If Trump and Christie can lick this...why should I be worried?

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[Post New]10/16/2020 21:16
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Anonymous
Op, your observation is correct but does not make for good clickbait.
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:28
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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:They both had access to treatment that the general public does not.


How did the doctors arrive at this treatment, if it hadn’t been tried on other sick Covid patients? They just tried something brand new, hoping it would stick?


No genius. The treatment Trump received early on is usually only offered to people once they’re already on a ventilator. Your insurance doesn’t cover it and it’s expensive and scarce. They simply don’t have enough to give it to everyone.

[Post New]10/16/2020 21:30
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Anonymous
...once on a ventilator..that is the last resort now.
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:33
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jsmith123
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Anonymous wrote:Just look at the NYTimes graph of deaths. The death rate has plummeted. But, shhhh, this can’t be news until after the election.


Some of this is undoubtedly better care. But a lot of it is that we're actually testing a lot more people and identifying mild cases, and we simply weren't doing that in the spring.
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:43
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It’s not just about lethality (and low death rates depend on not having an overwhelming number of people need ICU care at the same time).

A friend of mine, 30s, very fit and athletic, got Covid 12 weeks ago. She was hospitalized 6 days and very nearly vented. She now permanently has asthma and is very fatigued at all times, barely walking let alone running or working out. It’s been 12 weeks. She is nowhere near normal health. And show me the statistics that track that?!?


I’m sorry to hear that. Was she given remdesivir?
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:43
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Anonymous
I wish I could be like others and not be that worried.

I'm still so scared of Covid.
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:44
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:They survived b/c the get the gold standard in treatment. And Trump was discharged to a mini triage unit setup at the WH w/ 24/7 medical staff.

For the rest of us plebes, getting Covid can be a death sentence. And for those who survive, it can be 2+ weeks of absolute misery. The worst.
Can you put your life on hold like that? Do you not have kids? A spouse? A job? Support?

Sure. You can roll the dice and hope you're the lucky few with "mild symptoms" , but that's not a risk many of us want to take.

Trump & Christie are not good indicators. In fact, they're a good example of why their complacency and carelessness got them so sick.


It’s common to have mild symptoms. It’s less common to be hospitalized. Trump and Christie were hospitalized because they’re VIP’s.
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:47
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I wish I could be like others and not be that worried.

I'm still so scared of Covid.


A lot of us are worried, pp.
[Post New]10/16/2020 21:52
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Anonymous
Trump has a cure that he has tested on himself. He will provide it to all Americans for free.
[Post New]10/16/2020 22:12
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Anonymous
My cousin (32, healthy) got it in May. She had a “mild” case (high fever lasting for days, constant, violent coughing fits, prescription inhaler, off work for 3 weeks and could barely get out of bed for the 1st 2 weeks). Months later she still needs an inhaler if she does anything too laborious Like walking upstairs quickly. She had to cut back her hours at work. She needs more sleep than she used to. She has reported depression and mental fog that is starting to gradually lift only in the last month or so. We are hoping the other symptoms will eventually dissipate and that she will be able to be as active as she was before. Right now she says she feels like an old woman.

Not everyone who “recovers” had an easy time.
[Post New]10/16/2020 22:16
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My cousin (32, healthy) got it in May. She had a “mild” case (high fever lasting for days, constant, violent coughing fits, prescription inhaler, off work for 3 weeks and could barely get out of bed for the 1st 2 weeks). Months later she still needs an inhaler if she does anything too laborious Like walking upstairs quickly. She had to cut back her hours at work. She needs more sleep than she used to. She has reported depression and mental fog that is starting to gradually lift only in the last month or so. We are hoping the other symptoms will eventually dissipate and that she will be able to be as active as she was before. Right now she says she feels like an old woman.

Not everyone who “recovers” had an easy time.


Why do you say mild? I know several people who had mild symptoms like headache and malaise and recovered without issue. Like thousands of others.
[Post New]10/16/2020 22:21
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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:They both had access to treatment that the general public does not.


How did the doctors arrive at this treatment, if it hadn’t been tried on other sick Covid patients? They just tried something brand new, hoping it would stick?


It isn't only the treatments that Trump and Christie received but the timing. These treatments were administered to them immediately where we, the average citizen, would have to meet specific critical levels before such treatments are considered/available. We can't go by what they experienced and how they were treated medically because, well, we are not them.
[Post New]10/16/2020 22:25
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Anonymous
It seems like most long haulers are middle aged women with no preexisting conditions. Wonder what the stats are.

Anyway, I think being monitored 24/7 in a hospital is the best treatment one can get for this particular illness.
[Post New]10/16/2020 22:26
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Anonymous wrote:They get health care at Walter Reed with VIP doctors that the rest of us at Walter Reed cannot get. Many of us cannot even get anything beyond basic primary care, forget specialists. Walter Reed has doctors working on the virus and a vaccine and they have doctors who go between Walter Reed and NIH.


Christie was treated at a regular hospital in NJ.


Do you not understand how being politically connected works? Or not even politically connected, just well connected. My uncle was diagnosed with cancer this summer. His old college roommate is the head of oncology at a major local hospital. A few phone calls and my uncle is at the front of the line for appointments, pathology report readings (literally took 14 hours instead of 2 days), etc, etc. As a relative we are thrilled that he has been given such VIP care. There is no way he would without the connection. Now think about how many connections a guy like Christie must have ...
[Post New]10/16/2020 22:27
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They get health care at Walter Reed with VIP doctors that the rest of us at Walter Reed cannot get. Many of us cannot even get anything beyond basic primary care, forget specialists. Walter Reed has doctors working on the virus and a vaccine and they have doctors who go between Walter Reed and NIH.


Christie was treated at a regular hospital in NJ.


That hospital is actually in my town and it has many specialized departments, including a critical care unit for respiratory illnesses. People come from other parts of NJ, as well as from PA to go there for treatment for all sorts of conditions.
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