In the US now, it's a more formidable challenge than we had against SARS-CoV-2. For that we had (and have) mitigation strategies, vaccines and drugs. What do we have now?
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Isn't it just the opposite? We didn't have vaccines and drugs for SARS-CoV-2. We do have vaccines and drugs for H5N1. Yeah, the situation is far from perfect - there's not enough of somewhat poorly matched vaccines, & just starting w/well-matched - but it's way better than we were with SARS-CoV-2
Anarchy and a mad dictator who will forbid modern medicine and refuse any tax funded initiatives except to slam protests or start wars against traditional allies to benefit a foreign power? 🤷♂️
A lot of us don't have that. The tests, vaccines, drugs and respirator masks all cost $$$$. The respirators we'd been using since 2020 have more than doubled in price too.
Challenge is getting Paxlovid for positive Covid 19 including for those with severe risk:
Last week - called in Paxlovid - copay was $500 and she could afford that- advised as usual to isolate and retest which she did. Has follow up shortly to talk about Post Covid events.
Mild Covid - advances(A)
coronary plaques creates a huge problem.
So started talking to my patients today and will continue this-
all resp. symptoms which are considered as infectious - have Resp. Pathogen Panel done at local UCC - will call them and request them to do on my patients - they even have PCR for SARS CoV2 (B)
and avoid empirical treatment.
For all in office work or indoor work - emphasizing need for N95, CO2 monitors, Corsi-Rosenthal boxes and document this talk and provide the note to patient - which if they intend to share with employer.
I provide citiations for lack of prolonged immunity either(C)
An ever-so-slight modicum of hope that our Democrat lawmakers will stop describing the problem and actually try some real mitigation measures, e.g., filing a class-action lawsuit on our behalf to get Musk ejected from OPM.
Of course, as Dr. Osterholm once pointed out, "hope is not a strategy".
Chaos, in the literal sense: from current conditions, it's impossible to forecast how things will look in 12 months. Maybe just like now, maybe half the people dead.
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Last week - called in Paxlovid - copay was $500 and she could afford that- advised as usual to isolate and retest which she did. Has follow up shortly to talk about Post Covid events.
Mild Covid - advances(A)
So started talking to my patients today and will continue this-
all resp. symptoms which are considered as infectious - have Resp. Pathogen Panel done at local UCC - will call them and request them to do on my patients - they even have PCR for SARS CoV2 (B)
For all in office work or indoor work - emphasizing need for N95, CO2 monitors, Corsi-Rosenthal boxes and document this talk and provide the note to patient - which if they intend to share with employer.
I provide citiations for lack of prolonged immunity either(C)
If anybody has either ideas - please share.
(D)
Of course, as Dr. Osterholm once pointed out, "hope is not a strategy".