Hello all! Apologies I was due to have this uploaded last week so the numbers are a little out... but didn't want to miss out on some Dr Sonia wisdom. Enjoy x
Your videos are awesome! even though I'm out of education for a little bit listening to you and sonia helps me remember quite a few things from what i've been reading for the last couple of years. I respect other workers in the NHS and i wish i could do more but I'm just a healthcare assistant but hopefully i can become doctors like you guys in the future.
Doc, I am sure many of your subscribers can do CGI, it would be great to see the R progression on CGI, if you ask, I'm pretty sure someone will do it for you.
For what i understand covid will become less severe like any virus look at ebola and its local sup kinds .I believe covid is the same .Here in german, we actualy have less deaths per infected now than in april .Question is benign mutation or better treatment ? Ps i also believe local covid is a thing here in berlin we had people who got internal bleeding by covid while on ventilator .While you had children that got kawasiki sydrom ish symptomes in UK .What do you think ?
@@peterwolf8395 people who are most likely to suffer severe consequences don't survive, the ones who do survive are those predesposed to fair better. But we are talking generations. What you might be seeing is the consequences of something called Virus Load. The viral illness can be more severe depending how how much virus a person was exposed to. Mos virus have a minimum exposure load to cause mild symptoms, severe illness or death. Don't know the specifics about Covid-19, but that's generally how it works.
@@karlhawkes You are entitled to your opinion sir. But I am also allowed tell you, that you sound like an absolute psychopath. Please do the planet a favour and stay inside, even if you really do believe the crap you just said.
I could listen to Dr Sonia explain the dictionary. I always feel informed when I listen to you Dr Sonia. Not just on a basic level but a little further than that. You (and Dr Ed) keep it real but try to stay positive too as you give us the facts but keep it interesting and humorous. We all need a Dr Sonia in our lives. Thank you to both of you for being there for anyone that needs the special care that you provide. Xx
Sending love. I’m in Melbourne, Australia. We’ve just come out of one of the strictest lockdowns, it lasted 120-130 days. We went from 750~ cases 3.5months ago, and earlier this week we had back to back 0 cases and 0 deaths, for this first time since the start of March. It’s been tough, but you can get through it! EDIT: We’ve just found out that today was our 3 “donut day” (0 cases, 0 deaths) in a row, meaning we’ve had 5 in 8 days. We’ve been looking at our 14 day average cases, and it’s fallen to 1.9 today!
Housin' Authority sure. But starting from 0 is easier than letting it run uncontrollably. Just because it isn’t “easy” doesn’t mean it’s not the right thing to do. Whilst it is so low, less people are dying. You’re an idiot
@@housinauthority5258 Hundreds of people alive who would have otherwise been dead, and now with a chance of receiving a vaccine instead of a grave... pointless? If everyone was like you you might be correct, but thankfully they are not.
Aww, I missed you two - glad to see our favourite dynamic doctor duo! Loved how Dr Sonia explained the situation using the Lego people/blocks, it definitely puts things into perspective. ❤
Watching Dr Sonia explain difficult things with Lego’s is so soothing and like being back at primary school in the best way 😂 wishing you both the best over the Winter period!
The calm, informative, and honest detail in these videos are both importantly warning and yet strangely reassuring. People telling us the medical truth, plain and simple. Not trying to coddle us or scare us. Just firm and factual in a calm, friendly way.
You both are absolute gems! Thank you, thank you for your posts! I appreciate that you are able to encapsulate logic and intelligence as well as calm, compassion and humor. You are world class.
fastest video i've ever clicked. i'm a nursing student, and hospitals are now off limits for students in training, so my graduation has been delayed, but i'm not worried. I would rather graduate later than getting COVID from the hospital.
And neither should you have to. Noone expects you to jump out of nursing school and be a ready made Nurse. That's not how this works. You have to LEARN this job. Not just the medical science and the routines of treating patients but also how to deal with all that healthcare throws at you. Stress wise, mindset wise as well. You have the right to have time to learn a job over time. And just because graduation is delayed doesn't mean you can't learn other things while you wait. Even if that's just sorting yourself out in this time and thinking about how you deal with the pandemic. Your time of saving others will come don't rush it :-)
I start my next placement in 4 weeks and quite nervous about it now with the increase in cases q I dont think we can opt out but im going to respiratory ward cant wait nervous as im a bad asthmatic.
Completely understandable. I have a friend who is in a similar position to you and has her own medical problems. She has always been very hygienic but I would worry about her in this situation. Just like @FelKor said, you will save lives in the future, so please stay well.
Thank you ever so much for this update and talk. You are both a sane voice in what is becoming a very unhinged world. Please take care and stay safe. Sending you all the best xx
Second wave is there... my husband is tested positive, having nasty symptoms for 3 days, feeling better today, all family is self-isolating , no panic, staying positive, Fingers crossed we will be all ok...
Please, please check out the Zelenko protocol! You can do so much more than just hope: querectin & vitamin d help prevent the virus from replicating inside the cell, can reduce severity of disease!
@@joyfisher8008 Thank you, I checked Zelenko but I had no access to those meds :((( So we are using Chineese medicine Covid 19 herbal formula instead, published by med authorities from Shanghaj :Liquoric, Scullap, Forsythia, Honeysuckle, ginger (formulas are different depending on symptoms), I got them all from nearest asian shop. Plus we are all on high doses of witamin D,C and zinc. I could see relief of symptoms in hours after my husband started taking herbal brew. So It works fine aswell, my husband is on the mending, feeling 'nearly' ok. Nobody else at home has any symptoms. Greetings from Scotland, stay healthy and safe :)))
I’ve never seen your channel before but I just wanted to compliment Dr Sonia on her ability to explain these complex concepts in a simple and clear manner! I studied emerging infectious diseases last year and this is the best explanation of R number and mutation I’ve seen online!
