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Probably the same reason people were dying from other underlying conditions and we're being labeled as covid deaths is my guess. Numbers are always not going to be exactly accurate (if there is a chance, then that's what they report it as) is how I interpret it
The association is with CVST not with SAH, which is what she died from. One is a clot, the other is a bleed. Every death sucks. Specially in young people. But at the moment, there is no known association with JJ (or any other covid shot) and SAH. And as a related aside, SAH is something that can happen spontaneously as well, without any precipitating factor.
One must ALWAYS consider the source, and the subsequent motives. Rarely are reports altruistic, or just an information dump. Even basic "evening news" from your local station has some level of "In our next segment (after this short ad break) we reveal....". The lack of segmentation between information dispersion and entertainment delivery is a hard line for many many people to follow (myself included).
Unfortunately there is a lot of money to be made in cooking up stories that sounds plausible (have some kernels of truth) but are wildly wrong - but appeal to our biases and predispositions to believe them. Click bait to its core. We see if everywhere now. A photo an insanely steep looking bridge (taken from a SUPER long lens that distorts perspective) - with a caption - the most dangerous bridges in the US - total hogwash...but people click on it - and they make money every time they do. The problem is, there is no way to stop the disinformation. So the only way to counter it is to be informed, and critical, of anything and everything you read. Check their sources. Read the fact check sites. And do our best to try to understand the data.
But there in lies the problem. It takes effort to do these things. For a good portion of the populous that is just too much work. Look at all the jobs available right now and I see so many people whom would rather sit at home and get paid less because it takes no effort. It is easy to just consume what is fed to you as fact rather then actually working through all the data and information to come to an informed well foundated decision.
I know the bridge you are talking about. lol. I clicked on it once. /sad
You're 100% correct here.
Yep. Hearing similar stories from friends that are having issues staffing across skilled facility healthcare. Heck, our local waste, recycle pickups is a day late now because they’re short staffed and can’t cover the routes. Hopefully things will return to equilibrium organically as we move past this.
Not to mention our co-worker, 20 something, covid +, vented, S/P code, survived not able to return to work due to extended recovery. Remember CHOA? had their share of covid+ vented children. I believe they had the first Reported infant death in state of GA if not the country. The public has a general sense of skepticism regarding covid. For licensed medical personnel to express such strong convictions that contribute to a false sense of security is not entirely in keeping with serving the public’s best interest. Exploring the remote occurrences as possibilities and a little common sense goes a long way.
My only response is a question. Is it possible to have had covid and still be susceptible to one of the many “newer” strains of covid that are emerging around the world. I honestly don’t know the answer. However, I have seen patients have tested positive for covid, recover from it and subsequently test positive again. Was it due to an impaired immune system? Advanced age? Declining health? Erroneous test results? I don’t have an answer. Although the probability is remote acquiring covid more than once, it may justify considering the vaccine if you already had covid. The vaccine at its best only reduces the severity of symptoms and does not 100% prevent you from acquiring it. Both my son and sister in law have tested positive for covid. Both experienced severe enough symptoms requiring them to go the ER. They both decided to get the vaccine. I would be interested in knowing what your doctor feels is the best course of action for you since you had it.
If it isn't driven home for someone yet, it never will be. COVID is a thing of the past here, no one (in general) cares about it in our area. The line in the sand has been drawn and its not changing for 99% of people, you either are getting the vaccine or your not. My echo chamber seems to be most don't care, the economy is booming here and its held back by a lack of workers. Hotel rooms are going for $1000/night because demand is so high, but restaurants are half full because they are at 1/3rd staff. Everything has become insane here, waits for everything, traffic has significantly increased. I meet groups of people from out of state several times a week and they are all here because we are open and they don't care about COVID.
Should isn't really the way it could go, there is no way to tell. It could go in either direction. Virus evolution should never be generalized.
In order for it to survive (and thrive), it would need to get more contagious and less deadly. I met a biologist a few months back that explained this in a detail that was over my head, but that was what I took away from it.
