Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #52

[Bravo]

What???? Are we digressing here?

I had the same reaction. How could they say concretely children do not transmit the virus. Shocking!

 

[margarita25]

Can't you mobile deposit?

Yes!!!! Smart. Thank you. Duh.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Today's Dr. Seheult with Coronavirus Pandemic Update 63: Is COVID-19 a Disease of the Endothelium (Blood Vessels and Clots)?and Dr. Hansen with Are BLOOD CLOTS the reason why COVID19 patients are dying? (Blood thinners to save lives?)

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BOTH are fabulous......... this is such a learning experience.........

 

[Bravo]

My journal has included current medical interventions etc. etc. etc. it will be interesting to look back in the years to come.

 

[BeckyF]

Does anyone else think that wet markets constitute cruelty to animals? Or is it just me?

 

[MichelleBlue]

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[margarita25]

Publix is now selling face masks

“The green reusable face masks are being sold on their online shop for $15.95 for two, or $67.79 for ten masks. You can also buy a neck gaiter, which is sort of like a face-covering scarf, for $12.95.

According to the store’s website, the masks will ship on or before May 27, while the neck gaiter will ship by May 15.”

 

[Tadpole12]

Coins
https://www.whitehousegiftshop.com/product-p/covid-heroes.htm

World vs virus
‘World vs. Virus’: Trump White House selling coronavirus souvenir coins

ETA
'Deal of the day' at 100 bucks a pop, get 12?

 

[IceIce9]

Can't you mobile deposit?

Speaking of mobile deposit: I have been ordering my groceries for pickup so I don’t have to go in the store. I also pick up groceries for a senior, high risk couple in my neighborhood. I just add their order to my own and drop them off.

Last week she was fretting because she had several checks to deposit. They hadn’t been leaving the house at all. I told her about mobile deposit, she had never heard of it. When I instructed her how to do it she thought I was a genius! She couldn’t believe how easy and convenient mobile deposit is, and how smart I was to be able to figure it out. Lol, lol. It made her day for sure.

 

[Tadpole12]

Publix is now selling face masks

“The green reusable face masks are being sold on their online shop for $15.95 for two, or $67.79 for ten masks. You can also buy a neck gaiter, which is sort of like a face-covering scarf, for $12.95.

According to the store’s website, the masks will ship on or before May 27, while the neck gaiter will ship by May 15.”

Neck gaiter looks cool.

 

[katydid23]

I was thinking about this yesterday. All these huge city centre office blocks are going to become a bit redundant I reckon. The big corporates have realised they do not need ALL their staff in ALL the time as most can work from home quite easily, and I doubt they'll require as much desk space ever again. I hope it brings about a shift in the way we work - could be very beneficial for parents trying to juggle working with school pick ups and childcare.

But... what to do with hundreds of massive, expensive, half empty office buildings?

the homeless and also low income housing?

 

[cass523]

Michigan's frontline coronavirus workers could get free college tuition under governor's plan

"..including hospital staff, grocery workers, and child care providers – with the opportunity to get either a college or a technical degree on the state's dime, if they do not already have one.."

No degrees offered, but if anyone is interested, my soon to be DIL, told me about Penn State offering free online classes. She signed up for Bee Keeping and Mediterranean Cuisine.

-UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As a way to support its customers during the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State Extension is offering its library of online courses at no cost through April.

“Tackling today’s problems to secure a better tomorrow has long been the mantra of Penn State Extension, and that holds true now when people are facing rapidly changing health, economic and social challenges,” said Brent Hales, director of Penn State Extension and associate dean in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Penn State Extension offers more than 55 online courses that can help individuals, families and businesses. These courses, which can be accessed anywhere and anytime, feature short videos, printable readings and knowledge-check questions to support learning. Some courses offer certificates, while others provide continuing education credits."

Food safety, nutrition and food preparation, best agricultural practices, horticulture, environmental stewardship, community involvement, business planning, and healthy families are among the many topics covered. Extension also offers an ever-growing library of real-time, free educational products, such as webinars and articles, that address today's challenges.

“From the dairy production farmer to the backyard gardener, from parents seeking healthy meal ideas to civic leaders looking for information on community development, extension has resources available for everyone,” Hales said. “Penn State Extension is online, leading the way with practical, usable, science-based learning.”

For a limited time, Penn State Extension offers free online courses | Penn State University

I just checked the link. Here is one class offered

Totally Veggies (Free)

Vegetables are crucial to your health. In this course, learn shopping and storage tips, cooking techniques, helpful videos and handouts, and easy recipes.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
LENGTH OF ACCESS: 60 days
SECTIONS: 6
LENGTH: 8 hours

https://extension.psu.edu/catalog/product/view/id/9214/s/totally-veggies/

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[Tadpole12]

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Ah that was lovely, ty MB.

 

[margarita25]

Neck gaiter looks cool.

