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Omicron variant appears to be ‘super mild‘ mutation with Covid death rate not jumping
In response to: The WHO and Coronavirus experts are increasingly convinced the new Omicron variant is ‘super mild’ and has, so far, not led to a jump in Covid death rates anywhere in Southern Africa.
The WHO is calling this morning for countries to drop travel restrictions and end the mass hysteria, and instead be cautiously optimistic as more and more reports out of South Africa suggest the new Omicron variant is not more lethal than the previous Delta variant.
In fact, there have been no reports of hospitalisations or deaths as a result of anyone being diagnosed with Omicron.
Most patients merely experience a severe headache, nausea, dizziness and a high pulse rate, according to hospitals and medics across Southern Africa.
However, the news of the new variant, first reported in South Africa, led to mass hysteria around the world: markets thumbed and dozens of countries imposed travel restrictions and additional checks, including the UK, US, EU, Israel, Australia and Japan after the new mutation popped up in the UK, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and Israel among other countries.
Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, said this reaction was “medically seen, not justified.”
A GP for over three decades, and chair of the South African Medical Association, she was the first African doctor to suggest to local authorities Covid had mutated into a new strain.
Coetzee called the response from many European countries, including the UK, “just a hype.”
South Africa’s health minister Joe Phaahla also said the majority of cases of Omicron seen by doctors in his country have been “mild”.
Asked what he knows about how unwell people are who have it, Dr Phaahla said: “It is still too early at this stage.
He added he has heard from GPs that the “majority of the people they’ve been seeing are mild.”
“Our clinicians have not witnessed severe illness. Part of it may be because the majority of those who are positive are young people,” Dr Paahla added.
Hundreds of infected people across Southern Africa reportedly complain of nausea, headaches, fatigue and a high pulse rate, but none seem to suffer from a loss of taste or smell, which has been the case with most other Covid mutations.
Moreover, more and more medics across Southern Africa are confirming that most Omicron-infected patients merely have a severe headache, nausea or dizziness.
The WHO is calling this morning for countries to drop travel restrictions and end the mass hysteria, and instead be cautiously optimistic as more and more reports out of South Africa suggest the new Omicron variant is not more lethal than the previous Delta variant.
In fact, there have been no reports of hospitalisations or deaths as a result of anyone being diagnosed with Omicron.
Most patients merely experience a severe headache, nausea, dizziness and a high pulse rate, according to hospitals and medics across Southern Africa.
However, the news of the new variant, first reported in South Africa, led to mass hysteria around the world: markets thumbed and dozens of countries imposed travel restrictions and additional checks, including the UK, US, EU, Israel, Australia and Japan after the new mutation popped up in the UK, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and Israel among other countries.
Dr Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, said this reaction was “medically seen, not justified.”
A GP for over three decades, and chair of the South African Medical Association, she was the first African doctor to suggest to local authorities Covid had mutated into a new strain.
Coetzee called the response from many European countries, including the UK, “just a hype.”
South Africa’s health minister Joe Phaahla also said the majority of cases of Omicron seen by doctors in his country have been “mild”.
Asked what he knows about how unwell people are who have it, Dr Phaahla said: “It is still too early at this stage.
He added he has heard from GPs that the “majority of the people they’ve been seeing are mild.”
“Our clinicians have not witnessed severe illness. Part of it may be because the majority of those who are positive are young people,” Dr Paahla added.
Hundreds of infected people across Southern Africa reportedly complain of nausea, headaches, fatigue and a high pulse rate, but none seem to suffer from a loss of taste or smell, which has been the case with most other Covid mutations.
Moreover, more and more medics across Southern Africa are confirming that most Omicron-infected patients merely have a severe headache, nausea or dizziness.
This is the latest info on the Omicron variant.
I believe the UK and other countries made a knee jerk reaction and need to calm down and follow the science, not speculation.
To date there has not been a single death from this version of covid.
