So a couple months ago there was research showing how Aspirin would help people from less severe symptoms of Covid. Now today, couple months later the Feds claim that the elderly shouldn’t be taking daily Aspirin… Now why you might ask? This is pure evil, like they want those 60 and older to get sick or have more severe complications. Sure, there has to be some motive from this latest decision by the task force. Just seems like someone isn’t telling the full truth here:
Low-Dose Aspirin May Help Shield You From COVID-19
It’s already being taken by millions to help ward off heart issues, and now preliminary research hints that daily low-dose aspirin might also cut your odds of contracting COVID-19.
As the Israeli research team noted, aspirin is an anti-inflammatory and previous studies have shown that it may help the immune system combat some viral infections. According to the researchers, aspirin was widely used during the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic, several decades before its activity against RNA viruses was confirmed.
All of this prompted the team to investigate whether taking daily low-dose aspirin might reduce COVID-19 susceptibility, as well as the length of illness if infection does occur.
The dose used in Israel was 75 milligrams (mg); low-dose aspirin in the United States is typically a bit higher, at 81 mg.
The research was led by Eli Magen, from the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel. His team tracked data on nearly 10,500 people who were tested for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in Israel, from February to the end of June of last year.
Because the study was a look back at prior data, it wasn’t designed to show cause-and-effect, only associations. But Magen’s group found that people who’d already been taking low-dose aspirin to reduce their risk of heart disease had a 29% lower risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to those who didn’t take aspirin, and that rates of aspirin use were much lower among COVID-19 patients than among those who didn’t get infected.
Among people who did get COVID-19, the time it took for SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results to go from positive to negative was significantly shorter among those who used aspirin, and the duration of their disease was two-three days shorter, depending upon preexisting health conditions.
US task force: Adults 60 and older should not start daily aspirin to prevent heart disease or stroke
The US Preventive Services Task Force is considering making several changes to its guidance on taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke.On Tuesday, the task force posted a draft statement recommending that adults ages 40 to 59 who are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease — but do not have a history of the disease — decide with their clinician whether to start taking aspirin, based on their individual circumstances. This is the first time the task force has recommended that adults in their 40s talk to their doctors about whether to take aspirin for heart health.”
The draft also says that adults 60 and older should not start taking aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke because new evidence shows that potential harms cancel out the benefits, according to the task force.
“The latest evidence is clear: starting a daily aspirin regimen in people who are 60 or older to prevent a first heart attack or stroke is not recommended,” Task Force member Dr. Chien-Wen Tseng said in a statement. “However, this Task Force recommendation is not for people already taking aspirin for a previous heart attack or stroke; they should continue to do so unless told otherwise by their clinician.”
The draft recommendation was posted for public comments, which can be submitted from now to November 8. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing about 1 in 4 deaths. While taking a daily low-dose aspirin has been shown to lower the risk of having a heart attack or stroke in some people, doing so also comes with the serious risk of potential bleeding in the stomach, intestines and brain, according to the task force. That risk of bleeding increases with age.
“Daily aspirin use may help prevent heart attacks and strokes in some people, but it can also cause potentially serious harms, such as internal bleeding,” Task Force member Dr. John Wong said in a statement. “It’s important that people who are 40 to 59 years old and don’t have a history of heart disease have a conversation with their clinician to decide together if starting to take aspirin is right for them.”The last time the task force made a recommendation on the use of a daily aspirin was in 2016 when it said the decision to start taking low-dose aspirin “should be an individual one” for adults 60 to 69. At the time, the task force recommended a daily low-dose aspirin for adults ages 50 to 59 who have a 10% or greater risk of cardiovascular disease and no increased for bleeding.