I don't know about the viral sprays in development, but nasal treatments for bacteria can be spray, gel, ointment, or cream. I assume the 'medium' doesn't matter as long as the 'active' ingredient get delivered.
I think that there is an advantage to delivering directly to the upper raspatory tract for prevention. My niece's kid got a gummy stuck in his nose one time so...
If 90 shots doesn't kill him, the vax must be pretty safe.
German man suspected of having 90 Covid jabs to sell vaccination cards
Police in Saxony investigate 60-year-old for issuing documents without authorisation and forgerywww.theguardian.com
Vaccine cocktail................
Of course, Omicron is not done & we shouldn't be writing it's epitaph. However, don't you think because of the Omicron variant the pandemic has transitioned to the endemic phase? 73% of Americans have immunity to Omicron - (this was from mid-Feb) with 80% estimated by mid-March (probably even higher by now):
About 73% of U.S. Estimated to Be Immune to Omicron Variant
About 73% of Americans are now immune to the Omicron variant, which could increase to 80% by mid-March, a university health institute says.
"I am optimistic even if we have a surge in summer, cases will go up, but hospitalizations and deaths will not," Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metric sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, told the AP."
Where do you disagree with Mokdad's analysis? What do you envision happening this summer & fall? A tremendous surge in cases and subsequent hospitalizations & deaths? A return back to vaccine & mask mandates in the aforementioned cities & counties that just lifted all their mandates? All of this from the Omicron variant or are you concerned about a completely new variant that may be more resilient to vaccine/natural immunity?
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I would consider the nasal spray but I would want to see some data on the ingredients & side-effects.
Promising nose spray could prevent and treat COVID-19 | Cornell Chronicle
A newly discovered small molecule could be sprayed into people’s noses to prevent COVID-19 illness prior to exposure and provide early treatment if administered soon after infection, according to a study in mice led by Cornell researchers.news.cornell.edu
EDIT: Would people who choose not to get the vaccine use a nasal spray or would that be a no go too?
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Good to see some admission of omicron not as severe as delta. As for "numbers going up in heavily vaxxed locations", I am struggling to see this when I eyeball Worldometer? The 7 day moving average for daily new cases in the US is now under 24,000. The last time it was so low was your summer last year. Considering we know omicron is far more transmissible that is very telling.
If we look at The 7 day moving average for daily deaths, omicron peaked at 2,700/day in late January 2022 compared to the delta peak of over 3,500/day one year earlier - nearly a 25% fall, despite the massive and unprecedented spike in daily cases.
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The peak in January 2021 wasn't delta. It was mostly OG covid with a bit of alpha. Delta didn't hit the US until the summer months of 2021. The Jan 2021 peak was our worst because few were vaccinated at that point.
The country total doesn't tell you much about local spread. Geography varies a lot but NY and MA are highly vaxxed and trending in the wrong direction.
View: https://mobile.twitter.com/BioTurboNick/status/1510896011115442180
Yes, mostly agree with both points. Almost everybody here is vaxxed or been infected according to data that I have seen, so it is endemic by the popular definition of the term. And, omicron shouldn't cause really serious outbreaks here even if the case numbers will inevitably rise. But even a few hundred deaths a day will add up. Better than it was though, so consider that my ounce of positivity.Of course, Omicron is not done & we shouldn't be writing it's epitaph. However, don't you think because of the Omicron variant the pandemic has transitioned to the endemic phase? 73% of Americans have immunity to Omicron - (this was from mid-Feb) with 80% estimated by mid-March (probably even higher by now):
.About 73% of U.S. Estimated to Be Immune to Omicron Variant
About 73% of Americans are now immune to the Omicron variant, which could increase to 80% by mid-March, a university health institute says.www.webmd.com
"I am optimistic even if we have a surge in summer, cases will go up, but hospitalizations and deaths will not," Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metric sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, told the AP."
Where do you disagree with Mokdad's analysis? What do you envision happening this summer & fall? A tremendous surge in cases and subsequent hospitalizations & deaths? A return back to vaccine & mask mandates in the aforementioned cities & counties that just lifted all their mandates? All of this from the Omicron variant or are you concerned about a completely new variant that may be more resilient to vaccine/natural immunity?
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When the numbers for the country starts to reverse like many states have, will you stop posting?
German man suspected of having 90 Covid jabs to sell vaccination cards
Police in Saxony investigate 60-year-old for issuing documents without authorisation and forgery
Vaccine cocktail................
If the number reverse I will still post. I will be sad, but will not think its a pandemic. Pandemic is over. Covid is here to stay , cases will go up and down in a cycle.
Can you site the source of the data for this twitter Dr (phd) you posted?
I see a slight increase for NY on the CDC site but most if not all the sates on the twitter Dr's post shows only a slight increase. I think we need another week or two to see where that trend goes. This turbonick is playing loose with his ups and downs.
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If it doesn't have to be sprayed then yes I should be able to use it. That definitely would make things better for the (I suspect) small number of us who can't use sprays.
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You are answering your own questions. An increase is an increase. And these increases are corresponding with wastewater data showing increased infection.
What source did the Twitter doctor use? Could it be they don't have a source? Its a bump and in some cases not even an increase.
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Making the issues I'm trying to solve worse along with massive headaches.
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CDC director says high immunity in U.S. population provides some protection against omicron BA.2
BA.2 makes up a growing a proportion of variants in the U.S., but new infections are still falling at the moment.
How could that be? I thought Dr Television said previous infection was not any protection against reinfection?CDC director says high immunity in U.S. population provides some protection against omicron BA.2
BA.2 makes up a growing a proportion of variants in the U.S., but new infections are still falling at the moment.www.google.com
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C-D-C. Maybe you have heard of it.
You are probably just confused. Link?
No where in that original Tweet does it give credit to a source for the data. Link to where they give the CDC credit for the data they are claiming? I checked again and twitter Dr. does not do it in the original tweet you posted. Later they do some graphing but unless its a authorized CDC Powerbi report I am not going to be fooled by some twitter Dr's made up graphs.
I'm not confused. Dr. Television more than once discounted prior infection. Its still not recognized in the USA as it is in Europe other countries.
COVID Data Tracker
CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.
covid.cdc.gov
COVID Data Tracker
CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.
covid.cdc.gov
Great news right here. Not doom and gloom about numbers going up. So easy to link actual data.
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Forecasting by the CDC also looks good. Dr. Twitter not posting this up though, why is that?
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I almost enjoy the long term analysis you quote that seems to exclude any emerging and acknowledged knowledge of a 2+ year pandemic.
You and your favorite opponent and TV Doctor should get into a debate cage with the other Kintucky "Dr" that loves to second guess historic response when he's in front of a camera, too. He can check your vision, then check his credentials at the door prior to the debate. He brings sh*t of reality to the discussion.
Good luck at the debate.
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