Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #35

[Wyle_E_Coyote]

"~1% of Italians infected; but in all likelihood, a far lower proportion of the world's population has ben infected to date by #COVID19 . The outbreak in Italy started fairly soon after the initial outbreak in Wuhan."

Francois Balloux on Twitter

My interpretation....this is far from over....

And this is why we can't stop self isolating until there's a vaccine or good treatments. This could get indescribably worse.

 

[Herat]

The couple had the Chloroquine phosphate at home which they used for cleaning their fish tanks that had Koi fish in them.



There's a reason for the FDA and licensing of drugs.

 

[Picklebot]

My bet most people who are taking it right now don't even have covid, they are thinking it's going to protect them.

How are they getting prescriptions?

 

[0101ABA]

Filing for unemployment? Your last name determines when you can apply
The Colorado Department of Labor said people must file at certain times based on the first letter of their last name to ease the strain on the overburdened system.

Filing for unemployment? Your last name determines when you can apply

 

[Lilibet]

I can’t remember if I’ve posted these nifty ways to visualize six feet of social distance. Great drawings.

Here's what social distancing 6 feet apart looks like - CNN

 

[jjenny]

How are they getting prescriptions?

Well, some are writing it themselves. There is a link to the article posting on the thread saying doctors have been writing prescriptions to themselves and their families.

 

[Ursamajr]

The headline in that article is highly misleading. The man took chemicals used for cleaning aquariums, not prescription drugs.

The president never 'touted' the use of chemicals used for cleaning aquariums as medicine.

People need to use some common sense, FGS.


"chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks"

Thank you. That is EXACTLY my point. The same chemical he named is found in and is the same active ingredient as aquarium cleaner. These people saw his words and they listened. They were scared and listened to someone they implicitly trusted. If they had gone to an actual doctor and received a prescription this wouldn't have happened.

 

[Herat]

Thank you. That is EXACTLY my point. The same chemical he named is found in and is the same active ingredient as aquarium cleaner. These people saw his words and they listened. They were scared and listened to someone they implicitly trusted. If they had gone to an actual doctor and received a prescription this wouldn't have happened.

Yes: They directly linked the Chloroquine phosphate poisoning to listening to Trump endorse it

"NBC News spoke to the wife, who said they learned of chloroquine's connection to coronavirus during a President Donald Trump news conference, which "was on a lot actually." They took it because they "were afraid of getting sick," she said.
"I had (the substance) in the house because I used to have koi fish," she told the network. "I saw it sitting on the back shelf and thought, 'Hey, isn't that the stuff they're talking about on TV?'"

 

[0101ABA]

Well, some are writing it themselves. There is a link to the article posting on the thread saying doctors have been writing prescriptions to themselves and their families.

Highly unethical but unfortunately quite common.

 

[JerseyGirl]

I wonder what the percentage of Websleuthers fall within the category of expendable when it comes to triage. With the exception of an underactive thyroid, I'm pretty healthy but I'm over 65.

Based upon available information to date, those at high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19 include:

• People aged 65 years and older
• People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility
• Other high-risk conditions could include:
  • People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
  • People who have serious heart conditions
  • People who are immunocompromised including cancer treatment
  • People of any age with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] >40) or certain underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, such as those with diabetes, renal failure, or liver disease might also be at risk
• People who are pregnant should be monitored since they are known to be at risk with severe viral illness, however, to date data on COVID-19 has not shown increased risk

Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications.


Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

 

[branmuffin]

Did it? Can you still see it?

I've had three smallpox vaccines and there is no evidence of any of them on my arms.

 

[Picklebot]

Highly unethical but unfortunately quite common.

Every pharmacy I called didn't even have to check. As soon as I said the name they told me they were out and didn't know when they'd be getting more. I assumed a lot of people were like me, calling around for refills, so that's why they knew. Now I wonder.

 

[branmuffin]

My feelings exactly. I kind of doubt he wrote it himself.

It sounded scripted to me.

 

[Henry2326]

The coronavirus isn’t mutating quickly, suggesting a vaccine would offer lasting protection https://t.co/bsz8ioiZUj

Chris Mooney on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

NEW: Trump wants ‘the country opened.’ But public health experts say that's the wrong move. Compared to successful strategies in Asia, "we're not doing half the measures they are." @thewanreport @reedalbergotti @joelachenbach https://t.co/Ry8y91GAhs
LenaSun on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

Trump on why he picked Easter as the day he wants to end strict social distancing and reopen American businesses: "Easter is a very special day for me ... Easter Sunday, and you'll have packed churches all over our country." Aaron Rupar on Twitter

Aaron Rupar on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

NYC will probably experience its peak of #COVID19 infections in 3 weeks, then can start with case-based interventions, says @ScottGottliebMD #WSJHealthForum. But can't relax social distancing restrictions that early.

Betsy McKay on Twitter

 

[10ofRods]

That's right the Salk polio vaccine was just a single needle. The big circle in the left shoulder (for right-handers) was for smallpox.

Smallpox Vaccine Scar: Why It Happens

smallpox vaccination scar - بحث Google

When I took the Salk vaccine, it was liquid. We all lined up in an elementary school cafeteria and drank pink sweet Salk.

 

[jjenny]

<modsnip>
"When asked by Fox News' Bill Hemmer why he chose April 12 as the day to reopen the economy, Trump said it would be great to have "packed churches all over our country" despite experts' warnings that the highly-infectious virus will still be spreading throughout the country."
Trump wants to reopen the US economy on Easter because he'd like 'packed churches all over our country' despite massive public health risk

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I can’t remember if I’ve posted these nifty ways to visualize six feet of social distance. Great drawings.

Here's what social distancing 6 feet apart looks like - CNN

A mooses antlers width? I must say we don't have many of those roaming around Yorkshire