Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #61

[sloane7777]

Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity | Scripps Research

More good news. The virus strain mutates to become more contagious.

Is every piece of news making you freak out because I'm at that point and I keep trying to take a break but then I miss big developments and then freak out more, it might be just me I'm overwhelmed with an animal cruelty case in my neighborhood that I witnessed and the person is very wealthy and now the feds are after him so that's kinda big (and I'm seriously horrified) but between the protests and this pandemic which is getting worse and worse than that GETTING IGNORED by those in power its making me ICKY we need a pandemic is making me BAT&*#% CRAZY thread or for the more PC than I A pandemic Anxiety thread !

 

[dixiegirl1035]

RSBM
I realize this is TMI but I'm also in pre menopause ...won't go into details, but I'm sure. So I think that along with the tremendous anxiety I'm feeling is the reason for my hair loss.

I started taking AVG pro. I have no idea if it will do anything .

Might be wig shopping soon

I lost all my hair in chemo and it's still growing back in so I don't need a haircut. I do need a colour though as it came back in with more gray strands. Menopause is a complete *****. I've read on these threads quite a few people mentioning they've been losing hair. It must have a connection to stress.

WARNING, GRAPHIC PIC OF COMB

Since we are among friends here, this is TMI also, but this is what my comb looks like this morning. I am definitely losing large amounts of hair.

 

[sloane7777]

WARNING, GRAPHIC PIC OF COMB

Since we are among friends here, this is TMI also, but this is what my comb looks like this morning. I am definitely losing large amounts of hair.

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OK FYI me too with the handfulls I keep clogging the bath, and menopausal, I have super dry hair I have been using Nioxn shampoo and conditioner and coconut oil at night , but not on the scalp, it been nothing short of amazing the last few weeks
I cant help with the chewing off the nails even though I AM TRYING TO KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM FACE!!!!.... see its neverending!!!!

 

[CeeCeeCat]

Coronavirus hasn't gone away. So why are people acting as if it has? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

I just read this and it pretty much sums up how I feel. We appear to be divided into two camps. Those of us who understand the virus has gone nowhere and are anxious about the likely second wave. And those who are able to pick up life as it was pre-virus, seemingly without a scrap of concern about Covid19 still being very much out there.

 

[Shelby1]

WARNING, GRAPHIC PIC OF COMB

Since we are among friends here, this is TMI also, but this is what my comb looks like this morning. I am definitely losing large amounts of hair.

View attachment 251517

OK FYI me too with the handfulls I keep clogging the bath, and menopausal, I have super dry hair I have been using Nioxn shampoo and conditioner and coconut oil at night , but not on the scalp, it been nothing short of amazing the last few weeks
I cant help with the chewing off the nails even though I AM TRYING TO KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM FACE!!!!.... see its neverending!!!!

I know what you're going through

I wish I had a cure.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Anyone have any insight on how they are going to run influenza immunizations in the US this fall?
Reason I am asking is, the local pharmacies around me are not doing ANY immunizations at this time, due to Covid 19 and how the injector has to get close to you to do it.

I don't think its going to be "much better" in the Fall...and then you will have probably more people seeking out the flu shot than in years before....sigh...I wonder if there will be long lines? I feel lines of any type are a definite hazard. Maybe they will do drive up clinics...here's hoping.

My concern is that all in the pipeline of manufacturing and making vaccines for flu are *perhaps* dedicating* their efforts to readying their capacity and giving it to COVID.

I get high dose flu shot every October. There was a shortage for the last few years so I had to call and check to see which pharmacy had.

As WHO has said, this pandemic will (and has ) affect current immunization programs.

 

[COSCitizen]

My concern is that all in the pipeline of manufacturing and making vaccines for flu are *perhaps* dedicating* their efforts to readying their capacity and giving it to COVID.

I get high dose flu shot every October. There was a shortage for the last few years so I had to call and check to see which pharmacy had.

As WHO has said, this pandemic will (and has ) affect current immunization programs.

