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ERs are now swamped with seriously ill patients — but many don't even have COVID
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Posted on 10/26/2021 1:45:34 PM PDT by MNDude

Months of treatment delays have exacerbated chronic conditions and worsened symptoms. Doctors and nurses say the severity of illness ranges widely and includes abdominal pain, respiratory problems, blood clots, heart conditions and suicide attempts, among others.

But there's nowhere to put them all. Emergency departments are ideally meant to be brief ports in a storm, with patients staying just long enough to be sent home with instructions to follow up with their primary care physician or being sufficiently stabilized to be transferred "upstairs" to inpatient units or the intensive care unit

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KEYWORDS: bloodclots; chat; chatforum; emergencyroom; heartconditions; news; notnews; respiratoryproblems; vaccine
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To: blackdog

No, I did not see the segment.

Was commenting on your reply.

Will look for a replay.


41 posted on 10/26/2021 2:35:48 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12 )
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To: Jane Long

Around 7AM eastern time this morning.


42 posted on 10/26/2021 2:38:49 PM PDT by blackdog (Jab Dodger. )
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To: MNDude

Is ER swamping due to Covid-19 vaccine side effects?


43 posted on 10/26/2021 2:39:27 PM PDT by NetAddicted ( Just looking)
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To: MNDude

Get ready to be constantly sad. Vaccinated families and friends will be dropping like flies in the near future. My 31 year old healthy friend got vaccinated last month. On his wedding day last Saturday out of nowhere, had a medical emergency, ICU and now dead. Blood clots.


44 posted on 10/26/2021 2:41:02 PM PDT by Tamatoa (Fight for our America, MAGA)
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To: MNDude

Hospitals need to start recording illegal who are admitted or go to emergency rooms. That cost should be tracked separately. The same with schools, welfare etc.


45 posted on 10/26/2021 2:42:53 PM PDT by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: MNDude

Well, there are now over 1,000,000 new illegals. They ain’t paying for health care.


46 posted on 10/26/2021 2:46:02 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: whinecountry

And our docs wouldn’t see us. Sent us to hospital to get care.


47 posted on 10/26/2021 2:48:03 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: MNDude

Such a mystery! What on earth could be wrong?

Vaccines are now the #1 cause of “it’s just a coincidence they all got the jabs”....

Blaming this on anything else is absurd.

The Die off the vaccinated is accelerating. Hence, why the mandates by Biden administration.

They want to kill off as many as possible before most in the public figures it out.


48 posted on 10/26/2021 2:48:57 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: MNDude

“Terrified of contracting COVID-19, people who were sick with other things did their best to stay away from hospitals.”

Another half-truth of COVID hysteria.

They terrify everyone about how horrid COVID is, and then chastise them “don’t put off treatment - don’t be afraid of COVID so it stops you”.

Sorry, that’s only HALF the story.

No one EVER talks about how basically anyone without COVID is treated as 2nd-class, including not allowed to have any advocate with them, nor about the total hassle all this hysteria is while trying to get attention for SOMETHING ELSE!

I was kicked out of my follow-up oncology appt because - get this - I HAD COVID but did not have a damn test to confirm it’s gone OR at least be some 6 weeks out from it!

Worse, by then they were pushing “virtual” visits more and more” - so I got a “virtual” but 6 weeks later!

Incidentally, I was found to have breast cancer again in that space of time. But that was due to my breast specialist.

Thanks alot!

This is just the tip of the iceberg of how maddening it is to be in medical trouble during this mass/k hysteria - unless you have COVID. I can include being terrified of sending my mom there - because what if she was really sick and died? Alone? I’ve been thanking God that Dad died JUST BEFORE this insanity!


49 posted on 10/26/2021 2:49:24 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Golden Eagle

I bookmarked it. Thank you for that script...I mean link. Just wow.


50 posted on 10/26/2021 2:52:51 PM PDT by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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To: G Larry

I get it. I pray every minute of the day. I was just worn out and under-nourished from helping people who are moving out of this city. Months of it. It just got to me finally. 😵‍💫


51 posted on 10/26/2021 2:59:50 PM PDT by FryingPan101 (Free Republic is the best place to be. Now more than ever.)
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To: blackdog

Two of my fellow sub-contractors and one of my friends are cancer survivors who have been cancer-free and healthy for more than 2 years since having immuno-therapy treatments-2 of them said they have had the Wuhan virus, and none of the 3 are even considering getting the “vaccine” because they read/heard from medical folks that there was a very small risk/chance it could screw up the immune reaction from their treatments that got rid of cancer and wreck everything-even that tiny chance is enough to avoid it...


52 posted on 10/26/2021 3:00:29 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: mplc51

Maybe covid vax being sprayed via chem trails....ha ha!!

I do hope you and everyone else recently ill recovers.


53 posted on 10/26/2021 3:00:51 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: MNDude

Is it possible they are messing with the tests to now keep the Covid numbers down for slanting the accuracy of the Vax shots? Or the Covid tests cannot pick up on the new variants? My 3 nieces in their 20’s have the Vax jabs and all experienced smack down sickness like flu but their Covid diagnostic tests came back negative.


54 posted on 10/26/2021 3:04:41 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: G Larry

Microwave radiation...


55 posted on 10/26/2021 3:08:21 PM PDT by northislander
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To: G Larry

Microwave radiation...


56 posted on 10/26/2021 3:08:22 PM PDT by northislander
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To: tflabo

My son’s vaxxed girlfriend (early 20s) had something covid-like,was treated as if it were covid, but never tested positive.

Since then she is also having a lot of issues with her period and is breaking out in hives with several foods she eats. Never had that before.
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57 posted on 10/26/2021 3:16:15 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: tflabo

My son’s vaxxed girlfriend (early 20s) had something covid-like,was treated as if it were covid, but never tested positive.

Since then she is also having a lot of issues with her period and is breaking out in hives with several foods she eats. Never had that before.
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58 posted on 10/26/2021 3:16:17 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: Jane Long

Some pretty amazing quotes in there...

CDC reported an initial estimated SPARS case fatality rate of 4.7% (By contrast, WHO reported that the overall case fatality rate for SARS was 14-15% and over 50% for people over the age of 64. Later in the SPARS outbreak, data that included more accurate estimates of mild SPARS cases indicated a case fatality rate of only 0.6%).

Data provided by GMI suggested that the vaccine was effective at preventing SPARS-like illnesses in cows, pigs, and other hooved mammals, but internal trials revealed several worrisome side effects, including swollen legs, severe joint pain, and encephalitis leading to seizures or death. Because any animals experiencing these side effects were immediately killed, and because animals were typically slaughtered within a year of vaccination, further information regarding the short- and long-term effects of the GMI vaccine was unavailable.

In an effort to further reach certain population subgroups, agency officials enlisted the help of well-known scientists, celebrities, and government officials to make short videos and Zap clips and, in a few cases, give interviews to major media outlets. Among those chosen were former President Jaclyn Bennett; BZee, a popular hip- hop star; and Paul Farmer, co-founder ofPartners in Health and a renowned global health expert.

The new data suggested that Kalocivir was less effective at treating SPARS than initially thought and was, in fact, on par with Ribavirin and VMax, both of which showed low efficacy as SPARS treatments. These results led the FDA to conclude that all currently available drugs were only minimally effective at treating SPARS. In response, the CDC suggested that healthcare providers continue to provide palliative care to SPARS patients and that, if necessary, patients with more mild cases could use over-the-counter medications to alleviate symptoms.

During early stages of the US vaccination campaign, social media also played a key role in vaccine distribution. In communities like Austin, Texas, Facebook Live, Snapchat, Twitter, and ZapQ helped alert members of the public when vaccine dispensing was occurring.

When Corovax distribution began, the anti-vaccination movement mobilized their resources. Citing select quotes from the CDC, NIH, and other government agencies, anti-vaccine proponents began spreading the message that Corovax was inadequately tested and had unknown, long-term side effects and that natural immunity resulting from contracting the disease was a more effective means of conferring protection. Many of these messages also contained suggestions (once again drawing on carefully selected and edited quotes from CDC, NIH, and other government officials) regarding how to manage SPARS symptoms.

