Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Millions predicted to develop tuberculosis as result of Covid-19 lockdown: With attention focused on coronavirus, undiagnosed and untreated TB cases will cause 1.4 million to die, research suggests
The Guardian ^ | May 6, 2000 | Liz Ford

Posted on 07/29/2021 11:23:41 AM PDT by grundle

With attention focused on coronavirus, undiagnosed and untreated TB cases will cause 1.4 million to die, research suggests

The head of a global partnership to end tuberculosis (TB) said she is “sickened” by research that revealed millions more people are expected to contract the disease as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.

Up to 6.3 million more people are predicted to develop TB between now and 2025 and 1.4 million more people are expected to die as cases go undiagnosed and untreated during lockdown. This will set back global efforts to end TB by five to eight years.

“The fact that we’ve rolled back to 2013 figures and we have so many people dying, this for me is sickening,” said Lucica Ditiu, executive director of the Stop TB Partnership. “I am outraged that just by not being able to control what we do … and forgetting about programmes that exist we lose so much, starting with the loss of the lives of people.”

There is currently no TB vaccine for adults, only one for children.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chatforum; covidin2000; definitelynotnews; fearporn; may2000; notnews; oldnews; whatsthatdateagain
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-26 next last

1 posted on 07/29/2021 11:23:41 AM PDT by grundle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: grundle

May 6, 2000?


2 posted on 07/29/2021 11:25:06 AM PDT by Allegra
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: grundle

TB is primarily prevalent in mal-nutrition conditions. US of America has opposite problem, over-nutrition and Obesity. TB will never be huge here. Of course those with COPD, smokers, and other comorbidities are vulnerable to any disease including TB and covid.


3 posted on 07/29/2021 11:28:00 AM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the force behind warp speed availability of vaccines for Americans. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Allegra

See what happens when Dubya ignores the COVID-99?


4 posted on 07/29/2021 11:30:06 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: grundle

Once again the law of unintended (?) consequences. And as sure as the sun will rise the next morning the fake news media will tell us women, POC, LGBT/FUBARS,etc will be hardest hit.


5 posted on 07/29/2021 11:30:24 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Allegra

The actual date is May 2020.


6 posted on 07/29/2021 11:30:45 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: grundle
2003 data from Lancet


7 posted on 07/29/2021 11:31:27 AM PDT by SpaceBar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Allegra

They were using a crystal ball.................


8 posted on 07/29/2021 11:32:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: entropy12

Could the TB germs be present in the masks?


9 posted on 07/29/2021 11:35:00 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: grundle

CLOSE THE BORDER !


10 posted on 07/29/2021 11:42:18 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (The 2020 election was stolen from MY President Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Baldwin77

Los and lots TB cases rolling into and being distributed across the USSA.


11 posted on 07/29/2021 11:48:59 AM PDT by corkoman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: grundle

TB or not TB, that is the question…
Consumption be done about it?
Of cough!!!


12 posted on 07/29/2021 11:50:57 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (I miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SpaceBar

We need TB equity. It isn’t fair western white nations don’t have as much TB as s holes. Better bring in a few million infected.


13 posted on 07/29/2021 11:55:18 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: stars & stripes forever

“Could the TB germs be present in the masks?”
**********************************************
You mean those “warm, moist, repeatedly reused” masks?

Could be. And those new anti fungal medication resistant funguses that are evolving? There’s going to be more fungus amongst us.


14 posted on 07/29/2021 11:56:25 AM PDT by House Atreides
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: grundle

But if the lockdowns save just one life... who cares how many other lives it costs?


15 posted on 07/29/2021 12:00:13 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: stars & stripes forever

In your own mask? No unless you are already infected with TB.


16 posted on 07/29/2021 12:05:13 PM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the force behind warp speed availability of vaccines for Americans. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: entropy12

With the border open oodles will be coming in, if not here already, with TB.


17 posted on 07/29/2021 12:06:10 PM PDT by caww ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: grundle

THE SKY IS FALLING!!!


18 posted on 07/29/2021 12:21:32 PM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: grundle

Lockdowns likely killed more people than they helped.....and destroyed many small businesses. Add TB to the increased cancers, weight gain, suicides, anxiety/depression, overdoses, substance abuse, child and domestic abuse....... Where is the data that lockdowns (other than brief ones) work?

Original article and study on TB issue
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/05/experts-warn-covid-19-lockdowns-could-have-dire-impact-tb

http://www.stoptb.org/assets/documents/news/Modeling%20Report_1%20May%202020_FINAL.pdf


19 posted on 07/29/2021 12:27:35 PM PDT by consult
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: caww

His question was not about the unwashed illegals, it was specifically about his own mask. I can’t see how our own mask can carry a load of TB germs if one is not infected.

And definitely letting the illegals walk-in unchecked is a disgusting misuse of responsibility by the admin in power.


20 posted on 07/29/2021 12:32:00 PM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the force behind warp speed availability of vaccines for Americans. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-26 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson