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‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
The Associated Press ^ | August 5, 2021 | By KELLI KENNEDY and PHILIP MARCELO

Posted on 08/05/2021 1:02:29 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. In Georgia, medical centers are turning people away for lack of space. And a Louisiana hospital had to postpone an organ transplant.

“We are seeing a surge like we’ve not seen before in terms of the patients coming,” Dr. Marc Napp, chief medical officer for Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida, said Wednesday. “It’s the sheer number coming in at the same time. There are only so many beds, so many doctors, only so many nurses.”

Coronavirus hospitalizations are surging again as the more contagious delta variant rages across the country, forcing medical centers to return to a crisis footing just weeks after many closed their COVID-19 wards and field hospitals and dropped other emergency measures.

The number of people now in the hospital in the U.S. with the virus has more than tripled over the past month, from an average of roughly 12,000 to almost 43,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That is still nowhere close to the nearly 124,000 in hospitals at the very peak of the winter surge in January. But health experts say this wave is perhaps more worrying because it has risen more swiftly than prior ones. Also, a disturbingly large share of patients this time are young adults.

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Broward County, FL 7-day average China Virus Death Rate: 0

https://usafacts.org/visualizations/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-map/state/florida/county/broward-county

1 posted on 08/05/2021 1:02:29 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you get the Wuhan flu, a hospital is the LAST place you should go.


2 posted on 08/05/2021 1:03:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If we just flatten the curve then all will be good going forward.


3 posted on 08/05/2021 1:03:52 PM PDT by CodeJockey (Dum Spiro, Pugno)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump built hospitals. What will Biden do?


4 posted on 08/05/2021 1:05:38 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not this sh*t again.


5 posted on 08/05/2021 1:05:52 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Some hospitals are full, some aren’t.

https://protect-public.hhs.gov/pages/hospital-utilization


6 posted on 08/05/2021 1:06:22 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Self-inflicted, unfortunately. If the medical community would TREAT the WuFlu in the early stages, people wouldn’t get to the point of hospitalization. When you tell people to take their positive COVID test home & come back to the hospital if they have trouble breathing/turn blue, this is what you get.

For more on the subject and how the majority of hospitalizations can be avoided:

Dr. Pierre Kory is a pulmonary doc who has been treating the severe lung inflammation that can happen with COVID. In this episode, he explains the benefits (saving lives, for instance) of/how to treat COVID early.

Episode 928 - The Audacity to treat: The Doctor Fighting Censorship to Cure COVID | Guest: Dr. Pierre Kory.
https://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/daniel-horowitz-podcast


7 posted on 08/05/2021 1:09:30 PM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hospitals are like gulags. I had to have a test in one yesterday. It’s the village of the damned.


8 posted on 08/05/2021 1:10:54 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They’ll be under water shortly anyway or collapse like the condos.


9 posted on 08/05/2021 1:11:44 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Send them home with some ivermectin and zinc.

If it was 2017 and they had the flu (and it is) you’d send them home.

This is no different.


10 posted on 08/05/2021 1:11:57 PM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

free beds - shortage

beds you have to pay for - plenty


11 posted on 08/05/2021 1:12:50 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The number of people now in the hospital in the U.S. with the virus ...

uhn huh....


12 posted on 08/05/2021 1:13:04 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That’s correct! The first place you should go is an infusion center offering monoclonal antibody therapy (which is what President Trump received when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, and 24 hours later he was walking out the hospital calling it a miracle cure). After that, only go to the hospital if your symptoms continue to worsen.


13 posted on 08/05/2021 1:14:26 PM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest (The media is banging the fear drum enough. Don't help them do it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

California and 2022 mail in ballots here we come! Same freaking script!


14 posted on 08/05/2021 1:15:26 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not a single picture of the crowded overflowing ICU wards. Pictures of the hallways, nurses gowning, random pictures of stuff, but no pictures of carts piled high with bodies carrying off the pandemic dead. No pictures of Antifa or Blm rifling through the belongings of the dead.


