Re: COVID-19 and the States
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:32 am
That's pretty damning.
Falsehoods Unchallenged Only Fester and Grow
http://thefogbow.com/forum/
I think I know the answer to this. Gimme a minute ... gotta Google it. You know, do my research. BRB
A group of Kansas politicians tasked with steering public health policy are pushing to allow doctors to prescribe unproven treatments and preventives for COVID-19 without any potential for responsibility.
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned against using ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, some Republican senators want to shield doctors from legal liability and board discipline for prescribing the drugs.
Ivermectin is used to treat parasitic worms, especially in livestock. Hydroxychloroquine, sometimes abbreviated as HCQ, is a malaria drug that is also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Neither drug has proven to be save and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.
But that hasn't stopped the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee from advancing a bill making it easier for doctors to prescribe the drugs for off-label use. The bill would also require pharmacists to fill such prescriptions, even if they believe the drugs would be dangerous for patients.
Of all the things that are touted as gubmint overreach, THIS isn't???AndyinPA wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:10 pm https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/cor ... 198489002/
But that hasn't stopped the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee from advancing a bill making it easier for doctors to prescribe the drugs for off-label use. The bill would also require pharmacists to fill such prescriptions, even if they believe the drugs would be dangerous for patients.
by that logic, they could prescribe anything at all for me and bear no responsibility when I die?some Republican senators want to shield doctors from legal liability and board discipline for prescribing the drugs.
This is the KANSAS senate, not the US senate, by the way.AndyinPA wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:10 pm https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/cor ... 198489002/
A group of Kansas politicians tasked with steering public health policy are pushing to allow doctors to prescribe unproven treatments and preventives for COVID-19 without any potential for responsibility.
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned against using ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, some Republican senators want to shield doctors from legal liability and board discipline for prescribing the drugs.
Ivermectin is used to treat parasitic worms, especially in livestock. Hydroxychloroquine, sometimes abbreviated as HCQ, is a malaria drug that is also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Neither drug has proven to be save and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.
But that hasn't stopped the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee from advancing a bill making it easier for doctors to prescribe the drugs for off-label use. The bill would also require pharmacists to fill such prescriptions, even if they believe the drugs would be dangerous for patients.
WOOHOO!!! Kansas Doctors will now be able to prescribe marijuana with no consequences!!!
I was thinking that whatever logic they're using to try and push this crap through could also be applied to MJ. I know it's unlikely to every happen, but I would SOOOOO love for KS to legalize MJ for prescription (at least) as it would likely help me out with my pain (at least it did when I used to use it recreationally).
Neither my niece or my sister-in-law are vaccinated. That must be a pain to get a dated test every time you want to do something fun. My sister-in-law - who has an amazing voice - had been in a regional choir, but dropped out this year when they started requiring a vaccination or dated test. She couldn't get a timely test in her town, and it's an hour up the The Cities if she wanted one. Their choice.We require either proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a dated negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within the last 72 hours prior to entrance or event for anyone entering Orchestra Hall, including children. Adults must also present a photo ID. Full vaccination means your visit to Orchestra Hall is at least two weeks after your final dose of a vaccine. Boosters are recommended but not required for entry. Negative LFTs and antibody/serology tests will not be accepted. Masks are required inside the Orchestra Hall auditorium for everyone at all times.
MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:36 pm Hennepin County (Minneapolis and its suburbs) has dropped its mask requirements, so most the folks in the library today were not wearing masks although the librarians were.
I'm going to a concert at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis Friday evening. My niece, who was a finalist in a recent competition, will be playing a solo piece in a pre-concert before the Minnesota Orchestra's main concert. Anyway, Orchestra Hall states:
Neither my niece or my sister-in-law are vaccinated. That must be a pain to get a dated test every time you want to do something fun. My sister-in-law - who has an amazing voice - had been in a regional choir, but dropped out this year when they started requiring a vaccination or dated test. She couldn't get a timely test in her town, and it's an hour up the The Cities if she wanted one. Their choice.We require either proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a dated negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within the last 72 hours prior to entrance or event for anyone entering Orchestra Hall, including children. Adults must also present a photo ID. Full vaccination means your visit to Orchestra Hall is at least two weeks after your final dose of a vaccine. Boosters are recommended but not required for entry. Negative LFTs and antibody/serology tests will not be accepted. Masks are required inside the Orchestra Hall auditorium for everyone at all times.
And here's the link to the WaPo article cited. There's an interactive map that gives every state. I see they have Florida at 40% infection rate, which I find hard to believe (too low), blood samples or no.43% of Americans have had COVID-19, CDC estimates
Gabrielle Masson - Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
More than 140 million Americans — about 43 percent of the nation's population — have had COVID-19, according to CDC estimates cited by The Washington Post.
Every two weeks, the CDC collects thousands of blood tests analyzed by commercial labs for reasons unrelated to COVID-19. Those samples are also tested for coronavirus antibodies. The data is from 72,000 blood samples gathered through Jan. 29, which means the number of Americans infected is likely much higher now. The study counts each person only once and includes only antibodies from natural infection, not from vaccination.
Nevada wasn't included in the estimates, and there was insufficient data for North Dakota, Arizona and Utah.
Five things to know, per the study:
1. Infection rate estimates are much higher for children and younger adults. The study found 58 percent of children age 11 or younger have antibodies from natural infection, along with the same share among ages 12-17.
2. Just under half of adults 49 and younger have been infected. The rate decreases to 37 percent for people 50-64 years and 23 percent among Americans 65 or older.
3. At the end of November — just before omicron began spreading in the U.S. — the study estimated 103 million Americans had been infected. According to that measure, 37 million new people got COVID-19 in the two months ending late January.
4. At least half of the population in 14 states have had COVID-19, with Wisconsin reporting 56 percent of its population at one point infected. The other states with a majority infection rate, in descending order, are Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Wyoming, Texas, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee and Louisiana.
5. Vermont has the lowest estimated infection rate with 18 percent. The next-lowest states in ascending order are Hawaii, Maine, Oregon, Washington, New Hampshire, Virginia and Massachusetts.
If they're talking about folks still alive who have had Covid, maybe they're right. The numbers change if you add in all the people in your state who had Covid but died.