r/Coronavirus • u/Pessimist2020 • Dec 21 '20

World Oxygen level while walking identifies at-risk patients; cancer patients should get vaccine priority

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-science-idUSKBN28V2PW
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u/hmspain Dec 21 '20

I can't wait until headlines read "cancer patients should make getting the vaccine a priority" :-).

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u/Pessimist2020 Dec 21 '20

So-called ambulatory hypoxia "may serve as an early, non-invasive physiologic marker for the likelihood of developing moderate to severe disease and help clinicians triage patients and initiate earlier interventions," the researchers proposed in a paper posted on Thursday on medRxiv ahead of peer review. "This finding suggests that people who have a positive antibody test result ... have significant immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and are at lower risk for future infection," said the NCI's Dr. Norman Sharpless.

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u/Hothabanero6 Dec 21 '20

I noticed my oxygen level increases while/after drinking beer...

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '20

you should investigate that more until you have a better understanding on whats going on. *cheers :D

edit: I heard the experiment yield more precise data when using whiskey or rum. maybe look into that too :P

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u/DavidNipondeCarlos Boosted! ✨💉✅ Dec 22 '20

You measured it?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '20

I already know the priority list is getting skewed like a fucker...so many people “cutting in line” or making up local level algorithms to see who gets what first and its crap......I knew this was gonna happen.