Unless a miracle happens, I expect influenza-related deaths will go down next winter, since most of the highly vulnerable people will either be isolating or dead.

 

[doublestop]

What's crazier is the number of people who are actually planning to attend. What's wrong with these people? Have they no knowledge of the spread of this virus? Are they so political they are not concerned they could spread this awful virus to their families and friends?

From this morning's Tulsa World--this answers your question.
"Trump supporters, who were gathering outside of the BOK Center on Tuesday, said they had no fear of the virus. James Massery said he did not worry about COVID-19, a sentiment shared among others there.

“Whether or not I get it, it doesn’t bother me in the least,” said Massery, who is from Preston, a small community about 30 miles from Tulsa. “If I get it, I’ll deal with it ... if it takes me out, it’s just going to make me mad that I can’t vote for Trump in this coming election.” "
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high

 

[ilovewings]

Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity | Scripps Research

More good news. The virus strain mutates to become more contagious.

Well, that is good news! NOT NOT NOT
Good grief!!!!!

 

[ilovewings]

From this morning's Tulsa World--this answers your question.
"Trump supporters, who were gathering outside of the BOK Center on Tuesday, said they had no fear of the virus. James Massery said he did not worry about COVID-19, a sentiment shared among others there.

“Whether or not I get it, it doesn’t bother me in the least,” said Massery, who is from Preston, a small community about 30 miles from Tulsa. “If I get it, I’ll deal with it ... if it takes me out, it’s just going to make me mad that I can’t vote for Trump in this coming election.” "
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high

What can you say in response to those responses??? not much
OY VAY

 

[justbeachy]

My 15 yr old son has a doctor's appointment today and while I'm sure they have implemented significant safety measures, I'm still nervous about going. We are to text them when we arrive and they will text us when we can enter the building through a rear door. Of course we will wear masks.

He has a lump on his neck that needs to be looked at in person or I would have opted for a virtual appointment. I am praying this is nothing serious and just a swollen lymph node, but it has been there for a few months (I just noticed it last week when he turned his head a certain way, but he has said it has been there for months...gee, thanks, son, for telling me! ). Even if it is a lymph node, something has to be causing it to be swollen, and the fact that it has been there so long is concerning also. Maybe it is a lipoma, and from my absolutely-no-medical-background-whatsoever I think that would mean it is harmless.

The thought of going into a dr's office has me very anxious, but I feel like this needs to be looked at.

 

[sloane7777]

I know what you're going through

I wish I had a cure.

Right back at you , (( HUGS))

 

[anneg]

Unless a miracle happens, I expect influenza-related deaths will go down next winter, since most of the highly vulnerable people will either be isolating or dead.

My DH and I are in our 70s. Even though we will get the flu shot this year as we do every year, we will be staying home until a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine is available. So that means we may avoid exposure to influenza and cold viruses during the 2020-21 flu season as well as the COVID virus.

Unfortunately it also means we won't get to see any of our relatives (all in other states) other than through electronic means.

 

[anneg]

My 15 yr old son has a doctor's appointment today and while I'm sure they have implemented significant safety measures, I'm still nervous about going. We are to text them when we arrive and they will text us when we can enter the building through a rear door. Of course we will wear masks.

He has a lump on his neck that needs to be looked at in person or I would have opted for a virtual appointment. I am praying this is nothing serious and just a swollen lymph node, but it has been there for a few months (I just noticed it last week when he turned his head a certain way, but he has said it has been there for months...gee, thanks, son, for telling me! ). Even if it is a lymph node, something has to be causing it to be swollen, and the fact that it has been there so long is concerning also. Maybe it is a lipoma, and from my absolutely-no-medical-background-whatsoever I think that would mean it is harmless.

The thought of going into a dr's office has me very anxious, but I feel like this needs to be looked at.

Yes, and it's good that you are taking your son in to get the lump looked at today. I hope the doctor visit goes well and the lump is nothing serious.

 

[anneg]

Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity | Scripps Research

More good news. The virus strain mutates to become more contagious.

