Not all are old. Italy suggests co morbidity is key
Weirdly hypertension is a risk
The virus may utilise the ACE enzyme blocked by common ACE inhibitors to get in
Lots of research rapidly appearing
ITU will be swamped
Elective work will be cancelled/delayed.
Italy are in serious trouble with ITU bed and they had 2x more beds than UK to begin with.
Posted By: admckechnie on March 9th 2020 at 10:21:07
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- COVID clarification. I’m not suggesting panic. General population will likely (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 09:56:18
- How many spare intubation systems does the NHS have? (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Mar 9, 15:08:02
- so masks don't work then? (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 9, 10:28:40
- They do if you're ugly (n/m) (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 9, 11:59:52
- Ha! (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 9, 10:30:56
- So far children and pregnant women seem spared.....unlike swine flu (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 10:22:21
- Not all are old. Italy suggests co morbidity is key (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 10:21:07
- Is this Norwich? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 9, 10:05:41
- Don’t answer this if it gets you into trouble but we’re they old patients? (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 9, 10:03:08
- That's My Understanding As Well, Jim... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Mar 9, 10:12:11
- Yes - dangerous to assume but all the reporting so far has suggested that if you are (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 9, 10:18:52
- That's My Understanding As Well, Jim... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Mar 9, 10:12:11
- What is the treatment for otherwise healthy people... (General Chat) - loz, Mar 9, 10:02:41
- No treatment.....most wont be “sick” even if infected. (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 10:17:27
- What does that mean? Not even flu symptoms? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 9, 12:05:36
- Was talking to someone in the drugs development industry at the weekend and (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 9, 10:05:35
- Looking at drugs used in other viruses/diseases. Such as Ebola etc. (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 10:16:51
- Which part of the current strategy is trying to delay? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 9, 10:08:39
- You'd probably be unpleasantly surprised tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 9, 10:26:40
- Oh yeah see people not doing it all the time (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 9, 10:31:41
- You'd probably be unpleasantly surprised tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 9, 10:26:40
- No treatment.....most wont be “sick” even if infected. (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 10:17:27
- Wasn’t the NHS already struggling before this? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 9, 10:02:26
- Brexit made it all GREAT again (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 9, 19:20:18
- Yes....... (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Mar 9, 10:15:24
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