Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #73

[TootsieFootsie]

Thanks.
I did think that maybe the mask was too big and expanded too far, obscuring my downward vision.

You may also need a different type of mask.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Thanks.
I did think that maybe the mask was too big and expanded too far, obscuring my downward vision.

I’ve had terrible luck with paper masks. They’re all too big and gappy for me. I’m lucky that I’m able to sew and get my cloth ones fitted perfectly.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Thanks.
Come to think of it, when I buy a summer hat or headware, none of them fit so I have to pad them quite a bit. Maybe my face is small.

Oh man I am so sorry about your mask experience today! I’ve learned that most masks don’t fit me right—my face is small I guess lol. Maybe yours is too?

 

[KALI]

50 pages, from my experience, equals an updated thread coming immenately.
Whether my post will be forwarded to the new thread seems doubtful to me.
Yet, here I am. We'll see.
As a small business owner in the United States of America.
I am astounded, by the lack of media coverage pertaining to our stories.
It's as if we're invisible.
Yet, we "little hard working bees" are essential to the American way of life. Moo.
Hey. 99% of us are on it. We've invested hundreds of dollars on PPE, we're complying with everything the CDC requires to operate the businesses that puts food on our tables.
None of the thousands of stories of real Americans fighting hard against this virus, get covered by our journalists.
Think about it.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Years ago I used to get a lot of headaches, some were migraines, some tension headaches.

These days it's rare for me to get a headache. Maybe once or twice a year I get the visual ones.

Also do you usually have migraines?

 

[Sundog]

50 pages, from my experience, equals an updated thread coming immenately.
Whether my post will be forwarded to the new thread seems doubtful to me.
Yet, here I am. We'll see.
As a small business owner in the United States of America.
I am astounded, by the lack of media coverage pertaining to our stories.
It's as if we're invisible.
Yet, we "little hard working bees" are essential to the American way of life. Moo.
Hey. 99% of us are on it. We've invested hundreds of dollars on PPE, we're complying with everything the CDC requires to operate the businesses that puts food on our tables.
None of the thousands of stories of real Americans fighting hard against this virus, get covered by our journalists.
Think about it.

If your post doesn't get carried over to the next thread, please post it, or something similar, again. The story of our small businesses needs to be told - over and over again.

 

[WildOrchid]

There’s a local woman who makes my masks for me. She has to use her “tween pattern” so the earloops are shorter for me. Otherwise, the mask is way too big for my face. Not sure how I feel about the tween thing though lol.

Thanks.
Come to think of it, when I buy a summer hat or headware, none of them fit so I have to pad them quite a bit. Maybe my face is small.

 

[mickey2942]

If your post doesn't get carried over to the next thread, please post it, or something similar, again. The story of our small businesses needs to be told - over and over again.

I went to a local restaurant tonight to pick up dinner. Just too tired to cook. This is a very popular place, on a main street in town. It used to be very busy, always crowded, with people waiting for tables.

The restaurant was closed. Permanently.

This story does need to be told. Not the ongoing "sob stories", carefully cherry picked for a specific narrative.

 

[Yvettea]

Sacramento Bee reporting today that 51% of Covid deaths in Sacramento County have been people in their 80s, and 17% have been people in their 70s. There is a paywall, so I couldn't read any further. Wonder about people in their 60s.

Edited to change word to "paywall" (not payroll)

Of the 155 deaths, 79 have come in the oldest age group (about 51%); 27 have been in their 70s (17%); 22 in their 60s (14%); 15 in their 50s (10%); and 12 below age 50 (8%).

Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article244766077.html#storylink=cpy

 

[MajorHoople]

That is to say, two Knox County plastic surgeons.

"Arbitrary and capricious" | Two plastic surgeons file lawsuit against Knox County officials, claim mask mandate is unconstitutional

Don't know about the rest of you, but I certainly don't pay a whole lot of attention to plastic surgeons when it comes to public health.

This is the same public health department that has a problem with testing that is not accurate. When public policy is being made based on faulty testing the results are indeed, "Arbitrary and capricious".

KCHD says false positive COVID-19 tests counted as positive as precaution

KCHD Says False Positive Covid-19 Tests Counted As Positive As Precaution

Gosh Said For Every 100 People Who Actually Have The Virus, The Test Will Misdiagnose 30

"During a Wednesday press conference, Dr. Martha Buchanan with the Knox County Health Department addressed the public’s concerns regarding false-positive COVID-19 test results.

Buchanan said false-positive test results are counted as positive because there is no way to determine which test was correct. This means if a person takes two tests and one is negative and one is positive, the department counts it as positive.

Epidemiologist Dr. Tista Gosh, Senior Director of Impact Evaluation at Grand Rounds, spoke with WVLT’s Harry Sullivan and said COVID-19 tests are not perfect, so false-positive tests will occur.

“The PCR test has a 30 percent false-negative rate,” Gosh said. “So you might test negative, but you may not really know that you’re negative.”

Gosh said FOR EVERY 100 PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE VIRUS, THE TEST WILL MISDIAGNOSE 30."

 

[slowpoke]

O.C. will pay restaurants $1,000 each to battle coronavirus, but is it enough? – Orange County Register

But that recognition only goes so far, said Shachi Mehra, chef-owner of Adya in the Anaheim Packing House and Irvine.

