COVID-19 in Australia 2022

I don't expect the most in the community will take the slightest bit of notice of this.

"Omicron infection does not boost your immunity as had been hoped. Reinfections are increasingly common, not necessarily milder than the initial infection and appear to be associated with cumulative damage. The more infections you get the worse it appears to be."

Australia’s COVID strategy must change to reflect reality

 

I think people have reached peak fatigue with COVID - don't want to know about it, don't care about it.

By and large, we are living with the virus for better or worse, things have opened up including travel to most countries without restrictions, and now some international flights won't need masking up as well. It is what it is. Just have to cross fingers you won't be one of those having to contend with long COVID or serious/fatal symptoms.

My guess is 100% of the population have already been exposed to Omicron. Some catch it and the ones that supposedly didn't were probably asymptomatic.

 

Yup I am not taking immunity for granted. Didn't want to get it the first time, don't want to get it a second time. I'll be getting my second booster soon and keep up my sensible practices.

 

Don't is the operative phrase. Article has yet to be peer reviewed.

"Our study represents the first comprehensive evaluation of the pathogenesis of post-acute COVID-19 cognitive function and deficits in SARS CoV-2 PCR confirmed unvaccinated patients following predominantly mild to moderate acute COVID-19 disease. The main findings are: 1. Clinically relevant mild to moderate CI affects up to a quarter of patients, and this is associated with lower capacity for returning to pre-COVID work and everyday functioning level up to 4 months post diagnosis (Figure S5); 2. Mild cognitive decline is detected independently of whether patients initially showed cognitive impairment, although initially cognitively impaired patients performed worse than cognitively normal patients across the study period; 3. The KP was activated above the normative age-reference range. Also, a clear pattern of activation was detected over time with quinolinic acid showing the most dynamic profile; 4. Mild cognitive decline is uniquely associated with KP activation suggesting a potential causal link thereby indicating it as a biomarker and therapeutic target; 5. Mild cognitive decline was not associated with anxio-depression, olfaction, disease severity, respiratory function, the blood-based biomarkers of brain injury, or any of the cytokines including the interferons."

Post-acute COVID-19 cognitive impairment and decline uniquely associate with kynurenine pathway activation: a longitudinal observational study

While some posters have stated no one cares about covid, which really means they don't care, there is a heck of a lot of others who do care.

 

Have we commoditised lives so much? If our road toll in NSW was 10-25 each day, would you not want something done about it (it's around 300-400/year) Linky

 

Some may have.

Add on the cost of treating and the rehabilitation of those who have been injured. Translate that to those who had or have Covid but did not die from it.

To lighten your day combine with influenza and what a Winter we will have! Canberra hospital has asked people to avoid going to ED if at all possible. Very much under the pump apparently.

 

I've got a private emergency centre a few km from home, all of the specialist services etc AND it's empty. The flesh eaters won't pay the $200 flagfall compared to the free nearby public hospital.

 

After a few (ahem) horror episodes at the public A&E in recent years ... the private hospital fee is worth every cent

Problem is one had to have private hospital insurance as well as the fee, which many don't

 

Welcome to the new world of virus.

"Four times as many COVID-19 patients were admitted to intensive care during Australia's third wave of the virus compared to the first two combined, new research suggests.

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It was also more transmissible and more likely to cause serious disease in younger people than previous strains that had been greater threats for people over 60 years of age," study leader Dr Husna Begum said.

"We found the median age of patients declined across the three waves, as did the proportion with multiple other medical conditions."

Study suggests COVID's third wave was worse for ICUs than the first two combined

 

Australia's third wave of COVID-19, the Delta variant, our biggest killer

 

I went to the mid north coast on the weekend and spoke to a fella had covid, and, just recently the influenza bug.

He reckons covid was nothing compared to the influenza virus, which knocked him about for a week. Almost to the point of ringing for an ambo.

And he reckons the influenza virus is going through his area like a grass fire.

 

Not doubting it @datto but it's going to be an individual by individual thing. Some will find Covid mild; others wont. Same with influenza.

But this is something to consider according to current research.

 

Was he immunised for both, just C19 or neither?

 

Oh no. That's terrible.

 

Unfortunately he was not vaccinated for influenza. His partner who was vaccinated for influenza never got sick.

 

Just C19 (booster as well). Not vaccinated for influenza.

 

Yeah. Data has a tendency to cause that reaction in some. Bloody shame the data couldn't care about that though.

 

Age plays a huge part in both infleuenza and C19 for severity of illness and death

https://www.health.gov.au/health-al...nd-statistics#cases-and-deaths-by-age-and-sex

Consider cases by age. Then scroll down to deaths by age. Being aged under 60 seems to account for 80% of cases yet well under 20% of death