tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post1790417352136880349..comments2024-03-28T10:32:27.517+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: COVID-19 MythbustingDocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-1748371392481966162023-05-08T19:01:18.366+03:002023-05-08T19:01:18.366+03:00Nice post, keep it up.
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🤯Boy, a table<br />🤯Oliviahttp://commonplantsthatcancauserashes.blogspot.com/2013/12/contact-dermatitis-trumpet-vine-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-82431894102519473182022-06-20T17:17:32.342+03:002022-06-20T17:17:32.342+03:00Two relevant points to this - the restriction enzy...Two relevant points to this - the restriction enzymes that they use to cut and splice DNA leave characteristic "sticky ends" that you could look for to see if DNA had been manipulated.<br />Secondly, Occam's Razor suggests that in the absence of evidence otherwise, the simplest explanation is usually the true one - in this case it's much easier to explain a new Coronavirus as being a mutation from the huge number that exist in nature allowing it to cross into humans than being something that was deliberately manufactured at great risk and effort for no readily identifiable advantage to anyone.<br />UgiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-68989102476144877732020-11-12T03:32:02.090+02:002020-11-12T03:32:02.090+02:00if you didn't know anyone who caught the virus...if you didn't know anyone who caught the virus before, now you do.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-17277983245375968302020-10-07T10:53:22.043+03:002020-10-07T10:53:22.043+03:00"There is no evidence that big foot didnt ass..."There is no evidence that big foot didnt assassinate JFK, but you also cant say there isnt evidence bigfoot did do it, so thus Big Foot Shot JFK"Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626470287391577908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-74997852792565722492020-10-07T05:49:05.872+03:002020-10-07T05:49:05.872+03:00except of all the evidence about the origin of the...except of all the evidence about the origin of the virus is that it was not lab created - which means that the evidence is that it was not.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-17117818696636066342020-10-05T18:06:41.336+03:002020-10-05T18:06:41.336+03:00As expected, the Covid CFR has continued to fall a...As expected, the Covid CFR has continued to fall as time and testing has progressed. To me that makes your NYC example stand out even stronger. What happened to NYC? One would expect people packed closely indoors would have a higher infection rate but then places like Tokyo which make NYC look spacious reported (as of 4 Oct 2020) only 411 deaths in 37,000,000. That is a bunch of OOM difference! Did I get the numbers wrong? In any case it appears NYC is quite an outlier so might not be the best example to show differences in CFR between Covid and Flu.<br /><br />Also, the claim "There is no evidence suggesting...was created in a lab" doesn't really mean much without context. How easy is it to detect a "manufactured" virus? Aren't they all just DNA segments? Does dicing and splicing DNA leave telltale markings? One could reply "There is no evidence to suggest the virus was *not* created in a lab". Not sure how hard it would be to explain that issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-11217244187123019282020-10-05T06:12:12.532+03:002020-10-05T06:12:12.532+03:00he hasn't recovered yet...he hasn't recovered yet...Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-35782073677684181172020-10-05T04:54:23.001+03:002020-10-05T04:54:23.001+03:00The situation reminds me of a Greek tragedy. Denia...The situation reminds me of a Greek tragedy. Denial never has a happy ending.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-194507689164009242020-10-02T21:13:53.967+03:002020-10-02T21:13:53.967+03:00tRump has COVID.tRump has COVID.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-17813241219573485952020-08-30T15:56:07.017+03:002020-08-30T15:56:07.017+03:00I do find it ironic that the one who steadfastly r...I do find it ironic that the one who steadfastly refuses to accept reality, must post as "anonymous". Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405024725269618596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-225249191600149052020-08-11T08:03:52.712+03:002020-08-11T08:03:52.712+03:00My job provides ample contact with the public in s...My job provides ample contact with the public in settings not conducive to best practices, so I stayed away from late February to mid-July, in quarantine. Food was delivered or I did curbside. It was just long enough to miss ~98% of the cases here. I also have too many of the known risk factors (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.06.20092999v1.full.pdf) so I don't consider it paranoia. Even now, when I go out, I wear a mask, and in indoor locations I also wear a plastic face shield and was using an N95 until my stock (from house painting) was exhausted and I was unable to get replacements. Like Ken, I started getting panicky calls from the boss about being essential as work volume was picking up, otherwise I would still be off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981469992879656379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-3856748713336855482020-07-09T01:35:19.057+03:002020-07-09T01:35:19.057+03:00I stand corrected - apparently I did say that and ...I stand corrected - apparently I did say that and should have checked before stating otherwise.<br /><br />However my statement stands - there is no evidence it escaped from a lab.DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-77447909623797467842020-07-08T04:24:34.340+03:002020-07-08T04:24:34.340+03:00Thanks for setting the record straight. It's d...Thanks for setting the record straight. It's disgusting to see the attempts to BS science for personal/political gain. I understand and actually appreciate your cussing. It's enough to piss off a pope!Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-42453121469137703372020-07-07T22:34:09.539+03:002020-07-07T22:34:09.539+03:00"I never make any reference to the possibilit..."I never make any reference to the possibility that it escaped from a lab" <br /><br />But you do say, as quoted above, <br /><br />"The author further states that there is no evidence the virus escaped from the lab in Wuhan either, so you can put that bullshit away too."