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How modern life is making men infertile.
"Sperm quality is a good indicator of male fertility but it can also say a lot about men's overall health.
Low sperm count is related to all kinds of morbidities including heart disease, diabetes, reproductive cancers and ultimately length of life.
Abnormal sperm can also cause miscarriages.
If a couple can't get pregnant or if a woman has miscarriage, it's always assumed that it's the woman's fault.
Now we know that it's a shared responsibility and getting the quality of the eggs is much more difficult than for a man to count his sperm or get the quality of his sperm.
The study dispels the myths and stereotypes that often make women the culprits for infertility."
Low sperm count is related to all kinds of morbidities including heart disease, diabetes, reproductive cancers and ultimately length of life.
Abnormal sperm can also cause miscarriages.
If a couple can't get pregnant or if a woman has miscarriage, it's always assumed that it's the woman's fault.
Now we know that it's a shared responsibility and getting the quality of the eggs is much more difficult than for a man to count his sperm or get the quality of his sperm.
The study dispels the myths and stereotypes that often make women the culprits for infertility."
It seemed like such a great idea
One night when I was about 8 years old, I had a stuffy nose. I was in bed and my nose was so clogged I had to breathe through my mouth. Suddenly I felt I had to sneeze. Maybe I was a little too influenced by watching so many cartoons on TV that I got the brilliant idea that if I sneeze through my nose, the clog would go flying across the room and splat against the wall. 
So, that's what I did. Unfortunately, my plan didn't work out as expected, instead my nose started bleeding so bad I was soon laying in a pool of blood. I yelled for my mother and she came running into the room and when she saw all the blood she began to go berserk. She was wailing and crying and carrying on like she lost her mind. I quickly realized I would get no help from her. I started to feel a little weak, probably from loss of blood and it dawned on me that I had to stop bleeding real soon or I was going to die. I knew the way mom was carrying on that it was going to be up to me to save my life. I pinched my nose to stop the flow of blood and used the back of my tongue to close off the passage from my nose. I took a deep breath through my mouth and held it as long as possible. I repeated the process several more times until I was able to stop bleeding. I can't remember what happened after that but I think I dozed off to sleep.
So, that's what I did. Unfortunately, my plan didn't work out as expected, instead my nose started bleeding so bad I was soon laying in a pool of blood. I yelled for my mother and she came running into the room and when she saw all the blood she began to go berserk. She was wailing and crying and carrying on like she lost her mind. I quickly realized I would get no help from her. I started to feel a little weak, probably from loss of blood and it dawned on me that I had to stop bleeding real soon or I was going to die. I knew the way mom was carrying on that it was going to be up to me to save my life. I pinched my nose to stop the flow of blood and used the back of my tongue to close off the passage from my nose. I took a deep breath through my mouth and held it as long as possible. I repeated the process several more times until I was able to stop bleeding. I can't remember what happened after that but I think I dozed off to sleep.
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Boosted...
A friend of mine didn't make it out to the flying field last weekend as he said he usually does. His reason was virus. He believes it was a trip to the dentist where he had no mask in an environment with lots of people getting medical attention.
The county COVID testing sites are overwhelmed, but he was able to get a home test from the pharmacy to confirm his thoughts.
Cold-like symptoms, sinus pain and congestion, body aches that lasted about 4 days.
He and his family have been vaccinated and boosted. As soon as he felt sick the masks went on through his household and so far, he's past the contagious stage and no one in his family caught his virus.
Good news.
The county COVID testing sites are overwhelmed, but he was able to get a home test from the pharmacy to confirm his thoughts.
Cold-like symptoms, sinus pain and congestion, body aches that lasted about 4 days.
He and his family have been vaccinated and boosted. As soon as he felt sick the masks went on through his household and so far, he's past the contagious stage and no one in his family caught his virus.
Good news.
His voice just knocked me over laughing. Good stuff.