Sonia explains things so well, even us ‘normal’ folk can understand it. Boris should be using her. Dr Hope you’re doing a great job of making us cautious but not going into full blown panic. Well done 👍🏻
@@karlhawkes It does. Chronic post viral states absolutely do. I had a viral infection in April 2007 and am STILL ill today with post viral symptoms. 13 years of my life lost to it. Lost my teaching career to it. What I want to know is, is long Covid M.E? That is my diagnosis and it is devastating. My heart goes out to long Covid sufferers. I hope their symptoms ease with time but if they don’t and they persist, then do we continue to treat them as separate from M.E. patients or not? Too soon to tell yet.
At last...some sense in this awful awful year...I feel comforted knowing I can listen to you both. I honestly cannot believe our Goverment are not taking things more serious! Given they have knowledge now of what happened in the 1st wave! I am so fed up of doing everything I can to keep safe whilst others are holidaying,socialising and acting as though they have a "right" to enjoy themselves after the initial lockdown in March. People are sefish...it upsets me that the NHS will yet again be pushed to the limits and will work within a living nightmare. Please both of you take great care and try (easier said than done) stay safe. Thank you both so much x
This is a very good interview / discussion. You two combo well. Ed asks some great, very well chosen questions, and Sonia is fantastic and very clear at answering them and educating. MUCH better and more informative than the fake news media.
I’m from Melbourne and we have just come out of extreme lockdown, wish you all the best and just keep doing what you are doing, together we can all beat this darn thing hugs 💜
Explaining the R number using lego people was a very visual way of explaining how quick Covid will spread amongst the community. Great explanation, thanks both. Hearing your experience of the first patient in ICU since the first wave was a reality check. I will do all I can to ensure I am not a patient or a spreader of the virus.
Thinking of you guys and sending love! Thanks for getting together and sharing this, SUCH a great video! I really wish this wasn't happening again, its so sad seeing us fall back into it and not taking it as seriously as needed. Wishing you both all the best, thank you for all you do
OMG, thank you for this video! I can't tell you how fed up I am of trying to explain to doubters that COVID isn't the flu. This video is exactly what I needed! Keep up the great work!
You two are amazing. Well explained, calm and descriptive. You should be on the news, telling it as it actually is. I'm convinced more people would listen and believe what's being said if it came straight from the actual medical staff on the front line. Thank you for taking the time to keep us informed with what's really going on. Stay safe both of you.
I'm meant to be having surgery next week... I really really hope it doesn't get cancelled. I've had to come off certain meds for a month so feel like crap and had to isolate... it's in a private hospital though nhs funded... It was meant to be in April and I really hope I'm not set back again.. I've had to put a lot of extra planning into this because of Covid...
Meanwhile, across the pond, we are in wave 3 with numbers in individual states greater than in European countries. It is mostly driven by that “itchy” feeling people get when told what to do. Based on news outlets, it seems Europe is getting more aggressive in frustrations as well. I pray compassion and reason win out in the end.
Thankyou for another enlightening video, and I'm so glad to see Sonia back. I'm in Victoria, Australia and the effects of such a long lockdown on people's mental health has started to outweigh the benefits, so I urge decision makers to remember it's not just about the numbers
Please discuss the studies in hospitals where they give Vitamin D (already processed) in high doses as treatment. There seems to be hugely successful but I don't hear anything about that (except from Dr. Campbell and his comrades ).
What the public doesn't understand is that doctors dont use one single drug for any severe disease They are using Vit.D to "boost the immune system" and to complement whatever antivirals they'll give.. They cant give only vitamin D and expect the patient to recover... So don't worry.. a patient will usually get a cocktail of vitamin D, paracetamol, antivirals etc
Thank you both. The Lego Minifigs were a very good way to demonstrate the R-number. I know a few people that struggle to understand what it really means, and that it doesn't stop at the first group of people infected. I am immensely disappointed at how many people saw the reduction in restrictions as a green light to go back to normal. It is the old "Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it". I don't understand why it is so difficult for so many adults in this country to act their age rather than their shoe size. Nor why they don't want to take responsibility for their own wellbeing!
From where am from we’re experiencing the third wave already & the healthcare services are really stretched especially in the state of Sabah. All I can say is brace for impact & we all have got to work together (including leaders masks on no one above the law) coz we’re only as good as our weakest link. Godspeed doctors & all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great video thanks for making the visual so easy to understand. This ought to be shown on the six o'clock news, you guys make it interesting and can get across to everyone so hopefully people will take it seriously. I hope this time around it doesn't drown the NHS, without you we dont stand a chance against the invisible killer.
Dr. Sonia's voice and presentation are very soothing; thanks for the chat. PS I think we need to focus more on early stage theraputics & encourage votes to at least up their vitamin d levels, esp this winter.
It isn't a hoax it's just over played to control us ordinary people! 750 people died of covid in 4 month influenza killed 7000 but not a peep about it the common flu, weird don't you think? Agenda 21 has begun!
"The rules" are not very protective. You need to interact with people sooner or later and masks do not work. Having proper levels of vitamin D and other vitamins and minerals is protective against both this virus and influenza.