Distrust of new treatments, including vaccines, was not a new phenomenon among African American communities. The legacy of the Tuskegee syphilis experiments and the fact that during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, experimental therapeutics were not made available to Thomas Eric Duncan (a Liberian traveler who had died of Ebola in Dallas, Texas), nor to many West African communities struck by Ebola, meant that many African Americans — particularly those living in communities consuming media through local, traditional media platforms — feared the possibility of being subjected to scientific experimentation.

HHS, including the CDC and FDA, and other government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels also renewed messaging efforts in support of Corovax...These pro-vaccination efforts were largely successful, and vaccination rates in many areas of the country began to climb through December 2026.

In September 2026, two months after the first batches of Corovax were released in the United States, Japan announced that it would not approve the vaccine for use in Japan due to concerns that it had not been vetted properly through full clinical trials. Preliminary Corovax trials conducted in Japan had shown that the vaccine was effective at preventing SPARS and that the incidence of immediate side effects was minimal; however, significant concerns remained about the possibility of chronic, long-term side effects based on data from the original GMI vaccine.

The growing anti-vaccination super-group in the US also used the Japanese government’s decision as further evidence that Corovax was harmful and should be avoided. In September and early October 2026, the group continually posted video clips of Japanese news conferences and translations of Japanese reports on Corovax through their social media channels. Additionally, the group hosted real- time, public conversations with the scientists in charge of running clinical trials of Corovax in Japan.

Corovax production continued throughout the fall and winter. By mid-December, vaccines were no longer limited to priority populations, and by January 2027, efforts to vaccinate the entire US population were actively underway. Global vaccination efforts up to this point were limited by vaccine supply, and while they had a moderate effect on SPARS incidence rates, the disease continued to spread steadily worldwide.

This advertisement campaign required government officials to leverage relationships in the information technology industry, including the many companies involved with social media, but the impact was worth the effort. Vaccination rates eventually began increasing across all targeted demographics except the most recalcitrant anti-vaccine activists.

A new challenge soon emerged, however: antibiotic shortages. In late 2026, at the height of the cold and flu season, bacterial pneumonia cases were on the rise across the country. Epidemiologic evidence later indicated that thirty to forty percent of children and ten to twenty percent of adults developed secondary bacterial pneumonia approximately four to eight months after initial SPARS infections. Luckily, most of these infections were easily treated with antibiotics. By February 2027, however, antibiotic supplies in the United States were running low.

As time passed and more people across the United States were vaccinated, claims of adverse side effects began to emerge. Several parents claimed that their children were experiencing neurological symptoms similar to those seen among livestock exposed to the GMI vaccine. By May 2027, parental anxiety around this claim had intensified to the point of lawsuits. That month, a group of parents whose children developed mental retardation as a result of encephalitis in the wake of Corovax vaccination sued the federal government, demanding removal of the liability shield protecting the pharmaceutical companies responsible for developing and manufacturing Corovax.

The focus on adverse side effects, however, resulted in a considerable increase in the number of compensation claims filed, and many grew concerned about the long-term effects that Corovax could have on their health. This concern was particularly high among some African American parents who continued to question the government’s motives regarding the Corovax vaccination campaign.

A popular science blogger EpiGirl, for example, began posting interactive maps of the incidence of Corovax side effects in April 2027. To create the maps, EpiGirl collected anecdotes of adverse Corovax side effects using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and combined them with data downloaded from the HHS Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a national vaccine safety surveillance program maintained by the CDC and FDA. EpiGirl also encouraged those among her subscribers who were Apple product users to share health data with her via Apple’s ResearchKit and HealthKit applications. EpiGirl’s maps were consequently shared widely in social media circles and even included in local and national news reports. The federal government became concerned about the validity of EpiGirl’s anecdotal data and the widespread sharing of patient information via the internet.

While the federal government appeared to have appropriately addressed concerns around the acute side effects of Corovax, the long-term, chronic effects of the vaccine were still largely unknown. Nearing the end of 2027, reports of new neurological symptoms began to emerge. After showing no adverse side effects for nearly a year, several vaccine recipients slowly began to experience symptoms such as blurry vision, headaches, and numbness in their extremities.