Note that the story is about the mutation that led to greater infectivity in Italy and New York. The mutation seems to have increased the number of functional, stable spikes on the virus so it became more infectious. MOO.

From the link:

"A tiny genetic mutation in the SARS coronavirus 2 variant circulating throughout Europe and the United States significantly increases the virus’ ability to infect cells, lab experiments performed at Scripps Research show." ...

"There has been much debate about why COVID-19 outbreaks in Italy and New York have so quickly overwhelmed health systems, while early outbreaks in places like San Francisco and Washington state proved more readily managed, at least initially. Was it something about those communities and their response, or had the virus somehow changed?" ...

"Encouragingly, the duo found that immune factors from the serum of infected people work equally well against engineered viruses both with and without the D614G mutation. That’s a hopeful sign that vaccine candidates in development will work against variants with or without that mutation, Choe says." ...

"It is still unknown whether this small mutation affects the severity of symptoms of infected people, or increases mortality, the scientists say. While ICU data from New York and elsewhere reports a preponderance of the new D614G variant, much more data, ideally under controlled studies, are needed, Choe says."

 

[anneg]

From this morning's Tulsa World--this answers your question.
"Trump supporters, who were gathering outside of the BOK Center on Tuesday, said they had no fear of the virus. James Massery said he did not worry about COVID-19, a sentiment shared among others there.

“Whether or not I get it, it doesn’t bother me in the least,” said Massery, who is from Preston, a small community about 30 miles from Tulsa. “If I get it, I’ll deal with it ... if it takes me out, it’s just going to make me mad that I can’t vote for Trump in this coming election.” "
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high

I read the story at your link and then kept scrolling to read this story:
Tulsa Race Massacre: This is what happened in Tulsa in 1921
(many links in the story)
MOO

 

[weepingangel]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/09/coronavirus-ventilator-rehabilitation/?arc404=true
A long road home

More at link

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hugo Sosa arrived here a hero, triumphant over the worst that covid-19 can inflict on the human body. Nearly 100 of his fellow first responders whooped and cheered as Sosa was wheeled out of a hospital last month. They chanted his name. He flashed them a thumbs-up from his gurney.


Twelve days later, frail and drawn in his room at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Sosa puzzled over a pile of coins his speech pathologist had set before him.

“Forty-five cents from a dollar, what do you get back?” Kristen Lucke asked.

“Fifty-five cents,” Sosa responded quickly.

“Good, show me 55 cents.”

That was more difficult. Sosa would have to hold the number in his head while he searched for the right coins. Today that was too much to ask. Perhaps tomorrow.





New York EMS Capt. Hugo Sosa tries to improve his working memory with speech pathologist Kristen Lucke at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital on May 28. The brain damage he suffered can make it difficult for him to hold a number in his head and find the right coins at the same time. (Photos by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post).
For the fortunate covid-19 patients like Sosa who survive intensive care and long stretches on ventilators, the journey home can be an arduous and lonely one that runs through places like Burke. Their survival is testament to the lifesaving value of some of the world’s most sophisticated medical interventions, but their deficits reveal the toll of the disease and of hospitalization itself. Their futures can depend on what happens here.

“A lot of the time, it’s a win to get discharged from the hospital,” Lucke said. “Everyone forgets there are so many things that go on before you actually make it home, if you can make it home.”

The sheer size of the coronavirus pandemic means that thousands of people may need this kind of therapy. Their numbers already are forcing change on a U.S. medical system that did not see covid-19 coming.

 

[musicaljoke]

[...]
The $600.00 on top of your weekly unemployment benefits, supported by the democrats, helped create a ton of people making more money by not working, then we've ever seen before.
So, as we try to re-open, nobody wants to work.
Why would they?
They are getting paid more then their former jobs...
To stay home.
So. The masses in the streets, spreading COVID-19.
Probably not on purpose, have nothing to lose financially.
[...]
.

I understand the logic of making sure people had their full salary during the time when there were 26,000,000 people unemployed i the US. Regular unemployment insurance is designed to just meet the basics so you don't starve to death while you look for work. That system wouldn't meet the need during the shut down because people couldn't look for a job. Something had to be done to financially support workers, because at the time, the future was a blank slate.

