I got the Covid

[bindian]

Eddie, you and the Mrs. are in my prayers. Since you, at one time, felt well enough to think about the goat barn, I want to share some Christmas cheer and show you my Christmas present.


Merry Christmas hugs, Brandi

 

[airbiscuit]

Yes, mercifully back to Eddie and the Mrs. The best Christmas for us all, is that you are both healthy soon. We need your insights, and her healing work.

 

[rswyan]

In the early days they tried anything. Antibiotics were one thing they tried. Zinc. Hydrochloroquine. Ex-Lax. You name it, they tried it. It turned out methyl prednisone cuts the inflammation, remdesivir shortens recovery, ventilators kill as many as they save, so they are a last resort, etc. Immune globulin is good, monoclonal antibodies will be great as soon as they synthesize a few tons of a very complex molecule, and we're all hopeful about vaccines.

Veterinarians have been working on coronavirus vaccines for years and haven't been able to come up with one that offers long-lasting immunity, but maybe the RNA vaccines will work. The vet vaccines that worked best were modified live virus, which are dangerous. I have an MD friend who got the covid four months ago, and was tested for antibodies last week. Nothing. Nada. Veterinary coronavirus vaccines have been judged not worth the effort. Maybe the human vaccines will be better, but I suspect we'll need frequent booster shots for them to work.

Anybody watch US Farm Report on RFDTV? A few months ago, John Phipps mentioned that he expects mask wearing to become a sign of respect. Going bare faced in public will mean "Screw You" to everyone you meet. If everybody wore masks, we would not have an epidemic, so we are doing it to ourselves.

Yes ... and we should pause to consider exactly what it is that we are doing to ourselves:

By making contagion of the virus widespread - by willful lack of use to effective measures to limit or contain it - we are basically making the human race a Petri dish ... allowing the virus many more opportunities to mutate.

And there's absolutely no guarantee that it won't mutate into something significantly worse than it currently is, which is certainly bad enough.

 

[MossRoad]

Eddie, you and the Mrs. are in my prayers. Since you, at one time, felt well enough to think about the goat barn, I want to share some Christmas cheer and show you my Christmas present.

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Merry Christmas hugs, Brandi

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[Jstpssng]

I wear one, because I do have respect for doctors and believe they know more about staying healthy than I do. I also believe in private property rights, so when a store owner says that I need a mask to enter his premises, I wear a mask.

 

[czechsonofagun]

Get well soon, Eddie!

 

[ptsg]

Yes ... and we should pause to consider exactly what it is that we are doing to ourselves:

By making contagion of the virus widespread - by willful lack of use to effective measures to limit or contain it - we are basically making the human race a Petri dish ... allowing the virus many more opportunities to mutate.

And there's absolutely no guarantee that it won't mutate into something significantly worse than it currently is, which is certainly bad enough.

It's already mutating.

There at least three new variants from this virus that resulted indeed from mutation.

It was first discovered in UK last week and now other countries have had new cases from these new variants as well.

They're not asking much. It's just to wear a simple mask. Just think on all the medic personal that have to wear all the safety gear 12+ hours a day... That's much worse than a simple mask.

 

[Thomas]

Hope you and Karen feeling better today and resting.

 

[Hay Dude]

Get well soon, Eddie.
Wear the masks. The Chinese been wearing them for decades because of pollution & disease. We buy everything from China and our education system is highly influenced by them, too. Might as well look the part, too. I’m hoping for a Rosetta Stone course in Mandarin for what was Merry Christmas (now Happy winter solstice)

 

[John_Mc]

And now the mask police come out. Guess Eddie's thread about him having covid will be closed due to the mask police.

I had covid. I didn't wear a cheap Chinese mask, and I don't intend to start

If you choose to believe in a cheap Chinese mask. By all means wear one.
I don't believe in cheap Chinese mask, and not going to wear one.

Cousins in Mississippi were so afraid of getting covid, they wore mask everywhere.
They still ended up with covid.
It's out there, If you don't get it, consider yourself lucky, not due to a cheap chinese made mask

The masks are to keep you from coughing droplets out into the air. You wear them to protect others, not yourself.

Moss road is correct. The studies I've read indicate that wearing a properly fitted mask reduces your chance of getting the virus by only about 10%. It reduces the chance of you giving it to others by about 70%. It's not a guarantee that you won't spread it, but the reduction is significant. Since people are often asymptomatic for a week or two, and some people become infectious without ever experiencing symptoms, it's an important step. Keeping your distance and washing your hands frequently are other important tools. I wear a mask, practice social distancing, minimize my interactions with others and wash hands frequently out of consideration for others.

As for not believing: the thing about science is that it doesn't care whether you believe in it or not.