I have a good friend whose 7 year old son has a malignant brain tumor. Surgery, Proton radiation, chemo, all that jazz. Long term prognosis for his condition, with all possible treatments is usually only about 15 months max, less if the treatments are not done or interrupted. So she is under a little bit of pressure. She has gotten super religious due pastors saying stuff like if you just pray really hard Jesus may hear you, and she is embracing that versus the alternative your kid will probably be dead by Christmas 2022. Understandable.
Anyway today she was on an FB rant from the hospital center she son was getting radiation at tonight. A rant about trying to do everything, continuing to work because someone has to put food on the table, how the boy's school is not really supportive, the abusive ex she divorced from years ago is being a butt hole and not helping because his current GF doesn't want him talking to his ex too much or some such thing, and how tired she is from driving the kid to the treatment center (about 50 miles each way) 6 days a week for the next 5 weeks, how she spent an hour praying to Jesus today, and how she has to go in early to keep her job while also getting her son to evening treatments and also helping with his school work, and cooking and how sometimes she just wants to cry because the boy is asking what happens if the tumor grows back or doesn't shrink, and she don't want to answer that, and the dish washer broke this afternoon, or stopped working anyway, won't stay locked. And ranting and not enough sleep, etc.
So I was looking for music to make her relax and maybe feel a little better and I tripped across this Russian sing off competition. Damn good rendition I thought. But yeah Mikhal's voice, I wasn't expecting that. I sent it to her and hope she likes it. I know I did. Jump to about 55 seconds if intros bore you.
Anyway today she was on an FB rant from the hospital center she son was getting radiation at tonight. A rant about trying to do everything, continuing to work because someone has to put food on the table, how the boy's school is not really supportive, the abusive ex she divorced from years ago is being a butt hole and not helping because his current GF doesn't want him talking to his ex too much or some such thing, and how tired she is from driving the kid to the treatment center (about 50 miles each way) 6 days a week for the next 5 weeks, how she spent an hour praying to Jesus today, and how she has to go in early to keep her job while also getting her son to evening treatments and also helping with his school work, and cooking and how sometimes she just wants to cry because the boy is asking what happens if the tumor grows back or doesn't shrink, and she don't want to answer that, and the dish washer broke this afternoon, or stopped working anyway, won't stay locked. And ranting and not enough sleep, etc.
So I was looking for music to make her relax and maybe feel a little better and I tripped across this Russian sing off competition. Damn good rendition I thought. But yeah Mikhal's voice, I wasn't expecting that. I sent it to her and hope she likes it. I know I did. Jump to about 55 seconds if intros bore you.
How effective really is a mask?
By now, the science is settled: Wearing a mask is the easiest, least intrusive way to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Understanding why isn’t rocket science, but it’s not always intuitive, either. If you—or someone you know, say, a misinformation-spreading Facebook friend—are looking for a handy explainer, try this YouTube video from It’s Okay to Be Smart.
Viruses can be difficult to understand because they’re invisible to the naked eye, traveling inside water droplets on unseen air currents. With a technique called schlieren imaging, though, we can see these air currents, and that’s what It’s Okay to Be Smart uses to demonstrate how masks work.
The science behind schlieren imaging is a little complicated, involving a spherical mirror bending light in subtly different ways to reveal differences in density that would otherwise be invisible. It’s important to note that this doesn’t let us see viruses—they’re too small for that—but it does let us see how air flows when we exhale.
Using a combination of slow motion and schlieren imaging, the video reveals what a cough looks like with and without a mask. The differences are striking. The unmasked cough creates a massive plume of potentially virus-laden air, traveling much farther than you’d expect—about 2 meters, which is why social distancing means staying outside that zone.
A mask does two things: First, it captures much of the droplets expelled when you cough, sneeze, or breathe; second, any that aren’t captured have their momentum blunted, keeping them from traveling very far. That means less chance of infection for people around you. The bottom line is that masks work—and this is a good video showing you exactly why.
