Data Charts Showing Delta Wave May Have Peaked?

In recent weeks, we have seen a barrage of evidence that the delta-variant-driven summer COVID "wave" (amplified, as it was, by increased testing)  has finally peaked. First, the CDC pointed to regional data from the south and the northeast to show that the COVID wave had peaked in the original "hotspots". Then we shared research from BofA analyst Hans Mikkelsen, who showed that the delta of the delta wave had finally dropped into negative territory. And of course, the whole time, Dr. Scott Gottlieb has been sharing projections showing the wave was set to peak in late August or early September.

But now, as the latest CDC data show, it's not just cases, but also hospitalizations, that are showing signs of a peak. The latest daily data show hospitalizations declining for the first time since June.

According to the Epoch Times, hospital admissions for COVID-19 patients in the United States are declining for the first time since late June, suggesting the latest surge has peaked. The seven-day average of new daily hospitalizations with confirmed COVID-19 dropped by 2.4% from a week earlier to about 12,280 - the first such drop since around June 27, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. It comes as fewer hospitalizations are being reported in Florida, Texas, and other Southern states, the agency said.

And it's not just hospitalizations and cases that are showing signs of peaking. The CDC's COVID-19 tracker shows that the seven-day average for both deaths and cases appears to be leveling out. Previous surges of cases, including in the spring of 2020, in late July to early August 2020, and January 2021, all leveled out and dropped, fitting a similar pattern.

During prior surges, the COVID-19 death rate appeared to be higher, according to the CDC’s data. For example, on Jan. 13 of this year, which saw the most COVID-19 deaths per day, the number of daily deaths was about 4,169, with about 240K daily cases. Amid the current surge, on Aug. 31 the CDC reported the number of daily deaths (seven-day average) to be about 985, with about 150K daily cases.

Even though recent studies have shown that vaccines are far from perfect, roughly 74.4% of all US adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. And natural immunity might be even more extensive than previously believed. A new study published in Nature last week revealed that about one-third of all Americans, or more than 100MM people, had likely been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020. Officially, about 19.6MM cases of the virus were confirmed across the country.

A blockbuster study from Israel recently showed that natural immunity confers better protection against the delta variant than vaccine-induced immunity.

After all this, our biggest question is: why does the mainstream press only report on hospitals kinda-sorta nearing capacity in their ICUs, and the endless parade of cities and states imposing mask mandates and vaccine mandates, or bans on mask and vaccine mandates. Maybe it's time to cover some 'good news' related to COVID for a change?

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Majority of Spanish Flu Deaths Were From Secondary Bacteria

Our fantastic public health officials are either keeping this from you or are too dumb to do some research.  Beware of the so-called 2nd wave— my bet is it will be largely bacterial pneumonia. Asking the at-risk elderly to mask is going to send them to the hospital. 💯 This is not about health. 

The majority of deaths in 1918-1919 influenza resulted directly from secondary bacterial pneumonia caused by common upper-respiratory-tract bacteria.  

Why Are All Common Symptoms Now Associated With COVID-19?

COVID-19 Is Becoming A Mental Illnesses Disease . . . 

Here is a list of 87 COVID-19 symptoms that Google Searches are tracking.  This map and chart below show where these searches are taking place.  The paranoia of associating all symptoms to COVID-19 has now become the norm conditioned by the media and our CDC.  The fact that more and more people are trying to test for COVID-19 for simple things like headaches and minors things is ridiculous. When is this madness going to stop? 

The dataset and list of symptoms of COVID-19 Search Patterns show aggregated, anonymized patterns in Google searches for more than 400 health symptoms, signs, and conditions such as cough, fever, and breathing difficulties. For each field, the dataset provides a time series that shows the relative volume of searches for each symptom. 

This dataset is designed to help researchers understand the effects of COVID-19 more effectively. It should not be used for the purposes of medical diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.  It also isn’t intended to be used for guidance on personal travel plans.

This aggregated, anonymized dataset illustrates trends in symptom search patterns and is intended to help researchers understand the effects of COVID-19 better. Public health experts suggested that search pattern patterns could be helpful in generally understanding how COVID-19 affects populations and also in early identification of outbreaks. 

You should not presume that the data is a record of clinical incidents in the real world or use this information for medical diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment purposes. Try exploring these interactive charts and maps of symptom search patterns to visualize the info.

On this map, purple counties had more searches related to “Fever” during the week of 2020-08-17 than typical for the county. Fewer related searches took places in green counties. Some counties have insufficient data to map.

The amount of Google searches for a wide variety of health symptoms, signs, and conditions is reflected in this data.  The search count is mapped to each of these symptoms for each day and arrange the results by geographical area. A regular or weekly time series for each area showing the relative frequency of searches for each symptom is the resulting dataset. 

It is possible to map a single search query to more than one symptom. For example, three symptoms are mapped to check for "acid reflux and coughing up mucus": cough, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Heartburn.

