploy

lxu532 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

I agree.

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

I saw somewhere that Covid infections--particularly with Omicron--were up over 200% but corresponding deaths were up only 3%. I would conclude that while Omicron is much more contagious, fortunately it is much less deadly.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

Thanks. Excellent source of information.

Horseart Loc: Alabama

Praying right now for Kenny. May God bless him with a speedy and complete recovery!

sheldon minsky Loc: iron mountain michigan

Prayer on the way. Blessings on his days.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Now there is a new Covid variant found in France.
It has a total of 46 mutations.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/01/new-covid-variant-called-ihu-discovered-in-france-what-is-known-so-far.html

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Smokin' Joe

It's always been about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ & power.

GP48 Loc: Houston, TX.

According to the CDC.GOV website, the 2017-2018 "flu season" was the worst of the prior 10 years. During that flu season the CDC reported: Symptomatic Illnesses, 492,337 per day. Medical visits - 227,817 per day. Hospitalizations: 8,881 per day, Deaths: 671 per day of which 559 were people age 65+, I.e. only 112 deaths per day for those under 65 years of age. Hope the CDC's database helps.

Wuligal Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.

This is a true story. Use your own judgment.
Around 9am Christmas Eve morning my son's mother-in-law went to urgent care because she did not feel well and thought she might have a UTI. Urgent care was short staffed in the lab so they sent her to Butler Hospital emergency room for a blood test.

After a ten hour wait and three tests it was determined she indeed did have a UTI, but she had also suffered a mild heart attack and was severely dehydrated. She did not have covid. She was given a saline drip, a prescription,told to find a cardiologist and sent home. The morning after Christmas she told her husband she was too weak to make it to the car and he better call an ambulance.

She was admitted to the Butler hospital and placed in intensive care. The UTI was still there, the dehydration was worse, she had developed pneumonia, they found two blood clots. The following day she tested positive for Covid. Twenty four hours after that she was dead. No mention of the heart attack, the blood clots, the dehydration or the UTI. FEMA (or some government agency) will pay for her funeral because she died of Covid.

She was a dear sweet lady and deserved better than dying alone without seeing or speaking to a single family member.

Ruthlessrider

I cannot imagine what it must be like working in a hospital today, especially a critical care unit, given the pandemic. I was listening to a doctor today in the clinic I was in who seemed exhausted. He said he has not had a day off in almost two years. It seems like a very ripe environment for error, and that is not me suggesting your friend was misdiagnosed since I have only the story you shared.