COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[ConstitutionCowboy]

But the "science has changed" 

Yeah, the "science" of politics. There is an election coming up and the voters are weary. Let us hope there are enough voters with long enough memories come November.

Woody 

[Bogie]

You know who needs covid reparations? The essential untouchables who showed up every day, got bitched at by Karens, and who are about this >< far from snapping at the next idjit...

[WLJ]

You know who needs covid reparations? The essential untouchables who showed up every day, got bitched at by Karens, and who are about this >< far from snapping at the next idjit...

But they probably don't vote straight democrat

[Bogie]

You give me enough reparations, and I'll claim to...

[Ron]

From what I'm reading and seeing it looks like the pandemic is going to be winding down despite the governments best efforts to keep it going.

The people have spoken and are speaking, Honk Honk, they've had enough.

[dogmush]

Well when it became obvious people were no longer scared enough, they had to wind it down before the midterms.

[zahc]

They have a new money drum to pound now. Now it's all about war, war, war. Pandemic is so 2020. Pfizer is all set up to sell heart medication forever, time for the military segment to get theirs.

[MechAg94]

I find it hard to believe they will be able to give up on their dictatorial thinking.  They have gotten a taste of it the last couple years and will have a hard time giving it up. 

[RocketMan]

I find it hard to believe they will be able to give up on their dictatorial thinking.  They have gotten a taste of it the last couple years and will have a hard time giving it up.

They just need to find another crisis from which to save us.  War with Russia and/or China?  Globular woerming?  Never fear, they'll find something.

[Ben]

How is this not kidnapping?

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/02/11/child-abuse-is-an-elixir-for-democrats-middle-school-student-locked-in-closet-at-illinois-school-for-not-wearing-a-mask-watch/

[dogmush]

Next year, after the adults that did this are protected by their union, and taxpayers fork over a settlement:

"We have no idea why kids feel like their only recourse is to bring violence to schools.  It's probably video games and guntoobers."

[cordex]

I'd definitely like to hear more about what was happening there, but locking kids up (especially the video that was legitimately locked, not just held shut by someone on the other side) is a bad look for a school. 

It has been very easy to feel constantly justified in pulling my kids out of school, even realizing that our local district hasn't had anything like the worst of the behavior we've seen.

Not sure I see any connection between violence in schools and this kind of behavior, though.  Parental violence maybe ...

[WLJ]

How is this not kidnapping?

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/02/11/child-abuse-is-an-elixir-for-democrats-middle-school-student-locked-in-closet-at-illinois-school-for-not-wearing-a-mask-watch/

Depends on which side of the narrative they on

[MechAg94]

Tony Rock 🇺🇸
@Tony_Rock01
Replying to @libsoftiktok
I don’t think there is a group of professionals that came out looking worse during this pandemic than teachers.

I think school administrators and school board members might be looking worse, but almost the same thing.

[MillCreek]

https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/easilyaccessible-overthecounter-drug-reduces-covid19-symptoms-suggests-study/?fbclid=IwAR29Lpj8IsqhPkkQWaDaK-tGf2bOgKKa5svTjB_wcm3BODBfJXaMl-1bcSI

https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/02/09/gutjnl-2022-326952

Taking OTC Pepcid may reduce severity and duration of COVID symptoms.

[Ben]

https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/easilyaccessible-overthecounter-drug-reduces-covid19-symptoms-suggests-study/?fbclid=IwAR29Lpj8IsqhPkkQWaDaK-tGf2bOgKKa5svTjB_wcm3BODBfJXaMl-1bcSI

https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/02/09/gutjnl-2022-326952

Taking OTC Pepcid may reduce severity and duration of COVID symptoms.

Very interesting. I take the Kirkland equivalent of this because of esophageal damage I got from diving at work. While I had fairly strong symptoms back when I had the covid, I wonder if this actually made them milder than they otherwise would have been?

They'd better not go on the Joe Rogan show with it, or they'll be censored out of existence. 

[cordex]

I think it would be wonderful if an existing, widely tested, safe, affordable drug could be employed for off-label use to treat COVID symptoms and help people.  That would be great.  On the other hand, I'm not sure mild improvement of a scant handful of patients a couple of days earlier in a single study is particularly compelling.

However, if you find that tiny study interesting, I bet you could find some other off-label drugs with more and larger studies backing them.   

[K Frame]

Very interesting. I take the Kirkland equivalent of this because of esophageal damage I got from diving at work. While I had fairly strong symptoms back when I had the covid, I wonder if this actually made them milder than they otherwise would have been?

They'd better not go on the Joe Rogan show with it, or they'll be censored out of existence. 

DON'T YOU BE PUSHING YOUR HORSE ANTIACID, YOU CIS NORMAL *expletive deleted*it LORD MISINFORMATION SPECIALIST!

[Bogie]

Ask your doctor if they have every written any prescriptions off-label, and if they say yes, scream at them incoherently.
 
If they lie, scream at them incoherently.

[Ron]

I think it would be wonderful if an existing, widely tested, safe, affordable drug could be employed for off-label use to treat COVID symptoms and help people.  That would be great.  On the other hand, I'm not sure mild improvement of a scant handful of patients a couple of days earlier in a single study is particularly compelling.

However, if you find that tiny study interesting, I bet you could find some other off-label drugs with more and larger studies backing them.   

H1 and H2 antihistamines have shown to lesson symptoms all along ... in some people.
Before the virus was already raging in the USA China was using famotidine as a treatment. Many folks in the long covid/vaccine injured "community" are having relief of symptoms using OTC H1 and H2 antihistamines. A lot of the systemic inflammation Covid causes is related to mast cell activation. 

[Bogie]

So, let me guess - they're going to be off the market come hay fever season, due to the Branch Covidians canceling them?

[MillCreek]

I think it would be wonderful if an existing, widely tested, safe, affordable drug could be employed for off-label use to treat COVID symptoms and help people.  That would be great.  On the other hand, I'm not sure mild improvement of a scant handful of patients a couple of days earlier in a single study is particularly compelling.

However, if you find that tiny study interesting, I bet you could find some other off-label drugs with more and larger studies backing them.   

It is the tiny study results that are subsequently replicated with larger well-controlled studies that I bet my money on.

[Bogie]

But, but, but... Tiny studies have no value, and should be ignored, and anyone promoting them should have their licenses to practice stripped.
 
<there - am I doing that right?>

[zxcvbob]

But, but, but... Tiny studies have no value, and should be ignored, and anyone promoting them should have their licenses to practice stripped.
 
<there - am I doing that right?>

Tiny studies are valuable if they say what you want them to.  Pretty much everybody does that.  (I do that.)  If they promote the official narrative, they can be tried again on a larger scale with better controls.  If they go against the narrative, they are ridiculed and/or buried, and anyone who tries to utilize them gets professionally crucified.

[Ron]

I for one am happy they are looking into the antihistamine angle officially.

H1 and H2 antihistamines helped me during recovery immensely. In the recovery/long Covid/vaccine injured forums they are widely reported as being beneficial for many. Unfortunately, in those forums not everyone gains relief from them.