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What does India have that we don't?

Bullseye said:
Looking at the Worldometer daily charts I've noticed someone interesting. India, a country with 1.3 billion people somehow has had few COVID cases than us: 5.6 million vs our 7.0 million; has had slightly more recoveries 4.5 mil vs our 4.3 mil, has less than a million active cases vs our 2.5 million and has about 9000 "serious/critical" cases. BUT, the most interesting stat I've been noticing is the "daily recover" columnn (click on "columns" button, scroll down and click checkbox). On a day to day basis India is kicking our ass on getting COVID sufferers back on the their feet.

One of the prime reasons for this is that India as a nation doesn't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome rather than listen to medical advice and has been aggressively using HCQ. Maybe we should take a lesson from India?
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Cheaper drugs.
 
Bullseye said:
HCQ cost 80 cents a tablet.
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I expect that even after the end of the pandemic cycle, that the Indian numbers of recovery will be very good (probably better than in western countries) because India is a veryyyy young nation with a life expectancy of only 67.5

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Demographics of India - Wikipedia

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Since India has a much smaller percentage of its population older than 65 years old (compared to other developed nations), it is much more probable that an Indian patient will see a recovery from a coronavirus infection than a western patient because on average he is quite younger than his counterpart in developed nations. Recall that over 80% of coronavirus deaths are concentrated within the age group of +65.
 
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Bullseye said:
HCQ cost 80 cents a tablet.
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That, according to peer reviewed studies, do not work. The 'studies' from India are suspect.

In fact, that article from Indiatvnew is quoting someone who has come out with a study that actually contradicts the claim in that article

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New study finds hydroxychloroquine ineffective as preventive antiviral against COVID-19 | Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences | Case Western Reserve University

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible de...
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That study is from the person that india tv news quoted. I'll take an actual study published by a university rather than the word of an India web site anyday.
 
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India's testing ability is behind many other countries, and it's especially hard to determine victims among the poor. Especially if the government is not that interested in publishing correct statistics anyways.
 
Bullseye said:
The numbers I'm focusing on are their recovery rate and "serious/critical" cases. Those would be test-based.
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According to worldometer, you are focusing on an highly unreliable number.

"Recoveries = this statistic is highly imperfect, because reporting can be missing, incomplete, incorrect, based on different definitions, or dated (or a combination of all of these) for many governments, both at the local and national level, sometimes with differences between states within the same country or counties within the same state..."
 
Bullseye said:
Tell me you wouldn't if your doctor recommended it. Is TDS worth your life?
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You should be asking yourself that question. I wear a mask in public, ask your president why he doesn't and makes fun of folks who do. It seems to me he puts a lot of people in danger at his rallies not wearing a mask and encouraging them not to. Sad.
 
Bullseye said:
Looking at the Worldometer daily charts I've noticed someone interesting. India, a country with 1.3 billion people somehow has had few COVID cases than us: 5.6 million vs our 7.0 million; has had slightly more recoveries 4.5 mil vs our 4.3 mil, has less than a million active cases vs our 2.5 million and has about 9000 "serious/critical" cases. BUT, the most interesting stat I've been noticing is the "daily recover" columnn (click on "columns" button, scroll down and click checkbox). On a day to day basis India is kicking our ass on getting COVID sufferers back on the their feet.

One of the prime reasons for this is that India as a nation doesn't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome rather than listen to medical advice and has been aggressively using HCQ. Maybe we should take a lesson from India?
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How could a sensitive virus survive long enough in that shit hole?
 
Bullseye said:
Looking at the Worldometer daily charts I've noticed someone interesting. India, a country with 1.3 billion people somehow has had few COVID cases than us: 5.6 million vs our 7.0 million; has had slightly more recoveries 4.5 mil vs our 4.3 mil, has less than a million active cases vs our 2.5 million and has about 9000 "serious/critical" cases. BUT, the most interesting stat I've been noticing is the "daily recover" columnn (click on "columns" button, scroll down and click checkbox). On a day to day basis India is kicking our ass on getting COVID sufferers back on the their feet.

One of the prime reasons for this is that India as a nation doesn't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome rather than listen to medical advice and has been aggressively using HCQ. Maybe we should take a lesson from India?
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What is HCQ. Also, maybe people from India have some natural immunity. I have heard of one place in Italy where the people's genetics there make them less prone to having problems from cholesterol. Another thing is that many more people in India are exposed to filth. Such as monkeys that carry a deadly form of herpes. There are also many who bathe in filthy river water. I also saw something on TV once about a temple they have there where people worship rats. They showed one person eating with them and letting them crawl all over him. I will also show you a picture of people in India taking a crap out in public. Apparently, a common practice there. Maybe the reason why coronavirus isn't effecting them as much is that all of the germs they are exposed to has strengthened their immune system.

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RAMOSS said:
That, according to peer reviewed studies, do not work. The 'studies' from India are suspect.
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Bullseye said:
Tell me you wouldn't if your doctor recommended it. Is TDS worth your life?
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The thing is, my doctor goes my peer reviewed medical journals, not politicians making unsupported claims.
 
bongsaway said:
You should be asking yourself that question. I wear a mask in public, ask your president why he doesn't and makes fun of folks who do. It seems to me he puts a lot of people in danger at his rallies not wearing a mask and encouraging them not to. Sad.
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There's no question in my mind: with my doctor's concurrence I'd take HCQ. The rest of your BS isn't worth addressing.
 
RetiredUSN said:
How could a sensitive virus survive long enough in that shit hole?
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I was wondering how that dealt with masking and social distancing in some of the horrendous slum areas.
 
thisjustin said:
What is HCQ. Also, maybe people from India have some natural immunity. I have heard of one place in Italy where the people's genetics there make them less prone to having problems from cholesterol. Another thing is that many more people in India are exposed to filth. Such as monkeys that carry a deadly form of herpes. There are also many who bathe in filthy river water. I also saw something on TV once about a temple they have there where people worship rats. They showed one person eating with them and letting them crawl all over him. I will also show you a picture of people in India taking a crap out in public. Apparently, a common practice there. Maybe the reason why coronavirus isn't effecting them as much is that all of the germs they are exposed to has strengthened their immune system.

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HCQ= Hydroxychloroquinine. I'm not doctor, but I suppose there may be some genetic reason for these numbers.
 
India continues to progress. for the last few days their recoveries count has exceeded new case count. That's real progress.
 
Bullseye said:
India continues to progress. for the last few days their recoveries count has exceeded new case count. That's real progress.
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India will have a very impressive recovery rate because it has a veryyyyy young population (life expectancy less than 68 years IIRC and only 5% of total population above 65), which means that patients are generally much younger and will survive at much higher rates than patients in developed western countries with older populations.
 
pamak said:
India will have a very impressive recovery rate because it has a veryyyyy young population (life expectancy less than 68 years IIRC and only 5% of total population above 65), which means that patients are generally much younger and will survive at much higher rates than patients in developed western countries with older populations.
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Not because of the miracle cure Trump didn't take when he got COVID? Hmm!
 
Greenbeard said:
Not because of the miracle cure Trump didn't take when he got COVID? Hmm!
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HCQ is not a "miracle drug" nor it is indicated for every patient. India, however, has used HCQ quite extensively, but they don't have Trump, so I guess that's ok.
 
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