Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #58

[MyBelle]

Lots of health care workers have to self isolate at a hotel because they can't go home for fear of bringing covid to pregnant wives, elderly parents, vulnerable family members.

Yes, there are also some dorm rooms where they are staying.....at no cost to them. The point is the importance of self-isolation in curbing the spread of the disease. It should be required of all nursing home staff.

JMO

 

[tresir2012]

We have an excellent example of glass half full verses glass half empty on the thread.

Half full please. And no second wave. Plus any medication I could lay my hands on, plus nicotine patches, zinc, Vit C and D and the best anti viral out there.
So flu deaths were 35k even with vaccines. That's the best we can hope for with CV19 in 20/21, I guess.

 

[tmar]

Georgetown's Ewing tests positive for coronavirus
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Georgetown's Ewing tests positive for coronavirus

2 hrs ago
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Georgetown men's basketball coach and Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing announced that he was admitted to a Washington, D.C.-area hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

The New York Knicks legend, who won a national championship as a player at Georgetown in 1984, expressed a positive outlook both for himself and for society in general.

"I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly," Ewing tweeted. "I want to encourage everyone to stay safe and take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Now more than ever, I want to thank the healthcare workers and everyone on the front lines. I'll be fine and we will all get through this."
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A member of the United States' gold-medal winning Olympic teams in 1984 and 1992, Ewing was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Uh, what backup are you referring to?

phwaaa! ha ha . touche. or maybe better to just say tush.

 

[MimosaMornings]

I'm leaning towards leaving the US altogether until it gets its act together.

Iceland, New Zealand and Australia all seem like reasonable bets and I like all three of them pretty much equally. I don't know if any of them are issuing visas to Americans at the moment though. I probably wouldn't if I were them, but one can hope.

Oh gosh, Charleston - it’s a beautiful area with so much history! One of my fav places. But I can see how you might want to leave for a while.

 

[Cool Cats]

CDC Test Counting Error Leaves Epidemiologists 'Really Baffled'

May 23, 2020 — 6:03pm

Stunned epidemiologists say data from antibody tests and active virus tests should never be mixed because diagnostic testing seeks to quantify the amount of active disease in the population. Serological testing can also be unreliable. And patients who have had both diagnostic and serology tests would be counted twice in the totals.

“It just doesn’t make any sense; all of us are really baffled,” said Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at the University of Florida.

Epidemiologists, state health officials and a CDC spokeswoman said there was no ill intent; they attributed the flawed reporting system to confusion and fatigue in overworked state and local health departments that typically track infections — not tests — during outbreaks. The CDC relies on states to report their data.

 

[jjenny]

So you don't believe in Hydroxy or modelling, what about Actemra that cured Dr. Fiske seemingly miraculously? Is that any good do you think? What about the HIV meds and Remdesivir? Ventilators or CPAP? Zinc plus vitamins etc etc. Proning. All of the above.

Well, clinical trial showed remdesivir shortened duration of hospitalization, so yes, I believe it works. Don't know about actemra until clinical trials are conducted. Same for HIV meds. Ventilators is a medical technology that can keep someone alive when that person can not breathe on their own, so why exactly wouldn't I believe in that. Zinc probably has some antiviral properties. I have no clue what proning is.

 

[KALI]

Baffled they're no wearing masks. We won't let anyone in without a mask.

In my 'hood, today. See. I'm not exaggerating!

 

[tmar]

Wildlife “facing starvation” may need food drops for 12 months
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Native animal rescue groups are warning that wildlife in bushfire areas are facing starvation and may need food drops for the next year.

Wildcare Queanbeyan’s food drops were costing more than $6,000 a month and the organisation feared it could no longer afford this expense.
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“There are huge numbers of animals facing starvation. This is a marathon, not a sprint, we’ll be support-feeding the wildlife for probably the next 12 months,” said Wildcare Queanbeyan president Belinda Hogarth-Boyd.

