NBC News: Updated Covid-19 Vaccine Info

Sadly, a cohort of my colleagues and I opined this idea of the early use of intubation and mechanical ventilation in the first months of the pandemic, was an incorrect approach.

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THREAD – The Great COVID Ventilator Death Cover-up

Tens of thousands of Americans died after being placed on mechanical ventilators in spring 2020. It’s long past time we got real answers as to how many were killed this way. 1/

Early COVID data from China had suggested that ventilators would need to be used widely in the treatment of COVID patients, and this led to a major rush by politicians and hospitals to procure tens of thousands of ventilators. A small sample of the headlines from that period. 2/

However, it soon became clear that ventilators were being vastly overused. Dr. Cameron Kyle-Sidell acted as an early whistleblower, sounding the alarm in a widely-shared video. 3/

FIRST,do no harm.....ramming a tube down the throat and having a mechanical device provide "breathe" is an aggressive,alarming,and nightmarish experience. It is the reason I have a medical alert DNI/DNR......
to be fair and honest...I compare Covid (early on) to how medical/and non medical people reacted to AIDS.

Much was unknown ....so throwing pasta on the wall to see if it stuck was the M. O.

www.science.org/content/article/rare-lin...arts-gain-acceptance

COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, and the world is gearing up for a new round of boosters. But like all vaccines, those targeting the coronavirus can cause side effects in some people, including rare cases of abnormal blood clotting and heart inflammation. Another apparent complication, a debilitating suite of symptoms that resembles Long Covid, has been more elusive, its link to vaccination unclear and its diagnostic features ill-defined. But in recent months, what some call Long Vax has gained wider acceptance among doctors and scientists, and some are now working to better understand and treat its symptoms.

SO-O-O, we have another factor to consider,(and remember,the pharm companies r immune from legal actions)

THIS IS DIRECTED TO RAMAGE.......saw a medical article(attempting to locate it) that was speculating BLOOD TYPE was a major factor in the equation.....I believe type O....What r your thoughts???

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286549/

QUESTION FOR RAMAGE.......see previous post.

Correlation does not imply causation.

ramage wrote: Correlation does not imply causation.

WELL, that was informative.........

Upon reading the articles referenced in you post, the 1st, A discussion of POTS and its relationship to "Long Covid"; the 2nd article concludes " At this point in time, there does not appear to be any relationship between blood type and COVID-19–related severity of illness or mortality. Current literature does not support blood type as part of a predictive model of viral illness or mortality, and ABO/Rh screening should not be used as a triage mechanism."

What more do you want to know?

There was a significant amount of literature published about the relationship between blood type and SARS-CoV-2 and this field continues to evolve as the pandemic continues. For this comprehensive review, we included only peer-reviewed journal articles, articles in English, and those published from March 2020 to January 2021. All articles were identified via searches on PubMed for terms including COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 and blood type, severity COVID and blood type. The articles for reviewed by 2 reviewers for sample size, diversity of population, and methodology to ensure a thorough, diverse representation of the literature. To minimize bias, single case reports and small case series were excluded.
2.1. Data supporting blood type correlation with severity of illness
Ray et al
[21] published the largest study to date in Canada, investigating the association of blood type with COVID-19. This population-based cohort study from Ontario included a total of 225,556 patients who underwent polymerase chain reaction testing for SARS-CoV-2. Among these, 7,071 (3.1%) tested positive for the virus. Adjusted relative risks (ARRs) were calculated after adjusting for patient demographic data and medical comorbidities. The authors found that individuals with type O blood were less likely to contract SARS-CoV-2 compared with non–type O blood groups (ARR = 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84–0.92). Rhesus (Rh)-negative individuals were also less likely to be diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 (ARR = 0.79; 95% CI, 0.73–0.85). Interestingly, individuals with O-negative blood type were further protected against viral infection (ARR = 0.74; 95% CI, 0.66–0.83). Type O individuals were at decreased risk compared to non–type O individuals with regard to secondary outcomes, such as severe illness and death (ARR = 0.87; 95% CI, 0.78–0.97). Rh-negative individuals were also at lower risk of severe illness and mortality compared to Rh-positive patients (ARR = 0.82; 95% CI, 0.68–0.96). Taken together, the authors concluded that type O and Rh-negative blood groups may be protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection and illness.

AS WITH EVERYTHING.....research and compilation of data is arduous and eventually a picture comes into focus......THIS piece of data is NOT a small thing,having an OPEN MIND and not tunnel vision is essential in making progress......AIDS followed the same trajectory.......to discount this article is an indication of tunnel vision.