tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4740222566669322927..comments2024-03-29T07:30:30.121-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19–and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged: A closer look at the Bradykinin hypothesis — Thomas Smithmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-88457839511530008252020-09-06T08:56:39.817-04:002020-09-06T08:56:39.817-04:00Can't complain... from May until end of Septem...Can't complain... from May until end of September, the weather is fine :)Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-14519945744186100572020-09-05T22:09:22.877-04:002020-09-05T22:09:22.877-04:00Pete you are fine up there in the Maritimes...Pete you are fine up there in the Maritimes...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-80697810666052769012020-09-05T22:08:51.818-04:002020-09-05T22:08:51.818-04:00“ HVAC is uncommon in private residences. ”
Not i...“ HVAC is uncommon in private residences. ”<br /><br />Not in what were termed the “hot zones”...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-10880559681402775612020-09-05T20:06:30.715-04:002020-09-05T20:06:30.715-04:00Matt, HVAC is uncommon in private residences. We k...Matt, HVAC is uncommon in private residences. We keep our windows open or head to the coast. This may be why there are zero cases this summer. If only it stayed warm year round...Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-20180376282500998282020-09-05T19:59:59.529-04:002020-09-05T19:59:59.529-04:00Containment measures would have had to be taken la...Containment measures would have had to be taken last January. It took two months to shut down air travel; by then it was too late.<br /><br />The strategy from that point was mitigation and herd immunity. In Canada, this was accomplished in the period between March and June. In late July, there was a second wave... of stupidity by provincial officials. In Nova Scotia, they enacted mandatory mask laws... as if that would justify re-opening the borders to tourism.<br /><br />There will be no apologies until we hold these people accountable.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-57161503340516515992020-09-05T19:53:09.392-04:002020-09-05T19:53:09.392-04:00$280 bucks total... (7 x $40)....$280 bucks total... (7 x $40)....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-70552244854328034712020-09-05T19:47:08.992-04:002020-09-05T19:47:08.992-04:002350 sq ft ... 9 ft ceilings... 7 systems...2350 sq ft ... 9 ft ceilings... 7 systems...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-13448563817104277032020-09-05T19:43:26.623-04:002020-09-05T19:43:26.623-04:00I’ve got 7 4” MERV 13 filers strapped to 20x20 flo...I’ve got 7 4” MERV 13 filers strapped to 20x20 floor fans running 24/7 at work and I got a particulate meter set up...<br /><br />When we started the meter was at 12 micro grams per m3 now it hardly goes above 3 and is most often 2 or below... when we come in in the morning it is below 1...<br /><br />$20 for the filter and $20 for the fan... 40 bucks...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-56624085142109334942020-09-05T11:38:42.606-04:002020-09-05T11:38:42.606-04:00So Peter, the methods of containment involve 1) t...So Peter, the methods of containment involve 1) testing testing testing- you gotta know who has it and where to contain it<br /> 2) contact tracing- you gotta know who all you’ve been around and where they might be to contain it. 3) isolation of those who are known positive- you gotta keep those infected separate til they are over it/dead/non contagious<br /><br />Sounds like exactly what is being preached by Fauci et al currently. Containment, flattening the curve pretty much both rely on the same arsenal of tools. This is all common sense I see no fear mongering from Fauci- be sensible and considerate is all they are preaching. Take the risks from this pathogen seriously. It’s not the flu<br /><br />The ridiculousness is coming from the “no mask flaunters“, the Covid truthers etc<br /><br />So Peter, would you if in charge. 1) immediately suspend any suggestions from authorities that keeping your workspace clean is encouraged<br />2) immediately permit concerts, indoor sporting events with no suggestions for any limits on 3) apologize because none of this crap the last 6 months was the least bit necessary<br /><br />I don’t see fear from the people who are taking precautions I see fear in the people who are screaming at workers doing their job, fear that their way of doing things is being questioned at present. They can’t fathom that they might be part of the problem, so they just tell people the “problem” is made up, a hoax etcGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-37739903186188848162020-09-05T08:37:23.862-04:002020-09-05T08:37:23.862-04:00Good one on HVAC system issues:
https://twitter.c...Good one on HVAC system issues:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1300777854603591680?s=21<br /><br />“Green!” HVAC from the climate nutter people allowing build up of virus toxins to lethal levels..<br /><br />.Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-4429299543463813162020-09-05T08:22:18.825-04:002020-09-05T08:22:18.825-04:00Vit D