It is up to the reader to decide, but this video makes total sense to me.
Viruses can be difficult to understand because they’re invisible to the naked eye, traveling inside water droplets on unseen air currents. With a technique called schlieren imaging, though, we can see these air currents, and that’s what It’s Okay to Be Smart uses to demonstrate how masks work.
The science behind schlieren imaging is a little complicated, involving a spherical mirror bending light in subtly different ways to reveal differences in density that would otherwise be invisible. It’s important to note that this doesn’t let us see viruses—they’re too small for that—but it does let us see how air flows when we exhale.
Using a combination of slow motion and schlieren imaging, the video reveals what a cough looks like with and without a mask. The differences are striking. The unmasked cough creates a massive plume of potentially virus-laden air, traveling much farther than you’d expect—about 2 meters, which is why social distancing means staying outside that zone.
A mask does two things: First, it captures much of the droplets expelled when you cough, sneeze, or breathe; second, any that aren’t captured have their momentum blunted, keeping them from traveling very far. That means less chance of infection for people around you. The bottom line is that masks work—and this is a good video showing you exactly why.
It is up to the reader to decide, but this video makes total sense to me.
Japan shows the way when it comes to policy surrounding the jab
Elected leaders in other countries should take note! No coercion or punishment around getting jabs, just old fashioned informed consent and respect for individual choice!
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The loss of #19...
As much as I didn't want to have a molar extracted the discomfort of bone deterioration was growing. The antibiotic from 2 weeks ago was wearing away and the pressure was growing.
The Periodontist that works for the dentist I had been using only visits the office once a week and is booked out a month at that center. He's twice a week at another center that's about the same distance from me, but cannot see me until the 2nd week in January. It's a corporate environment as all the dentists are hired hands and they don't stand out as experts in their field. I didn't want to wait.
I had a referral to another periodontist who has his own practice and after checking the reviews, booked an appointment with him. Today was the appointment day. He reviewed the x-rays and told me the best thing was to extract the tooth, remove all the damaged bone and surrounding tissue, build-up a bone graft. After, 8 weeks when all is healed would be the right time to return for an implant.
He assured me the Novocaine injections would be sufficient that I wouldn't feel anything. He was right. I lost sensation on half of my face for a few hours!
I stopped at my office just to make sure there weren't any problems, then headed to the pharmacy where I picked up some gauze pads, prescriptions for rinse and antibiotic. Stopping at home for a few minutes and went to the grocery store for soft food as I expect it will be rough going for a few days.
After lunch I napped with pillows propped up as I had some bleeding. 10 hours later the pain is minimal and I was able to have dinner without discomfort. As instructed, I'm applying an ice pack to my jawbone to minimize swelling.
Traumatized over this? Yeah, but knowing the area had been troublesome for months and not getting better, I was running out of options. All the people in his office were professional and made the experience go smoothly.
So far, my quote from many years ago still holds true:
"The only pain you should feel from a dentist is when you receive the bill"
The Periodontist that works for the dentist I had been using only visits the office once a week and is booked out a month at that center. He's twice a week at another center that's about the same distance from me, but cannot see me until the 2nd week in January. It's a corporate environment as all the dentists are hired hands and they don't stand out as experts in their field. I didn't want to wait.
I had a referral to another periodontist who has his own practice and after checking the reviews, booked an appointment with him. Today was the appointment day. He reviewed the x-rays and told me the best thing was to extract the tooth, remove all the damaged bone and surrounding tissue, build-up a bone graft. After, 8 weeks when all is healed would be the right time to return for an implant.
He assured me the Novocaine injections would be sufficient that I wouldn't feel anything. He was right. I lost sensation on half of my face for a few hours!
I stopped at my office just to make sure there weren't any problems, then headed to the pharmacy where I picked up some gauze pads, prescriptions for rinse and antibiotic. Stopping at home for a few minutes and went to the grocery store for soft food as I expect it will be rough going for a few days.