@@Ron_the_Skeptic Somebody better tell Japan about their ineffective masks. Public transportation usage is still very high, yet virus spread is incredibly low. The vitamin D argument has not been shown to pass scientific rigour. You can go over to Medlifecrisis for an explanation on that one.
Lovely to see Sonia back. Pity about the reason. Stay strong. Here in Melbourne Australia we have just come through our second wave and have finally started to open up again. Still restricted travel, and mask wearing requirements, but improved economy with stores opening. Confusingly, the aged care facility where I work is strengthening it's requirements instead of relaxing them, especially for staff. Not sure why, but maybe because of the opening up outside the facility rather than in line with it. Stay safe all.
Tests have shown vit D reduces ICU death rates from 50% to just 2%. We have 300ish dying per day, so around 600 critical admissions. If vit D was given that would give 12 deaths per day average.
@@christianbuczko1481 I'd really like to know where you passed your general medical training, was it from an accredited university or did you learn on the job as many nurses do? You seem to know far more than me. Please tell me. I've only got training in oncology so I'm desperate for you to share the results that different fields have found. It sounds promising by your statistics.
@@Hagg-o-tron as i said, im not medically trained. The stats were mentioned on Dr john cambell youtube channel a few weeks back, i think it was spanish research into 75 patients with known low vid D admitted to ICU. They gave massive doses of the refined vitamin so it was effective from day 1, instead of taking a week to get into the system. 25 had no vit D, and all standard covid treatments. 13 died. The other 50 got the vit D, 1 died out of 50. Note, the test was conducted with patients who were tested last year and found to be low on vit D. Dr cambell has been analyzing data from various reputable sources, and has the papers he referenced on his channel, he's the person you should be interested in contacting regarding vit D. In addition to reducing deaths, vit D also decreased severity of symptoms and reduced the need for the more dangerous life support which has such high mortality. I think every 60+ yr old should be taking vit D, and making sure they are not deficient, as it would mean the hospitals dont need to later...
UK people are very individualistic, and don't like to be told what to do. Usually that's great, because we challenge our politicians and leaders all the time, but in a crisis it is a bit of a disaster. The USA is a more extreme version of this.
Fingers crossed that it won't be as bad as the first phase. Hopefully the nightingale hospitals that aren't up yet, will be up and running soon in readiness for it. Your experience will of course be invaluable and the basic things we can do is wear masks/face coverings where necessary, keep surfaces and hands clean and socially distance.
To fill in the numbers from 1-58 with R0=1.5, the 1½ people will spread it to 2¼, those 2¼ will spread it to 3⅜, those will spread it to about 5 more, then 7.6, 11.4, 17.1, 25.6, and 38.4; and those last 38.4 will spread it to 57.7 more.
I did the maths myself there, am I right in thinking that to get the total number of people infected by 1 person you have to add each 'round' of spreading together?? I got 170.955 in total! (for R0=3 I got 59,040!!)
The published R0 range for COVID is between 2.5 and 6.7 depending on population density. Masks, sanitation and social distancing can reduce it to 0.6 based on Australian experience and practices.
It is crazy, in Wales, and other parts of the not to we are in various lockdowns with differing regulations which makes hints very confusing. I appreciate these informed videos and all your hard work. I hope that we will learn from the first and hopefully it will get better
A really big question for you and your landlady. At the end of the VLOG you discussed the importance to consider the finite volume of ICU staff. Does that mean fully manning the multiple Nightingale hospitals would have been not possible should they have all been mobilised? In fact, would it have been possible to man even a single Nightingale with a full compliment of staff?
That was a really fun episode! I wish you and all your colleges all the strength to get through second wave. And I actually wanted to ask if there could be an Q&A in the future. I would really like to hear about your opinions on ventilation without sedation in an intensive care setting. Maybe this is a little too specific but i got interested in that topic recently and I think it deserves more attention. Maybe you could help spreat some information about that in an interesting, fun way. Like all your videos.
As I understand it, people who are put on ventilators with Covid-19 have a lot of mucus and partly destroyed lungs and all because of their own immune system overshooting. Giving them more oxygen and putting the lungs under pressure can in some cases be harmful, but not putting them on ventilators is no option too
I think this is because it is already too late, and helping with oxygen/ventilation does not help with complications due to immune system response. There is a good video by Nija Nerd Lecture from 7month ago which try to explains the condition.
There is another video on his channel where Sonia take about this a lot. Ventilators require you to be put in an induced coma and that in and of itself is very hard on the body; anesthesia can have harmful effects especially in the elderly, and every day you are in a coma your muscles atrophy, etc. The longer you are on the ventilator the longer the recovery process will be and not everyone is strong enough for it. But I expect most of the death rate is just the fact that if you are sick enough to go onto a ventilator in the first place, then you were likely to die without the ventilator and the ventilator does not cut that risk back to zero; it is a help, not a cure. Once you need a ventilator you're already among the most sick and at-risk you can be and less likely to recover in the first place - the ventilator is a last resort and while it can save some people it can't save everyone. Whereas someone who doesn't get sick enough to need a ventilator is more likely to recover in the first place.
I've noticed that it's a lot easier to imagine the amount of people by providing a picture of a huge stadium and a number of seats it hasю So show a huge stadium that can contain 10k people and then say that 5 of those stadiums will get infected in 10 days.
Love the content, in your view as drs, since the start of Covid what % improvement do you see in patients prognosis based on treatment advancements this year? I.e how much better would a pt do today vs presenting in March?
One of my work mates was verbally attacked by a jogger, while walking to work, demanding that he should take off his face mask because 'not enough people have died'.
