The extreme death rates (relative to anywhere else in the world save Peru) coming out of Italy and NYC/NJ always perplexed me. I assumed it was a deadlier virus that just attenuated over time, thus a lower death rate by the time Texas got its wave. But appears, in NYC, NJ and Italy anyways, more likely to be iatrogenic. Death by treatment. Death by vent.
It’s worse than that, IMO. This death rate - which was largely borne of human intervention - was used to scare the world into submission.
I’m also of the mind that the main reason the insane Covid case definition couldn’t be changed is because it would expose these deaths for what they truly were.
i saw a documentary about a year ago about the covid breakout in italy. unfortunately, i forget the name. the gist of what i do remember is that the first hospital had terrible outcomes because they followed the protocol from the world health organization. a second hospital, a little further away which was inundated with patients about a week later, decided to ignore the who protocol and use steroids to calm down the initial inflamation to avoid intubation. they had much better outcomes.
No surprise. My cousins wife is a nurse out of Portland and went to NYC for 12 weeks in 2020 to give relief to nurses there. She came back after 6 weeks. Every time they push the vaccine on me I ask “tell me again why your wife came back early from NYC”. That usually stops the conversation. There is also a great book out from a nurse in NY called undercover epicenter nurse who talks about her experiences at the elmhurst hospital.
If you broaden the lens and look at the data in all regions of New York state what you will find is that hospital bed usage and ICU capacity were at near record lows throughout 2020.
Strange that a highly transmissible virus was evidently not transmissible enough to spread to other nearby regions.
Now I know some will say that these hospitals were telling everyone to stay away, which kept the bed/ICU usage low, as they awaited the "big wave", but certainly such a pandemic of biblical proportions would have made up for some of that, no?
"Highly transmissible" also makes you wonder how northern New England had such low covid numbers that spring while, 100-150 miles to the south, southern New England and southern New York had such high covid numbers.
Hi again (I have previously corresponded with you by email regarding your piece in Brownstone). Your analyses are very interesting to me. I think data at the individual hospital patient level may clarify some stats that are distorted by reporting artifact at the city, state or national level. I am confused by 2 charts in today's article. In "NYC Hospitals: % Covid+ by bed type" I am not sure if the data displays the weekly % of all hospitalized Covid+ patients in either acute vs ICU beds. If this is the correct interpretation then why do the percentages not sum to 100% for each week? If the chart means instead to display the % of acute or ICU beds occupied by covid+ patients, then it clearly disagrees with the chart "NYC Hospital ICUs" which shows almost 90% of all ICU patients being Covid+ in early Spring 2020. I commend you for your perseverance searching for truth in all the questionably reported data and I share your suspicion that panic and financial incentives had the dual effect of distorting data and degrading patient care in NYC.
With "NYC Hospitals: % Covid+ by bed type", it's percent of ALL acute bed occupants and percent of all ICU bed occupants that are covid+.
My title is confusing though, so I will correct it. Give me a a bit and check back to see if the correction works.
UPDATE TO COMMENT: My revised title is the graph I intended but wasn't that data. I removed the graph and replaced with with two others, plus a note at the end of the article about the change. LMK if that fixes it. :) Lots of data and graphs to keep track of in this one!
The 97% decline in "covid on death certificate" hospital deaths within 2 months is stunning. I'd expect that PCR tests picking up virus remnants in the non-symptomatic would prevent such a large decline.
This is extremely important work you are doing Jessica!!!! THANKYOU!! Is there an email you have available? I would like to send you a message to coordinate a interview for you with Jonathan Couey. I want to help amplify your work! I can also arrange an interview for you with John Cullen. Please let me know if you're interested!
The extreme death rates (relative to anywhere else in the world save Peru) coming out of Italy and NYC/NJ always perplexed me. I assumed it was a deadlier virus that just attenuated over time, thus a lower death rate by the time Texas got its wave. But appears, in NYC, NJ and Italy anyways, more likely to be iatrogenic. Death by treatment. Death by vent.
It’s worse than that, IMO. This death rate - which was largely borne of human intervention - was used to scare the world into submission.
I’m also of the mind that the main reason the insane Covid case definition couldn’t be changed is because it would expose these deaths for what they truly were.
i saw a documentary about a year ago about the covid breakout in italy. unfortunately, i forget the name. the gist of what i do remember is that the first hospital had terrible outcomes because they followed the protocol from the world health organization. a second hospital, a little further away which was inundated with patients about a week later, decided to ignore the who protocol and use steroids to calm down the initial inflamation to avoid intubation. they had much better outcomes.
