Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first
by sgt101 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:50AM
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You are right, but in the early phase of the pandemic this was raised by medics in the UK as a reason why some of them were dying. The pathology mentioned then was that a cytokine storm got kicked off in people with strong immune systems exposed to high load. This prompted changes in PPE for hospital staff - from light gear that would be worn in the face of flu patients (of whom, as we know some 1000's are hospitalised and die every year) to the space suit style gear that is now used in ICUs with COVID. If you are young and nursing a bunch of relatives at home it's reasonable to say that you are effectively exposed to ICU risks without ICU gear.
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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first
by rscho on Saturday May 01, 2021 @08:44PM
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I work in an ICU. Bedside staff is equipped with PPE2. No space suit. I've spent months of my life wearing only a surgical mask in what is basically a COVID aquarium, with patients on non-invasive ventilation in open-space units spraying virus everywhere. Our staff case count of hospital-acquired infection is currently zero. So, I don't know what the ground truth is but it certainly seems like exposure is not the only factor.
Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first
by sgt101 on Sunday May 02, 2021 @03:11AM
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So - that's amazing to me. In the beginning of the pandemic the stats seemed to show that hospital staff were at significant risk. I think that this has faded from the numbers in the UK and my assumption was that this was because staff were now able to protect themselves with good PPE and vaccination.