Posted on 01/08/2022 6:53:02 PM PST by SaxxonWoods
In an internal memo sent by El Camino Hospital CMO Mark Adams to hospital staff, he disclosed three things that nobody is supposed to know and that the mainstream press is just never going to cover.
But hey, I’m not in the mainstream press, so I will cover it.
Here are the three key admissions:
“Currently, 57% of our hospitalized COVID patients are fully vaccinated.” In other words, a clear majority, almost 2/3 of the COVID patients in the hospital, are fully vaccinated. This suggests that the vaccines hardly work at all since this is slightly less than the vaccination rate in the area.
“Only one patient is on a ventilator which is consistent with the evidence that the Omicron variant is more contagious but less virulent.” This suggests that all the panic and lockdowns to prepare for Omicron are insane.
“SCC public health has issued a new order that potentially might cripple our ability to provide patient care. This is the only county in CA that is mandating that no health care worker (HCW) that is not boosted or has an approved exemption from vaccination can continue to work after January 24.” In short, in my opinion, Dr. Adams has correctly determined that Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody is a complete bozo and is deliberately compromising patient safety because she can’t interpret the science correctly. He’s just making this accusation a lot more tactfully and diplomatically than I ever would. This just shows you how out of control our public health officials are. There is effectively no oversight for the reckless decisions of these people.
(Excerpt) Read more at stevekirsch.substack.com ...
MEMO
To: El Camino Health Medical Staff From: Mark Adams CMO Subject: COVID-19 Update Date: January 6, 2022
Colleagues:
We are now in the midst of a COVID-19 surge driven by the Omicron variant.
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Currently, 57% of our hospitalized COVID patients are fully vaccinated. Most have underlying medical conditions such as immunocompromised. Only one patient is on a ventilator which is consistent with the evidence that the Omicron variant is more contagious but less virulent. Unlike during previous surges, our biggest challenge this time is not the patients but staffing. We are seeing many community acquired infections in our employees making it difficult to fully staff the hospitals. To help maintain adequate staffing and still maintain a safe environment for patients we have modified our isolation and quarantine policies to reflect the differences in the behavior of the Omicron variant. Anyone who is exposed but asymptomatic can continue to work unless symptoms develop without the need for testing. Anyone who becomes symptomatic and tests positive must isolate for 5 days then if asymptomatic for 24 hours may return to work without testing. For physicians who are symptomatic but need to work, we continue to offer special testing. The physician can contact the house supervisor (AHM) who will bring a test kit to the car in the parking lot, the physician swabs themselves, the AHM then delivers the test to the lab and provides the rapid test result to the waiting physician. This is only for symptomatic must work situations. (Asymptomatic testing is now in short supply so cannot always be readily available.)
SCC public health has issued a new order that potentially might cripple our ability to provide patient care. This is the only county in CA that is mandating that no health care worker (HCW) that is not boosted or has an approved exemption from vaccination can continue to work after January 24. We believe this is an overreach and is not consistent with the evolution of the effects of the Omicron variant. Hopefully, this will be reconsidered.
Because of the potential for a continued increase in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and further staffing shortages we may need to reduce/restrict elective procedures at our facilities. We are monitoring this on a day to day basis but please be prepared that this could be necessary in the near short term. We will keep you updated on that possibility.
We do have a limited supply of sotrovimab for IV infusion for high risk patients that test positive to prevent worsening symptoms. This is administered in the ED. Paxlovid distribution will be controlled by the state and has not yet been released.
The bottom line is that the “pandemic” is changing to “endemic” so will most likely be with us for an extended period of time. This means that while it is no longer an emergency or crisis it is something that we must adapt to and accept as a regular part of our health care business.
Mark Adams, MD, FACS Chief Medical Officer, Administration Department 2500 Grant Rd, Mountain View, CA 94040"
Vaccinated patient in hospital Covid section to another vaccinated patient in next bed:
“Thank goodness for the mandates so we were vaccinated. Otherwise we could have met in the hospital with a Covid diagnosis.”
2nd patient: “Uh, friend, we ARE in the hospital with Covid.”
First: “Oh, yeah. Forgot.”
The 27th jab should fix everything
How could that be? ICUs across the US are filling with the unvaccinated. I heard it on NPR so it has to be true.
This is what my friend who is a nurse at a local hospital has been saying since the summer.
ICUs across the US are filling with the unvaccinated. I heard it on NPR so it has to be true. <<<
not so fast!..they may have it wrong..but since The Wise Latina on the Supreme court confirmed it..It has to be true now .....The SC IS the law of the land!..../s
A Jab a Day Keeps Both Covid and The Doctor Away.
Save the apples for the cobbler.
So how many were partially vaxxed?
Lots of people in our area are getting omicron despite their vaccines, including hospital workers. Many of them express great relief that they are vaxxed or it would have been much more severe.
I know dozens unvaxxed and vaxxed who have gotten omicron (mild covid) the past few weeks and for all but one of them it has been barely more than a cold. The one who is worse it is more like the flu, but she is recovering and she has major risk factors.
Not surprised
I want to know where El Camino is right off the bat. Otherwise the article is not worth my time.
Hospitalized is different than ICU
“How could that be?”
People admitted for other reasons test positive for COVID. Everyone who is admitted is tested.
Some are just in the hospital “with” COVID, others “because of” it.
In NY State recently, they began trying to distinguish that in their reports. About half of those hospitalized, just happened to have a coincidental positive test result, not related to why they came to hospital.
Pretty sure El Camino Hospital is in Mountain View, California (Santa Clara County).
Sitting on the Chevrolet lot.
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