I quoted you two because I wanted to formally introduce you two to one another. You should spawn and create a wicked awesome super baby that probably dies before birth but in spirit would turn into the dumbest creature history.
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#StayHome had its moment. The United States urgently needed to flatten the curve and buy time to scale up health-care capacity, testing, and contact tracing. But quarantine fatigue is real. I’m not talking about the people who are staging militaristic protests against the supposed coronavirus hoax. I’m talking about those who are experiencing the profound burden of extreme physical and social distancing. [...]
But the choice between staying home indefinitely and returning to business as usual now is a false one. Risk is not binary. And an all-or-nothing approach to disease prevention can have unintended consequences. [...]
Public-health campaigns that promote the total elimination of risk, such as abstinence-only sex education, are a missed opportunity to support lower-risk behaviors that are more sustainable in the long term. Abstinence-only education is not just ineffective, but it’s been associated with worse health outcomes, in part because it deprives people of an understanding of how to reduce their risk if they do choose to have sex. And without a nuanced approach to risk, abstinence-only messaging can inadvertently stigmatize anything less than 100 percent risk reduction. Americans have seen this unfold in real time over the past two months as pandemic shaming—the invective, online and in person, directed at those perceived as violating social-distancing rules—has become a national pastime.
The anger behind shaming is understandable. Photos of crowded beaches or videos of people at a large indoor party may make viewers feel as if they’re watching coronavirus transmission in action. Calling out seemingly dangerous behavior can also provide an illusion of control at a time when it’s particularly hard to come by. But, as years of research on HIV prevention have shown, shaming doesn’t eliminate risky behavior—it just drives it underground. Even today, many gay men hesitate to disclose their sexual history to health-care providers because of the stigma that they anticipate. Shaming people for their behavior can backfire.
Berkowitz and Callen knew that indefinite abstinence wasn’t realistic for everyone, and instead of shaming, tried to give gay men the tools they needed to be able to have sex with a low but non-zero risk of HIV transmission. In essence, this is the harm-reduction model, which recognizes that some people are going to take risks, whether public-health experts want them to or not—and instead of condemnation, offers them strategies to reduce any potential harms. This approach meets people where they are and acknowledges that individual-level decisions happen in a broader context, which may include factors that are out of people’s control.
Source: Quarantine Fatigue Is Real
On its face, it was a major finding: Antimalarial drugs touted by the White House as possible COVID-19 treatments looked to be not just ineffective, but downright deadly. A study published on 22 May in The Lancet used hospital records procured by a little-known data analytics company called Surgisphere to conclude that COVID-19 patients taking chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine were more likely to show an irregular heart rhythm—a known side effect thought to be rare—and more likely to die. Within days, large randomized trials of the drugs screeched to a halt. Solidarity, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) megatrial of potential COVID-19 treatments, paused recruitment into its hydroxychloroquine arm.
But just as quickly, the results have begun to unravel—and Surgisphere, which provided patient data for two other high-profile COVID-19 papers, has come under withering online scrutiny from researchers and amateur sleuths. …
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Why is it that 2 weeks ago the liberals were saying “stay home or you will kill people”. People were arrested for going to work (Dallas hairdresser)
Fast forward to now, the liberals are saying “go out and gather to protest and riot”. People are not arrested for LOOTING!
I’m so confused, which one is it? Guess it depends on the narrative (which course is worse for Trump).
Vote 2020
Fast forward to now, the liberals are saying “go out and gather to protest and riot”. People are not arrested for LOOTING!
I’m so confused, which one is it? Guess it depends on the narrative (which course is worse for Trump).
Vote 2020
Fact checking is and should always be an integral component of evidence based medicine, and the release "non-peer reviewed" citations during a pandemic MUST never be allowed to shadow what is or is not evidence based.
I recall when China first released their HCQ + AZM study in February, which was followed by an affirmation from France and Italy. And in spite of data craters (China's webnair results were never published while the French relied on an in vitro PCR duplication model, and Italys were anecdotal) the media driven public was clamoring for greater access to HCQ ..... my how things change.
Will HCQ, a drug used primarily to treat Malaria (a protozoa) and Collagen Vascular Diseases such as Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, significantly impact the morbidity or mortality of a virus like SARS-COV-2, probably not, yet believe closely controlled clinical trials are indicated, as physicians have little more to offer patients.