15 posted on 08/05/2021 1:18:12 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

My wife and I are in our sixties. We both had it in January/February of 2020 before it had a name and survived it without doctors or pharmaceuticals and I have the IgG and IgM antibodies to prove it.

I did miss two days of work, which I never do, but


16 posted on 08/05/2021 1:20:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

ALTERNATIVE SAFE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR RESISTANCE UP & FIGHT COVID -19. AS WELL AS “VARIATIONS” AND A HOST OF OTHER INFECTIONS INCLUDING THE FLU.

THIS REGIME WILL “NOT” PREVENT YOU FROM CATCHING THIS CRAZY VIRUS BUT IF YOU DO, IT WILL HELP TO SHAKE IT OFF FAIRLY QUICK, IT WILL ALSO WORK AGAINST OTHER RELATED VIRUSES; NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WILL BENEFITS YOUR HEALTH AS WELL, IF YOU CATCH THIS VIRUS OR NOT. EITHER WAY YOU WIN. ALONG WITH IT YOU WILL HAVE AQUIRED NATURAL IMMUNITY WITOUT ANY SHORT OR LONG TERM ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS.

There are other ways and means to enhance your resistance against viruses including that by now infamous covid-19 virus aside from taking any of these “Quick” developed vaccines utilizing a messenger RNA. So far science has not evolved far enough yet to be certain how the human body will react many month or years down the road once we start tinkering around with our RNA and how our bodies will react should we encounter mutated strains of similar viruses.

Below is a list of vitamins as well as nutrients SUGGESTED BY A PHYSICIAN to enhance your resistance, they are harmless and even beneficial to your body unless someone goes crazy and over doing it. Even so they will NOT protect you from getting any specific viruses; neither will any of those new “QUICK” developed vaccines. But not only will they make you more resistant but also help you to overcome the effects of such a virus more quickly, should you have bad luck getting it. And once you are over it, your natural immune system will take over and protect you considerably better than any vaccination, this according to a statement by Merck. The CATCH is to have these vitamins/nutrients in your system BEFORE you think you have caught this virus, as time is of essence so your system starts fighting the virus BEFORE it gets a chance to do any damage.

A suggestion to the wise, take some time and read up on each of these suggested components which is freely available on the internet.

Vitamin D — Vitamin D supplements are readily available and one of the least expensive supplements on the market. All things considered, vitamin D optimization is likely the easiest and most beneficial strategy that anyone can do to minimize their risk of COVID-19 and other infections, and can strengthen your immune system in a matter of a few weeks.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) — NAC is a precursor to reduced glutathione, which appears to play a crucial role in COVID-19. According to one literature analysis,7 glutathione deficiency may actually be associated with COVID-19 severity, leading the author to conclude that NAC may be useful both for its prevention and treatment. For best results should always be taken with two to three times the amount of vitamin C.

Zinc — Zinc plays a very important role in your immune system’s ability to ward off viral infections.

Like vitamin D, zinc helps regulate your immune function8 — and a combination of zinc with a zinc ionophore, like hydroxychloroquine or quercetin, was in 2010 shown to inhibit SARS coronavirus in vitro. In cell culture, it also blocked viral replication within minutes.9 Importantly, zinc deficiency has been shown to impair immune function.

Melatonin — Boosts immune function in a variety of ways and helps quell inflammation. Melatonin may also prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection by recharging glutathione11 and enhancing vitamin D synthesis, among other things.

Vitamin C — A number of studies have shown vitamin C can be very helpful in the treatment of viral illnesses, sepsis and ARDS,12 all of which are applicable to COVID-19. Its basic properties include anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antithrombotic and antiviral activities. At high doses, it actually acts as an antiviral drug, actively inactivating viruses. Vitamin C also works synergistically with quercetin.