https://twitter.com/foundmyfitness/status/1...Vit D<br /><br />https://twitter.com/foundmyfitness/status/1301967441002598400?s=21<br /><br /><br /> Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082502216984169113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-11448539422549101772020-09-05T07:55:04.028-04:002020-09-05T07:55:04.028-04:00Here there are people already looking into this .....Here there are people already looking into this ... makes sense....<br /><br />https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/infectious-disease/Rethinking-role-blood-pressure-drugs-in-COVID-19/98/i20<br /><br />The blood pressure medication people will ofc say it doesn’t matter blah blah blah...<br /><br />How about: “Eat less! ... move more!.., .”. anybody?<br /><br />Always looking for the magic pill....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-5456889865624541192020-09-05T07:37:33.647-04:002020-09-05T07:37:33.647-04:00Greg when a patient comes in with the Covid and th...Greg when a patient comes in with the Covid and they are on hypertension pharma do they keep giving that person the pharma while they are being treated for the Covid? I’d assume they do...<br /><br />Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-15554953150481438322020-09-05T07:27:28.639-04:002020-09-05T07:27:28.639-04:00Correlation studies are not biochemistry ....Correlation studies are not biochemistry ....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-12063323708242140072020-09-05T07:23:27.030-04:002020-09-05T07:23:27.030-04:00“ Slowing them down IS THE POINT”
Greg “slowing d...“ Slowing them down IS THE POINT”<br /><br />Greg “slowing down” is a figure of speech here and is not what is really happening.... what is really happening?<br /><br />Keeping viral load down? Dosing of the virus is being reduced? Thru distancing?<br /><br />Many people still being tested positive for the virus but not getting sick.... sounds like dosing to me... if people are just exposed to a small dose they are either asymtimatic or get a small immune response for a day or two...then they are fine ...q<br /><br />Maybe if they got their blood pressure down thru proper diet and exercise instead of a “magic pill” they wouldn’t get all the inflammation...<br /><br /><br /><br />Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-50195379031838110982020-09-05T07:13:48.789-04:002020-09-05T07:13:48.789-04:00Darwin preceded the Perioduc Table by what half a ...Darwin preceded the Perioduc Table by what half a century?<br /><br />The discipline of biochemistry by what 100 years?<br /><br />1/3 of biochemists don’t believe it and rising:<br /><br />https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/16/one-third-biologists-now-question-darwinism/<br /><br />Now maybe we will start to solve some health problems instead of always trying to defend Darwin’s failed theory...<br /><br />Half of these NIH papers I’m reading start with some sort of defense or affirmation of Darwin... what does that have to do with it?<br /><br />How about some Chemistry maybe?Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-15600900907618988962020-09-05T04:44:26.300-04:002020-09-05T04:44:26.300-04:00What should the response have been to an unknown p...<b>What should the response have been to an unknown pathogen that early measurements pointed to as highly transmissible and way more lethal than flus.</b><br /><br />Containment.<br />Canada was one of many developed countries who did not act in time, and failed to contain the outbreak. They were unprepared.<br /><br />China is the country that had to deal with an unknown pathogen. By the time our so-called leaders decided to act, there was enough data to guide their response. What was supposed to have been an effort to 'flatten the curve' has turned into a protracted fear-mongering campaign.<br /><br />And to top it off, officials knew at the outset that the elderly were susceptible, yet they sent Covid patients to nursing homes. As a result, 80% of deaths occurred within those facilities. A national scandal for which no one is being held accountable.<br /><br />Thanks to the various states of 'emergency', provincial legislatures have been suspended, and we are being ruled by decree by imbeciles. How very convenient.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-88623590238581572872020-09-05T01:31:10.407-04:002020-09-05T01:31:10.407-04:00Neil,
At best ??!! Slowing them down IS THE POINT ...Neil,<br />At best ??!! Slowing them down IS THE POINT at this point!! 300,000,000 population, 1% death rate = 3,000,000 dead. That’s not unreasonable. They weren’t told 3 million would die this summer . “They “. aren’t wrong yet <br /><br />Vit D is certainly interesting .....Decadron?.... steroids have always shown promise with inflammatory conditions but steroids usually have limitations. They help at certain stages with certain things but past a certain point steroids become a hinderance. <br /><br /><br />@Peter<br /><br />“The pandemic is real, the response to it is out of proportion.”<br /><br /><br />And you know this how? What should the response have been to an unknown pathogen that early measurements pointed to as highly transmissible and way more lethal than flus.<br /><br />When being asked to help in decisions affecting hundreds of millions it’s better to be cautious and use common sense. Keeping a distance around strangers , washing your hands frequently and self isolating when you do t feel well are all common sense things regarding highly transmissible diseases <br /><br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-89271135943062807322020-09-04T23:06:15.910-04:002020-09-04T23:06:15.910-04:00Greg,
