This is why the flu disappeared

[Circe]

As everyone with any common sense suspected, they were calling diagnosing the flu as Covid. CDC is asking the FDA to remove emergency use authorization for the PCR test because it can't differentiate between Covid and the flu -
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AAAARRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhh.

It's like these little viruses have minds and are determined to make fun of the Dems.

 

[Circe]

The flu is back this year! It's just getting started.

I am hearing it is bad, too.

 

[sparky]

When I get mine...I am sending it to Biden with GO BRANDON written across it.

that would be kewl , if we all did it

~S~

 

[Couchpotato]

For starters, people with influenza have little if any infectious period before they are symptomatic. In this day and age, anyone symptomatic with anything resembling COVID (such as influenza) would be especially careful and isolate.

The route of spread is but one of many factors which determine how infectious something is. Other factors include the degree of viral shedding, the infectious dose, and a lot more that I can't think of right now.

It's the same reason that some strains (such as delta) are more highly infectious than other strains.

You're making it political by assuming this is some weird conspiracy against Trump.

I never said anything about Trump or a conspiracy, let alone a conspiracy against Trump. Stop projecting.

So again the idea that the flu was wiped out last year but not this year is just a hard pill to swallow. A typical flu season ranges from 9-41 million cases. I’d believe we cut it down, even significantly but it didnt just disappear. What’s funny is I’m seeing far more people in masks right now than I did last year at this time where I live. And do you think people aren’t still staying home when they present with any type of symptom of anything? Far more reasonable explanation is we just counted flu as covid out of an abundance of caution. Occam’s razor.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The flu was eliminated? Lol. You guys are persistent, I give you that.

I had the flu this time last year.

 

[Couchpotato]

I had the flu this time last year.

Not according to the CDC you didn’t

 

[Whodatsaywhodat.]

I had the flu this time last year.

Not what the science says !

 

[Stryder50]

Been saying this the whole time and Democrats called me a liar.

Americans be like... what happened to the flu?

Democrats... it's all but gone because people are wearing mask and social distancing.

Americans... why is covid still spreading then?

Democrats... because people aren't wearing mask and social distancing. We need more lockdowns. The tv told me so.

Catch 22

 

[Stryder50]

The flu is back this year! It's just getting started.

Didn't really go away last year, just had officially reduced numbers. Down about 80%.
But seems likely if one had both flu and covid, even if the covid was asymptomatic or no-active, just testing positive for covid would mean your symptoms were that and not flu.

 

[WelfareQueen]

The flu “disappeared“ because of social distancing, mask wearing, telecommuting and the realization that while you’re getting a Covid shot, you might as well get the flu vaccine, too.

The REAL Science

Funny....I guess the flu virus knows you're wearing a mask but the Covid virus doesn't?

Fucking idiot.

 

[Stryder50]

COVID? ~ Flu? ~ Cold?

The following lists of symptoms are for the flu and Covid. Which list applies to which illness?
1)

• Fever or chills
• A dry cough and shortness of breath
• Feeling very tired
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

2)

• fever* or feeling feverish/chills
• cough
• sore throat
• runny or stuffy nose
• muscle or body aches
• headaches
• fatigue (tiredness)
• some people may have vomiting and diarrhea,

...
Answer in next post ...

 

[Stryder50]

1)= Covid

Signs of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stay informed about COVID-19 symptoms & prevention. Explore WebMD's comprehensive resource for information on signs, precautions, & the latest updates

www.webmd.com

2)= Flu

Flu Symptoms & Complications

Know the common symptoms of flu and possible complications.

www.cdc.gov

 

[Burgermeister]

COVID? ~ Flu? ~ Cold?

The following lists of symptoms are for the flu and Covid. Which list applies to which illness?
1)

• • Fever or chills
  • A dry cough and shortness of breath
  • Feeling very tired
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Hospital gets $3,000
  

2)

• fever* or feeling feverish/chills
• cough
• sore throat
• runny or stuffy nose
• muscle or body aches
• headaches
• fatigue (tiredness)
• some people may have vomiting and diarrhea,

...
Answer in next post ...

You miss one on number 1. Fixed it.

 

[Stryder50]

You miss one on number 1. Fixed it.

Actually I removed one that would have made the "test" easy ~ : loss of sense of taste or smell.
FWIW, this didn't happen to wife or myself when we 'caught covid' after last Easter.
Also FWIW/FYI have been fighting off the flu (I hope~expect) pass few days. Testing for Covid locally here is booked out a week.

 

[Stryder50]

Repeat for reference;
.....

Stay high-drated: Cannabis compounds can blunt COVID-19 infection, researchers find​

...
Hemp compounds, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to Oregon State University researchers.

The scientists found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people.

“These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” said Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute.

“They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, and have a good safety profile in humans,” he added.
...

Stay high-drated: Cannabis compounds can blunt COVID-19 infection, researchers find
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Study: Cannabis can help prevent COVID-19​

...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (WTVO) – New research from Oregon State University shows that hemp compounds can prevent the COVID-19 virus from entering human cells.

Richard van Breemen, a researcher at Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, published this study in the Journal of Natural Products on Jan. 10. Van Breemen and his team found that cannabinoid acids can attach to and block the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that the virus uses to infect people.

Hemp is different from the THC component in marijuana, van Breemen said. Known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, the cannabinoid acids found in the plant and its extracts are often used in cosmetics and food products.

“They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana,” van Breemen said. “[They] have a good safety profile in humans.”

Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidioloic acid (CBDA) act as “cell entry inhibitors” that prevent spike proteins from binding to the ACE2 enzyme, which is found on the outside of cells on the lungs and other organs. The study also found that CBGA and CBDA are “equally effective against variants” of COVID-19, including the alpha and beta variants.

“Our data show CBDA and CBGA are effective against the two variants we looked at, and we hope that trend will extend to other existing and future variants,” van Breemen said.

In addition to COVID-19, Van Breemen said these acids have been “helpful” in treating other viral infections such as HIV-1 and hepatitis.
...

Study: Cannabis can help prevent COVID-19
~~~~~~
Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants

Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants - PubMed

As a complement to vaccines, small-molecule therapeutic agents are needed to treat or prevent infections by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants, which cause COVID-19. Affinity selection-mass spectrometry was used for the discovery of botanical ligands to...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Stryder50]

Parking this here for now;

A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer​

...
A vaccine authorized in December for use in India may help solve one of the most vexing problems in global public health: How to supply lower-income countries with a COVID-19 vaccine that is safe, effective and affordable.

The vaccine is called CORBEVAX. It uses old but proven vaccine technology and can be manufactured far more easily than most, if not all, of the COVID-19 vaccines in use today.

"CORBEVAX is a game changer," says Dr. Keith Martin, executive director of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health in Washington, D.C. "It's going to enable countries around the world, particularly low-income countries, to be able to produce these vaccines and distribute them in a way that's going to be affordable, effective and safe."

The story of CORBEVAX begins some two decades ago. Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi were medical researchers at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where they worked on vaccines and treatments for what are called neglected tropical diseases, such as schistosomiasis and hookworm.
...

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Repeat for reference;
.....

Stay high-drated: Cannabis compounds can blunt COVID-19 infection, researchers find​

...
Hemp compounds, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to Oregon State University researchers.

The scientists found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people.

“These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” said Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute.

“They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, and have a good safety profile in humans,” he added.
...

Stay high-drated: Cannabis compounds can blunt COVID-19 infection, researchers find
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Study: Cannabis can help prevent COVID-19​

...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (WTVO) – New research from Oregon State University shows that hemp compounds can prevent the COVID-19 virus from entering human cells.

Richard van Breemen, a researcher at Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, published this study in the Journal of Natural Products on Jan. 10. Van Breemen and his team found that cannabinoid acids can attach to and block the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that the virus uses to infect people.

Hemp is different from the THC component in marijuana, van Breemen said. Known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, the cannabinoid acids found in the plant and its extracts are often used in cosmetics and food products.

“They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana,” van Breemen said. “[They] have a good safety profile in humans.”

Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidioloic acid (CBDA) act as “cell entry inhibitors” that prevent spike proteins from binding to the ACE2 enzyme, which is found on the outside of cells on the lungs and other organs. The study also found that CBGA and CBDA are “equally effective against variants” of COVID-19, including the alpha and beta variants.

“Our data show CBDA and CBGA are effective against the two variants we looked at, and we hope that trend will extend to other existing and future variants,” van Breemen said.

In addition to COVID-19, Van Breemen said these acids have been “helpful” in treating other viral infections such as HIV-1 and hepatitis.
...

Study: Cannabis can help prevent COVID-19
~~~~~~
Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants

Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants - PubMed

As a complement to vaccines, small-molecule therapeutic agents are needed to treat or prevent infections by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants, which cause COVID-19. Affinity selection-mass spectrometry was used for the discovery of botanical ligands to...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

More drug addict/pusher bullshit.
Pot cures everything and is therapeutic. Not.

 

[The Original Tree]

As everyone with any common sense suspected, they were calling diagnosing the flu as Covid. CDC is asking the FDA to remove emergency use authorization for the PCR test because it can't differentiate between Covid and the flu -

CDC's Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) | CDC

www.cdc.gov

There must be a big concern about the revenue drop for flu vaccines. You sheep getting the picture yet?

Science..

They F'n got caught padding The COVID numbers with these defective tests as people with brains, and people I knew in the medical field told me. We knew, we just couldn't prove it.

Been saying this the whole time and Democrats called me a liar.

Americans be like... what happened to the flu?

Democrats... it's all but gone because people are wearing mask and social distancing.

Americans... why is covid still spreading then?

Democrats... because people aren't wearing mask and social distancing. We need more lockdowns. The tv told me so.

Because Flu was showing as COVID False Positives because of the crappy PCR tests the CDC just admitted were defective and could not tell the difference between The FLU, A Cold and Covid. They pulled Emergency Authorization from it. The whole thing was a lie from the start. Same as Russian Collusion.

Bet Pelosi is furiously selling her stock right now.

 

[Stryder50]

More drug addict/pusher bullshit.
Pot cures everything and is therapeutic. Not.

Along with showing how you've flunked basic science, especially chemistry and biology, you could try reading the links provided.
1) THC, the psychotropic=high causing compound/molecule is excluded from, ie. not contained in, any of the other molecules mentioned.
2) Like most plants, hemp is one with multiple molecules and compounds in it and many use potentials.
3) No one said "pot cures everything" and again, this is not the part of the plant with the "get you high" "pot" part.
4) In many states you'll find the CBD and other therapeutic product shelves in the phamacy and/or OTC portions of stores.

Your attitude is reflective of those whom burned "witches" in not so recent past.

 

[B. Kidd]

More drug addict/pusher bullshit.
Pot cures everything and is therapeutic. Not.

Some say boner-pills are more effective.