Here is the list of 87 symptoms Google is tracking:  

• Abdominal pain
• Acne
• Alcoholism
• Allergy
• Anemia
• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Autoimmune disease
• Back pain
• Bleeding
• Bloating
• Bone fracture
• Bruise
• Burn
• Candidiasis
• Chest pain
• Common cold
• Constipation
• Cough
• Cramp
• Dementia
• Depression
• Dermatitis
• Diabetes
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Epilepsy
• Erectile dysfunction
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Flatulence
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Hair loss
• Hay fever
• Headache
• Heart arrhythmia
• Heartburn
• Hemorrhoids
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypertension
• Hypotension
• Hypothyroidism
• Implantation bleeding
• Indigestion
• Infection
• Inflammation
• Insomnia
• Iron deficiency
• Itch
• Kidney failure
• Kidney stone
• Knee Pain
• Low back pain
• Major depressive disorder
• Migraine
• Myocardial infarction
• Nasal congestion
• Nausea
• Neck pain
• Obesity
• Otitis
• Pain
• Panic attack
• Paresthesia
• Perspiration
• Pneumonia
• Psychosis
• Scar
• Sinusitis
• Skin condition
• Skin rash
• Skin ulcer
• Sleep disorder
• Sore throat
• Stroke
• Swelling
• Type 2 diabetes
• Urinary incontinence
• Urinary tract infection
• Vaginal discharge
• Vomiting
• Wart
• Weight gain
• Xeroderma

CDC Changes Guidelines on How Coronavirus Spreads

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.

CDC reverses itself and says guidelines it posted on coronavirus airborne transmission were wrong. CDC removed recently added language saying it was “possible” that it spreads via airborne transmission.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading very easily and sustainably between people. Information from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic suggests that this virus is spreading more efficiently than influenza, but not as efficiently as measles, which is highly contagious. In general, the more closely a person interacts with others, and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spread.

A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website. CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Once this process has been completed, the updated language will be posted.

Nashville Health Department Hiding COVID-19 Data Facts

Nashville Covid-19 Cover-Up 

Tucker Carlson: Why are they so afraid to us the facts? 

Tucker Carlson weighs in on the coronavirus cover-up in Nashville. Tucker Carlson says alleged Nashville coronavirus data ‘cover-up,’ other obfuscations ‘unforgivable’ 

As of June 30, bars and restaurants had led to just 22 virus cases compared to more than 1,000 in nursing homes in Nashville, private data showed, according to Carlson.

“Numbers like these could be great news for the city of Nashville. Bars and restaurants have been suffering there for months under crushing COVID restrictions," he said.

A Nashville Health Department official reviewed the numbers and wrote an email to the mayor’s office last summer that said, “This isn’t going to be publicly released, right? Just info for Mayor’s Office?" “Correct, not for public consumption,” a senior adviser in the mayor’s office replied.

"Why are they so afraid to tell us the real numbers? You know the answer, the more data you have about the virus, the more facts, the more science, the less frightened you may be," Carlson said. "And that’s why they always emphasize how many people have died – almost 200,000 – but almost never who died."

Tucker Carlson, the host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," on Thursday called an alleged cover-up in the Nashville mayor’s office over how many coronavirus cases are linked to bars and restaurants and other believed instances of politicians obfuscating about the data “unforgivable.”

FOX 17 in Nashville reported this week on emails between Democratic Mayor John Cooper’s office and the city's health department “that discussed the fact that only a very low number of cases have been traced to bars and restaurants in the city.”

"If you knew the details you might realize that getting a drink at a bar in Nashville or for that matter sending your children to school in person poses very little risk to anyone," he added.

Carlson posited that the "restrictions and terrible policies" by politicians like Mayor Cooper "are causing far more harm to this country and its population than the virus itself is causing.”

He said the virus remains as it always has been "an overwhelming threat to the elderly and to people who are already sick. This does not mean that COVID-19 is not dangerous. Of course, it is. It’s just not dangerous to the overwhelming majority of people who are being destroyed by the COVID-19 restrictions and that is unforgivable.”

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Contact Tracing Legitimate or a Scam?

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about contact tracing. It’s the process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, instructing them to quarantine and monitoring their symptoms daily.

If you’re contacted about possible exposure to the coronavirus, make sure it’s legit. Scammers are masquerading as contact tracers, and it’s smart to verify calls or texts before giving out any information.

 A tracer’s job is to help contain the pandemic by reaching out to people who may be spreading the coronavirus. You could be called because your test was positive. Or perhaps someone who tested positive named you as someone they’d been in contact with, and now you need to be tested.

Scammers read the news, too, and are trying to capitalize on tracing campaigns. They’ve even made calls appear to come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And yet actual tracers can’t do their work if we won’t pick up the phone.

Contact tracers are usually hired by a state’s department of public health. They work with an infected person to get the names and phone numbers for everyone that infected person came in close contact with while the possibly infectious. Those names and phone numbers are often kept in an online system. People who had contact with someone infected with COVID-19 may first get a text message from the health department, telling them they’ll get a call from a specific number. The tracer who calls will not ask for personal information, like a Social Security number. At the end of the call, some states ask if the contact would like to enroll in a text message program, which sends daily health and safety reminders until the 14-day quarantine ends. But tracers won’t ask you for money or information like your Social Security, bank account, or credit card number. Anyone who does is a scammer.