Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic
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DJ Paul's Arm
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Universal.
Basic.
Income.
How can it not be the answer? So fukking stupid that the rich got richer this year yet working class folk struggle over a pandemic they have zero control over.
Props to the hustle of everyone in the vid tho.
88m3
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In hospital: 129,229 (-1,548) number going down slowly
good news
good news
just 4 out of the millions
hmm
88m3
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Yeah, probably just a normal occurrence given the sample group was my takeaway. It's more about the image being used but breaks down the data a little
3 - Were there really four people who suffered facial paralysis after getting the vaccine?
On Facebook, quite a number of people were worriedly circulating a report about vaccine trials published on December 10 by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that four people who took part in trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine developed a form of temporary facial paralysis called Bell’s Palsy. This condition occurs when the nerve that controls your facial muscles becomes compressed or inflamed due to a bacteria, virus or other illness or trauma.
In most cases, the paralysis dissipates after several weeks or several months. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the United States, Bell’s palsy can affect people of any age. Risk factors include pregnancy, obesity, hypertension, diabetes and upper respiratory ailments.
Large numbers of people took to social media to share a screengrab of the FDA document and a photo showing three people who have Bell’s palsy.
However, if you run this image of the three people suffering facial paralysis through a reverse image search (check out our guide to find out how), then the photos pop up in several locations. First, it appears on the website of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on a page explaining Bell’s palsy, which was last updated in November 2019.
The image also appears in a video published on January 23, 2020 on an Indonesian YouTube channel. So the photo existed online well before the FDA report was published on December 10.
The posts do contain some truth, however. The FDA document, which analyses the results of clinical trials carried out by the Pfizer-BioNTech laboratories, does say that out of the 22,000 people given the Covid-19 vaccine, four developed Bell’s palsy. There were no cases of facial paralysis among the placebo group, volunteers who are given a neutral substance instead of the vaccine as a means of comparison. The FDA said that when the vaccine is deployed more widely, physicians should monitor any development of this condition.
But the report makes clear that the cases of Bell’s palsy may not actually be a side effect of the vaccine. While it notes that there were more cases of Bell’s palsy in the group given the vaccine, it says that it is impossible to determine if there is a cause and effect relationship because of the low number of cases, which also represents a similar rate of the condition's occurrence within the general population."
Conclusion: four cases of paralysis out of 22,000 patients
In conclusion, while it is true that four people out of the 22,0000 people who took the vaccine during the trial did develop Bell’s palsy, the data gathered by the FDA does not show signs of a clear link between the vaccine and the development of this condition.
Social media users were also worried about the fact that six people died after taking part in the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine trials. That’s true, but they didn’t die as a result of the vaccination. In the FDA document, it states that, of the six people who died after participating in the trials, four were in the placebo group, which means they didn’t get the vaccine at all. So it is not accurate to tie their deaths to the tests.
Covid-19 vaccine: Are the four detected cases of facial paralysis worrying?
DJ Paul's Arm
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While Civil War is poppin off in the US, China playing chess with this power move.
88m3
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While Civil War is poppin off in the US, China playing chess with this power move.
their soft power is shot bruh
In hospital: 129,229 (-1,548) number going down slowly
good news
Reporting numbers traditionally drop over the weekend.
If this is a trend on Thursday, then it's good news.
choc_cardigan
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Exactly at first I thought it was good news until I realized we won't really know until Tuesday. Also those could be going down from people dying and hospitals kicking people out way before they need to
88m3
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Deputy Cartman • an hour ago • edited
The fact that the Trump administration just shrugged its shoulders and told states "Figure out vaccine distribution yourself", thus leading to s*** like this, is reason #24601 why people who voted for him in 2016, let alone again in 2020, who aren't ashamed and embarrassed beyond the ability of mere words to convey deserve nothing but scorn, derision, and ostracization.
And if any people in groups in 1A or 1B don't want their vaccine, which some people on here justify them not taking it, I'LL TAKE IT!! GIMME GIMME GIMME!!
The fact that the Trump administration just shrugged its shoulders and told states "Figure out vaccine distribution yourself", thus leading to s*** like this, is reason #24601 why people who voted for him in 2016, let alone again in 2020, who aren't ashamed and embarrassed beyond the ability of mere words to convey deserve nothing but scorn, derision, and ostracization.
And if any people in groups in 1A or 1B don't want their vaccine, which some people on here justify them not taking it, I'LL TAKE IT!! GIMME GIMME GIMME!!
My cousin called to tell me my father is in the hospital with COVID. He's been living without taking the virus very seriously, traveling back and forth between Mexico and the States.
He was in Mexico for Christmas and New Years, and now he's in a hospital over there. My cousin didn't give me any details on his condition.
I'm hoping he pulls through, but the man was incredibly reckless.
He always, more or less, did whatever he wanted regardless of what others told him, so in a way, I don't feel very bad. If he succumbs to the virus, at least he went out doing what he loved? I don't fukking know, man.
He was in Mexico for Christmas and New Years, and now he's in a hospital over there. My cousin didn't give me any details on his condition.
I'm hoping he pulls through, but the man was incredibly reckless.
He always, more or less, did whatever he wanted regardless of what others told him, so in a way, I don't feel very bad. If he succumbs to the virus, at least he went out doing what he loved? I don't fukking know, man.