As if the virus wasn't frightening enough you have the crazies as well. Here in Paris people are mostly behaving well - though we have a few crazies of a different kind...
@TheCausation That’s not the truth, last week I was waiting for a train. When the train approached, I saw someone stood up from the seat and stood behind the door through the window, so I politely waited outside the train door and tried to let him open the door and get off the train first. But after the 20s, door stayed closed, there was still no sign he was getting off, so I pushed the button and opened the door. Was a young man without a mask. I tried to get on the train, and he just stood there blocking my way, so I stepped back and see if he wanted to get off... But no. Train door is wide, so I moved to the left side of the door see if I could get on, but he moved and blocked the left as well, I moved right side blocked again. The train was about to leave, so finally I asked him ”what do you want”, he put his face so close to mine like only 5cm, and I was super threatening consider I am just a petite girl and at that time no one else around. He pulled off my mask and threw it on the floor, then ran away with an evil laugh. I actually freaked out and so worried for few days. You think this aggression is acceptable?
Good morning to all! In Germany will be a light lockdown from monday on... I wish people would have stopped travelling and having big parties in the last few weeks. Nobody cared anymore and now, we have the highest infections since the beginning of the pandemic. Funfact: schools and childcare are forced to stay open 🤦♀️
Good Video as always. What are your thoughts on the Tier System (esp. since even though its meant to be 3 tiers, everywhere still seems to have different rules) And thoughts on Essex asking to be moved up a tier earlier than it would have needed too?
Can we have Dr. Sonia come across the the US and educate the less scientifically literate members of the US population. She is so articulate and clear in describing the core issues with this virus. Very factual and non political.
Have a look at the Ivermectin trials. They are often with flawed design but all point towards benefit. Would be great to see wider use in UK to see if it helps.
Apparently once the lungs are badly full of coagulant they can’t let oxygen in and carbon dioxide out which leads to organ failure from both effects. Ventilator is merely ensuring what little gets into your body is as pure as it gets for efficiency. There was an article on the BBC website about what covid actually does and how, might still be there.
Hello all! Apologies I was due to have this uploaded last week so the numbers are a little out... but didn't want to miss out on some Dr Sonia wisdom. Enjoy x
Your videos are awesome! even though I'm out of education for a little bit listening to you and sonia helps me remember quite a few things from what i've been reading for the last couple of years. I respect other workers in the NHS and i wish i could do more but I'm just a healthcare assistant but hopefully i can become doctors like you guys in the future.
Doc, I am sure many of your subscribers can do CGI, it would be great to see the R progression on CGI, if you ask, I'm pretty sure someone will do it for you.
I did wonder when you mentioned the rule of 6
For what i understand covid will become less severe like any virus look at ebola and its local sup kinds .I believe covid is the same .Here in german, we actualy have less deaths per infected now than in april .Question is benign mutation or better treatment ? Ps i also believe local covid is a thing here in berlin we had people who got internal bleeding by covid while on ventilator .While you had children that got kawasiki sydrom ish symptomes in UK .What do you think ?
@@peterwolf8395 people who are most likely to suffer severe consequences don't survive, the ones who do survive are those predesposed to fair better. But we are talking generations. What you might be seeing is the consequences of something called Virus Load. The viral illness can be more severe depending how how much virus a person was exposed to. Mos virus have a minimum exposure load to cause mild symptoms, severe illness or death. Don't know the specifics about Covid-19, but that's generally how it works.
I love seeing Sonia, but I so wish it wasn't because of a second wave. Stay strong, guys. We are still behind all the healthcare workers.
@@karlhawkes Dr Hawkes is on the case! Because of people of you, we are back in this situation.
@@karlhawkes You are entitled to your opinion sir. But I am also allowed tell you, that you sound like an absolute psychopath. Please do the planet a favour and stay inside, even if you really do believe the crap you just said.
I could listen to Dr Sonia explain the dictionary. I always feel informed when I listen to you Dr Sonia. Not just on a basic level but a little further than that. You (and Dr Ed) keep it real but try to stay positive too as you give us the facts but keep it interesting and humorous. We all need a Dr Sonia in our lives. Thank you to both of you for being there for anyone that needs the special care that you provide. Xx
Always love seeing Dr.Sonia keeping us informed with Legos.
She is great, we could feel in here voice that it’s was hard to se here patient die...
I messaged Lego a while back about sponsoring this channel but they sent an auto reply saying they were busy:(
Dr Sonia looks as cool as a cucumber.
But we KNOW this is a serious thing by Dr Hopes hair! The wilder it is, the more serious the issue!
@truth seeker Think ya got the wrong comment here chum. Unless you are a "truther". In which case you can get off my thread.
Sending love. I’m in Melbourne, Australia. We’ve just come out of one of the strictest lockdowns, it lasted 120-130 days. We went from 750~ cases 3.5months ago, and earlier this week we had back to back 0 cases and 0 deaths, for this first time since the start of March. It’s been tough, but you can get through it!
EDIT: We’ve just found out that today was our 3 “donut day” (0 cases, 0 deaths) in a row, meaning we’ve had 5 in 8 days. We’ve been looking at our 14 day average cases, and it’s fallen to 1.9 today!
Wauw, I can’t Image how hard that must have been. I feel Already down during the same lockdown :(
Hi Brisbane, I am so glad you guys are out of lockdown. We have been very worried of the impact such a long lockdown has had on people. Stay safe.
