In those Americans over age 50,
only 58% say they want to get a Covid-19 vaccine immediately

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-adults-theyll-vaccinated-covid-.html

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Women, people of color, people between 50 and 64 years old, and those with lower incomes and education levels were less likely to say they'd seek vaccination in general. Only 40% of older adults who are Black, and 51% of those who are Hispanic, said they are somewhat or very likely to get vaccinated, despite the greater risk of hospitalization and death for members of these groups if they develop COVID-19.

People over age 65, whites, men and those with higher levels of education were more likely than others to say they'd want to get vaccinated right away

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British and German researchers find that already approved drug
aprotinin
Can keep Covid-19 from infecting cells

https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...y-and-replication-in-cells-cultures.aspx

Aprotinin is already used in Russia to treat Flu

How the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation reacted to Covid-19

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-the-cherokee-nation-has-curtailed-the-pandemic

Long, detailed, very mathematical, analysis of face masks by Physics PhD’s

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0029767

The Danish study seems far more practical

Research paper from University of California claims 70% of Covid-19 patients loose their sense of smell but only 50% notice this on their own.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-covid-loss-uncovered-team.html

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People with colds and flus report losing their senses of smell and taste, too, but COVID-19 is not the cold or flu, and sufferers don't usually have congested noses.
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"People don't tend to have the same awareness of their sense of smell as of other senses," Hannum said. "We don't always have the language to describe it. People often mistake sense of smell for sense of taste."

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Emergency room wait times and overcrowding keep getting worse at most hospitals.

U. Of Texas and Pudue U propose
having off-site MD’s interview incoming ER patients using telemedicine
to get vital signs and triage patients before on-site ER specialists treat them in person

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-explores-telemedicine-ease-er-overcrowding.html

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According to the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, from 2000 to 2015, the number of ER visits in the U.S. increased 27% from 108 million to nearly 137 million. With the sharp rise in ER visits and critical shortages of emergency care physicians, ER overcrowding is not abating, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic strains the capacity of hospitals nationwide.
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For example, when there is an influx of emergency patients, telemedicine enables on-site nurse practitioners or physician assistants to treat patients with minor conditions under the remote supervision of off-site physicians. Sun said this is important because many hospitals require that all patients be seen by an attending physician. With telemedicine, on-call physicians can work from their office without traveling to the ER. Having an on-call physician available through telemedicine also can speed up the ordering of lab work, so that those processes can start long before they otherwise would, and physicians can pivot to their administrative tasks more quickly in between visits.

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British say earliest possible use of C-Pap machines can save Covid-19 patients, but starting C-Pap late in the disease usually is ineffective

https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...save-hospitalized-COVID-19-patients.aspx

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Consultant Respiratory Physician Dr Ashish said: "When you use CPAP early in the admission it stops the patient getting worse, therefore avoiding invasive ventilation techniques. As CPAP is readily available and can be used in a ward setting, we have demonstrated that, when used early, it can be very effective way of treating severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
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The researchers also found that the early use of CPAP potentially reduces lung damage during the worst of the COVID-19 infection and allows the patient to recover from the inflammatory effects. However, when used later, CPCP does not prevent lung damage thus leading to additional inflammation and a reduction in survival chances.

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British researchers say “eat more of these” prior to getting Covid-19

https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...-improve-COVID-19-patients-recovery.aspx

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Immunonutrition and COVID-19
Some of the main findings from the scientific literature search by the researchers were:

A healthy immune system requires vitamins A, D, C, E, B6, B12, folate, copper, iron, zinc, and selenium. There is an interplay of these nutrients in a healthy immune system
Immunonutrients of considerable importance are vitamin C, D, and zinc.
Vitamin C helps in the development of the epithelial barrier functions of the respiratory system that prevents invasion by pathogens. It can help prevent pneumonia.
Vitamin D is a powerful immunoregulator. B and T lymphocytes, macrophages, and monocytes are some of the immune cells that have vitamin D receptors on their surface. Vitamin D has a protective role in respiratory infections
Authors write, “Zinc is regarded as a ‘gatekeeper’ of immune function.”
Recommendations
The researchers wrote, “The general public and indeed the aging population should be encouraged to follow guidance from Public Health England and continue taking supplements containing 10 μg of vitamin D daily...”. They recommend foods rich in vitamin C (broccoli (60 mg/100 g), blackcurrants (130 mg/100 g), fortified breakfast cereals (up to 134 mg/100 g) and oranges (37–52 mg/100 g). They recommend foods rich in natural zinc such as “canned crab (5.7 mg/100 g), canned shrimps (3.7 mg/100 g), canned adzuki beans (≈2.3 mg/100 g) and boiled eggs (1.3 mg/100 g)”. The recommendations are for vitamin D supplementation with an upper limit of 50 µg/day and an upper limit of daily zinc at 25 mg/day.

