(07-01-2021, 10:50 AM)capcom link Wrote:Don't like to read that [member=57]ElwoodBlues1[/member] ... worrying.  My best. 

(07-01-2021, 09:59 AM)Mav link Wrote:Reminds me of arguments about compulsory seat belts. Opponents seized on the freak cases where someone not wearing a seat belt was thrown clear of a car that burst into flames after a crash to say that it should be up to each person to weigh the pros and cons.

(07-01-2021, 11:13 AM)Gointocarlton date Wrote:My father wrapped his Valiant around a pole (Drivers side) in Brunswick Rd Brunswick just after I was born in 1967. If he was wearing a seatbelt he wouldn't have survived (they found him on the passenger side part of the bench seat). Never stopped him wearing one when it became compulsory.

(07-01-2021, 11:06 AM)capcom link Wrote:Yep, 1970.  Sir Arthur Rylah and 1st country in the world to do it. 

(07-01-2021, 11:21 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:Interesting bloke was Artie Rylah....I remember he was the one to allow Sunday Sport which everyone now takes for granted.
Did a lot of stuff people didnt like too but what he did escapes my memory as I was very young.

(07-01-2021, 11:10 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Thanks Cap, she was nearly totally blind in that eye but is on thinners and has regained some of her sight but is seen as a high risk.
She also has a bad cholesterol problem and is intermittent with her medication which is on her but the specialist advice was wait
and see what improvements in the vaccines can be made and they will revisit that advice.
Loves her footy and is a big Saints supporter so she hasnt had much to cheer about of late....

(07-01-2021, 11:33 AM)capcom link Wrote:Is your MIL on statins?

Quote:People who contract COVID-19 are also 100 times more likely to experience cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) than the general population, a new pre-print Oxford University study has found.

The research, conducted in the wake of numerous high-profile clotting cases linked to people who had received the AstraZeneca vaccine, found around 39 in one million people with COVID are diagnosed with CVT, compared with 0.4 per million people who had not contracted the disease.

CVT was also found to be more common among people who received either the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca COVID vaccines – at a rate of between 4–5 per million – meaning people with coronavirus are between 8–10 times more likely to develop the blood clots than those who have been vaccinated against it.

‘There are concerns about possible associations between vaccines and CVT, causing governments and regulators to restrict the use of certain vaccines. Yet, one key question remained unknown: “What is the risk of CVT following a diagnosis of COVID-19?”,’ co-lead author Professor Paul Harrison said.

‘We’ve reached two important conclusions. Firstly, COVID-19 markedly increases the risk of CVT, adding to the list of blood clotting problems this infection causes.

‘Secondly, the COVID-19 risk is higher than seen with the current vaccines, even for those under 30; something that should be taken into account when considering the balances between risks and benefits for vaccination.’
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/blood-clots-up-to-10-times-more-common-with-covid

(07-01-2021, 11:13 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:My father wrapped his Valiant around a pole (Drivers side) in Brunswick Rd Brunswick just after I was born in 1967. If he was wearing a seatbelt he wouldn't have survived (they found him on the passenger side part of the bench seat). Never stopped him wearing one when it became compulsory.