Pointless! It will be back
Housin' Authority sure. But starting from 0 is easier than letting it run uncontrollably. Just because it isn’t “easy” doesn’t mean it’s not the right thing to do. Whilst it is so low, less people are dying. You’re an idiot
@@housinauthority5258 Hundreds of people alive who would have otherwise been dead, and now with a chance of receiving a vaccine instead of a grave... pointless? If everyone was like you you might be correct, but thankfully they are not.
Aww, I missed you two - glad to see our favourite dynamic doctor duo! Loved how Dr Sonia explained the situation using the Lego people/blocks, it definitely puts things into perspective. ❤
You said this do well. I totally agree.
Might there be a time you will stay at Sonia’s house again?
excellent upload, thank you so much. you two are genuinely beautiful people
Watching Dr Sonia explain difficult things with Lego’s is so soothing and like being back at primary school in the best way 😂 wishing you both the best over the Winter period!
The calm, informative, and honest detail in these videos are both importantly warning and yet strangely reassuring. People telling us the medical truth, plain and simple. Not trying to coddle us or scare us. Just firm and factual in a calm, friendly way.
You both are absolute gems! Thank you, thank you for your posts! I appreciate that you are able to encapsulate logic and intelligence as well as calm, compassion and humor. You are world class.
fastest video i've ever clicked.
i'm a nursing student, and hospitals are now off limits for students in training, so my graduation has been delayed, but i'm not worried. I would rather graduate later than getting COVID from the hospital.
And neither should you have to.
Noone expects you to jump out of nursing school and be a ready made Nurse. That's not how this works.
You have to LEARN this job. Not just the medical science and the routines of treating patients but also how to deal with all that healthcare throws at you. Stress wise, mindset wise as well. You have the right to have time to learn a job over time.
And just because graduation is delayed doesn't mean you can't learn other things while you wait. Even if that's just sorting yourself out in this time and thinking about how you deal with the pandemic. Your time of saving others will come don't rush it :-)
Good for you!
In Russia they're drafting students to serve in covid hospitals.
It's "voluntary", of course.
I start my next placement in 4 weeks and quite nervous about it now with the increase in cases q I dont think we can opt out but im going to respiratory ward cant wait nervous as im a bad asthmatic.
Completely understandable. I have a friend who is in a similar position to you and has her own medical problems. She has always been very hygienic but I would worry about her in this situation. Just like @FelKor said, you will save lives in the future, so please stay well.
Thank you ever so much for this update and talk. You are both a sane voice in what is becoming a very unhinged world. Please take care and stay safe. Sending you all the best xx
Welcome to the epidemiology class with Dr Hope and Dr Sonia.
Amazing to get well-informed content about COVID-19 from actual healthcare workers. Thanks for your uploads!
Second wave is there... my husband is tested positive, having nasty symptoms for 3 days, feeling better today, all family is self-isolating , no panic, staying positive, Fingers crossed we will be all ok...
Sending hugs!
Please, please check out the Zelenko protocol! You can do so much more than just hope: querectin & vitamin d help prevent the virus from replicating inside the cell, can reduce severity of disease!
@@karlhawkes tell that to the people who died and their families.
@@joyfisher8008 Thank you, I checked Zelenko but I had no access to those meds :(((
So we are using Chineese medicine Covid 19 herbal formula instead, published by med authorities from Shanghaj :Liquoric, Scullap, Forsythia, Honeysuckle, ginger (formulas are different depending on symptoms), I got them all from nearest asian shop. Plus we are all on high doses of witamin D,C and zinc. I could see relief of symptoms in hours after my husband started taking herbal brew. So It works fine aswell, my husband is on the mending, feeling 'nearly' ok. Nobody else at home has any symptoms. Greetings from Scotland, stay healthy and safe :)))
Hope you’re all well. Wishing you well
I could watch and listen to Dr Sonia all day, this women is amazing.
Thank you for a frank look at this without the dramatic hype.
I’ve never seen your channel before but I just wanted to compliment Dr Sonia on her ability to explain these complex concepts in a simple and clear manner! I studied emerging infectious diseases last year and this is the best explanation of R number and mutation I’ve seen online!
I absolutely love seeing the minds of fellow doctors conversing about important topics, this is really good content!!
Thank you and all of the NHS for what you do.
Sonia explains things so well, even us ‘normal’ folk can understand it. Boris should be using her. Dr Hope you’re doing a great job of making us cautious but not going into full blown panic. Well done 👍🏻
Do a video on "Long COVID" 🙏
@@karlhawkes It does. Chronic post viral states absolutely do. I had a viral infection in April 2007 and am STILL ill today with post viral symptoms. 13 years of my life lost to it. Lost my teaching career to it. What I want to know is, is long Covid M.E? That is my diagnosis and it is devastating. My heart goes out to long Covid sufferers. I hope their symptoms ease with time but if they don’t and they persist, then do we continue to treat them as separate from M.E. patients or not? Too soon to tell yet.
At last...some sense in this awful awful year...I feel comforted knowing I can listen to you both. I honestly cannot believe our Goverment are not taking things more serious! Given they have knowledge now of what happened in the 1st wave! I am so fed up of doing everything I can to keep safe whilst others are holidaying,socialising and acting as though they have a "right" to enjoy themselves after the initial lockdown in March. People are sefish...it upsets me that the NHS will yet again be pushed to the limits and will work within a living nightmare. Please both of you take great care and try (easier said than done) stay safe. Thank you both so much x
Amazing to hear from experienced from Doctors dealing with it. You guys are amazing.
This is a very good interview / discussion. You two combo well. Ed asks some great, very well chosen questions, and Sonia is fantastic and very clear at answering them and educating. MUCH better and more informative than the fake news media.