Reminds me of perps/police sketches

 

[Bravo]

Neck gaiter looks cool.

My Husband and Son have them and have had them for a few years. They fish and they hunt. Check prices for sport stores. I know they order online and get a bag with several. Hopefully they have not hiked up prices. I know they didn't pay much for them. I just asked my husband but he cant remember what he paid.

 

[girlhasnoname]

proof I've been cocooned too long - I actually clicked on the pics

Hah!

 

[margarita25]

No degrees offered, but if anyone is interested, my soon to be DIL, told me about Penn State offering free online classes. She signed up for Bee Keeping and Mediterranean Cuisine.

-UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As a way to support its customers during the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State Extension is offering its library of online courses at no cost through April.

“Tackling today’s problems to secure a better tomorrow has long been the mantra of Penn State Extension, and that holds true now when people are facing rapidly changing health, economic and social challenges,” said Brent Hales, director of Penn State Extension and associate dean in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Penn State Extension offers more than 55 online courses that can help individuals, families and businesses. These courses, which can be accessed anywhere and anytime, feature short videos, printable readings and knowledge-check questions to support learning. Some courses offer certificates, while others provide continuing education credits."

Food safety, nutrition and food preparation, best agricultural practices, horticulture, environmental stewardship, community involvement, business planning, and healthy families are among the many topics covered. Extension also offers an ever-growing library of real-time, free educational products, such as webinars and articles, that address today's challenges.

“From the dairy production farmer to the backyard gardener, from parents seeking healthy meal ideas to civic leaders looking for information on community development, extension has resources available for everyone,” Hales said. “Penn State Extension is online, leading the way with practical, usable, science-based learning.”

For a limited time, Penn State Extension offers free online courses | Penn State University

I just checked the link. Here is one class offered

Totally Veggies (Free)

Vegetables are crucial to your health. In this course, learn shopping and storage tips, cooking techniques, helpful videos and handouts, and easy recipes.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
LENGTH OF ACCESS: 60 days
SECTIONS: 6
LENGTH: 8 hours

Totally Veggies

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Wow Cass. That’s awesome!

 

[Henry2326]

COVID TRACKING PROJECT
NOTE....WE NEED TO BE AT 500,000 TESTS PER DAY

Our daily update is published. We’ve now tracked 6 million tests, up 230k from yesterday. A very strong testing day!
Note that we can only track tests that a state reports.
For details, see: The COVID Tracking Project The COVID Tracking Project on Twitter

The late April data seems to show testing capacity in the U.S. somewhere close to ~200k tests per day or roughly 1.4 million tests a week.
Thus far, we have not seen any state systematically report antibody testing.
The COVID Tracking Project on Twitter

 

[Tadpole12]

Does anyone else think that wet markets constitute cruelty to animals? Or is it just me?

No, you are not alone on this point.
I know I should not be ethnocentric but I find the imagery within the DM articles too disturbing.

 

[PommyMommy]

Squawk Box on Twitter (Video)
"It's definitely well into 2021 in terms of having a vaccine available in the hundreds of millions of doses that you would need to mass inoculate the population," says @ScottGottliebMD on #COVID19 vaccine development.
8:07 AM - 29 Apr 2020

Squawk Box on Twitter (Video)
“There is some truth to the fact that the country is subject to the lowest common denominator in terms of states taking precaution, but not every state has the same capacity to create risk for the entire United States,” says @ScottGottliebMD.
8:06 AM - 29 Apr 2020

CNBC on Twitter (Video)
Gilead’s remdesivir, along with therapeutic antibodies and improved testing, is part of “a robust toolbox,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb says. “All of this is going to put us in a much different posture for the fall.”
Gilead says early results of coronavirus drug trial show improvement with shorter remdesivir treatment
9:00 AM - 29 Apr 2020

Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter
As I noted on April 16, the emergency use authorization would allow commercial distribution of Remdesivir so more critically ill patients could get access now. Remdesivir would appear to meet or exceed standard for authorization under EUA, especially relative to other EUAs issued Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter
9:16 AM - 29 Apr 2020

Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter
Re-upping this thread from April 5th for some context on how remdesivir fits into a better toolbox for the Fall. Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter
9:51 AM - 29 Apr 2020

Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter
While it'll take time to have a safe and effective vaccine available in quantities sufficient to inoculate entire populations sometime hopefully in 2021; the challenge of rapidly scaling manufacturing is an urgent focus that governments can directly impact
Scott Gottlieb, former FDA chief: Could be late 2021 before coronavirus vaccine available ‘at scale’
11:10 AM - 29 Apr 2020

Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter
The key headline today on Remdesivir isn't the results from the open label studies (which nonetheless add to the body of evidence on the drug) but news that the randomized, placebo controlled study being conducted by the NIH met it's primary endpoint.
Remdesivir Shows Modest Benefits in Coronavirus Trial
11:16 AM - 29 Apr 2020