General COVID-19 Topic

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Zippo said:

Something new?

“Inescapable” COVID-19 Antibody Discovery – Neutralizes All Known SARS-CoV-2 Strains – SciTechDaily

 

It helps to quote a bit:

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Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines are allowing us to feel optimistic again, after more than a year of anxiety and tragedy. But vaccines are only one side of the coin – we also need treatments that can prevent severe disease after someone has been infected. In the past year, there has been significant progress in developing effective antibody-based therapies, and three drugs are currently available through emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration.

 

[imsys0042]

I saw someone posted on twitter (it must be true!) that even the bottom 10 states are now 55%+ for at least one shot.   Those numbers seem quite a bit better than they have been.

 

Edit:  Too good to be true.   Looks like what I saw was off by up to 10 percentage points.  My home state is 51%, not the 61% I saw.   

Edited August 27, 2021 by imsys0042

[iacas]

 

[iacas]

Florida averages 250 COVID deaths a day; children top infections, positivity rates

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The state reports 151,749 COVID-19 infections in the most recent seven-day period. A third of those are...

 

[iacas]

 

[StuM]

27 minutes ago, iacas said:

 

It is not always good to be 1st.  The part that really bothers me is all the people traveling to FL then back home to other states to help spread it.  The last place I would want to be is on an airplane leaving FL.

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, StuM said:

The part that really bothers me is all the people traveling to FL

In all fairness many travel here and bring it with them too. The whole negative test at maximum 72hrs old is a joke and hardly enforced anyway. Thousands are coming here day in day out. Nobody is forcing these people to come here. But I certainly see a total mess of protocols here. Where I live most people are still wearing masks indoors. But travel a half hour and hardly anyone is. Schools are taking a beating here for sure. 

[StuM]

2 hours ago, Vinsk said:

In all fairness many travel here and bring it with them too.

Good point.

[Vinsk]

7 hours ago, StuM said:

Good point.

It’s a small point. Lol. It’s not like Floridians are all doing their part and a bunch of tourists come and f**** it all up. Live School starting sure as hell hasn’t helped either. That’s a real mess.

Edited August 29, 2021 by Vinsk

[StuM]

10 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

Live School starting sure as hell hasn’t helped either. That’s a real mess.

In Michigan our schools  are preparing to open and there is s lot of arguments on masks here as well.  Our numbers are up, @ 2,000 per day, but I suspect we will see more.  Very few in my area are wearing mask in stores, etc.  I believe 50% is the current vaccination rate here so there is a lot of people at risk. Only question I have is when/if the number of daily cases go parabolic. My guess is they will.

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, StuM said:

In Michigan our schools  are preparing to open and there is s lot of arguments on masks here as well.  Our numbers are up, @ 2,000 per day, but I suspect we will see more.  Very few in my area are wearing mask in stores, etc.  I believe 50% is the current vaccination rate here so there is a lot of people at risk. Only question I have is when/if the number of daily cases go parabolic. My guess is they will.

Two weeks into school a local K-8 had to close for a week due to too many positive students.

A good read:

https://twitter.com/rishirajgoel/status/1430148915064676352?s=20
 

 

Edited August 29, 2021 by Vinsk

[saevel25]

1 in 8 people in Ohio’s hospitals treated for COVID-19

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – The Ohio Department of Health held a press conference Thursday on the spread of COVID-19 in the state. On Wednesday, 7,102 new coronavirus cases were reported by ODH. That in…

More and more now kids are being hospitalized and ending up in ICU now. 

So... this thing that its safe for kids, the virus says not any more. The logic failure is assuming that the virus would not mutate to infect kids. Yea....

 

 

[imsys0042]

25 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

1 in 8 people in Ohio’s hospitals treated for COVID-19

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – The Ohio Department of Health held a press conference Thursday on the spread of COVID-19 in the state. On Wednesday, 7,102 new coronavirus cases were reported by ODH. That...