You two are always so informative, which I greatly appreciate. Thank you! And please take of yourselves!
I’m from Melbourne and we have just come out of extreme lockdown, wish you all the best and just keep doing what you are doing, together we can all beat this darn thing hugs 💜
The man putting people into the lockdown is the man who caused it.
Like pyromaniac who work as firemen.
welcome back, indeed. thank you, Dr. Hope and dear Sonia
Explaining the R number using lego people was a very visual way of explaining how quick Covid will spread amongst the community. Great explanation, thanks both. Hearing your experience of the first patient in ICU since the first wave was a reality check. I will do all I can to ensure I am not a patient or a spreader of the virus.
Thank you both so much for doing what you are doing! It's so nice to have an update on the situation from people who are in the very middle of it
At least you all are trying to help one another. We in the USA are on our 3rd impact of our first wave and it just keeps getting worse!
The government's response here is very chaotic and makkng thkngs worse.
Death rates have been down for months even if cases go up. Deal with this disease early before it takes over the immunity system.
Lovely to see Dr Sonia. Love the dry humour amid the seriousness.
Thinking of you guys and sending love! Thanks for getting together and sharing this, SUCH a great video! I really wish this wasn't happening again, its so sad seeing us fall back into it and not taking it as seriously as needed. Wishing you both all the best, thank you for all you do
Second wave is making dr hope’s hair crazier.
Great video. Sonia - thank you and keep well during this awful time.
The Dynamic Duo back to rescue us from our ignorance! Bravo!
So who would have thought I would be hero by being a loner. Doing my bit to save lives
OMG, thank you for this video! I can't tell you how fed up I am of trying to explain to doubters that COVID isn't the flu. This video is exactly what I needed! Keep up the great work!
Dr. Sonia is so creative! Great!
You two are amazing. Well explained, calm and descriptive. You should be on the news, telling it as it actually is. I'm convinced more people would listen and believe what's being said if it came straight from the actual medical staff on the front line. Thank you for taking the time to keep us informed with what's really going on. Stay safe both of you.
I'm meant to be having surgery next week... I really really hope it doesn't get cancelled. I've had to come off certain meds for a month so feel like crap and had to isolate... it's in a private hospital though nhs funded... It was meant to be in April and I really hope I'm not set back again.. I've had to put a lot of extra planning into this because of Covid...
Good luck, I really hope you get the medical help you need.
@@catercoz2491 thank you
All the best for your surgery! Had surgery done in summer and I know how it feels to wait for the date. Fingers crossed it all works out.
Best of luck. I hope they fix you up ASAP. May all your dreams come true.
vortexlisa - hoping all goes well. Take care. X
Meanwhile, across the pond, we are in wave 3 with numbers in individual states greater than in European countries. It is mostly driven by that “itchy” feeling people get when told what to do. Based on news outlets, it seems Europe is getting more aggressive in frustrations as well. I pray compassion and reason win out in the end.
Its because the states have northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere viral diseases have different characteristics in both
Thankyou for another enlightening video, and I'm so glad to see Sonia back. I'm in Victoria, Australia and the effects of such a long lockdown on people's mental health has started to outweigh the benefits, so I urge decision makers to remember it's not just about the numbers
Please discuss the studies in hospitals where they give Vitamin D (already processed) in high doses as treatment. There seems to be hugely successful but I don't hear anything about that (except from Dr. Campbell and his comrades ).
What the public doesn't understand is that doctors dont use one single drug for any severe disease
They are using Vit.D to "boost the immune system" and to complement whatever antivirals they'll give..
They cant give only vitamin D and expect the patient to recover...
So don't worry.. a patient will usually get a cocktail of vitamin D, paracetamol, antivirals etc
Thank you Dr Sonia and Dr Hope, take care of yourselves
Thank you both.
The Lego Minifigs were a very good way to demonstrate the R-number. I know a few people that struggle to understand what it really means, and that it doesn't stop at the first group of people infected.
I am immensely disappointed at how many people saw the reduction in restrictions as a green light to go back to normal. It is the old "Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it". I don't understand why it is so difficult for so many adults in this country to act their age rather than their shoe size. Nor why they don't want to take responsibility for their own wellbeing!
Thank you so much for your videos, I find them so informative at this time, as I did during the first wave.
Got my flu jab today 🥳.
Great video. Loving hear your perspective
Exceptional content that Dr Hope & Dr Sonia thank you
Thank you so much for this Dr Hope, Dr Sonia is fab! x
From where am from we’re experiencing the third wave already & the healthcare services are really stretched especially in the state of Sabah. All I can say is brace for impact & we all have got to work together (including leaders masks on no one above the law) coz we’re only as good as our weakest link.
Godspeed doctors & all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great video thanks for making the visual so easy to understand. This ought to be shown on the six o'clock news, you guys make it interesting and can get across to everyone so hopefully people will take it seriously.
I hope this time around it doesn't drown the NHS, without you we dont stand a chance against the invisible killer.
Dr. Sonia's voice and presentation are very soothing; thanks for the chat. PS I think we need to focus more on early stage theraputics & encourage votes to at least up their vitamin d levels, esp this winter.
It's so depressing that so many people are intent on ignoring the rules because they believe that the virus is a hoax.
It isn't a hoax it's just over played to control us ordinary people! 750 people died of covid in 4 month influenza killed 7000 but not a peep about it the common flu, weird don't you think? Agenda 21 has begun!
"The rules" are not very protective. You need to interact with people sooner or later and masks do not work. Having proper levels of vitamin D and other vitamins and minerals is protective against both this virus and influenza.
