Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #105

[Cool Cats]

'Exhaustion, flatness and resignation': Welcome to the pandemic's latest phase

A tweet that went viral last week, from technology attorney and legal scholar Tiffany Li, seemed to say it best:

Stay indoors. But also return in person. Wear a mask. Not that one. The expensive one, that you can’t find. Take rapid tests. Which you also can’t find. But if you find them, don’t buy them. Rapid tests don’t work. You need PCR. There are zero appointments in your area.

Others took the opportunity to riff on Li's snapshot summation:

And educate your kids, keep them off screens, get them tested, while working full time. Even if your schools/daycare shut or are not safe. And also prepare to teach your courses in-person & online because who knows? And don't forget to make time for self-care! It's all impossible.

And if you find the proper test, & you are positive, stay home 10 days if you have symptoms, but also go back to work after 5 days, depending on the severity of disease. What? No Drs available to tell you how severe. Well, just do whatever.

Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is always in flux due to the very nature of science, has still brought folks to a new level of confusion, some say, pointing to advice like this:

"Stay home for 5 days. If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house. Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days."

 

[x_files]

I’m about to turn 76 and I have NEVER seen such widespread denial of reality and delusional beliefs ever! It’s as if people are “possessed” by an evil entity.

It's a mass psychosis. It reminds me of the Salem Witch Trials but that was mass hysteria.
It doesn't help disinformation has created such diversion in our country.

 

[CSIDreamer]

It's a mass psychosis. It reminds me of the Salem Witch Trials but that was mass hysteria.
It doesn't help disinformation has created such diversion in our country.

I've seen some stuff that's highly reminiscent of the Salem witch trials, actually. Jmo

 

[Cool Cats]

Texas mother who allegedly drove with COVID-positive son in trunk charged with child endangerment

A mother who allegedly drove to a COVID-19 testing site with her COVID-positive son locked in the trunk of her car was charged with child endangerment, CNN reported Monday.

Sarah Beam, a 41-year-old public school teacher, was arrested and charged after her 13-year-old son was reportedly found in the trunk of her car as she drove up to a testing site on Jan. 3.

According to the criminal complaint, Bevin Gordon, a health services official at the scene, called the police after "the defendant confirmed that her son … was in the trunk of the car due (to) the child having been tested positive for COVID" and that said she put him in the trunk "to prevent her from getting exposed to possible COVID while driving."

Beam was released from jail Sunday on a $1,500 bond and has been placed on administrative leave by her school district.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

'Exhaustion, flatness and resignation': Welcome to the pandemic's latest phase

A tweet that went viral last week, from technology attorney and legal scholar Tiffany Li, seemed to say it best:

Stay indoors. But also return in person. Wear a mask. Not that one. The expensive one, that you can’t find. Take rapid tests. Which you also can’t find. But if you find them, don’t buy them. Rapid tests don’t work. You need PCR. There are zero appointments in your area.

Others took the opportunity to riff on Li's snapshot summation:

And educate your kids, keep them off screens, get them tested, while working full time. Even if your schools/daycare shut or are not safe. And also prepare to teach your courses in-person & online because who knows? And don't forget to make time for self-care! It's all impossible.

And if you find the proper test, & you are positive, stay home 10 days if you have symptoms, but also go back to work after 5 days, depending on the severity of disease. What? No Drs available to tell you how severe. Well, just do whatever.

Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is always in flux due to the very nature of science, has still brought folks to a new level of confusion, some say, pointing to advice like this:

"Stay home for 5 days. If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house. Continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days."

This ^^

Like, I don't wanna sound melodramatic, but this effing virus has absolutely ruined us. We were just plodding along through the 'every day' jungle of life and death and drama and... just normal human being stuff, and this happens to top it all off. It's no wonder people are confused and exhausted by it all

 

[katydid23]

Texas mother who allegedly drove with COVID-positive son in trunk charged with child endangerment

A mother who allegedly drove to a COVID-19 testing site with her COVID-positive son locked in the trunk of her car was charged with child endangerment, CNN reported Monday.

Sarah Beam, a 41-year-old public school teacher, was arrested and charged after her 13-year-old son was reportedly found in the trunk of her car as she drove up to a testing site on Jan. 3.

According to the criminal complaint, Bevin Gordon, a health services official at the scene, called the police after "the defendant confirmed that her son … was in the trunk of the car due (to) the child having been tested positive for COVID" and that said she put him in the trunk "to prevent her from getting exposed to possible COVID while driving."

Beam was released from jail Sunday on a $1,500 bond and has been placed on administrative leave by her school district.

This woman is such an idiot. And she is a teacher?

