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Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:59 pm to The Nino
Posted on 3/20/20 at 8:59 pm to The Nino
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For instance, a study in France published on March 20 in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents described the treatment of 42 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, 26 of whom received a version of chloroquine called hydroxychloroquine and 16 of whom received routine care. Of the 20 patients who took the antimalarial and completed the study, six also received azithromycin, an antibiotic. All six of these patients were free of SARS-CoV-2 by the fifth day post-treatment, while seven of 14 patients who took hydroxychloroquine alone were negative for the virus, and two of 16 control patients were no longer infected.
Small-scale experiments in which chloroquine has been given to COVID-19 patients in China and Australia have also shown encouraging results as far as shortening the course of the disease.
Larger clinical trials will be necessary to determine how effective the drug is. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have embarked on a study including 1,500 people to probe the drug’s effectiveness further in preventing the development of COVID-19 after people are exposed to SARS-CoV-2. The results could be available in a matter of weeks, Jakub Tolar, the dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School and vice president for clinical affairs, tells Reuters, and might indicate whether it’s worth launching a larger trial.
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Posted on 3/20/20 at 9:26 pm to TheJones
Seems like good news. Just need this shite to go faster.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 4:33 pm to AUtigerNOLA
A filthy tourist did in fact infest our boarders.
In the hospital now. Supposedly, he came in contact with only 25 people. I would think that number is very low. All have been tested and 22 came back negative. Still waiting on the other three.
In the hospital now. Supposedly, he came in contact with only 25 people. I would think that number is very low. All have been tested and 22 came back negative. Still waiting on the other three.
This post was edited on 3/21/20 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 3/21/20 at 4:38 pm to MrAUTigers
Where was he from? Texas?
Posted on 3/21/20 at 4:40 pm to The Nino
Our local news broke into programming and just said "non-resident". I am sure there will be more about it on the 5:00 news.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 7:31 pm to The Nino
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Where was he from? Texas?
actually, yes.
Is it you who brought us this nastiness?
Posted on 3/21/20 at 8:11 pm to MrAUTigers
that’s what drunk spring breakers were saying on the news yesterdayPosted on 3/21/20 at 9:59 pm to The Nino
It's crazy how people outside the area heard about it before the residents did. Kind of pisses me off.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 1:03 am to MrAUTigers
I’d go ahead and assume this virus is alive and well near your town. It’s just a matter of time at this point for most of us. Better off getting into the routine of it all
Posted on 3/22/20 at 8:55 am to TheJones
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TheJones
How's the better Jones holding up? Crazy yet?
Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:27 am to GenesChin
If she can stay sane living with Jones, this pandemic will be a breeze for her 
It would be good to hear from all of posters/families that work in healthcare. My in-law is a nurse and I know she’s mentally preparing for the worst.
It would be good to hear from all of posters/families that work in healthcare. My in-law is a nurse and I know she’s mentally preparing for the worst.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:40 am to The Nino
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It would be good to hear from all of posters/families that work in healthcare. My in-law is a nurse and I know she’s mentally preparing for the worst.
FSE for the entire state of Alabama's dialysis water systems lol. Essential, so I can't not work. I'm getting screened everywhere right now, no exceptions.
Posted on 3/22/20 at 12:30 pm to The Nino
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If she can stay sane living with Jones, this pandemic will be a breeze for her
All good. Says they’re kicking arse right now.
Need more PPE. Preparing for the future and the inevitable crazy weeks but she’s not dwelling on it yet. They’re starting to get specific instruction from Pulmonologists on how to care for patients as they all become needed
Posted on 3/22/20 at 12:41 pm to TheJones
She still 24 on 24off?
Posted on 3/22/20 at 1:30 pm to The Nino
No she doesn’t have to do that often but it’s on the table again for this week
Posted on 3/22/20 at 1:39 pm to The Nino
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It would be good to hear from all of posters/families that work in healthcare.
My fiancée is a veterinarian and has been told at least in passing that should the time come, she can expect to be trained on how to monitor human patients on ventilators to help add to the labor force. She is kind of stoked about the possibility of being able to help out.
This post was edited on 3/22/20 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:22 pm to Ross
quote:one of my clients is a vet in a small town. She’s been advised the same thing. Craziness.
My fiancée is a veterinarian and has been told at least in passing that should the time come, she can expect to be trained on how to monitor human patients on ventilators to help add to the labor force. She is kind of stoked about the possibility of being able to help out.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 7:59 am to Ross
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My fiancée is a veterinarian and has been told at least in passing that should the time come, she can expect to be trained on how to monitor human patients on ventilators to help add to the labor force.
Using vets to monitor humans doesn’t sound crazy but that means the proverbial shite hit the fan. That’s no bueno.I dont think we have a shortage in respiratory therapists anyways. We have a shortage of actual ventilators and beds that respiratory therapists can use. The RTs and pulmonologists are the front line of defense of this virus and are holding up well right now. The curve will eventually flatten.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:27 am to The Nino
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It would be good to hear from all of posters/families that work in healthcare.
Wife is a Pharmacist at Northside in Cumming Ga. All is well there. Just working a little bit more. Learning new precautions everyday and stressing a little over all the stupidity. My wife and I are not personally stressing on this situation much right now. We are taking the precautions that have been recommended and doing what we are asked.
As for the bait business, I got a email this morning that my main supplier in Illinois is shut down til further notice. That is a big deal for my bait business because they pretty much make 80% of the products I sell in some way or another. Though I am well stocked up right now, it will eventually become a issue. If they are closed down for a few months, it will certainly create a buying issue for me then.
I will continue to sell products like I normally do and just do the best we can. Its not something we can fix right now and I have things I can be doing if we completely slow/shut down here. We have saved our money over the years and will be just fine. We are not going to starve and nobody close to us will either.
This post was edited on 3/23/20 at 9:30 am
Posted on 3/23/20 at 10:03 am to jangalang
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The curve will eventually flatten.
It will. And as you mentioned, there’s a lot of hospital staff that will be repurposed during the weeks that we experience our true peak. My wife’s hospital is already training all staff physicians on pulmonary care. That can be done with nurses, therapists, techs, etc.
The need for other medical professionals may be more necessary in rural areas. But hopefully we peak and flatten in the urban centers before (if) the rural areas are hit hard.
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