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canned crab and boiled eggs
yum, yum, yum

Resveratrol (makes red wine red, makes watermelon insides red, makes wispy skins of Spanish peanuts red)
found to inhibit the replication of Covid-19 by up to 98%

https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...as-SARS-CoV-2-antiviral-study-finds.aspx

way back in 1998, Resveratrol and Quercetin were found to activate the Sirtuin genes, also known as the “fountain of youth” genes.

now both natural plant chemicals have been found to be antiviral against Covid-19 and other dangerous viruses.

Five plus people have tested positive in my small 40-50 people church. I’m on my 3rd day of headaches, which may or may not be allergies, small body aches, and today lack of taste. My buddy from church texted me his wife tested positive and he gets tested Monday. I called my doctor and he said I definitely needed tested so he put an order in and I called to schedule it. I go to a local hospital and get drive through tested next Tuesday. Allergy pills and my cpap seem to help with congestion.

My mom had it and then went to the hospital. She's been there for almost two week being treated with a bpap to raise her oxygen levels. Hopefully she gets out next week.

thoughts and prayers are with you buddy !

Thanks buddy.

VirScan is a machine that detects thousands of a person’s past infections.

The makers of VirScan have completed a study of Covid-19 patients.
A few of their findings.

Patients with Covid-19 are more likely to develop severe Covid and be hospitalized if they have had past infections with
Herpes Simplex virus (HSV-1, the mouth cold sore virus)
or Herpes Cytomegalovirus (CMV).

Some, but not all, patients who have been previously infected with the 4 “common cold” coronaviruses
create an neutralizing antibody that “cross reacts” with Covid-19 and makes the disease milder.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6520/eabd4250

I have lost two friends to the virus in the last two months and had a buddy in the hospital for 6 days. This is some scary times. hopes everyone stays safe out there.

North Carolina State University professor recommends this diet as potentially helping prevent severe Covid-19

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/1...-says-ncsu-professor-based-on-new-study/

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“Yes, green tea and muscadine grapes,” he replied. And Xie, who specializes on phytochemistry, metabolomics and metabolic engineering, is putting the diet in place for himself and others.

“I hope that more people know that green tea, grapes and cacao (chocolate) have active compounds with anti-SARS-Cov-2 enzyme activity,” he said, referring the scientific name for the coronavirus.

“Before vaccines are ready, use these functional food and beverage products.

“My family, my students, and I are doing this way.”

“Many foods on our tables, many beverages on your table, in your car — they have generally antiviral activities.”

Chemical compounds in foods he cited “can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease,” NCSU reported.

In effect, the virus dies as a result, Xie said.

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the American native grape species, the “Muscadine”, has the highest Resveratrol content of any grape.

canadians also find the blood type makes a difference wit Covid-19

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-12-sars-cov-infection-rh-blood-groups.html

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The researchers found that the adjusted relative risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection was 0.88 for blood group O versus the A, AB, and B blood groups together. Rh− blood type was associated with a reduced risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection (adjusted relative risk, 0.79), especially for those who were O-negative (adjusted relative risk, 0.74). The risk for severe COVID-19 illness or death was lower in association with the type O blood group versus all others (adjusted relative risk, 0.87) and for Rh− versus Rh-positive (adjusted relative risk, 0.82).

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joint USA/UK/Sweden study finds women benefit from some supplements against Covid,
but surprisingly... men do not benefit

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201201/Which-dietary-supplements-can-help-prevent-COVID-19.aspx

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Next the team broke down the participant population into gender, age and body mass index (BMI) classes
and found that probiotics, omega-3 fatty acids, multivitamins and vitamin D protected females of all ages and BMI from SARS-CoV-2.
The same protection was not seen among men.
Similar protective effects were noted for the American and Swedish populations as well.

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12 to 36 hour period after getting Covid-19 vaccine might have aches, pain and fever

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...abs-aren-t-dangerous-may-be-intense-some

Well looks like US "Warp Speed" got treed, discounting the dubious Russian and China vaccines.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/uk/pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-uk-intl-hnk/index.html.

When you got now 3,000+ a day Covid victims, speed counts IMO.