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My personal intake
4,000 iu vitamin D = 100 micrograms
(with K2 100 micrograms per day)
Both with food
15mg Zinc
The Role of Zinc in Antiviral Immunity
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31305906/
An abundance of evidence has accumulated over the past 50 y to demonstrate the antiviral activity of zinc against a variety of viruses, and via numerous mechanisms.
Varied, high plant diet
Vitamin C, oranges and tomatoes
China
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202211/1280588.shtml
Omicron, BF.7, (BA.5.2.1.7)
Sub-lineage of omicron variant BA.5
Main variant spreading in Beijing
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202211/29/WS63855959a31057c47eba1912.html
Dr. Li, Chief physician, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases
How infectious is the Omicron subvariant BF.7?
Much more contagious than BA.1, BA.2, BA.5
Stronger immune evasion potential
Shorter incubation period
Faster transmission speed
R0, (basic reproduction number)
Delta strain, 5 to 6
BF.7 10 to 18.6
Most infectious omicron subvariant
causing larger difficulty in epidemic prevention and control
Why does the number of new infections keep growing in Beijing?
People begin viral shedding one day after contract
Second-generation cases may appear within two or three days
(may be missed by testing)
Time for infected people to turn negative is still about seven to 10 days.
In addition
Symptoms are generally mild
Many infections show mild or no symptoms
That’s why it’s important to find the infected and cut the transmission chain as soon as possible.
Major symptoms
Fever, coughing, sore throat, decreased sense of smell and taste.
Diarrhea and vomiting (less common)
Asymptomatic cases usually don’t need medicine or medical treatment.
High-risk groups
Elderly
Underlying diseases or weak immunity
Smokers
Obesity
Later stages of pregnancy
So we will monitor their situations more closely.
Beijing, treats in accordance with symptoms
Antipyretics and painkillers to help patients with fever or coughing.
High risk to deteriorate, antiviral drugs
Most asymptomatic cases, quarantined at home
Are ordinary medical surgical masks still effective in preventing infection from the more contagious Omicron variant BF.7?
Virus, mainly reproduces in the upper respiratory tract
Able to spread the virus, coughing, speaking loudly
Medical surgical masks are not as airtight and effective as N95 and KN95 masks
Beijing, continue to make prevention and control measures more “scientific, rational, targeted and effective”
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing—14-december-2022
As we look to end this emergency, we still need to understand how it began.
We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have requested, to better understand the origins of this virus.
As I have said many times, all hypotheses remain on the table.
One of the most important lessons of the pandemic is that all countries need to strengthen their public health systems to prepare for, prevent, detect and respond rapidly to outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics.
An advanced medical care system is not the same thing as a strong public health system.
One of the other key lessons of the pandemic is the need for much stronger cooperation and collaboration, rather than the competition and confusion that marked the global response to COVID-19.
The global outbreak of mpox
82,000, 110 countries, 65 deaths
Weekly reported cases, declined 90% since July.
Ebola outbreak in Uganda
No new cases in past 2 weeks
Greater Horn of Africa
Severe drought acute health and hunger crisis.
47 million people are now facing hunger,
disease outbreaks are surging.
CDC data
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#new-hospital-admissions
UK data
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