@@lonestar877 And your source for these numbers is what exactly?
@@madlatheoperator4649 common sense my old chap!
@@Ron_the_Skeptic Somebody better tell Japan about their ineffective masks. Public transportation usage is still very high, yet virus spread is incredibly low.
The vitamin D argument has not been shown to pass scientific rigour. You can go over to Medlifecrisis for an explanation on that one.
Much love to you and Sonia. Thank you as always for a wonderfully informative vid, Stay safe, from a fellow NHS worker x
You are wonderful people, doctors. Even with this worry you calm me. Thx
Dr Sonia has such a safe vibe to her
Yes,Dr Sonia is here 😍❤🥰😍❤🤩
As usual, sensible discussion from Sonia and Ed - thanks!
Lovely to see Sonia back. Pity about the reason. Stay strong. Here in Melbourne Australia we have just come through our second wave and have finally started to open up again. Still restricted travel, and mask wearing requirements, but improved economy with stores opening. Confusingly, the aged care facility where I work is strengthening it's requirements instead of relaxing them, especially for staff. Not sure why, but maybe because of the opening up outside the facility rather than in line with it. Stay safe all.
Tests have shown vit D reduces ICU death rates from 50% to just 2%.
We have 300ish dying per day, so around 600 critical admissions. If vit D was given that would give 12 deaths per day average.
Where did you do your medical training? I'm really curious.
@@Hagg-o-tron im not a doctor, this estimate is based on info available publicly and i extrapolated the test data to uk numbers.
@@christianbuczko1481 I'd really like to know where you passed your general medical training, was it from an accredited university or did you learn on the job as many nurses do? You seem to know far more than me. Please tell me. I've only got training in oncology so I'm desperate for you to share the results that different fields have found. It sounds promising by your statistics.
@@Hagg-o-tron as i said, im not medically trained. The stats were mentioned on Dr john cambell youtube channel a few weeks back, i think it was spanish research into 75 patients with known low vid D admitted to ICU. They gave massive doses of the refined vitamin so it was effective from day 1, instead of taking a week to get into the system. 25 had no vit D, and all standard covid treatments. 13 died. The other 50 got the vit D, 1 died out of 50.
Note, the test was conducted with patients who were tested last year and found to be low on vit D.
Dr cambell has been analyzing data from various reputable sources, and has the papers he referenced on his channel, he's the person you should be interested in contacting regarding vit D.
In addition to reducing deaths, vit D also decreased severity of symptoms and reduced the need for the more dangerous life support which has such high mortality.
I think every 60+ yr old should be taking vit D, and making sure they are not deficient, as it would mean the hospitals dont need to later...
Good to hear Sonia isnt going anywhere. So interesting to listen to.
Using Lego to explain makes it so much clearer!
I am not from UK, but I was concerned to see how fast they came out of last lockdown, and people going on summer holidays etc...
I'm from the UK and I am also concerned about how quickly the regulations lightened and all the emmets coming down on holiday
UK people are very individualistic, and don't like to be told what to do. Usually that's great, because we challenge our politicians and leaders all the time, but in a crisis it is a bit of a disaster. The USA is a more extreme version of this.
Acedragon it didn’t help that schools just swung open, as expected cases shot up as kids don’t follow the rules, schools just can’t work like that
@@neilwilson5785 our infections per capita are higher than USA....but France has the highest per capita in Europe
@@musashi3036 rise in cases is bang on when schools opened in September.
Fingers crossed that it won't be as bad as the first phase. Hopefully the nightingale hospitals that aren't up yet, will be up and running soon in readiness for it. Your experience will of course be invaluable and the basic things we can do is wear masks/face coverings where necessary, keep surfaces and hands clean and socially distance.
"That's half a person; he's got no legs."
I certainly didn't expect this prejudice against amputees! ;D
Such an informative video; so comprehensive.
Thank you both very much indeed. Both so cool and knowledgeable 👌👌
Thank you for your time in making this video.
To fill in the numbers from 1-58 with R0=1.5, the 1½ people will spread it to 2¼, those 2¼ will spread it to 3⅜, those will spread it to about 5 more, then 7.6, 11.4, 17.1, 25.6, and 38.4; and those last 38.4 will spread it to 57.7 more.
I did the maths myself there, am I right in thinking that to get the total number of people infected by 1 person you have to add each 'round' of spreading together?? I got 170.955 in total! (for R0=3 I got 59,040!!)
The published R0 range for COVID is between 2.5 and 6.7 depending on population density. Masks, sanitation and social distancing can reduce it to 0.6 based on Australian experience and practices.
It is crazy, in Wales, and other parts of the not to we are in various lockdowns with differing regulations which makes hints very confusing. I appreciate these informed videos and all your hard work. I hope that we will learn from the first and hopefully it will get better
Thank you for making this video 💚
Oh, this is great. Love these updates from legoland! Hang in there. I'm really sorry that this is coming your way. You deserve a truckload of legos.
So informative and you guys seem like lovely people. Keep up the amazing work guys ❤️
Great video and we love Sonia! So sad to see the R rate increase. Massive hugs to everyone, we have each other and we can all help each other xxx
A really big question for you and your landlady. At the end of the VLOG you discussed the importance to consider the finite volume of ICU staff. Does that mean fully manning the multiple Nightingale hospitals would have been not possible should they have all been mobilised? In fact, would it have been possible to man even a single Nightingale with a full compliment of staff?
That was a really fun episode! I wish you and all your colleges all the strength to get through second wave.
