Dr. John Campbell
South Africa, Official says number of children sick with COVID-19 is not cause for panic
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ntsakisi-maluleke-721541b/?originalSubdomain=za
Higher hospital admissions among children during a fourth wave
Driven by the Omicron variant
Should prompt vigilance but not panic,
as infections have been mild
Ntsakisi Maluleke, public health specialist, Gauteng province
1,511 COVID-positive patients in hospitals
113 were under 9 years old,
a greater proportion than during previous waves
We are comforted by clinicians’ reports that the children have mild disease
Health officials and scientists were investigating what was driving the increased admissions in younger ages
No paediatrics phylogenetic epidemiology yet
They would rather have a child under care for a day or two than having a child at home and complicating, … but we really need to wait for the evidence
She said many COVID-19 patients in Gauteng reporting non-specific flu-like symptoms,
like a scratchy throat,
as opposed to more easily identifiable markers like a loss of taste or smell
Parents and pregnant women, more hospital admissions recently,
to get tested in case intervention is needed further down the line.
Gauteng’s dedicated COVID-19 bed occupancy, 13%
US current surge is delta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/02/delta-variant-surge-omicron/
New Jersey Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli
Delta driving the state’s uptick in hospitalizations
I encourage everyone not to be hysterical about what we don’t know about omicron,
but to be really proactive in controlling what we do know,
which is the delta variant is here,
it’s with us,
it’s causing increasing trends
Omicron so far
North America
Canada
United States
South America
Brazil
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Norway
The Netherlands
Portugal
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland (suspected cases)
Africa
Botswana
Ghana
Nigeria
Reunion Island (France)
South Africa
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Asia and the Pacific
Australia
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Singapore
South Korea
US omicron
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/02/covid-omicron-variant-live-updates/
Ten confirmed, 5 in New York
NY and Hawaii, community transmission
California, Minnesota, Colorado
India
Two cases
a 66-year-old South African national, been and gone
a 46-year-old, southern city of Bengaluru, had no travel history
Germany
Unvaccinated not allowed in restaurants, cinemas and many shops
Angela Merkel, vaccinations could be mandatory by February
Austria
Compulsory vaccinations from 1st February
UK
Bought 114 million more doses of Pfizer and Moderna
All adults offered a booster by end of January
Omicron cases + 75 = 134
Positivity 0.3% of positive cases
SA (Peter)
https://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/sub-saharan-africa/south-africa
Biggest HIV epidemic in the world
In 2018
7.7 million people living with HIV
240,000 new HIV infections,
71,000 deaths
HIV prevalence now
20.4% of people (one in five) living with HIV
Could be double this
12.6% in Western Cape
27% in KwaZulu-Natal
the omicron variant is associated with substantial ability to evade immunity from prior infection
UK HIV, 2017
https://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/uk
101,600 people living with HIV
People aged 15-74 years, 0.22%
US and HIV
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/statistics.html
Prevalence, 1.2 million
Governments making vaccines mandatory is NOT the answer. There will be riots and even more distrust and hatred towards governments. It will not end well for anyone if they try to push this. Germany is Germany, we all know their history is forcing people to do things so I'll say no more about that. I just hope other European countries see more sense and think about the people rather than their control.
So this basically means nothing
I wonder what if any therapeutics are being used in South Africa.
No cause for panic = It's time to panic
Why are children in hospital if there are mild symptoms? It doesn’t add up.
After all the lies we get. They will use this to try to overcome our fears of jabbing the kids. No way in hellllllll will I experiment with my son's healthy future. Minority now after all other illness from the jab we will be the majority.
Moronic is another big zero and is being used to scaremonger by MSM… these evil people are coming for your children with no medical reason to do it…
Sorry but cases are just that. Already know that vaccinated people are the ones spreading this new O-virus. That is proved.
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This psuedo Dr is an absolute charlatan with blood on his hands.
My good friend is a pediatric ER nurse and she says Covid has not really affected them. The jab on the other hand is a different story!
I remember you saying that when a virus mutates, it strengthens one part of itself at the reduction of another part of it (ie. more transmissable may cause weakened ability to make more sick), but delta spread so easily and made so many sick and subsequently many people died. Could you possibly explain why this was please?
I'm thinking uptick in the US is due to Thanksgiving?
Re the Mandate argument & WHS
Australia has pretty much mandated through pre-existing Workplace Health and Safety laws introduced pre-COVID19, i.e. about 2000-2010 for employers to manage WHS risk with criminal provisions.
Directors of Companies are exposed to criminal prosecution if they do not act in creating a safe workplace and do not mitigate predictable risk to WHS that lead to employees dying due to non-mitigated, predictable risks.
No director of any company here would want to expose themselves to such prosecution. Given that vaccines substantial reduction in deaths and is best risk mitigator there is no option but for employers to mandate vaccine under pre-existing laws. No vaccine – No job.
Along with fear re COVID19 after our second wave (particularly in ACT, NSW and Vic) vaccinations in Australia are strong and on track to exceed 80% nationwide and 95% by Xmas in the most affected states.
The government has passed legislation exempting physicians and employers from litigation re use of vaccines. This also creates the environment for high vaccination shifting to less risk equation for employers (Government, Private and volunteer institions – charities) to enforce mandates.
So for us, while we have some protests, the Mandate argument in EU, UK and US is bizarre.
So, in summary, it is too early to make any valid comments about the future of Omicron other than it is going to take over and rapidly so. Any prognostication is speculative and we should maintain open minds
We have a sick Politic in Australia and this is what worried me more.
scare everyone about the kids so the wealthy west jabs their kids
This will all change into complete fear tactic data soon enough
Vaccinations for HIV?
Australia got Omicron? How come? They didn’t keep it out why’ll in lockdown?
as wuhan has proven they can create a live virus so why on earth did oxford not create omicron like virus
a year ago. then the "Sino-American" monster would have been defeated by now..more political cowardice.
Let’s cover up the ADE in the kids!
Wake up people
It not getting weaker , it may get worse
thanks for clarity
Just love you for what you do….give this man an award!! 🤗🤗🤗