More and more now kids are being hospitalized and ending up in ICU now. 

So... this thing that its safe for kids, the virus says not any more. The logic failure is assuming that the virus would not mutate to infect kids. Yea....

 

 

2 of the 20 schools in my district are all virtual because their numbers are high enough to send everyone home.   Of the 19 people in my daughters class, they were down a third...yet the dashboard that the school system uses to report on numbers undercounts the people who are mandated quarantined, or had a close contact.

The feeling is that they are under-reporting because they are under pressure to not go virtual.  So it's pretty bad.   SC has missed being in the top ten for Covid among states, but we just hit the highest per capita numbers in the US.  

The anti-mask stuff, forcing to "get back to normal" is going to kill people.   We had wackos who sent their kids to the last school board meeting saying that they were thinking of killing themselves because they have to wear a mask.  Ugh.  Kids are going to die/get really sick and I'm not going to be shy telling these people that the school boards and state government have blood on their hands.

And he NEIGHbor down the street go it.   The family is anti-vax, so they are taking Ivermectin, although at least it's the human version.   Still hope they crap their pants all day from it.

 

[DewSweeper09]

12 minutes ago, imsys0042 said:

2 of the 20 schools in my district are all virtual because their numbers are high enough to send everyone home.   Of the 19 people in my daughters class, they were down a third...yet the dashboard that the school system uses to report on numbers undercounts the people who are mandated quarantined, or had a close contact.

The feeling is that they are under-reporting because they are under pressure to not go virtual.  So it's pretty bad.   SC has missed being in the top ten for Covid among states, but we just hit the highest per capita numbers in the US.  

The anti-mask stuff, forcing to "get back to normal" is going to kill people.   We had wackos who sent their kids to the last school board meeting saying that they were thinking of killing themselves because they have to wear a mask.  Ugh.  Kids are going to die/get really sick and I'm not going to be shy telling these people that the school boards and state government have blood on their hands.

And he NEIGHbor down the street go it.   The family is anti-vax, so they are taking Ivermectin, although at least it's the human version.   Still hope they crap their pants all day from it.

 

It’s a tough one. Is there even a vaccine for kids yet? It’s been sketchy right?

[Double Mocha Man]

50 minutes ago, imsys0042 said:

The anti-mask stuff, forcing to "get back to normal" is going to kill people.   We had wackos who sent their kids to the last school board meeting saying that they were thinking of killing themselves because they have to wear a mask.  Ugh.

We, as Americans, are mostly without patience.  We of the short attention spans.  Etc.  During WWII (6 years) Americans put up with a lot to help out in wartime.  Not now.  18 months and we wimp out.  Wah, wah... I don't wanna wear my mask, I don't wanna get vaccinated, I don't wanna social distance.  I.  I.  I.  I...

[dennyjones]

In Genesee County, MI all students, staff and visitors are now required to wear masks in schools starting 9/7/2021

Edited September 2, 2021 by dennyjones

[imsys0042]

3 hours ago, DewSweeper09 said:

It’s a tough one. Is there even a vaccine for kids yet? It’s been sketchy right?

Mine are 10 and probably won't be anything for a couple more months at the earliest.   We plan on getting the boosters for ourselves, the parents, and then getting them provided the data says it's safe.   At that point, we are still going to be cautious but at least know that the odds we are seriously affected will be very small.

2 hours ago, Double Mocha Man said:

We, as Americans, are mostly without patience.  We of the short attention spans.  Etc.  During WWII (6 years) Americans put up with a lot to help out in wartime.  Not now.  18 months and we wimp out.  Wah, wah... I don't wanna wear my mask, I don't wanna get vaccinated, I don't wanna social distance.  I.  I.  I.  I...

Sad to say....people on my cul de sac didn't even make it through the initial lockdown without being selfish dorks.   18 months?  heck, there are people I know who didn't last 18 days!

[ncates00]

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