Posted on Jun 26, 2021
A Lung Doctor Explains What People Should Know About the Covid 'Delta Variant'
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"Dr. Mike Hansen breaks down the latest predictions of how this new variant will affect the United States."
A Lung Doctor Explains What People Should Know About the Covid 'Delta Variant'
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LTC Eugene Chu
"Despite the efficient, widespread rollout of vaccines, the Delta variant of the coronavirus has led to spikes in the number of people testing positive for Covid. Across the pond, these growing numbers caused Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay the full lifting of restrictions in the United Kingdom. In a new video on his YouTube channel, pulmonary medicine specialist Dr. Mike Hansen explains how the Delta variant will likely affect the United States, where cases are also on the rise.
The question most people will be asking is: does the vaccine protect people from this new variant? Citing the figures coming out of the UK, Hansen confirms that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are effective against the Delta variant, provided that the individual has had both shots.
As for people who are not vaccinated, Hansen points out that since the Delta variant is 60 percent more transmissible than the alpha variant, their chances of getting Covid and suffering serious illness are increased. "You still have the usual risk factors for Covid; older age, male, Type A blood, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, heart disease," he says. "Based on the limited data so far, this risk is only going up. The Delta variant in Scotland doubled the risk of hospitalization for those who contracted Covid."
"Despite the efficient, widespread rollout of vaccines, the Delta variant of the coronavirus has led to spikes in the number of people testing positive for Covid. Across the pond, these growing numbers caused Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay the full lifting of restrictions in the United Kingdom. In a new video on his YouTube channel, pulmonary medicine specialist Dr. Mike Hansen explains how the Delta variant will likely affect the United States, where cases are also on the rise.
The question most people will be asking is: does the vaccine protect people from this new variant? Citing the figures coming out of the UK, Hansen confirms that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are effective against the Delta variant, provided that the individual has had both shots.
As for people who are not vaccinated, Hansen points out that since the Delta variant is 60 percent more transmissible than the alpha variant, their chances of getting Covid and suffering serious illness are increased. "You still have the usual risk factors for Covid; older age, male, Type A blood, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, heart disease," he says. "Based on the limited data so far, this risk is only going up. The Delta variant in Scotland doubled the risk of hospitalization for those who contracted Covid."
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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM - I agree... if you haven't already, click on the meme for the whole article. I just C & P a teaser to attract potential viewers. Ther are some on RP who don't like it... but they can kiss my fat ass.
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I think my best argument for those nut jobs who refuse the vaccine is what happened without the vaccine? The US had around 30 million cases and 500,000 deaths. Folks that is almost 1 out of 10 Americans contracting COVID. 23% of the people who have COVID are at a great risk of having permanent disabilities with a huge down side. There are around 7 million people with long term disabilities.
If the Delta Variant transmission is truly 60% higher, 1.6 out of 10 Americans who have not been vaccinated will get COVID. Time is not on their side. I believe the rate of infection goes up with time. I knew there would be a train wreck as I watched Trump dealing with the pandemic. I also know there will be train wreck in regards to those who foolishly eschew the vaccine. I see it coming, but they don't. What is immeasurably stupid is this train wreck could be prevented.
If the Delta Variant transmission is truly 60% higher, 1.6 out of 10 Americans who have not been vaccinated will get COVID. Time is not on their side. I believe the rate of infection goes up with time. I knew there would be a train wreck as I watched Trump dealing with the pandemic. I also know there will be train wreck in regards to those who foolishly eschew the vaccine. I see it coming, but they don't. What is immeasurably stupid is this train wreck could be prevented.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Here is your answer. People are willing to play Russian Roulette with COVID.
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.
An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 0.1%.
And only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.
SFC Dan Utinske
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.
An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 0.1%.
And only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.
SFC Dan Utinske
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MAJ Ken Landgren
I care because I don’t want people and their families suffer needlessly. They are also buddy f@ckers in the respect they provide a large population for COVID to mutate. We all might be f@cked if new strains are impervious to the vaccines. It would be horrific.
There are aspects of the pandemic that is never mentioned. One of sons contracted COVID and could not work for a three weeks and is in financial straits. I will give him a decent cash infusion, so it impacts me as well. SFC Dan Utinske
There are aspects of the pandemic that is never mentioned. One of sons contracted COVID and could not work for a three weeks and is in financial straits. I will give him a decent cash infusion, so it impacts me as well. SFC Dan Utinske
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I stopped watching this at the point he mentioned limited data. We MUST STOP all these decisions we have made the last year on limited data. This is not how healthcare works, we are an evidenced based practice using peer reviewed literature and over the last year too many people have made videos based on their opinions and 'limited data.' Wanna know why we are having issues getting people vaccinated, it is because of a year of back and forth information and they do not know who they can trust.
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