<br /><br />It seems like the origins of the virus are still being investigated, and it could have escaped from a lab in Wuhan.larkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823937100866203957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-34887612915914929672020-07-06T16:55:43.499+03:002020-07-06T16:55:43.499+03:00"That’s what Rhett said to Scarlett, right?&q..."That’s what Rhett said to Scarlett, right?"<br /><br />No, that's what Scarlett said to Rhett :)Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-56828121323042122682020-07-02T01:52:35.456+03:002020-07-02T01:52:35.456+03:00hey, doc. this lawsuit just got filed in Florida....hey, doc. this lawsuit just got filed in Florida.<br />https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6961900-502020CA006920XXXXMB-3.html<br />based on the claims in it, I can only conclude that somewhere there are documented statistics on how many healthcare workers die from wearing masks on the job. do you know where I could find those numbers? I hate to think of all the brave doctors and nurses who are risking their lives by wearing a mask every day.<br /><br />on the other hand, it's a bit gratifying to think of all those bank robbers who are killing themselves by wearing masks, so I guess it balances out.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-28729733707576238732020-06-14T17:44:36.576+03:002020-06-14T17:44:36.576+03:00I've seen many people claim "HCQ only wor...I've seen many people claim "HCQ only works if you give zinc!", but the evidence (other than a tiny study) to support such a claim does not seem to exist.<br /><br />If you have any, please share it. Otherwise it's just a hypothesis.DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-57356743145424853102020-06-14T17:43:12.125+03:002020-06-14T17:43:12.125+03:00Efnisien - there is a world of difference between ...Efnisien - there is a world of difference between "escaped from a lab" and "was manufactured by a lab". One implies simple negligence, the other gross malfeasance. I never make any reference to the possibility that it escaped from a lab, simply the unfounded claim that it was manufactured.DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-83602153621647523022020-06-12T19:01:35.432+03:002020-06-12T19:01:35.432+03:00maybe because in the only side by side test, the s...maybe because in the only side by side test, the survival rate of patients not given hydro was one patient higher than the survival rate of patients given hydro.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-62445730833603019032020-06-11T18:58:56.384+03:002020-06-11T18:58:56.384+03:00Regarding hydroxychloroquine, you seem overly conf...Regarding hydroxychloroquine, you seem overly confident based on the evidence supplied. Zinc seems to be a crucial part of the treatment. Possibly because zinc is used by the immune system, and pretty much only has value if it is inside the cells, and it seems hydroxychloroquine helps the uptake into cells. The smaller (tiny?) studies which showed promise used zinc, but large study linked did not even once refer to zinc as far as I can tell by searching it. Why would you discard a hypothesis that says 'hydroxychloroquine + zinc helps the immunesystem fight COVID-19', with reference to evidence where zinc was not used? I don't think that helps the willingness and open-mindedness of people. It is difficult enough as it is to be open-minded, with all the medias 'screaming' and countries that lock down on free debate.<br /><br />Also I think its worth mentioning that while it truly is a tiny study of 80 people, those might not all have survived without the hydroxychloroquine + zinc (H+Z). H+Z is reported to work best when given early in the onset of the disease, and have effected the process of the disease. Many 'mights' here, the art is to see evidence neither stronger or weaker than it is. I think it still fair to say that its promising, and the collection of further evidence would be valuable.Alex R. Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955856996383117094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-26097430037949539252020-06-09T18:21:20.537+03:002020-06-09T18:21:20.537+03:00it's always good to know your sources:
https:/...it's always good to know your sources:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists<br /><br />I'd classify their publications as long on theory, maybe bit short on the investigation end. youe opinion may vary.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-63329172933061531442020-06-09T07:09:58.089+03:002020-06-09T07:09:58.089+03:00Hey Doc.
Seems like more research/information is ...Hey Doc.<br /><br />Seems like more research/information is coming out about the possibility of the virus leaking out from a lab in Wuhan, so it is not the case that 'No credible evidence supporting claims of the laboratory engineering of SARS-CoV-2. The author further states that there is no evidence the virus escaped from the lab in Wuhan either, so you can put that bullshit away too.'<br /><br />Source: https://thebulletin.org/2020/06/did-the-sars-cov-2-virus-arise-from-a-bat-coronavirus-research-program-in-a-chinese-laboratory-very-possibly/Efnisiennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-48687965097431624302020-06-06T09:39:24.173+03:002020-06-06T09:39:24.173+03:00Someone else has pointed this out to him and he di...Someone else has pointed this out to him and he did apologizeConnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626470287391577908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-58447185492691846702020-06-06T02:52:32.341+03:002020-06-06T02:52:32.341+03:00I might be missing something here but your data se...I might be missing something here but your data seems to undermine your point in number 11.<br /><br />Bergamo has 3 times the population of Lodi, and after not entering lockdown clearly has fewer than 2.5 times the number of cases compared to Lodi, suggesting a no lockdown strategy worked better.<br /><br />Plus it had fewer cases for nearly 2 weeks despite the first cases in both places being 2 days apart.<br /><br />Although the growth of Bergamo cases clearly increases faster towards the end of the graph, there is nothing to indicate whether this keeps on increasing wildly or flattens out below 3000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com