Quercetin — Quercetin is the most abundant dietary flavonoid, found enriched in cranberry, onions, blueberry, apples, and tea. As a polyphenol compound, it is ALSO considered a potent iron chelator. A powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral, quercetin was initially found to provide broad-spectrum protection against SARS coronavirus in the aftermath of the 2003 SARS epidemic,14,15,16 and evidence suggests it may be useful for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 as well. Not only that but quercetin also acts as an ionophore for zinc similar to hydroxychloroquine, in a matter of speaking it will unlock the cells to let the zinc in where it can attack the virus . It is also a good pain killer and better for the human body than Aspirin, what helps to subdue arthritis pain. I is good for sinus infection, in other words if you happen to have a runny nose. Past studies have also shown that quercetin showed potent ability against some viruses, such as enterovirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV).

B vitamins — B vitamins can also influence several COVID-19-specific disease processes, including17 viral replication and invasion, cytokine storm induction, adaptive immunity and hypercoagulability.

SUGGESTED DOSAGE

All components as suggested are individually obtained and freely available and if used with some common sense are not harmful and if anything beneficial to your health. However it is a good idea and highly recommended to read up on each component, as there is plenty of information available on the internet. You may be surprised to find out and learn about the many benefits they provide to your health.
Here is a suggested approximate dosage for each.

Vitamin D 1500 IU

Malatonine 3mg to 6mg suggested about one hour before you go to sleep.

QUERCETIN 500 mg to 1000 mg

NAC 500 mg to 1000 mg

Zinc 50 mg

Vitamin C 1500 mg or MORE !! but always should be to two three times as much as NAC

Vitamin B complex

So far whoever has been taking this regime of supplements and may have had a brush with this virus, shook it off fairly easily and quickly and the most important thing was that in the process such a person also acquired natural immunity. Not only that but at the same time this regime also helps to ease the effects of the regular flu.

Some of user’s comments:

Latest J&J Vaccine Info: Alex Berenson
4/15/2021, 10:49:29 AM • 27 of 28
Chauncey Gardiner to saintgermaine
Good post.
I have been on that same vitamin regimen since April 2020 along with approx 25 friends/family members. All of us socially active...restaurants, church, weddings, travel, etc. In other words, we’ve not changed our lives the past year. Not a one of us has tested positive and not a one has even had a cold. I’ve added hydroxychloroquine 200mg each Sunday starting about 6 mos ago.

Mississippi man partially paralyzed, unable to talk after J&J vaccine
4/16/2021, 6:48:45 PM • 37 of 39
upchuck to saintgermaine

Excellent regimen. Pretty much what I’ve been doing. I have been taking 5000 iu of Vit D3 per day for years and have never been sick (thank you Lord). With the China Virus, I upped it to 10,000 iu. I think zinc and quercetin are the most important.
10,570 DEAD 405,259 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 “Vaccines”
5/21/2021, 7:41:23 AM • 52 of 52
jimjohn to saintgermaine
Been on similar regimens since August of 2020. Attended parties public events even a professional football game. Oh, and I fall in the high-risk category.
Also posted recently about hearing friends and associates who’ve taken the jab complain about the after effects.
Also note that my position would not recommend that I take this experimental vaccine.


17 posted on 08/05/2021 1:21:40 PM PDT by saintgermaine (Saintgermain the time traveler)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

My wife and I also.

We both are O type blood.

May I ask if you and your wife are O also?

It an “In my head” survey. LOL
I’ve been noticing many Os don’t get very ill, but know they have something.


18 posted on 08/05/2021 1:24:31 PM PDT by David Chase
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

7-day average deaths in ALL of the counties in Florida is ZERO.

This is a political hit piece because DeSantis is against mandates.


19 posted on 08/05/2021 1:29:07 PM PDT by FReepaholic (Stupidity is not a crime, so you're free to go.)
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'Hospitals in Florida are Full!'


20 posted on 08/05/2021 1:29:21 PM PDT by 4Liberty (Honest GOP can't use legal means because Dems use illegal ones (threats). The Robert Creamer Party! )
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