Jimm

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34 years with Wyoming Department of Health as EMS director and then division administrator, 17 yrs on the board of the National Registry of EMTs.
Now Omaha area.
JimmDec 6, 2023
Augie RayDec 6, 2023
Something new may be going on with #COVID19 that is affecting how we interpret limited data. I'm not a health expert, but I am an analyst by profession. Experts see COVID rising in wastewater and suggest we have a giant surge, but do we? What's striking is that positive rate isn't rising much (per CDC and Walgreens). Normally, that goes up as cases rise. So, are new variants infecting intestines more and raising COVID in wastewater without having a corresponding impact on infections/cases? 1/2
JimmFeb 9, 2023
Augie RayFeb 9, 2023
As an informed person, here's what I believe about #COVID19 in the future:
💠 We will see more surges of variants that defeat immunity.
💠 This will cause waves of hospitalizations and Long COVID disabilities.
💠 We could see variants that lift fatality rates.
💠 But the thing that should guide our decisions isn't the risk of death but chronic health damage and disability.
💠 Autoimmune issues will rise, including record levels of diabetes in the years to come due to repeated COVID infections.
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JimmFeb 2, 2023
Augie RayFeb 2, 2023

I find it odd that many people will count calories, exercise, or adopt diets to improve their health, but they refuse to wear a mask. Given what is known about the acute and chronic risks of #COVID19, I can't imagine an easier change with a greater impact on short- and long-term health than wearing a mask in crowds--concerts, conferences, mass transit, etc. Why go to effort to extend your life at the end and ignore the significant risk of acute illness or disability this year?

#WearAMask

JimmJan 22, 2023
Augie RayJan 22, 2023

People ask why I post so often about #COVID19 considering most people are convinced it's a mild disease and no big deal any longer. I can answer with three links:

Vaccine protection fades in 6 months, and almost all nations have seen fewer than 20 doses per 100 people in the past six months: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

Over 140 studies have found COVID damages hearts, brains, immune systems and more: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=sharing

Immune-evasive variants are rising: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-to-know-about-xbb-1-5-a-new-and-highly-transmissible-covid-19-subvariant

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