Congress was told 3 million could die. They...Greg,<br /><br />Congress was told 3 million could die. They were wrong by an order of magnitude. That is the best modern medicine offers - which is far worse than people seem to believe. They had no clue how to respond to this virus and made a load of honest mistakes. We're getting much better very quickly as we learn how deamaethasone, Vitamin D and the like help. (And that certain anti-malarial don't). <br /><br />Limited interactions *don't reduce infections by that much* as we see from Peru, Belgium, Argentina and other areas. They slow things down at best. <br /><br />There is a world of difference between a response for 3 million dead, and one for 200,000 or so. Unless you have a population that is somehow permanently on the edge of a panic attack and can't cope with the realities of life. NeilWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565959939525324309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-61169220748139647042020-09-04T21:13:43.164-04:002020-09-04T21:13:43.164-04:00In Canada, health is a provincial responsibility. ...In Canada, health is a provincial responsibility. Some of the things they did in the first two months were inept, if not criminally negligent.<br /><br />Now that it is September, their response has become a farce. It is also anti-democratic. Yet the people put up with it.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-15826494948282459652020-09-04T20:48:46.727-04:002020-09-04T20:48:46.727-04:00Early on, medical communities all over the world h...Early on, medical communities all over the world had to drop what they were doing and prepare for all the unknowns of the Pandemic. In the US looking at China and Italy, we had no choice but to drastically alter our acute medical capabilities and then recommend that our communities do what they could to limit spread. <br />In my own rural medical community, we knew that we would not be immediately hit, but with limited Pandemic related supplies, equipment and trained personnel, we decided just like thousands of other medical communities, that we just could not wait.hoonosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907514852500776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-71717331927568617252020-09-04T20:21:19.947-04:002020-09-04T20:21:19.947-04:00The pandemic is real, the response to it is out of...The pandemic is real, the response to it is out of proportion.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-26748166026911791562020-09-04T18:40:24.974-04:002020-09-04T18:40:24.974-04:00The Pandemic is real, as are the excess deaths thi...The Pandemic is real, as are the excess deaths this year.<br /><br />My wife and I had it, and it nearly killed her. She's still not done with it. If I wasn't a doc she wouldn't have survived! And we lost one of our fellow local Docs a few back.<br /><br />The sudden excess deaths in the USA is very real. The graph is part way down:<br /><br />https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm<br /><br />hoonosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907514852500776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-5362478396400564702020-09-04T14:18:07.644-04:002020-09-04T14:18:07.644-04:00Matt, everybody in biology "believes" in...Matt, everybody in biology "believes" in evolution for the reason explained in the title of this famous paper. Not believing evolution is like not believing you have eyes. <br /><br />Theodosius Dobzhansky- Nothing in Biology Makes Sense except in the Light of Evolution- American Biology Teacher 35- 3 (1973)<br /><br />It might change your mind. Was arguing with someone once, quoted from it, showed my quote wasn't faked and gave a larger context to it, and we came to complete agreement. Calgacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031818010224747000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-75318796399300379372020-09-04T13:48:51.089-04:002020-09-04T13:48:51.089-04:00Couple things Neil.
1) the 675,000 is during the w...Couple things Neil.<br />1) the 675,000 is during the whole pandemic, almost two years vs almost 200,000 in a little over 6 months with Covid<br />2) today the 1918 pandemic would kill far far less, they didn’t even have routine IV fluid hydration nor the level of hospital beds per 100,000 population. Covid is killing with the best in modern medicine available to well over 65% of developed world AND we have limited large interactions greatly for half a year. No concerts, no large sporting events, fewer church gatherings<br /><br />I think you are missing some perspective as well<br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.com