As of this writing in 2030, longitudinal studies initiated by the NIH at the beginning of the vaccination program have not reached the next round of data collection, so formal analysis on these symptoms has not yet been conducted. Furthermore, these cases arose from the initial cohort of vaccine recipients—those in high- risk populations, including those with other underlying health conditions—making it increasingly difficult to determine the extent to which these symptoms are associated with vaccination.

As these cases emerged, patients began filing for compensation under the PREP Act. Due to lingering uncertainties over possible links between vaccination and reported neurological symptoms, their compensation requests were placed on indefinite hold, pending further data analysis. This cohort, many of whom adamantly supported the Corovax vaccine initially, quickly took to social media to publicize their issues.

After experiencing initial success with PREP Act compensation policies and working diligently to ensure transparency throughout the claim request and evaluation process, HHS was caught offguard by the new round of negative publicity. They were pressured by the public and media to award compensation to those claiming long-term effects from Corovax despite having no data to support these claims. Displaying a fundamental misunderstanding of scientific research, many demanded proof that the vaccines did not cause long-term effects.

HHS Secretary Nagel firmly and vocally supported the decision to postpone evaluation of all claims of long-term side effects and invited an independent Congressional investigation to ensure that the PREP Act was being properly implemented. In addition to demands for immediate compensation, Congress faced public pressure to increase the PREP Act emergency appropriation. While the initial allocation of funds was sufficient to provide compensation for acute side effects, the prospect of long-term effects and potentially permanent disability gave rise to concerns that additional resources would be necessary in the near future.

At the request of HHS Secretary Nagel, ASPR convened a series of meetings among senior leadership of the federal health agencies to address policy and program changes being implemented as a result of a departmental review of the response to the SPARS pandemic. Among the issues considered were the implications of growing negative public opinion regarding Corovax and the government’s perceived indifference to victims of the public health response to SPARS.

Dr. Flynn countered the earlier claim that the public simply needed to wait until the science was clear: “Communities around the country went through what some felt was a harrowing public health emergency, only later to confront the possibility, however slim, that the medicine we promised would help them may in fact be hurting them.”

The senior leaders in attendance concluded, after much prompting by Dr. Flynn, that no top political or public health figurehead had publicly recognized the collective sense of vulnerability that the pandemic had elicited or the strength that the public exhibited under threat of grave danger. Moreover, no national leader had publicly acknowledged the public’s broad willingness to accept a prescribed countermeasure that promised to end the pandemic, but whose long-term consequences were not fully understood at the time.

As the pandemic tapered off, several influential politicians and agency representatives came under fire for sensationalizing the severity of the event for perceived political gain. As with many public health interventions, successful efforts to reduce the impact of the pandemic created the illusion that the event was not nearly as serious as experts suggested it would be. President Archer’s detractors in the Republican Party seized the opportunity to publicly disparage the President and his administration’s response to the pandemic, urging voters to elect “a strong leader with the best interests of the American people at heart.” A widespread social media movement led primarily by outspoken parents of affected children, coupled with widespread distrust of “big pharma,” supported the narrative that the development of SPARS MCMs was unnecessary and driven by a few profit-seeking individuals. Conspiracy theories also proliferated across social media, suggesting that the virus had been purposely created and introduced to the population by drug companies or that it had escaped from a government lab secretly testing bioweapons.

After-action reports, government hearings, and agency reviews following the pandemic were too numerous to count...As the investigations grew in intensity, several high-ranking officials at the CDC and FDA were forced to step down and withdraw from government in order to “spend more time with their families.”


59 posted on 10/26/2021 3:20:48 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Without treasonous Republicans, the Democrats have zero power.)
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To: MNDude

Hospitals swamped with patients having blood clots, heart conditions, and suicide injuries.https://t.co/HaIjhH8cHA— Dr. Joseph Mercola (@mercola) October 26, 2021


60 posted on 10/26/2021 3:21:52 PM PDT by conservative98
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