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Reuters A COVID-19 disaster is looming in Malaysia as we watch the case numbers rise. It is semantics to argue whether this a fourth wave or a resurgence of the third wave. What we know is that our control measures are no longer effective, deaths are increasing, younger persons are dying (some with no chronic illnesses) and our intensive care units (ICUs) are getting choked. Our fear is not just death but “Long Covid”, ie 10%-30% of all adults that get infected, even with a mild illness, may suffer long-term damage to organs and be debilitated for many months. It would be foolish to think that we cannot reach a state like India is in today. Don t forget what happened to Italy early in the pandemic – they have a much better health infrastructure compared with ours and yet were overrun. Even recently, in Britain, ambulances carrying numerous Covid-19 patients had to queue to get access to hospital beds. Our national health services have been poorly funded and have ....
Saturday, 08 May 2021 12:44 PM MYT Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. MAY 8 A Covid-19 disaster is looming in Malaysia as we watch the numbers rise. It is semantics to argue if we consider this a fourth wave or a resurgence of the third wave. What we know as a reality is that our control measures are no longer effective, deaths are increasing, younger persons are dying (some with no chronic illnesses) and our intensive care units (ICUs) are getting choked. Our fear is not just death but Long Covid-19; i.e. 10-30 per cent of all adults that get infected, even with a mild illness, may suffer long term damage to organs and be debilitated for many months. ....
COMMENT | Avoid looming Covid-19 disaster A - COMMENT | A Covid-19 disaster is looming in Malaysia as we watch the numbers rise. It is semantics to argue if we consider this a fourth wave or a resurgence of the third wave. What we know as reality is that our control measures are no longer effective, deaths are increasing, younger persons are dying (some with no chronic illnesses) and our intensive care units (ICUs) are getting choked. Our fear is not just death but long Covid-19; ie 10-30 percent of all adults that get infected, even with a mild illness, may suffer long term damage to organs and be debilitated for many months. ....
COMMENT | Can people with allergies take Covid-19 vaccine? A - COMMENT | As we implement our national Covid-19 vaccination programme, those of us who are healthcare professionals have numerous friends and acquaintances asking about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines. In particular, the risk of taking the vaccine if we have a history of allergies. It is recognised that some individuals get a rare, serious side effect, ie a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. This can occur after taking a drug, a bee sting, eating certain types of food, etc and not just with vaccines - we often never know who is going to react in this way. ....
MARCH 1 As we implement our national Covid-19 vaccination programme, those of us who are healthcare professionals have numerous friends and acquaintances asking us about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines. In particular is the issue of the risk of taking the vaccine if we have a history. ....