After lunch I napped with pillows propped up as I had some bleeding. 10 hours later the pain is minimal and I was able to have dinner without discomfort. As instructed, I'm applying an ice pack to my jawbone to minimize swelling.
Traumatized over this? Yeah, but knowing the area had been troublesome for months and not getting better, I was running out of options. All the people in his office were professional and made the experience go smoothly.
So far, my quote from many years ago still holds true:
"The only pain you should feel from a dentist is when you receive the bill"
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#19...
Somewhere around 1974 I came off the road as a traveling musician. Starving musician at that. I ignored a cavity on a molar that was so bad it required a root canal. General dentists did root canals in the 70's and my mother had me go to her dentist, who was trained while in the military. The guy was good and I was a client/patient until he retired and sold the practice to another dentist.
Most molars have 3 canals. I happened to have 4 on that tooth. I remember going several visits to have the work done, including the one where he used various reamers to get the pulp out and to verify he hit the bottom of each canal by checking without Novocaine. Silver reinforcing pins were inserted and a huge amalgam filling rest in the middle. Over the years, pieces would chip off the top and sides. I lost count but more than 15 dentists have been in my mouth in the 47 years and all recommended a crown.
Enough of the tooth came off and I was forced to crown it. So I got with one dentist who came as a referral. His work wasn't to my liking as food always trapped between the teeth and gum. If I didn't floss it quickly there would be a chance the gum would bleed. I had him make adjustments but nothing worked. I never returned.
A few years later, I met a dentist who did some work I liked and I asked she could replace the crown I disliked so much. The answer was yes and the size and shape of the replacement crown was correct.
The area was always sensitive and I had some issues dating back a year with swelling. Antibiotics worked at first and 6 months later the trouble returned. Now I'm up to an endodontist who's quick analysis says the tooth needs to come out. To be sure I get a 3D x-ray as he suspects there are cracks in the root that cannot be repaired.
On recommendation from an insurance agent, I tried another dentist who sent me to an endodontist who (unlike the first) specializes in root canal repairs that also includes removal of infected tissue around the tooth. Another 3D x-ray and he shows me a darkened area that is visible in the normal x-rays and greatly enhanced in the dimensional one. He can repair the cracked tooth but the bone is deteriorated to the point where I'll always have trouble. That confirms I need to have the tooth extracted.
Switching gears, I'm now going to a periodontist on a 'first available' appointment.
I'm not in pain... yet. The effects of the antibiotic last week is wearing away and it feels like something is trapped between my teeth. His office will be getting my x-rays and 3D CT scan so he'll have an idea of the situation before I arrive. His office said it's possible to do an extraction, bone graft and implant on the same day... I suppose that depends on what he finds when #19 comes out!
Most molars have 3 canals. I happened to have 4 on that tooth. I remember going several visits to have the work done, including the one where he used various reamers to get the pulp out and to verify he hit the bottom of each canal by checking without Novocaine. Silver reinforcing pins were inserted and a huge amalgam filling rest in the middle. Over the years, pieces would chip off the top and sides. I lost count but more than 15 dentists have been in my mouth in the 47 years and all recommended a crown.
Enough of the tooth came off and I was forced to crown it. So I got with one dentist who came as a referral. His work wasn't to my liking as food always trapped between the teeth and gum. If I didn't floss it quickly there would be a chance the gum would bleed. I had him make adjustments but nothing worked. I never returned.
A few years later, I met a dentist who did some work I liked and I asked she could replace the crown I disliked so much. The answer was yes and the size and shape of the replacement crown was correct.
The area was always sensitive and I had some issues dating back a year with swelling. Antibiotics worked at first and 6 months later the trouble returned. Now I'm up to an endodontist who's quick analysis says the tooth needs to come out. To be sure I get a 3D x-ray as he suspects there are cracks in the root that cannot be repaired.
