December 31, 2024
“Only call 999 in emergences, urge ambulance chiefs amid 'worst ever' flu season.
Ambulance Chief Execs highlighted that their teams are ‘under severe pressure’ from seasonally high sickness rates, citing Covid, flu & norovirus as the main culprits.”
“These screenshots are from Mom’s groups on Facebook. This is only 2 days worth of posts. There are countless others, DAILY.
Anyone who argues this is normal needs to think hard at what normal means and the damage we are doing to these kids”
Mycoplasma pneumonia infections hit record high in Japan.
Cases confirmed at about 500 specified medical institutions across the country between Nov. 11 and 17 numbered 1,363.
“Less than 50% chance of survival Once Callie was admitted to the PICU at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, her doctors recommended Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), a heart-lung bypass machine to give Callie’s lungs a chance to heal.”
The reasons for the surge are unclear, Khan says. "I think that's the million-dollar question in terms of sort of why this peak now,"
“Right. This is going to be an extremely long thread, because the number of ways that Covid can make you more vulnerable to other infections is loooong.
But here's Ten Ways That Covid Infection Can Open The Door To Other Infections Today:”
“Any other NYC schools dealing with mycoplasma pneumoniae right now? 10 kids out on the same day in one class, 8 over two days in another (so far).
My friend’s daughter missed a whole week of school and has ‘never been this sick before.’”
“Reactivated TB is an AIDS-defining condition in people with HIV.
In HIV negative people, logic says TB has changed or people have changed.
Plenty of studies now point to the ways Covid damages the immune system, and we keep allowing ourselves to be convinced it’s “just a cold.”