Thanks. I’ll have to search for that.
No surprise. My cousins wife is a nurse out of Portland and went to NYC for 12 weeks in 2020 to give relief to nurses there. She came back after 6 weeks. Every time they push the vaccine on me I ask “tell me again why your wife came back early from NYC”. That usually stops the conversation. There is also a great book out from a nurse in NY called undercover epicenter nurse who talks about her experiences at the elmhurst hospital.
Could you elaborate on what happened at Elmhurst hospital? I'm unaware
Here is the book at Barnes & Noble. If you read the synopsis provided, your question will be answered...
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/undercover-epicenter-nurse-erin-marie-olszewski/1137213051
If you broaden the lens and look at the data in all regions of New York state what you will find is that hospital bed usage and ICU capacity were at near record lows throughout 2020.
Strange that a highly transmissible virus was evidently not transmissible enough to spread to other nearby regions.
Now I know some will say that these hospitals were telling everyone to stay away, which kept the bed/ICU usage low, as they awaited the "big wave", but certainly such a pandemic of biblical proportions would have made up for some of that, no?
It didn't.
"Highly transmissible" also makes you wonder how northern New England had such low covid numbers that spring while, 100-150 miles to the south, southern New England and southern New York had such high covid numbers.
“Density” 🙄
Yep.
Hi again (I have previously corresponded with you by email regarding your piece in Brownstone). Your analyses are very interesting to me. I think data at the individual hospital patient level may clarify some stats that are distorted by reporting artifact at the city, state or national level. I am confused by 2 charts in today's article. In "NYC Hospitals: % Covid+ by bed type" I am not sure if the data displays the weekly % of all hospitalized Covid+ patients in either acute vs ICU beds. If this is the correct interpretation then why do the percentages not sum to 100% for each week? If the chart means instead to display the % of acute or ICU beds occupied by covid+ patients, then it clearly disagrees with the chart "NYC Hospital ICUs" which shows almost 90% of all ICU patients being Covid+ in early Spring 2020. I commend you for your perseverance searching for truth in all the questionably reported data and I share your suspicion that panic and financial incentives had the dual effect of distorting data and degrading patient care in NYC.
Thanks for your feedback.
With "NYC Hospitals: % Covid+ by bed type", it's percent of ALL acute bed occupants and percent of all ICU bed occupants that are covid+.
My title is confusing though, so I will correct it. Give me a a bit and check back to see if the correction works.
UPDATE TO COMMENT: My revised title is the graph I intended but wasn't that data. I removed the graph and replaced with with two others, plus a note at the end of the article about the change. LMK if that fixes it. :) Lots of data and graphs to keep track of in this one!
The 97% decline in "covid on death certificate" hospital deaths within 2 months is stunning. I'd expect that PCR tests picking up virus remnants in the non-symptomatic would prevent such a large decline.
Incredibly stunning
Recall that the tagline was New York “got the virus under control.”
Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
I can’t thank you enough for your writing and researching
Please let us know the second account is reinstated!!
Some related news stories:
1. NJ Doctor Frank Gabrin (age 60) worked in Queens hospital (East Orange, NI also) and died at home.
https://nypost.com/2020/04/01/new-jersey-doctor-dies-days-after-showing-coronavirus-symptoms/
2. Kious Kelly (age 48) nurse manager in Manhattan hospital died “of covid” late March 2020.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200326223022/https:/www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/nyregion/nurse-dies-coronavirus-mount-sinai.html
3. Prea Nankieshore, Age 34, Long Island, NY, 5 April 2020
ER clerk :
https://nypost.com/2020/04/08/emergency-room-clerk-at-forest-hills-hospital-dies-of-coronavirus/
4. Tomas Pattugalan, Age 70, died the same day he was admitted to the hospital in late March 2020. 🤔
https://web.archive.org/web/20200611060709/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/10/tomas-pattugalan-dead-coronavirus/
Also see https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/primary-partnercare-loses-primary-care-physician-to-covid-19-301032331.html
This is extremely important work you are doing Jessica!!!! THANKYOU!! Is there an email you have available? I would like to send you a message to coordinate a interview for you with Jonathan Couey. I want to help amplify your work! I can also arrange an interview for you with John Cullen. Please let me know if you're interested!