 

[CSIDreamer]

Well, clinical trial showed remdesivir shortened duration of hospitalization, so yes, I believe it works. Don't know about actemra until clinical trials are conducted. Same for HIV meds. Ventilators is a medical technology that can keep someone alive when that person can not breathe on their own, so why exactly wouldn't I believe in that. Zinc probably has some antiviral properties. I have no clue what proning is.

Proning is basically sleeping on your stomach, or laying on your stomach on a vent. It takes the weight off your lungs. Jmo

 

[jjenny]

Baffled they're no wearing masks. We won't let anyone in without a mask.

But how would people eat with a mask on? At some point they will have to take it off anyway.

 

[CharlestonGal]

SARS and MERS and H1N1 and Swine Flu probably.

MERS, H1N1 and swine flu are very much still alive and kicking.

 

[tmar]

New normal: What reopening looks like around the world

New normal: What reopening looks like around the world

Lauren Liebhaber
2 days ago

 

[ilovewings]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05...-archdiocese-american-red-cross-dies-51-covid

This wonderfully successful, relatively young (51) and I presume probably pretty healthy woman died from this nasty virus. What really bothered me though as i read the story was that she was convalescing and thought she was getting better- and then she died. What seems to be significant about this virus is so many people thought they were getting better- until they died.

 

[tresir2012]

Immune clue sparks coronavirus treatment hope
UK scientists are to begin testing a treatment that it is hoped could counter the effects of Covid-19 in the most seriously ill patients.

It has been found those with the most severe form of the disease have extremely low numbers of an immune cell called a T-cell.

T-cells clear infection from the body.

The clinical trial will evaluate if a drug called interleukin 7, known to boost T-cell numbers, can aid patients' recovery.

Details at link.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Tocilizumab (Actemra)

Tocilizumab blocks the inflammatory protein IL-6. This improves joint pain and swelling from arthritis and other symptoms caused by inflammation.

So like Hydroxy?

Hydroxy is not a MAB.

 

[10ofRods]

Universal Orlando Issues "Inherent Risk" Health Warning for Upcoming Reopening

Along with confirming the destination's official reopen date, Universal issued a warning to would-be guests.

"Note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed during your visit," the theme park's website reads.

That seems reasonable. As long as people know their risks, they can go ahead and smoke or drink or drive. Where I live citations are issued for no seatbelt - and unfortunately, my county hasn't issued policy on masks (although I think restaurant employees and nail salon workers and gym workers must wear them).

This means that many of us will have to ask questions of others, to know the degree of exposure we're encountering - but I really have no problem with that.

People of all ages within my social circle simply won't go. So, businesses need new business plans for the upcoming year - it's going to be rough no matter what.

 

[Cool Cats]

Baffled they're no wearing masks. We won't let anyone in without a mask.

How can you wear a mask to eat in the restaurant?

How to lower your coronavirus risk while eating out: Restaurant advice from an infectious disease expert

May 21, 2020, 8:22 AM EDT
A restaurant in Bangkok created plastic partitions and moved its tables farther apart to separate guests in a normally tight space.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Dang, I looooove Charleston. So much good eating....sigh.

I love it, too. The hurricane part not so much.

 

[Tillicum]

That seems reasonable. As long as people know their risks, they can go ahead and smoke or drink or drive. Where I live citations are issued for no seatbelt - and unfortunately, my county hasn't issued policy on masks (although I think restaurant employees and nail salon workers and gym workers must wear them).

This means that many of us will have to ask questions of others, to know the degree of exposure we're encountering - but I really have no problem with that.

People of all ages within my social circle simply won't go. So, businesses need new business plans for the upcoming year - it's going to be rough no matter what.

If you had an endless supply of N95s would you feel more comfortable going out in public? Still social distancing and not staying in a particular area for more than 15 minutes?
I hate to think of so many at higher risk having to shut themselves inside indefinitely. I understand why it's necessary but there has to be another way to minimize the risk.