 

[WichitaFalls]

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/10/omi...-march-experts-warn-it-could-be-too-late.html
An omicron-specific Covid vaccine will be ready by March but some experts warn it could be “too late” due to the variant’s highly transmissible nature.

On Monday, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC that its vaccine with BioNTech that targets omicron — and other variants that are currently circulating — will be ready for distribution by spring and that the company has already started manufacturing doses.

But an omicron-targeted vaccine was needed in December, says Dr. William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “It still could be valuable but I do think in many ways, it’s too late” for the current omicron wave, Moss says

More at link above.

 

[Cool Cats]

This woman is such an idiot. And she is a teacher?

Well not anymore, at least for now!

 

[katydid23]

Well not anymore, at least for now!

Her poor child. He is sick and turns to his mom for help and she puts him in the trunk? That must have been shocking and sad for him too.

 

[WichitaFalls]

Anyone else feel like this?

I’ve really been “I just need to get through this week”ing for two years straight - Caitie Delaney (Twitter)

 

[Cool Cats]

13 Feel-Good Stories Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

1. This woman discovered a stranger's free motivational gifts while out on a walk.
2. This little boy delivered Easter treats to his whole block.
3. This shop donated a microwave to a stroke patient to help them stay nourished at home.
4. This 16-year-old has been flying medical supplies to hospitals in need.
5. This shopkeeper brought a box of groceries to a quarantined family.
6. These restaurant owners are bringing 200 meals to hospital workers in the U.K. each week.
7. This young boy created a whole tutorial to teach others how to grow their own food.
8. This Minnesota State Representative got her own social distancing birthday parade.
9. This man spent his savings to provide gas for nurses going to work.
10. Tyler Perry bought groceries for seniors at dozens of Atlanta supermarkets.
11. These decorations and food from a canceled wedding were given to a local emergency department.
12. This organization brought Passover meals to local hospitals.
13. This artist created sensory tools for local dementia patients.

While the news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic may seem to be all doom and gloom, there's been a surprising upside. Around the world, people are stepping up to take care of one another like never before, whether they're helping out a neighbor or trying to cheer up a first responder.

 

[acutename]

Novak Djokovic: Judge orders immediate release of tennis star

[Lawyer for the tennis player] Nick Wood told the court that the exemption had been granted to the player by two separate medical boards following a recent coronavirus infection and that he had presented all the necessary medical evidence to officials.

"He had done absolutely everything. He had engaged with everything that was required of him by Tennis Australia," Mr. Wood said.

Judge Kelly appeared to agree with Mr. Wood's argument and told government lawyers that he felt "agitated" by what he had heard so far.

"What more could this man have done?" he [the Judge] asked.

Actually , I guess he could not get vaxed because he had the virus 12/16/21... a second(?) time because he had it June 2020 too... aren't medical professionals saying wait 90 days after you have it to get vaxed? I recall him getting it the first time but I lost track of his whole history and also thought he should have gotten vaxed by now.

Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus - ESPN
https://www.espn.com › tennis › story › novak-djokovi...
Jun 23, 2020 — BELGRADE, Serbia -- Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series ...

Novak Djokovic was granted vaccine exemption after testing ...
https://www.cnn.com › 2022/01/08 › tennis › novak-djok...
2 days ago — Djokovic's first Covidstate g-positive PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021, and after not showing signs of a fever or "respiratory symptoms" he ...

I also thought that the glitch with AUS was that a state gave him a visa but then the country said "no," creating a contradictory situation:

Court Documents Show Novak Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month

Not familiar enough with AUS law to know what their state vs. federal conflicts of law look like.... (we have this in the US a lot and there are subjects reserved to the states, subjects that are considered pre-empted by or reserved for the feds, and a morass of stuff that get litigated frequently IMO.)

 

[acutename]

Anyone else feel like this?

I’ve really been “I just need to get through this week”ing for two years straight - Caitie Delaney (Twitter)

last year, when I was really losing my mind, I would aim for just a day at a time, or maybe just an hour. Advance planning stops making sense when the societal rules change daily IMO.

 

[ilovewings]

It's a mass psychosis. It reminds me of the Salem Witch Trials but that was mass hysteria.
It doesn't help disinformation has created such diversion in our country.

You can thank social media-internet for bringing out the worst
of human kind- the genie is out of the bottle and can never be
put back---

 

[SouthAussie]

I also thought that the glitch with AUS was that a state gave him a visa but then the country said "no," creating a contradictory situation:

Visas and border control are both federal items here.

Applying for a visa online means you must be prepared to show your evidence of any exemptions when you go to use your visa (upon entry at the border).

The govt Smart Traveller website clearly says to be prepared with your visa and your vaccine certificate/official vaccine exemption. And then they will decide, at the border, whether to let you enter or not (it is not a given, just because you have a visa).

