Ep 112 Osterholm Update: A Reason for Hope

[@gubbeyrecords8178]

Osterholm is the best. Thanks good Doc!

[@Lp78Ch]

Osterholm is great at fearmongering.

[@Jamie678]

@@Lp78Ch You're still here!!! What a surprise.

[@LJnBodhi]

It seems as though I'm the only one wearing respiratory protection anymore but I don't care. I listen to Dr Osterholm and wear my n95 respirator whenever I have to go into the post office or anywhere indoors. This podcast is the one I trust.

[@Lp78Ch]

Continue to live in fear.

[@andrewg2032]

So cringe. Have fun wearing your mask…for life

[@yangtse55]

Me too - even in the UK . I luckily retired in 2020 so my risk is very low, but it's a no-brainer for me. Others can do what they like so long as they respect my choices - which thankfully in the UK they do. I just added the Moderna bivalent to the AZ and Pfizer on my bingo card.

[@henrybentsen6204]

Thank you for your well researched compassionate approach to covid.

[@Lp78Ch]

Why thank the Big Pharma shill???

[@andrewg2032]

Dr Osterholm is delusional….he’s still locking himself in his house. You notice he’s getting a lot more obese being so unhealthy

[@yc8210]

The end game of China's Zero Covid policy? As Dr. Osterholm said, the vaccine rate in those 80s and above is low there. Even if they decide to make it a short pain (and a giant one, like the one in India) and let covid burn through the whole country, they would still have to face the subsequent waves of covid and indirect effects on health care and social stability.

[@Lp78Ch]

The July 16, 2022 article "Hot Lots" (TrialSite News) will blow your mind. How bad was _your_ batch?

[@whiznot3028]

Why is there no pandemic in the unvaccinated world? Wouldn't you want to solve that paradox before pushing for more vaccination?

[@markwarling6135]

Hope is not a plan . You said that. Everyone Be wise. Wear N95 protection and change behavior. At Walgreens on the east side of St Paul they are having problems with getting people to work. They are sick with covid. No one to work the drive thru. Really bad. Also can't hire anyone. We need SAFTEY and health to be first.

[@marklemont3735]

Same problem with trying to fill teaching positions.

[@markwarling6135]

@@marklemont3735 . 100 percent . I hear you and agree

[@yamishogun6501]

How can so many have "really bad" Covid when so many have had two or three vaccinations and at least one booster?

[@marklemont3735]

@@yamishogun6501 What is your definition of “really bad”? Is it “never want or be this sick again at home” or “hospitalization required”?

[@victorspairana9257]

No need to go to extremes for most people. For some yes be very cautious.

[@stevenpotter3150]

Excellent Information.⭐️⭐️

[@Lp78Ch]

Vomit

[@fayewike7363]

It's all strange to me. I'm not vaccinated, have COPD and other comorbidities but not overweight. I've been on hydroxychloroquine since 2008 (+ other meds), 2000 units of D3 for a few years. I've never had Covid.

[@rnrtruestories]

really wish he'd go back on Rogan. His initial predictions were pretty dead on.

[@sampal5352]

So we’re screwed.

[@nisreenbooya9379]

Thank you for your message of hope One question what do you think of antiviral nasal sprays as an additional mitigation to good quality mask ?

[@rnrtruestories]

I was wondering about this too.

[@sakinahabdulbari6884]

Thank you.

[@yc8210]

Covid, inflation, soaring oil price...yes it is a time of change, no matter how we miss the good old times.

[@jimgraham6722]

Thanks very much for the analysis and commentary. Although Covid is still a nagging problem, Australia has managed to work the case fatality rate down from a rather frightening 3% at the beginning to around .14% today. Not dissimilar to the death rate from flu, however, unlike flu, Covid 'rolls on'. The high uptake of vaccines, around 95% amongst those eligible, has been a big factor in minimising impact. Most importantly this has meant most of those who do get infected, only get mild disease. This in turn has meant the hospital system has had sufficient resources, particularly oxygen therapy, for those whose oxygen levels become a concern. Older people who get infected are usually provided a pulse oxymeter and instructions on its use. If their oxygen level drops below 90%, they call the Covid ambulance immediately. PCR and RAT testing continue to be readily available, and most people test if symptomatic and if positive self isolate. Mask wearing is discretionary but still quite common amongst those vulnerable in 'at risk' situations eg. medical waiting rooms, checkout staff etc. Mask wearing is assessed to lower viral load and reduce likelihood of serious infection, this seems to be the case. Overall social and business life is pretty much back to normal.

[@Lp78Ch]

CCP infiltration

[@yamishogun6501]

Nothing you have written is correct. "Australia" didn't do anything to mitigate Covid deaths, but it did manage to turn into a police state. Same as Canada.

[@jimgraham6722]

@@yamishogun6501 What a load of nonsense. There is no doubt at all that Australia's approach of vaccinating ahead of the spread saved around 40,000 lives. And no there was very little police involvement, the vast majority of citizens were very happy to comply with te.poeary pandemic restrictions to save the lives of fellow citizens, friends and relatives.

[@Lp78Ch]

@@jimgraham6722 You've been brainwashed. Half of my family lives in Melbourne, and they are all forcibly jabbed. I know exactly what's going on over there.

[@Costa_Conn]

@@Lp78Ch you're right! Dictator Dan used drones fitted with syringes that attacked poor unsuspecting members of the public, especially if they weren't wearing masks, eventually vaxing the entire unwilling population of Victoria.

[@frankbradford9616]

Great choice for beautiful place.

[@shawnlennen7871]

Give it up doc most people are over it even health care workers

[@olivergroves2007]

Comments like this are exactly the problem that we have. Pandemic fatigue!

[@Lp78Ch]

Anybody stupid enough to use the term "pandemic fatigue" has no idea what is _really_ going on.

[@shawnlennen7871]

@@olivergroves2007 covid is real but we have to live with it like it or not people have to eat and pay there bills stay home and hide if your worried about it

[@olivergroves2007]

@@shawnlennen7871 we are not living with it, we are dying from it. Not to mention long Covid.

[@Lp78Ch]

@@olivergroves2007 What an idiotic response!!! Absolutely moronic.

[@user-yv2bd7qm4p]

Thank you for the real science amidst all the so-called scientists playing the politics of 2022.

[@Lp78Ch]

Osterholm has aligned himself with Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci, the _darlings_ of the rabid Democrats. Osterholm is a flaming liberal.

[@henrybentsen6204]

1569 from NY TIMES

[@henrybentsen6204]

Sorry but hospitalizations and deaths are increasing. Doctor advise your announcer to check the numbers. 1,569 people died from covid 8/31/22. That is NOTBa decrease. Is he a virologist like you?

[@jdenino6022]

Someone on FB reported that their vaccinated and boosted sister died of Covid recently.

[@astrid1562]

check out 7 day average for death number. COVID death is not reported everyday.

[@Lp78Ch]

@@Hhelloo697 He _pretends_ to be an epidemiologist. He sucks at his job.

[@victorspairana9257]

One day doesn’t make a trend

[@ronaldjuste5923]

First

[@ethimself5064]

67th👍