It's not just that we're learning more. It's that, armed with knowledge, we may have a better idea of what to expect from this pandemic. The top correlation appears to be obesity--and here Michael Osterholm gets another Hearty Handshake and Pat on the Back. When Covid19 was just beginning to be a thing in the US Osterholm did a long interview with Joe Rogan, which I linked. One of the things that jumped out at me was that when Rogan pointed out that the very high smoking rate among Chinese men appeared to be a factor in Wuhan, Osterholm demurred. He agreed that smoking was a major contributory factor to mortality for Covid19, and he noted the big discrepancy in mortality among Chinese men and women (who tend very much not to smoke). However, he maintained that the obesity problem in the US would have much the same effect when Covid19 started to spread, because the effects of obesity tend to mimic those of smoking. Obesity leads to a compromised immune system through the diseases that it fosters. So here we are. This is a sadly chopped up interview, but you'll get the main points. Good news: Chloroquine+ therapy works. Bad news: Don't be fat. [I've swapped out the earlier short version of this Youtube video for the full length one, in which we learn that doctors have been using Hydroxychloroquine prophylactically since mid-March, and the infectious disease who has been using it on patients with super success finishes by telling Laura: This is the beginning of the end of the pandemic.]
UPDATED: Correlations: We're Learning More
UPDATED: Correlations: We're Learning More
UPDATED: Correlations: We're Learning More
It's not just that we're learning more. It's that, armed with knowledge, we may have a better idea of what to expect from this pandemic. The top correlation appears to be obesity--and here Michael Osterholm gets another Hearty Handshake and Pat on the Back. When Covid19 was just beginning to be a thing in the US Osterholm did a long interview with Joe Rogan, which I linked. One of the things that jumped out at me was that when Rogan pointed out that the very high smoking rate among Chinese men appeared to be a factor in Wuhan, Osterholm demurred. He agreed that smoking was a major contributory factor to mortality for Covid19, and he noted the big discrepancy in mortality among Chinese men and women (who tend very much not to smoke). However, he maintained that the obesity problem in the US would have much the same effect when Covid19 started to spread, because the effects of obesity tend to mimic those of smoking. Obesity leads to a compromised immune system through the diseases that it fosters. So here we are. This is a sadly chopped up interview, but you'll get the main points. Good news: Chloroquine+ therapy works. Bad news: Don't be fat. [I've swapped out the earlier short version of this Youtube video for the full length one, in which we learn that doctors have been using Hydroxychloroquine prophylactically since mid-March, and the infectious disease who has been using it on patients with super success finishes by telling Laura: This is the beginning of the end of the pandemic.]