On recommendation from an insurance agent, I tried another dentist who sent me to an endodontist who (unlike the first) specializes in root canal repairs that also includes removal of infected tissue around the tooth. Another 3D x-ray and he shows me a darkened area that is visible in the normal x-rays and greatly enhanced in the dimensional one. He can repair the cracked tooth but the bone is deteriorated to the point where I'll always have trouble. That confirms I need to have the tooth extracted.
Switching gears, I'm now going to a periodontist on a 'first available' appointment.
I'm not in pain... yet. The effects of the antibiotic last week is wearing away and it feels like something is trapped between my teeth. His office will be getting my x-rays and 3D CT scan so he'll have an idea of the situation before I arrive. His office said it's possible to do an extraction, bone graft and implant on the same day... I suppose that depends on what he finds when #19 comes out!
Our Star of David: Code Z28.20 - Refuser
Report: Whistleblower Nurse Reveals Medical Tracking Code Used To Find Anti-Vaxxers
Viral video has emerged showing a whistleblower nurse raising alarm over an email from an insurance provider detailing how a medical tracking code – used by physicians and healthcare providers to diagnose patients – will distinguish people who decline the Covid jab because of an “unspecified reason.”
Here it comes: Unvaccinated Americans Should Not Be Allowed to Work, Have Access to Children
The new Nazis are the same as the old Nazis.
Subcutaneous Vaccine Passports…
CDC REMOVES 150K DEATHS FROM VAERS SYSTEM (video)
CAUGHT ON VIDEO — ‘We need to be more scary to the public, we need to inflate the real Covid numbers’…
Gov documents admit the CDC has never isolated any “covid-19 virus.” Without an isolate to test against, what are you "testing" and getting "positive" hits on? Recall that the inventor of the PCR test roundly criticized Fauci for his fraudulent misuse of his test.
Basically Big Pharma/Big Govt/ Big Media have lied and politicized what would have been a manageable seasonal flu, using it as an excuse to sweep aside Constitutional rights and limits on governmental powers, and to concentrate a huge amount of money into a few hands.
CDC Admits That “Fully Vaccinated” Americans Are Super-Spreaders Carrying Deadly Variants And High Viral Loads
The Claim that COVID Jabs Are Safe and Effective Has Fallen Apart.
Leftist Jabbers: What part of "Yes" don't you understand?
Viral video has emerged showing a whistleblower nurse raising alarm over an email from an insurance provider detailing how a medical tracking code – used by physicians and healthcare providers to diagnose patients – will distinguish people who decline the Covid jab because of an “unspecified reason.”
Here it comes: Unvaccinated Americans Should Not Be Allowed to Work, Have Access to Children
The new Nazis are the same as the old Nazis.
Subcutaneous Vaccine Passports…
CDC REMOVES 150K DEATHS FROM VAERS SYSTEM (video)
CAUGHT ON VIDEO — ‘We need to be more scary to the public, we need to inflate the real Covid numbers’…
https://www.connectingsingles.com/blog_118495_1/open_mike_we_need_to_be_more_scary_to_the_public.htm
Gov documents admit the CDC has never isolated any “covid-19 virus.” Without an isolate to test against, what are you "testing" and getting "positive" hits on? Recall that the inventor of the PCR test roundly criticized Fauci for his fraudulent misuse of his test.
Basically Big Pharma/Big Govt/ Big Media have lied and politicized what would have been a manageable seasonal flu, using it as an excuse to sweep aside Constitutional rights and limits on governmental powers, and to concentrate a huge amount of money into a few hands.
CDC Admits That “Fully Vaccinated” Americans Are Super-Spreaders Carrying Deadly Variants And High Viral Loads
The Claim that COVID Jabs Are Safe and Effective Has Fallen Apart.
Leftist Jabbers: What part of "Yes" don't you understand?
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