God bless the health care angels in this world...
I felt bad for my own personal dr when I was virtual visiting with him during my own Covid bout. I could just see/hear the fatigue in him.
He caught Covid b4 there were vaccines. Had to re-use PPE back in the day cause we were caught with our pants down at the beginning of this mess.
Still suffering fatigue and other symptoms more than a year later.
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening door to more vaccine mandates
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in the United States since mid-December for people age 16 and older. In May, the authorization was extended to those 12 and older.
Out of more than 170 million people in the United States fully vaccinated against Covid-19, more than 92 million have received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Officials discussed this weekend how to prepare for the rollout once the FDA grants full approval, given it will be a major messaging opportunity to encourage vaccination.
Full approval could more vaccine mandates and perhaps increase uptake by some people who are vaccine hesitant. US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that approval could encourage more people to get vaccinated, and more mandates.
"For businesses and universities that have been thinking about putting vaccine requirements in place in order to create safer spaces for people to work and learn, I think that this move from the FDA, when it comes, will actually help them to move forward with those kinds of plans," Murthy told CNN's Brianna Keilar.
Covid-19 hospitalizations in unvaccinated cost US health system $2.3 billion in June and July, analysis shows
Covid-19 hospitalizations in unvaccinated people cost the US health system $2.3 billion in June and July alone, a number which is likely an understatement, according to an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation published Friday.
KFF looked at various sources, including CMS data and analyses of private claims, to find that the average cost of a Covid-19 hospitalization was around $20,000.
They used Health and Human Services and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data to find the number of preventable Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US in the months of June, 37,000 preventable hospitalizations, and July, 76,000 preventable hospitalizations.
Quote:“If each of these preventable hospitalizations cost roughly $20,000, on average, that would mean these largely avoidable hospitalizations have already cost the U.S. health system billions of dollars since the beginning of June,” the analysis says.
For this estimate, they looked at those who were hospitalized primarily due to Covid-19 and adjusted that number to reflect the fact that even if unvaccinated adults had got the vaccine, it would not prevent 100% of hospitalizations. Then they multiplied the number of preventable hospitalizations by the cost of each hospitalization, using a typical cost of $20,000.
“Based on our estimates, described below, we find preventable Covid-19 cost the U.S. health system $2.3 billion in June and July 2021,” the analysis says.
However, the analysis noted that “this ballpark figure is likely an understatement of the cost burden on the health system from treatment of Covid-19 among unvaccinated adults.” KFF gives a few reasons for this, including that cases, hospitalizations and deaths have continued to increase into August, outpatient treatment costs were not included in the analysis and neither were costs from the unvaccinated spreading the virus to those who have taken the measures to protect themselves.
The cost of treating the unvaccinated is borne not only by patients but also society more broadly, KFF says, including taxpayer-funded public programs and private insurance premiums.
Patients only pay a small share of the cost of hospitalization directly themselves, the analysis says. Insurers are also prohibited from charging higher premiums to unvaccinated people by the Affordable Care Act and other laws, although employers could impose higher costs through wellness programs.
Private insurers have also begun to reinstate cost-sharing for Covid-19 hospitalizations, KFF says, and adults can largely avoid these costs, as well as severe illness, by getting a vaccine, which is free.
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening door to more vaccine mandates
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in the United States since mid-December for people age 16 and older. In May, the authorization was extended to those 12 and older.
Out of more than 170 million people in the United States fully vaccinated against Covid-19, more than 92 million have received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Officials discussed this weekend how to prepare for the rollout once the FDA grants full approval, given it will be a major messaging opportunity to encourage vaccination.
Full approval could more vaccine mandates and perhaps increase uptake by some people who are vaccine hesitant. US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that approval could encourage more people to get vaccinated, and more mandates.
"For businesses and universities that have been thinking about putting vaccine requirements in place in order to create safer spaces for people to work and learn, I think that this move from the FDA, when it comes, will actually help them to move forward with those kinds of plans," Murthy told CNN's Brianna Keilar.
this is perfect timing for those that have just been being head strong about it not being fda approved. I dont know what exactly is keeping certain Vikings from getting it, but if any of them were close to caving, this is their perfect chance to get the shot and save face.
Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated PressAugust 23, 2021 — 10:28am
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making good on his vow earlier this month to require the shots once the Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine.
Kirby said guidance is being developed and a timeline will be provided in the coming days.
In a memo Aug. 9, Austin said he'd seek the president's approval to make the vaccine mandatory no later than mid-September, or immediately upon FDA licensure "whichever comes first."
Kirby said the move is an effort to ensure the safety of service members. Concerns about the virus are especially acute in the military, where service members live and work closely together in barracks and on ships, increasing the risks of rapid spreading. Any large virus outbreak in the military could affect America's ability to defend itself in any security crisis.
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@ greediron said:
and since we have effective treatments, perhaps it is time to get on the bureaucrats that are restricting these cheap effective treatments of a deadly disease.
Do tell, What cheap effective treatment(s) that have had any sort of scientific testing are just waiting out there for us to cure covid-19?
I see I was mentioned a few times this weekend while I was out being Idaho weird, you know tilling the earth, taking care of animals, running small gas engines.
If you can't figure it out by now, you are probably just being willfully ignorant. I didn't say cure, I said treat. Ivermectin has tons of scientific proof that it treats covid, and can prevent symptoms when taken as a preventative measure.
Quote: @greediron said:
@ AGRforever said:
@ greediron said:
and since we have effective treatments, perhaps it is time to get on the bureaucrats that are restricting these cheap effective treatments of a deadly disease.
Do tell, What cheap effective treatment(s) that have had any sort of scientific testing are just waiting out there for us to cure covid-19?
I see I was mentioned a few times this weekend while I was out being Idaho weird, you know tilling the earth, taking care of animals, running small gas engines.
If you can't figure it out by now, you are probably just being willfully ignorant. I didn't say cure, I said treat. Ivermectin has tons of scientific proof that it treats covid, and can prevent symptoms when taken as a preventative measure.
Actually, everything has fallen apart for ivermectin. The study that everyone kept pointing to and then using it as their own research was pulled in middle July by the publishing organization for "flawed data, bias and plagiarism". After reading several articles on it, it quite frankly looks like it was completely pulled out of someone's ass. They made patients up. They changed the positive or negative results as needed. Basically you and everyone else has been lied to on purpose.
The Guardian has a decent article on it, but its well documented and a simple google search of "ivermectin study pulled" will get you everyone's various articles.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021...l-concerns
I also got put onto some ACTUAL double blind, peer reviewed studies on Ivermectin by a friend this weekend.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fu...le/2777389
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-art...91/6310839
Both point to no advantages from Ivermectin use.
Sigh. the one study?
https://ivmmeta.com/
42 peer reviewed studies
31 randomized control trials
but go ahead and believe in the CDC science which changes with the wind.
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-u...t-covid-19
Distrust of the CDC.....now this from the FDA. How long will it take for people to mistrust them as well? Whatever doesn't fit their agendas gets dismissed. The majority of doctors, nurses, the CDC , the FDA.....where does it end? Its NUTS.
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https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-u...t-covid-19
Distrust of the CDC.....now this from the FDA. How long will it take for people to mistrust them as well? Whatever doesn't fit their agendas gets dismissed. The majority of doctors, nurses, the CDC , the FDA.....where does it end? Its NUTS.
So you say we should blindly trust Johnson and Johnson? They would never allow anything to harm anyone for profit. yeah, the FDA won't approve medicines for years, but on this they fast track it. Sounds like a trustworthy government entity that isn't over powerful, corrupt and full of kickbacks.
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