Covid 3/15/21

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Not the best of news for covid

Vaccine issues – https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/03/14/3-fully-vaccinated-people-catch-covid-19-coronavirus-says-hawaii-doh/?sh=5f971f626247

“According to the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), three people in Hawaii who had received both doses of either the Moderna or the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine subsequently tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. Additionally, a fourth person who had received the first of two doses of the vaccine ended up catching the B.1.1.7 variant of the severe acute respiratory respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). That be a more contagious version of the SARS-CoV2.”

“just because you catch the virus after getting fully vaccinated doesn’t mean that the vaccine didn’t help you. You don’t know how much worse the infection could have been without the vaccine, unless you’ve somehow mastered time travel. And time travel may not even be possible. Otherwise, surely someone from the future would have come back and told us how to make toothpaste tubes better by now.”

Blood clot from AstaZeneca vaccine? – https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/ireland-suspends-astrazeneca-vaccine-amid-blood-clot-reports

“Irish health officials on Sunday recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway.

Dr. Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said the recommendation was made after Norway’s medicines agency reported four cases of blood clotting in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

He said that while there was no conclusive link between the vaccine and the cases, Irish health officials are recommending the suspension of the vaccine’s rollout as a precaution. Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic authorities have taken similar precautionary steps.”

Still there is a great reason to not get Covid even if death is off the table – long term impact of covid could be diabetes – https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/a-new-covid-19-side-effect-some-patients-are-developing-sudden-onset-diabetes-1.5346561

“Among all the manifestations and complications of COVID-19, yet another puzzling question is emerging — is the virus triggering cases of diabetes?

Like many doctors around the world, Dr. Mihail Zilbermint began noticing something strange midway in the pandemic.

More and more people seemed to be suddenly developing diabetes.”

Or potentially worse imagine living a life where everything smells bad – https://www.wspa.com/news/parosmia-is-the-rancid-smelling-aftermath-of-covid-19-that-has-many-concerned/

“An increasing number of patients are now suffering from a strange condition after recovering from COVID-19. It’s called parosmia, and it’s leaving patients with a foul smell.

Parosmia is a condition that distorts a person’s sense of smell. The condition can cause one to lose the intensity of his or her smell. But more frequently, it can cause one to experience an overpowering rancid scent. It can happen either around smells that are normally pleasant or around nothing at all.”

“Meskunas said this could be a lifelong battle for her daughter, all because of COVID.”

US below 1K – Brazil still the leader

Brazil still in dire shape given the curve. Germany still not a big issue as noted in the press.

New York continues to lead in confirmation. Opening up without any guidelines likely an awful decision on their part. CA continues to lead death.

NY counties lead confirmations. LA not leading deaths – neighboring county

Confirmation for LA back in the pack – deaths still way above other counties.