And I actually wanted to ask if there could be an Q&A in the future. I would really like to hear about your opinions on ventilation without sedation in an intensive care setting. Maybe this is a little too specific but i got interested in that topic recently and I think it deserves more attention. Maybe you could help spreat some information about that in an interesting, fun way. Like all your videos.
This has been really helpful, much better than the news! Why are the odds so low when someone is put on a ventilator?
As I understand it, people who are put on ventilators with Covid-19 have a lot of mucus and partly destroyed lungs and all because of their own immune system overshooting. Giving them more oxygen and putting the lungs under pressure can in some cases be harmful, but not putting them on ventilators is no option too
I think this is because it is already too late, and helping with oxygen/ventilation does not help with complications due to immune system response. There is a good video by Nija Nerd Lecture from 7month ago which try to explains the condition.
There is another video on his channel where Sonia take about this a lot. Ventilators require you to be put in an induced coma and that in and of itself is very hard on the body; anesthesia can have harmful effects especially in the elderly, and every day you are in a coma your muscles atrophy, etc. The longer you are on the ventilator the longer the recovery process will be and not everyone is strong enough for it. But I expect most of the death rate is just the fact that if you are sick enough to go onto a ventilator in the first place, then you were likely to die without the ventilator and the ventilator does not cut that risk back to zero; it is a help, not a cure. Once you need a ventilator you're already among the most sick and at-risk you can be and less likely to recover in the first place - the ventilator is a last resort and while it can save some people it can't save everyone. Whereas someone who doesn't get sick enough to need a ventilator is more likely to recover in the first place.
I've noticed that it's a lot easier to imagine the amount of people by providing a picture of a huge stadium and a number of seats it hasю So show a huge stadium that can contain 10k people and then say that 5 of those stadiums will get infected in 10 days.
OMG the mad scientist hair 🥰 it’s a vibe 🧑🏻⚕️
Love the content, in your view as drs, since the start of Covid what % improvement do you see in patients prognosis based on treatment advancements this year? I.e how much better would a pt do today vs presenting in March?
Clear and concise, thank you both for the information x
I wished all school subjects could be explained using legos lol
So well explained. I love Dr Sonia and the Lego! Dr Hope is handsome, helpful and gives us hope! What a duo! Stay safe x
One of my work mates was verbally attacked by a jogger, while walking to work, demanding that he should take off his face mask because 'not enough people have died'.
As if the virus wasn't frightening enough you have the crazies as well. Here in Paris people are mostly behaving well - though we have a few crazies of a different kind...
@@gerardvila4685 stay safe. If there is one thing we all have in common it's the unhinged people.
@TheCausation Like the shop assistants being shot for asking people to wear masks in stores? It happens because of idiots like you.
@TheCausation That’s not the truth, last week I was waiting for a train. When the train approached, I saw someone stood up from the seat and stood behind the door through the window, so I politely waited outside the train door and tried to let him open the door and get off the train first.
But after the 20s, door stayed closed, there was still no sign he was getting off, so I pushed the button and opened the door. Was a young man without a mask. I tried to get on the train, and he just stood there blocking my way, so I stepped back and see if he wanted to get off... But no. Train door is wide, so I moved to the left side of the door see if I could get on, but he moved and blocked the left as well, I moved right side blocked again. The train was about to leave, so finally I asked him ”what do you want”, he put his face so close to mine like only 5cm, and I was super threatening consider I am just a petite girl and at that time no one else around. He pulled off my mask and threw it on the floor, then ran away with an evil laugh. I actually freaked out and so worried for few days. You think this aggression is acceptable?
@TheCausation english is not my first language so? How many languages you can speak? I don't know what English level related to the truth?
Sorry to hear that you've got the second wave, but glad to see you and Dr. Sonia again.
Thanks so much for sharing this. Very interesting!
Thanks for your informed perspectives.
Thanks for reminding us of why we are in another lockdown and how important it remains to be vigilant
you folks are heroes
clicking so fast for dr. Sonia in the thumbnail!
Good morning to all! In Germany will be a light lockdown from monday on... I wish people would have stopped travelling and having big parties in the last few weeks. Nobody cared anymore and now, we have the highest infections since the beginning of the pandemic. Funfact: schools and childcare are forced to stay open 🤦♀️
Good Video as always. What are your thoughts on the Tier System (esp. since even though its meant to be 3 tiers, everywhere still seems to have different rules) And thoughts on Essex asking to be moved up a tier earlier than it would have needed too?
Can we have Dr. Sonia come across the the US and educate the less scientifically literate members of the US population. She is so articulate and clear in describing the core issues with this virus. Very factual and non political.
You’re both fantastic Sonia and Ed! Stay strong on the second wave 💪
And yes...
let’s keep the bleach to one side 😭🤣
Have a look at the Ivermectin trials. They are often with flawed design but all point towards benefit. Would be great to see wider use in UK to see if it helps.
I am soo angry about stupidity of politicians all over the world. It's horrible future people.
There are lots that made the right decisions and now their people are not locked up.
Thank you so much, guys. Hope this comment & like helps push the video up the algorithm
Thanks for the honest chat! Just curious, is Covid giving ICU patients organ failure or are the ventilators causing organ failure?
Apparently once the lungs are badly full of coagulant they can’t let oxygen in and carbon dioxide out which leads to organ failure from both effects. Ventilator is merely ensuring what little gets into your body is as pure as it gets for efficiency.
There was an article on the BBC website about what covid actually does and how, might still be there.
I love seeing Dr Sonia on your channel, almost reluctant stardom. More Lego medical explanations please!