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Analysis: 'Pandemic is far from over,' expert says as new variant spurs major COVID resurgence
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Michael Ejercito
Jan 7, 2024, 11:28:17 AM1/7/24
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Analysis: 'Pandemic is far from over,' expert says as new variant spurs
major COVID resurgence
Lamenting what he described as the state of denialism in the U.S., Dr.
Eric Topol says: "This passivity reinforces the illusion that the
pandemic is behind us when it’s actually raging."
Author of the article:Aaron Derfel • Montreal Gazette
Published Jan 05, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
A man is opening a door to a building with large windowed walls. A
vaccination centre sign is in the right side of the frame, with an arrow
pointing to the door.
Although the updated vaccine booster that has been available in Quebec
since October has been shown to be 60 per cent protective against
hospitalization for COVID-19, only 17 per cent of the Quebec population
has taken it. PHOTO BY JOHN MAHONEY /Montreal Gazette files
Article content
“The pandemic is far from over,” one of the pre-eminent experts on
COVID-19, Dr. Eric Topol, declared on Thursday, roughly four years after
the world first learned of a novel virus that was killing people in China.
In an op-ed published in the Los Angeles Times, Topol’s focus was the
major COVID resurgence now underway in the United States. But he could
have been writing about Quebec, given what’s now going on in the province.
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“The pandemic is far from over, as evidenced by the rapid rise to global
dominance of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2,” Topol noted. In Quebec,
from Dec. 3 to 16, nearly one in two genetic samples screened for JN.1,
up from only eight per cent a month earlier. The prevalence is likely
higher now.
Source: Institut national de santé publique du Québec
Source: Institut national de santé publique du Québec
“Clearly, this virus variant, with its plethora of new mutations, has
continued its evolution with mutations adapted for infecting or
reinfecting us,” Topol added, alluding to JN.1.
Although the updated vaccine booster that has been available in Quebec
since October has been shown to be 60 per cent protective against
hospitalization, only 17 per cent of the Quebec population has taken it
— two per cent lower than the rate in the U.S. And among Quebecers ages
18 to 59, the rate drops to 7.2 per cent, according to the latest data
collected by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
Meanwhile, hospitalizations with and for COVID-19 have just crept up in
the last few days to the 2,400 range, putting enormous pressure on a
fragile health-care system. By comparison, pandemic hospitalizations
were in the high 2,800 range in the province last January.
Analysis: 'Pandemic is far from over,' expert says as new variant spurs
major COVID resurgence
Lamenting what he described as the state of denialism in the U.S., Dr.
Eric Topol says: "This passivity reinforces the illusion that the
pandemic is behind us when it’s actually raging."
Author of the article:Aaron Derfel • Montreal Gazette
Published Jan 05, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
A man is opening a door to a building with large windowed walls. A
vaccination centre sign is in the right side of the frame, with an arrow
pointing to the door.
Although the updated vaccine booster that has been available in Quebec
since October has been shown to be 60 per cent protective against
hospitalization for COVID-19, only 17 per cent of the Quebec population
has taken it. PHOTO BY JOHN MAHONEY /Montreal Gazette files
Article content
“The pandemic is far from over,” one of the pre-eminent experts on
COVID-19, Dr. Eric Topol, declared on Thursday, roughly four years after
the world first learned of a novel virus that was killing people in China.
In an op-ed published in the Los Angeles Times, Topol’s focus was the
major COVID resurgence now underway in the United States. But he could
have been writing about Quebec, given what’s now going on in the province.
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Montreal weather: Some snow on the way tonight, but the worst is yet to come
People clear snow from their cars during heavy snowfall in Montreal,
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.
About Last Night: Montembeault leads Habs over powerhouse Rangers
of the Montreal Canadiens jumps over goaltender Jonathan Quick
Most passengers on Montreal-N.Y. bus that crashed are Canadians
This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel
at the site of a roll-over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in
the town of Lake George, N.Y., on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.
Montembeault cements his status as Canadiens' top goalie
New York Rangers' Jonny Brodzinski crashes into Canadiens goaltender Sam
Montembeault at the Bell Centre on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Montreal.
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“The pandemic is far from over, as evidenced by the rapid rise to global
dominance of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2,” Topol noted. In Quebec,
from Dec. 3 to 16, nearly one in two genetic samples screened for JN.1,
up from only eight per cent a month earlier. The prevalence is likely
higher now.
Source: Institut national de santé publique du Québec
Source: Institut national de santé publique du Québec
“Clearly, this virus variant, with its plethora of new mutations, has
continued its evolution with mutations adapted for infecting or
reinfecting us,” Topol added, alluding to JN.1.
Although the updated vaccine booster that has been available in Quebec
since October has been shown to be 60 per cent protective against
hospitalization, only 17 per cent of the Quebec population has taken it
— two per cent lower than the rate in the U.S. And among Quebecers ages
18 to 59, the rate drops to 7.2 per cent, according to the latest data
collected by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
Meanwhile, hospitalizations with and for COVID-19 have just crept up in
the last few days to the 2,400 range, putting enormous pressure on a
fragile health-care system. By comparison, pandemic hospitalizations
were in the high 2,800 range in the province last January.
HeartDoc Andrew
Jan 7, 2024, 1:07:50 PM1/7/24
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GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's
secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps
us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne
pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being
100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all**
appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).
Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8) way to eradicate the
COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in Canada & elsewhere is by
rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given
moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
"convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and
self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.
Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case
scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,
Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations
combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"
that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no
longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry (
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
....because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Cardiologist at HeartMDPhDdotCOM
HeartDoc Andrew
Jan 7, 2024, 2:48:05 PM1/7/24
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(Quebec) 01/07/24 Again greeting Michael here ...
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/WBpTgJLAKwE/m/dygBleeUAwAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/WBpTgJLAKwE/m/dygBleeUAwAJ
HeartDoc Andrew
Jan 9, 2024, 6:50:29 PM1/9/24
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(Quebec) 01/09/24 Again, as given here ...
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ
Michael Ejercito
Jan 9, 2024, 8:56:22 PM1/9/24
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Michael
HeartDoc Andrew
Jan 9, 2024, 9:00:39 PM1/9/24
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Michael Ejercito wrote:
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, are rapture ready (Luke
17:37 means no COVID just as eagles circling over their food have no
COVID) and pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6)
Father in Heaven continues to give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy
Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so that we'd have much more of His Help to
always say/write that we're "wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways
including especially caring to "convince it forward" (John 15:12) with
all glory (Psalm112:1) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients...
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, are rapture ready (Luke
17:37 means no COVID just as eagles circling over their food have no
COVID) and pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6)
Father in Heaven continues to give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy
Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so that we'd have much more of His Help to
always say/write that we're "wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways
including especially caring to "convince it forward" (John 15:12) with
all glory (Psalm112:1) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients...
HeartDoc Andrew
Jan 9, 2024, 11:59:04 PM1/9/24
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(Quebec) 01/09/24 Again praying w/ Michael here ...
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/WBpTgJLAKwE/m/hFTZ5t1LBAAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/WBpTgJLAKwE/m/hFTZ5t1LBAAJ
Michael Ejercito
Jan 10, 2024, 11:05:06 AM1/10/24
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Michael
HeartDoc Andrew
Jan 10, 2024, 11:19:49 AM1/10/24
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> Thank you for noting that I have no COVID!
Just please do likewise as our LORD Jesus & I have done for you,
Michael, and http://go.WDJW.net/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12).
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