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The Delta Wave in Mexico Peaked in mid-August While U.S. Numbers Continued to Soar. Here’s Why
by Cody Copeland
September 27, 2021

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MEXICO CITY (Courthouse News) — As the United States finally begins to see the possible peak of the devastating Covid-19 delta wave, Mexico’s numbers started their descent in mid-August — despite a slightly higher percentage of the U.S. population being fully vaccinated.

What did Mexico do differently to more effectively mitigate the spread of the deadly virus?

Blaine Doyle, CEO of the Mexico City-based infectious disease lab ChektAhora, attributed the decline to widespread acceptance of vaccines and strict adherence to mitigation measures, especially mask wearing. An SOSV portfolio company, ChektAhora provides in-home Covid testing and will soon offer a similar vaccination product.

"Definitely the vaccine has been helping,” he said, adding that mistrust of the vaccine “has been a big reason that Covid has lingered in other countries longer than it should have. The vaccine has been hugely beneficial for lowering the case rates here and definitely opening up the country, allowing business to resume somewhat back to normal.”

Originally from Ireland, Doyle recently traveled to both Europe and the United States and noticed the stark difference in attitudes toward epidemiological realities. And vaccines aren't the only reason he believes Mexico has seen declining Covid numbers.
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Interesting statistics from Denmark. These are probabilities of hospitalization in Denmark, if you get Covid-19. Age groups. Data taken from July and August.



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Smokers up to 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid, study says

Tue 28 Sep 2021 07.35 BST

Smokers are 60%-80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and also more likely to die from the disease, data suggests.

A study, which pooled observational and genetic data on smoking and Covid-19 to strengthen the evidence base, contradicts research published at the start of the pandemic suggesting that smoking might help to protect against the virus. This was later retracted after it was discovered that some of the paper’s authors had financial links to the tobacco industry.

Other studies on whether smoking is associated with a greater likelihood of more severe Covid-19 infection have produced inconsistent results.

One problem is that most of these studies have been observational, making it difficult to establish whether smoking is the cause of any increased risk, or whether something else is to blame, such as smokers being more likely to come from a lower socioeconomic background.

Dr Ashley Clift at the University of Oxford and colleagues drew on GP health records, Covid-19 test results, hospital admissions data and death certificates to identify associations between smoking and Covid-19 severity from January to August 2020 in 421,469 participants of the UK Biobank study – all of whom had also previously had their genetic makeup analysed.

Compared with those who had never smoked, current smokers were 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital and significantly more likely to die from Covid-19 if they became infected.

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^^^^Free dumb rings - as smokers die from exercising their "right to smoke."

Another example of conservatives killing off their own supporters.
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Argument for vaccination over natural immunity.

I've had friends tell me they'd rather get infected and let their bodies learn how to fight off Covid. I think I'm going to remove them from my friend list. Who needs people who won't think in their life?

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Montana hospital ICU reaches 150% capacity amid COVID surge
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In Billings, Montana, emergency room doctor Jamiee Belsky can barely keep up with the surge of new COVID-19 patients. "So we are — we're getting short on beds," she said.

At Billings Clinic, the largest hospital in the state, the ICU is running at 150% capacity with younger and sicker patients admitted daily. The National Guard is on hand to help care for and screen new patients while hallways house the overflow.

"People need to get vaccinated because right now we're hurting," Belsky said.

Frank Miller, 59, was hospitalized with COVID-19 more than two weeks ago. The unvaccinated engineer spent more than a week on a ventilator.
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North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated
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A large North Carolina hospital network says that it has fired nearly 200 workers for failing to take a Covid-19 vaccine.

Dr. David H. Priest, chief for safety for Novant Health, said at a Tuesday press briefing that roughly 175 staffers did not comply with their vaccine mandate deadline.

"By doing that, by not getting vaccinated, they voluntarily resign," Priest said.

The departures will not impact staffing at the hospital system of over 35,000 employees, Priest said, because the hospital has been using temporary staff for the duration of the pandemic to make up for shortages from staff falling ill with Covid.
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US reaches 700,000 COVID-19 deaths
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The United States has recorded more than 700,000 deaths linked to COVID-19 on Friday, according to a count from data compiled by Reuters. In its analysis of public health data, the wire service reported that over the last week, the country had seen the average number of more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths per day.

According to the latest health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the country has recorded 10,333 deaths related to the coronavirus over the past seven days.

The southern states have seen some of the highest death rates in the country in the past week. Texas has recorded 1,943 deaths over the last seven days; Georgia has recorded 746; North Carolina has tallied 512 deaths; and Tennessee has recorded 409, according to the CDC.

Pennsylvania and Ohio have also recorded high seven-day death tolls at 370 and 349 respectively, according to the health agency's data.
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Coronavirus Variants of Concern
by Will Chase of Axios
Updated October 2, 2021

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-varia ... e2f8b.html

Alpha variant, B.1.1.7
Up to 70% more transmissible
Up to 60% more deadly, but more research needed
Vaccines are still effective
Unlikely to reinfect people who already had COVID
First discovered in the U.K.


Delta variant, B.1.617.2
Up to 115% more transmissible
Unknown if it causes more severe disease
Vaccines are still effective
Can reinfect people who already had COVID
First discovered in India


Beta variant, B.1.351
50% more transmissible
Unknown if it causes more severe disease
Some vaccines are less effective
Can reinfect people who already had COVID
First discovered in South Africa


Gamma variant, P.1
Believed to be more transmissible, but more research needed
Unknown if it causes more severe disease
Some vaccines are slightly less effective
Believed to reinfect people who already had COVID
First discovered in Brazil


Iota/Eta variants, B.1.526/B.1.525
Unknown if it is more or less transmissible
Unknown if it causes more severe disease
Vaccines are likely still effective
May be able to reinfect people who already had COVID, but more research needed
First discovered in New York


Kappa variant, B.1.617.1
Believed to be more transmissible
Unknown if it causes more severe disease
Vaccines are still effective
May reinfect people who already had COVID
First discovered in India


Epsilon variants, B.1.427/B.1.429
20% more transmissible
May cause more severe disease, but more research needed
Vaccines are likely still effective
May be able to reinfect people who already had COVID
First discovered in California
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