Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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New CoVid variants with an estimated 56% greater transmissibility would trigger a 3 fold rise in daily CoVid infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in the absence of an effective vaccination program.  Researchers at NYU predict this public health disaster with a mathematical model that  determines how strategic vaccination can avoid this bloodbath.

Their numbers predict that we must be vaccinating 150,000 New York City residents per day by January 21st in order to offset the effects of the more powerful CoVid strains.  The sad fact is that only 24,000 vaccinations per day have taken place.

We must ramp vaccinations to avoid 8,000 more dead New Yorkers by the end of June.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.29.21250710v1.full.pdf

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.page

#CoVid #vaccination #mutations #transmissibility

 CoVid, vaccination, mutations, transmissibility

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/OQPq8QFXW9o

New CoVid variants with an estimated 56% greater transmissibility would trigger a 3 fold rise in daily CoVid infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in the absence of an effective vaccination program.  Researchers at NYU predict this public health disaster with a mathematical model that  determines how strategic vaccination can avoid this bloodbath.

Their numbers predict that we must be vaccinating 150,000 New York City residents per day by January 21st in order to offset the effects of the more powerful CoVid strains.  The sad fact is that only 24,000 vaccinations per day have taken place.

We must ramp vaccinations to avoid 8,000 more dead New Yorkers by the end of June.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.29.21250710v1.full.pdf

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccines.page

#CoVid #vaccination #mutations #transmissibility

 CoVid, vaccination, mutations, transmissibility

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/6GI3GnmXZFg

More than 1 in every 8 of us develops post-traumatic stress syndrome as the result of the CoVid pandemic.  Australian researchers at Finders University studied 1040 participants in 5 Western countries by tabulating the results of their online survey responses.

The questions covered personal exposure to CoVid, exposure to media stories, a list of 20 stress symptoms, and a 5 item well-being index.  Besides PTSD, 53% of respondents had depression, 37% had significant stress, and 32% had anxiety.

Traumatic stress symptoms arise from anticipated as well as experienced events.  PTSD symptoms were as significant in those who anticipated CoVid infection and job loss as in those who actually had them.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240146

#ptsd #CoVid #depression #stress #anxiety

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More than 1 in every 8 of us develops post-traumatic stress syndrome as the result of the CoVid pandemic.  Australian researchers at Finders University studied 1040 participants in 5 Western countries by tabulating the results of their online survey responses.

The questions covered personal exposure to CoVid, exposure to media stories, a list of 20 stress symptoms, and a 5 item well-being index.  Besides PTSD, 53% of respondents had depression, 37% had significant stress, and 32% had anxiety.

Traumatic stress symptoms arise from anticipated as well as experienced events.  PTSD symptoms were as significant in those who anticipated CoVid infection and job loss as in those who actually had them.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240146

#ptsd #CoVid #depression #stress #anxiety

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Daily low-dose aspirin can reduce your chance of developing colorectal cancer by a significant 20% but only if you begin taking it before the age of 70.  Harvard researchers pooled data from two large groups for a total of 94,540 participants followed for up to 35 years.

When the numbers were crunched and cases of lower bowel cancer tabulated over some 996,463 person-years of followup, the risk of developing such cancer  after age 75 was reduced 10 to 28%.  The maximum benefits only occurred for those beginning their aspirin regimen before age 70.

If your personal doc agrees, begin your daily low dose aspirin regimen early and use it consistently.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2775175

#bowelcancer #colorectalcancer #aspirin

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Daily low-dose aspirin can reduce your chance of developing colorectal cancer by a significant 20% but only if you begin taking it before the age of 70.  Harvard researchers pooled data from two large groups for a total of 94,540 participants followed for up to 35 years.

When the numbers were crunched and cases of lower bowel cancer tabulated over some 996,463 person-years of followup, the risk of developing such cancer  after age 75 was reduced 10 to 28%.  The maximum benefits only occurred for those beginning their aspirin regimen before age 70.

If your personal doc agrees, begin your daily low dose aspirin regimen early and use it consistently.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2775175

#bowelcancer #colorectalcancer #aspirin

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Low dose aspirin increases the chances of a live birth by up to 15% for women who had up to 2 previous miscarriages.  This the conclusion of a study from Emory and the NIH.

A group of 1228 women 18-40 years were randomized to receive 81 mg of aspirin and folic acid or folic acid alone daily for up to 6 cycles while attempting conception and continuing the regimen through 36 weeks of a successful gestation.  Those who adhered to the regimen a minimum of 4 days per week enjoyed 15 more live births per 100 women and suffered 6 fewer pregnancy losses per 100 women.  

Recurrent pregnancy losses are heartbreaking but preventable.

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M20-0469

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/diphr/officebranch/eb/effects-aspirin

#pregnancy #miscarriage #aspirin

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Low dose aspirin increases the chances of a live birth by up to 15% for women who had up to 2 previous miscarriages.  This the conclusion of a study from Emory and the NIH.

A group of 1228 women 18-40 years were randomized to receive 81 mg of aspirin and folic acid or folic acid alone daily for up to 6 cycles while attempting conception and continuing the regimen through 36 weeks of a successful gestation.  Those who adhered to the regimen a minimum of 4 days per week enjoyed 15 more live births per 100 women and suffered 6 fewer pregnancy losses per 100 women.  

Recurrent pregnancy losses are heartbreaking but preventable.

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M20-0469

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/diphr/officebranch/eb/effects-aspirin

#pregnancy #miscarriage #aspirin

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You’ve heard the news that the new CoVid variants first arising in the UK, South Africa, and South America are more contagious and possible more deadly than the original CoVid strain,  Our current vaccines may not protect as well.

 Against the British strain, Moderna and Pfizer induced strong antibody neutralization.  Against the South African strain, the Moderna vaccine produced 6-fold lower antibody levels but still protective ones and the Pfizer vaccine triggered antibody levels 20% lower to 40% higher.  No data yet for the Brazilian strain.

Even if a vaccine does not completely prevent CoVid, it will make any infection less severe and less deadly.  Get vaccinated!

https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-retains-neutralizing-activity-against

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.27.427998v1.full.pdf

#covid #pfizer #moderna #vaccine

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/IgvfoYPT36w

You’ve heard the news that the new CoVid variants first arising in the UK, South Africa, and South America are more contagious and possible more deadly than the original CoVid strain,  Our current vaccines may not protect as well.

 Against the British strain, Moderna and Pfizer induced strong antibody neutralization.  Against the South African strain, the Moderna vaccine produced 6-fold lower antibody levels but still protective ones and the Pfizer vaccine triggered antibody levels 20% lower to 40% higher.  No data yet for the Brazilian strain.

Even if a vaccine does not completely prevent CoVid, it will make any infection less severe and less deadly.  Get vaccinated!

https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-retains-neutralizing-activity-against

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.27.427998v1.full.pdf

#covid #pfizer #moderna #vaccine