By Amira Roess, PhD, MPH as told to Matt Gillick.
1. Getting vaccinated from coronavirus is now a race.
Against the spread of the Delta variant, which is two times as contagious as previous strains. Delta accounts for nearly all new cases, averaging well over 100,000 in the United States daily. While millions of people continue to get vaccinated, millions are still hesitant or skeptical. According to medical experts, this is now primarily a pandemic of the unvaccinated. The vaccines, however, do not fully protect against the Delta variant. Breakthrough cases are possible. The vaccines’ protection against getting infected with Delta ranges from 39 percent to 96 percent. Symptoms of breakthrough infections can be non-existent or, on rare occasions, severe. There are two camps of Delta patients, and depending on one’s vaccination status, their experience with the virus differs.
Dr. Amira Roess is an infectious disease expert and professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at George Mason University’s College of Health and Services. She provided information about the likely indications someone has the Delta variant for the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. Read on to find out more—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You May Have Already Had COVID.
2. Signs of Infection for the Unvaccinated.
95% of new cases come from the unvaccinated population. Unvaccinated individuals may experience cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, headaches, loss of taste or smell, and many other symptoms. They may endure these symptoms for much longer than those who are vaccinated, which could result in hospitalization. Preliminary data analysis suggests that among unvaccinated individuals, the Delta variant may cause more severe symptoms than the Alpha variant. We are waiting for much-needed data to help answer this question. We do know that the Delta variant infects more individuals. There is also compelling evidence of a longer duration of infectiousness among the unvaccinated compared to the first strain of COVID-19. Individuals infected with the Delta variant can infect about twice as many individuals as we had observed in people infected with the Alpha variant.
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3. Get Vaccinated
These vaccines protect people from serious illness and hospitalization by up to 90%. To limit the spread, wear an N95 mask or facial covering. Social distancing while indoors and participating in group activities outside as much as possible is also crucial in stopping the proliferation of this highly contagious variant.
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4. What to Do If You Think You’re Infected
Says the CDC:
“COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Infected people have had a wide range of symptoms reported – from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:
Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone
Call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.
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5. How to Stay Safe Out There
Follow the public health fundamentals and help end this pandemic, no matter where you live—get vaccinated ASAP; if you live in an area with low vaccination rates, wear an N95 face mask, don’t travel, social distance, avoid large crowds, don’t go indoors with people you’re not sheltering with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene, and to protect your life and the lives of others, don’t visit any of these 35 Places You’re Most Likely to Catch COVID.
You’ve been feeling bloated lately (and it’s not just the salty takeout you had for dinner last night). Or things in your midsection are feeling funky, but you just can’t pin down why. Your gut microbiome is sending out a cry for help—but short of loading up on probiotics, you’re at a loss.
Don’t worry, friend—relief might be as simple as tweaking your diet. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a 2018 study conducted by researchers at Kings College London found that prebiotic fibers found in certain foods might be more beneficial for the gut than others. Among those foods? Garlic.
Really? Pungent, spicy garlic for stomach woes?
Here’s why: Garlic is naturally high in inulin, a type of non-digestible carbohydrate or “functional fiber” that feeds the good bacteria in your digestive system. Basically, it acts as fuel for those bacteria to do their job better, which makes your gut function better overall. And per a study in Food Science and Human Wellness, garlic actually promotes the growth of friendly bacteria (bifidobacteria, specifically) in the gut, and prevents disease-promoting bacteria from growing at the same time.
Not to mention, garlic is also known for its antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer properties and might be able to prevent heart disease.
And it tastes *kisses hands like a chef.*
Know that garlic will start to lose its prebiotic benefits the more you cook it (and raw is best for gut health), so try rubbing it on toast or adding it to guacamole or salad dressing instead of cooking it. On the other hand, too much of a good thing can have adverse effects, so start out slow (i.e., don’t just down whole cloves out of the blue).
One more important thing to note: If your bloating and digestion issues are caused by IBS, or if you subscribe to a low FODMAP diet (which eliminates a lot of those non-digestible carbs), garlic could be a trigger for stomach issues. Studies have found that eliminating foods like garlic can actually help clear up those issues, so it’s worth talking to your doctor if you think IBS could be in the picture.
(After all, they’re the experts.)
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A hospital in Nevada is urging residents to take the coronavirus seriously as it nears capacity due to an influx of COVID-19 patients. “As a hospital staff, we are pleading with you to practice the precautions we know are effective in stopping COVID-19,” Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital said in a COVID-19 update on Friday.
The hospital urged citizens to wear masks, avoid large gatherings, practice social distancing and get vaccinated against COVID-19.
“Most importantly, please get vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination truly is the best way to protect yourself and others from being hospitalized with this disease,” the hospital said.
The hospital reported 48 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23 and 14 patients in intensive care. Eleven people have died.
Nearly 94 percent of the hospitalized patients were unvaccinated as well as nearly 86 percent of patients in intensive care.
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital said that its medical-surgical unit and intensive care unit have both been “near capacity for several days.” The hospital has postponed elective surgeries and redeployed surgical staff for COVID-19 patients.
The hospital also said it was moving patients to “alternate clinical areas of the hospital” to increase the number of beds available.
The hospital is currently not turning away any patients, but wait times may be longer than normal.
“At Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, we are here to serve you whenever you need us. Please help us slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our healthcare system from being overrun,” the hospital said.
In Elko County, where the hospital is located, a record 655 active coronavirus infections were reported on Friday, according to the Elko Daily Free Press. The county has also reported 18 deaths in September, surpassing December, which was the county’s deadliest month in the pandemic.
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By Kyle Becker
If they would stop testing people that don’t have symptoms, those numbers would dwindle. It seems obvious that vaccines are causing variants. From my understanding The Vaccinated have no more natural immunity to Covid. Now Covid is everywhere, not just this enhanced version.
It could be that they are now defenseless to all Covid.
My theory. Well, mandating a vaccine to all illegals strolling across borders couldn’t hurt. If it works like they say it does…. More Vaccines, More Covid: Why are Case Rates Exploding in Areas with High Levels of Vaccination? – Becker News
That would be helpful. Will be years before we understand it. Corona Virus has been known about for decades but who knows what came from Wuhan.
By this source the case rate is climbing in just 11 states/territories and in two it is stable. In ALL the rest it is declining. The 7 Day National Survival Rate is > 99.99%Consider this with Biden restricting monoclonal antibodies and HCQ/Ivermectin prophylaxis. Vaccines aren’t working most likely and the spike proteins in the vaccines are considered harmful to human DNA cells, this is what some Physicians and Professors examining the vaccines indicate. Everyone needs to wake up! The vaccines are causing the rise in cases and hospitalizations.
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