But, I agree with you, that providing extra unemployment support was probably not the best idea. It didn't protect jobs, nor did it encourage employers to keep their staff working. And it didn't protect employees from losing their health care. And you're right that it makes returning to work less appetizing. It probably contributed to a slowing of the economy, rather than keeping the economy moving forward.

Many countries, as part of their emergency relief options, provided financial support to employers to make sure they kept their employees on the payroll. In Canada, and the UK, maybe others too, employers received 75 % of the payroll, provided the business income fell by 30% from the same period last year and that they kept their employees at their full salary.

That helped reduce the number of unemployed people, and encouraged employers to find innovative ways to keep their employees working from home. People seem to be happy enough with the plan. We get fraud and abuse with the program too.

 

[ilovewings]

My 15 yr old son has a doctor's appointment today and while I'm sure they have implemented significant safety measures, I'm still nervous about going. We are to text them when we arrive and they will text us when we can enter the building through a rear door. Of course we will wear masks.

He has a lump on his neck that needs to be looked at in person or I would have opted for a virtual appointment. I am praying this is nothing serious and just a swollen lymph node, but it has been there for a few months (I just noticed it last week when he turned his head a certain way, but he has said it has been there for months...gee, thanks, son, for telling me! ). Even if it is a lymph node, something has to be causing it to be swollen, and the fact that it has been there so long is concerning also. Maybe it is a lipoma, and from my absolutely-no-medical-background-whatsoever I think that would mean it is harmless.

The thought of going into a dr's office has me very anxious, but I feel like this needs to be looked at.

I would have confidence going to a doctor's office: i went to an ENT to have ear wax removed a week ago. (i have this done 3x a year- ) it is one of those hereditary things that i need done: I had a little trepidation but honestly it was fine: very few patients in the waiting room: every employee with masks- the receptionist took patient's temp; the doc was dressed in something resembling a haz-mat suit and of course he was masked. The only thing i didn't like was they gave me a form to fill out with a pen, clipboard, and said i should hold onto it until i was taken back to the room: i thought it was an unnecessary mode of potential transmission of germs--

 

[ilovewings]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/09/coronavirus-ventilator-rehabilitation/?arc404=true
A long road home

More at link

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hugo Sosa arrived here a hero, triumphant over the worst that covid-19 can inflict on the human body. Nearly 100 of his fellow first responders whooped and cheered as Sosa was wheeled out of a hospital last month. They chanted his name. He flashed them a thumbs-up from his gurney.


Twelve days later, frail and drawn in his room at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Sosa puzzled over a pile of coins his speech pathologist had set before him.

“Forty-five cents from a dollar, what do you get back?” Kristen Lucke asked.

“Fifty-five cents,” Sosa responded quickly.

“Good, show me 55 cents.”

That was more difficult. Sosa would have to hold the number in his head while he searched for the right coins. Today that was too much to ask. Perhaps tomorrow.





New York EMS Capt. Hugo Sosa tries to improve his working memory with speech pathologist Kristen Lucke at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital on May 28. The brain damage he suffered can make it difficult for him to hold a number in his head and find the right coins at the same time. (Photos by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post).
For the fortunate covid-19 patients like Sosa who survive intensive care and long stretches on ventilators, the journey home can be an arduous and lonely one that runs through places like Burke. Their survival is testament to the lifesaving value of some of the world’s most sophisticated medical interventions, but their deficits reveal the toll of the disease and of hospitalization itself. Their futures can depend on what happens here.

“A lot of the time, it’s a win to get discharged from the hospital,” Lucke said. “Everyone forgets there are so many things that go on before you actually make it home, if you can make it home.”

The sheer size of the coronavirus pandemic means that thousands of people may need this kind of therapy. Their numbers already are forcing change on a U.S. medical system that did not see covid-19 coming.

It is certainly good that he survived the virus- but he and so many others who survived may very well never be the same-- i am constantly struck by how evil this virus is.