JIM
I recall when China first released their HCQ + AZM study in February, which was followed by an affirmation from France and Italy. And in spite of data craters (China's webnair results were never published while the French relied on an in vitro PCR duplication model, and Italys were anecdotal) the media driven public was clamoring for greater access to HCQ ..... my how things change.
Will HCQ, a drug used primarily to treat Malaria (a protozoa) and Collagen Vascular Diseases such as Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, significantly impact the morbidity or mortality of a virus like SARS-COV-2, probably not, yet believe closely controlled clinical trials are indicated, as physicians have little more to offer patients.
JIM
Yesterday, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published the highly anticipated results of a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19. The study, led by David Boulware of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, enrolled 821 healthy adults who were at risk of the disease: They had been in close proximity to a COVID-19 patient for more than 10 minutes, either at home or at work, without wearing full protection. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2016638?query=featured_home
The trial showed no benefit from hydroxychloroquine; 12% of the people who took the drug went on to develop symptoms of COVID-19, versus 14% in a placebo group, a difference that was not statistically significant. But because of the small size and other features of the trial, an editorial published alongside the study called the results “more provocative than definitive.” https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2020388
Science talked to Boulware about the limitations of the “internet-based” study, the future of research on hydroxychloroquine—complicated today by the retraction of a major study that suggested the drug is dangerous—and the advice he gave when President Donald Trump’s physician called him. Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity. Two elite medical journals retract coronavirus papers over data integrity questions
[OA] Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?
Until we have a meaningful alternative, lockdown is the only thing we can do to prevent further catastrophic spread of the virus, says Edward R Melnick. But John PA Ioannidis argues that any benefits of lockdown depend on its effectiveness and the covid-19 burden—and that the harms are multifarious.
Yes—Edward R Melnick …
No—John PA Ioannidis …
Melnick ER, Ioannidis JPA. Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?. BMJ. 2020;369:m1924. Published 2020 Jun 3. doi:10.1136/bmj.m1924 Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?
Until we have a meaningful alternative, lockdown is the only thing we can do to prevent further catastrophic spread of the virus, says Edward R Melnick. But John PA Ioannidis argues that any benefits of lockdown depend on its effectiveness and the covid-19 burden—and that the harms are multifarious.
Yes—Edward R Melnick …
No—John PA Ioannidis …
Melnick ER, Ioannidis JPA. Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?. BMJ. 2020;369:m1924. Published 2020 Jun 3. doi:10.1136/bmj.m1924 Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?
At a time when little was known about COVID-19 and PPE was limited let’s try to remember the primary reason a lockdown was instituted — to ensure hospital utilization did not exceed or approximate capacity, and with very few exceptions this objective has been met.
To that end the notion we should continue as is, is unwarranted absent clearly defined objectives, end points and verifiable evidence effecting - HOSPITAL UTILIZATION.
JIM
What is added by this report?
An Internet panel survey identified gaps in knowledge about safe preparation, use, and storage of cleaners and disinfectants. Approximately one third of survey respondents engaged in nonrecommended high-risk practices with the intent of preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, including using bleach on food products, applying household cleaning and disinfectant products to skin, and inhaling or ingesting cleaners and disinfectants.
Respondents reported engaging in a range of practices during the previous month with the intent of preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission (Figure 2). Sixty percent of respondents reported more frequent home cleaning or disinfection compared with that in preceding months.
Thirty-nine percent reported intentionally engaging in at least one high-risk practice not recommended by CDC for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission (2), including
· application of bleach to food items (e.g., fruits and vegetables) (19%);
· use of household cleaning and disinfectant products on hands or skin (18%);
· misting the body with a cleaning or disinfectant spray (10%);
· inhalation of vapors from household cleaners or disinfectants (6%); and
· drinking or gargling diluted bleach solutions, soapy water, and other cleaning and disinfectant solutions (4% each).
Gharpure R, Hunter CM, Schnall AH, et al. Knowledge and Practices Regarding Safe Household Cleaning and Disinfection for COVID-19 Prevention — United States, May 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 5 June 2020. DOI: Knowledge and Practices Regarding Safe Household Cleaning ...
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