People with visas get declined entry every day (or they used to, pre-pandemic) due to other things that Border Control pulled them up for.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Actually , I guess he could not get vaxed because he had the virus 12/16/21... a second(?) time because he had it June 2020 too... aren't medical professionals saying wait 90 days after you have it to get vaxed? I recall him getting it the first time but I lost track of his whole history and also thought he should have gotten vaxed by now.

Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus - ESPN
https://www.espn.com › tennis › story › novak-djokovi...
Jun 23, 2020 — BELGRADE, Serbia -- Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series ...

Novak Djokovic was granted vaccine exemption after testing ...
https://www.cnn.com › 2022/01/08 › tennis › novak-djok...
2 days ago — Djokovic's first Covidstate g-positive PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021, and after not showing signs of a fever or "respiratory symptoms" he ...

I also thought that the glitch with AUS was that a state gave him a visa but then the country said "no," creating a contradictory situation:

Court Documents Show Novak Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month

Not familiar enough with AUS law to know what their state vs. federal conflicts of law look like.... (we have this in the US a lot and there are subjects reserved to the states, subjects that are considered pre-empted by or reserved for the feds, and a morass of stuff that get litigated frequently IMO.)

According to the health department, there is no longer a 90 day wait. Unless you were hospitalized or received monoclonal antibody treatment, they no longer recommend waiting for the vax. We had a vax clinic at our library today and someone called to ask this specific question.

 

[acutename]

According to the health department, there is no longer a 90 day wait. Unless you were hospitalized or received monoclonal antibody treatment, they no longer recommend waiting for the vax. We had a vax clinic at our library today and someone called to ask this specific question.

If he had COVID 12/16/21, he is barely out of isolation. Still time for a vax -1- I guess. I looked on line to see if he received monoclonal antibodies, but I found no information. That would possibly set folks off again if he did since they are in scarce supply unless he had the ones for Delta?

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic’s visa to enter country – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

"Lastly, exemptions may be given to anyone with a “PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, where vaccination can be deferred until six months,” and in cases where individuals have received “anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody or convalescent plasma therapy.”

 

[indicolite22]

Actually , I guess he could not get vaxed because he had the virus 12/16/21... a second(?) time because he had it June 2020 too... aren't medical professionals saying wait 90 days after you have it to get vaxed? I recall him getting it the first time but I lost track of his whole history and also thought he should have gotten vaxed by now.

Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus - ESPN
https://www.espn.com › tennis › story › novak-djokovi...
Jun 23, 2020 — BELGRADE, Serbia -- Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series ...

Novak Djokovic was granted vaccine exemption after testing ...
https://www.cnn.com › 2022/01/08 › tennis › novak-djok...
2 days ago — Djokovic's first Covidstate g-positive PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021, and after not showing signs of a fever or "respiratory symptoms" he ...

I also thought that the glitch with AUS was that a state gave him a visa but then the country said "no," creating a contradictory situation:

Court Documents Show Novak Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month

Not familiar enough with AUS law to know what their state vs. federal conflicts of law look like.... (we have this in the US a lot and there are subjects reserved to the states, subjects that are considered pre-empted by or reserved for the feds, and a morass of stuff that get litigated frequently IMO.)

IIRC, his anti-vaccine stance is well known. Also, if he tested positive on Dec 16, why did he attend various public functions in the next couple of days?

 

[LaborDayRN]

I wonder how the 2 other tennis players who left Australia, after having their visas revoked for the exact same reason, feel about Djokovic getting a judicial pass.

Australian Border Force cancels tennis player Renata Voráčová's visa ahead of Australian Open

Tennis Australia apparently referred the international players to our Smart Traveller website for their entry requirements. I took a look through those requirements the other day ... nowhere does it say that if a person has had covid they get an (Aussie) medical exemption from needing the vaccine.

It does say that if a person has had a major medical illness that prevents them from getting the vaccines, they may be considered. But then Djokovic didn't have a major medical illness, did he?
He was publicly photographed during his 'covid infection' of 16th Dec (3 weeks prior to him entering Australia), out and about, unmasked, no doubt spreading covid all around.

He should have been vaccinated long before then, if he intended to play tennis in the Australian Open.

imo

Quite the double standard. I guess if you're a big enough draw and will bring in lot's of money you get special treatment. It must be so upsetting to the people of Australia who have really done well with all the restrictions.

 

[mickey2942]

last year, when I was really losing my mind, I would aim for just a day at a time, or maybe just an hour. Advance planning stops making sense when the societal rules change daily IMO.

I had a planner for 2020, I literally didn't write anything in it. 2021, pretty much the same. Finally, 2022, I am getting with the program, making plans, goals, and learning to live in our new reality.