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Julia9054

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KnittyNorah said:
we are all (unless we live in a literal, physical bubble of some sort) going to be exposed to O
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It'd be nice to be able to schedule it for a time when it is convenient!
 
Bazzer

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The care home my Mum went into at the start of December is in now in lockdown after a member of staff tested positive. The only visitors allowed are the named essential carer. Which is a bugger, as the named essential carer is my sister, who on Christmas Eve tested positive.
 
Ajax Bay

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Significant increase in hospital bed occupancy by patients tested positive for COVID (though aiui most not admitted 'for COVID illness'): 23 Dec: 8,254; 30 Dec: 11,898 (+3,654). Of these 1380 is the increase in London's hospitals (3,477 from 2,097, up 65%).
Above the age of 60 all the vaccination status levels (1/2/B) in London are well below national levels. Maybe merely correlation - many other factors in play.
Noticeably, ICU has seen much less increase in London (cf covid beds): up 'only' 18% but need to recognise we might expect a few days lag, but only a few. Nationally (English) plotting (COVID occupied) beds v MV capable (COVID occupied) beds gives this plot:
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Ajax Bay

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I absolutely acknowledge I don't know what the 'with' and 'for' percentages of COVID bed occupancy are for UK.
Why does this not get more coverage? Might this reduce the 'fear' factor, and would that be a good thing or not?
On 'Long COVID':
Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, better known as long COVID or long-haul COVID is really hard to define. On 6 Oct, the WHO released a consensus case definition for long COVID that is rather vague. It defines the syndrome thus:
  • Occurs in those with a history or probable history of SARS-CoV-2 infection;
  • Involves symptoms that occur or persist 3 months from infection;
  • Has symptoms that last at least 2 months; and
  • Cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.
What symptoms might count? The list includes brain fog, abdominal pain, palpitations, anxiety, and new allergies, among others.
Medscape article
Concludes (precised):
Frustrated with how we're handling long COVID:
  • case definition is bad
  • zero diagnostic tests
  • some argue it isn't even a real problem
  • long COVID definitely exists;
  • we don't know how common it is
  • need to recognize that vague symptoms lead to vague diagnoses
  • risk labeling a bunch of people with "long COVID" when that's not what they have at all
  • does a disservice to all because it makes it that much harder to make progress on this disease...whatever it is.
Author: F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, Associate professor of medicine and director of Yale's Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator.
 
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Dogtrousers

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Did anyone watch the Royal Institution xmas lectures - on the subject of Covid?

In the 2021 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Jonathan Van-Tam will be joined by a host of top UK scientists to take a deep dive into the science of viruses.

I thought they were excellent, but then I've been a fan of the RI xmas lectures for as long as I can remember. I expect they are on iPlayer.

Edit, indeed they are on iplayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00pmbqq/royal-institution-christmas-lectures
 
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All uphill

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Ajax Bay said:
I absolutely acknowledge I don't know what the 'with' and 'for' percentages of COVID bed occupancy are for UK.
Why does this not get more coverage? Might this reduce the 'fear' factor, and would that be a good thing or not?
On 'Long COVID':
Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, better known as long COVID or long-haul COVID is really hard to define. On 6 Oct, the WHO released a consensus case definition for long COVID that is rather vague. It defines the syndrome thus:
  • Occurs in those with a history or probable history of SARS-CoV-2 infection;
  • Involves symptoms that occur or persist 3 months from infection;
  • Has symptoms that last at least 2 months; and
  • Cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.
What symptoms might count? The list includes brain fog, abdominal pain, palpitations, anxiety, and new allergies, among others.
Medscape article
Concludes (precised):
Frustrated with how we're handling long COVID:
  • case definition is bad
  • zero diagnostic tests
  • some argue it isn't even a real problem
  • long COVID definitely exists;
  • we don't know how common it is
  • need to recognize that vague symptoms lead to vague diagnoses
  • risk labeling a bunch of people with "long COVID" when that's not what they have at all
  • does a disservice to all because it makes it that much harder to make progress on this disease...whatever it is.
Author: F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, Associate professor of medicine and director of Yale's Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator.
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Thanks for this - very helpful.

Going from my son's version of long covid, and the reported experiences of others I strongly suspect there is no one long covid. More like a constellation of symptoms which differ between sufferers.

The NHS seems to have found it difficult to get to grips with this; he has had absolutely minimal support from GP or specialists.
 
vickster

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All uphill said:
Thanks for this - very helpful.

Going from my son's version of long covid, and the reported experiences of others I strongly suspect there is no one long covid. More like a constellation of symptoms which differ between sufferers.

The NHS seems to have found it difficult to get to grips with this; he has had absolutely minimal support from GP or specialists.
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I assume that’s why it’s referred to as a syndrome above
 
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