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U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WW II:
Life expectancy in the United States declined by a year and a half in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says the coronavirus is largely to blame.
COVID-19 contributed to 74% of the decline in life expectancy from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
It was the largest one-year decline since World War II, when life expectancy dropped by 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943. Hispanic and Black communities saw the biggest declines.
[...] "The range of factors that play into this include income inequality, the social safety net, as well as racial inequality and access to health care," Curtis said.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday July 23 2021, @01:27AM (10 children)
Why not both?
I got 2x Pfizer shot, and take 4000IU of D3 (and 400mg of magnesium as glycinate complex with it) daily. And also drink ginger tea and cook with turmeric + black pepper and cayenne on a regular basis. Covid appears to do damage by injuring vascular epithelium; ergo, keeping a strong immune response, cooking with foods that thin the blood, and being vaccinated should, all together, provide the most possible protection. I'm not exactly young, I'll be 33 in a couple of weeks, but this looks about as good as it gets.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @09:54AM (1 child)
I remember the days when 33 qualified as "not exactly young." At least I can on good days ... usually.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday August 01 2021, @02:38AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:07PM
- Beck, Loser [genius.com]
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DJT should use this tune at his rallies.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by dak664 on Saturday July 24 2021, @11:09AM (6 children)
While I have no medical license I do have some knowledge of cell biology and first-hand experience with covid and the aftereffects. As I understand it there is a viral phase, easily overcome by most people, followed by the removal of infected cells by various mechanisms, which is a bitch if that involves most of your lung epithelium. For me it was two weeks of leather lung, gasping for air after a few minutes off the oxygen concentrator.
On the last day of oxygen I developed parethesia in my feet and swelling from the knees down. That lasted for six months and only recently has begin resolving. The timing was interesting - the immune system was done with the infected cells and perhaps turned to other issues. My take is the antibodies to the covid spike protein can also attack normal cells, i.e. long covid is an autoimmune response. If so the last thing you want is a vaccine that boosts spike antibodies. Antibodies drop after six months for good reason!
I won't be having the vaccine, thank you very much. Incidentally, ivermectin every 10 days gave symptomatic relief. YMMV but the risks are minimal.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday July 25 2021, @04:23PM (5 children)
It's very interesting that ivermectin provided you symptomatic relief. The stuff is specifically targeted at *invertebrate* organisms, and works by holding open the glutamate-gated chloride channels common to their physiology, hyperpolarizing their cells. P-glycoprotein keeps it from crossing the human blood-brain barrier, which is a good thing since IIRC that's the only place in human physiology where analogous receptors are found.
In theory there is no mammalian *or* viral target for this...so what, exactly, is it doing? I am not aware of any immunomodulatory or anti-inflammatory effects of ivermetcin, and from what I've read its antiviral effects would only become relevant at hideously toxic doses.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 3, Interesting) by dak664 on Monday July 26 2021, @10:02AM (4 children)
A recent paper lists 20 possible antiviral mechanisms.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41429-021-00430-5 [nature.com]
In my case I think the autoimmune response is stifled by binding to both ACE-2 receptors and spike protein analogs. The relief occurs over 3-4 hours, a bit too rapid for antiplatelet effects. Of course there could be several things going on at once.
You quote that standard objection to IVM, that toxic levels would be needed for any effect. That initial observation was in cultured mouse cells. It was repeated with human lung tissue and found effective at usual anti-parasite doses. Big pharma graps at any straws to discredit IVM, which is probably safer than aspirin. If IVM would be found effective against influenza their vaccine profits would plummet. Or any of the cheap antivirals showing effect against covid, which they are busily trying to slightly modify so they can get patents and charge through the nose.
Incidentally July 24 was World Ivermectin Day. It was not widely reported in mainstream media but a big deal on the internet.
https://trialsitenews.com/world-ivermectin-day-news-views-and-more-1/ [trialsitenews.com]
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday July 27 2021, @07:27PM (3 children)
Fascinating. I had no idea this worked this well and may very well encourage my idiot anti-vax brother to get some (if he hasn't already) since he insists on not getting the shots. I've already got him following the same vitamin and mineral protocol I use and taking ginger tea daily, so if this really works, it might save his idiot life.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by dak664 on Wednesday July 28 2021, @02:35AM (2 children)
Well we need betas, gammas, and deltas in this brave new world. After the alphas die off from hubris they can repopulate the planet. Horse wormer paste works for me but it seems the veterinary ivermectin injectionable is as pure as it gets. Why not stock both, if you are a sub alpha?
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday July 28 2021, @03:16AM (1 child)
Sorry, a what now? You lost me here. If we're going to use that stupid terminology I'm a sigma female, so forget trying to fit me into any sort of hierarchy.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday August 01 2021, @02:40AM