Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?
by Anthony-G on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:51PM
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They don’t prevent the spread or contraction of the virus but they reduce the transmission period and greatly reduce the severity of the disease if a fully vaccinated person contracts Covid-19. They may not be a panacea but they’re a very useful tool in dealing with Covid-19 and keeping people out of hospital unnecessarily.
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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?
by logifail on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:05PM
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> keeping people out of hospital
Are there many previously young and healthy people ending up in hospital with Covid?
> Are there many previously young and healthy people ending up in hospital with Covid?
Yes, of course, more than a thousand of children and young adults in their prime died just in US.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wrecked-lives-families-young-adult...
Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated?
by skrbjc on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:18AM
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250 0-4 year olds died with Covid and 573 5-18 year olds died with Covid. Remember these are people that died in the hospital with a positive Covid test. One study out of UCSF found more than 40% of kids hospitalized with Covid were there for a reason other than Covid, like a broken arm, and then also tested positive with an asymptotic case. Likely the kids dying with Covid could be overcounted as well.
https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Deaths-Focus-...
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/study-number-of-kids...