A lot of us are just trying to survive and we’re doing the right things. We’re putting up the plastic sheeting. We’re wearing the masks. We’re getting the sanitizer for our staff. And being recognized by saying, ‘Hey, thank you for doing that. We appreciate you.’ I think that’s a big deal in itself. But is $1,000 going to change the trajectory of a restaurant? No.”

 

[mickey2942]

This is the same public health department that has a problem with testing that is not accurate. When public policy is being made based on faulty testing the results are indeed, "Arbitrary and capricious".

KCHD says false positive COVID-19 tests counted as positive as precaution

KCHD Says False Positive Covid-19 Tests Counted As Positive As Precaution

Gosh Said For Every 100 People Who Actually Have The Virus, The Test Will Misdiagnose 30

"During a Wednesday press conference, Dr. Martha Buchanan with the Knox County Health Department addressed the public’s concerns regarding false-positive COVID-19 test results.

Buchanan said false-positive test results are counted as positive because there is no way to determine which test was correct. This means if a person takes two tests and one is negative and one is positive, the department counts it as positive.

Epidemiologist Dr. Tista Gosh, Senior Director of Impact Evaluation at Grand Rounds, spoke with WVLT’s Harry Sullivan and said COVID-19 tests are not perfect, so false-positive tests will occur.

“The PCR test has a 30 percent false-negative rate,” Gosh said. “So you might test negative, but you may not really know that you’re negative.”

Gosh said FOR EVERY 100 PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE VIRUS, THE TEST WILL MISDIAGNOSE 30."

So, how confusing is this?! I work with someone, who felt very sick after traveling to Seattle. She took a Covid test, it was negative, so she felt assured that she didn't have Covid.

But, this means that a negative test, could be completely worthless because the efficacy is less than 70%?! Great. I wouldn't even bet on that.

Now, we risk our life on it. Just roll the dice.

 

[Clair Louise]

So, how confusing is this?! I work with someone, who felt very sick after traveling to Seattle. She took a Covid test, it was negative, so she felt assured that she didn't have Covid.

But, this means that a negative test, could be completely worthless because the efficacy is less than 70%?! Great. I wouldn't even bet on that.

Now, we risk our life on it. Just roll the dice.

Only the US seems to be so very concerned with the efficacy of tests.

 

[ZoriahNZ]

This was covered in the last week of July, by ABCNews:

Nearly 16,000 restaurants have closed permanently due to the pandemic, Yelp data shows

 

[ZoriahNZ]

Possibly relevant, article on Bon Appetit.com covering the topic of Food Businesses and the impact of COVID-19. Just dropped a few hours ago:

From Pandemic to Protests: How Food Businesses Nationwide Are Responding

Chefs, owners, and staff share their stories.

 

[slowpoke]

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My first experience wearing a face mask didn't end up too well, and I'm pretty sure it left me feeling quite ill afterwards.

Aww, I’m sorry you had a rough time wearing the mask!

Did you pinch the nose wire to fit close to the contours of your nose? I think the fit of the mask is important if you’re experiencing that hard-to-see feeling. I don’t have that experience.

Another thing i might suggest is to practice wearing it in the house for short periods to get used to it, and to try to figure out what is causing an issue for you. Here’s a link I found “Steps You Can Take to Get Used to Wearing a Mask“. That was one of the suggestions.

https://www.lung.org/getmedia/7ec2df0b-cb63-49c7-bebd-8928d6c9ec50/wearing-masks-tips-v5.pdf

 

[Clair Louise]

I think that I have identified that I may be a bit deaf. I have no idea what people are saying to me when I cant see their mouths and lips.
I am going to have a hearing test.

 

[MrX]

50 pages, from my experience, equals an updated thread coming immenately.
Whether my post will be forwarded to the new thread seems doubtful to me.
Yet, here I am. We'll see.
As a small business owner in the United States of America.
I am astounded, by the lack of media coverage pertaining to our stories.
It's as if we're invisible.
Yet, we "little hard working bees" are essential to the American way of life. Moo.
Hey. 99% of us are on it. We've invested hundreds of dollars on PPE, we're complying with everything the CDC requires to operate the businesses that puts food on our tables.
None of the thousands of stories of real Americans fighting hard against this virus, get covered by our journalists.
Think about it.

Love you, Kali.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Thanks, that is a good thought. But I didn't have a migraine or even a hint of one.

I'm leaning to the mask was too big for my face, or expanded too much, I could have flattened it out a bit more when I put it on. I think I even puffed it up a bit as I put it on, silly me.

Also do you usually have migraines? Could it be that you just got a migraine during that time and it didn’t actually have to do with the mask?

 

[MimosaMornings]

Right. This is usually the time of year when we see way more NC license plates here in SoCal. They get on the I-40, come for fun, and then see if they can land a job. A lot don't stay (housing is expensive). Right now, no jobs, obviously (at least not many). But we're pretty liberal about in-state tuition, really. Doesn't take long to get qualified for free college here.

When it's not CoVid, we have an active food bank on campus. Run by students. A lot of students are also homeless, living in cars/couch surfing. We were having discussions about allowing homeless students to overnight on campus (leaving gym open 24 hours, etc). But that still takes staffing and a slightly higher police presence at night, which means it costs $. Most faculty were very much in favor of that. But...no one wanted to have it be "just anyone from anywhere" living on campus - only students.

That is a long drive coast to coast just for fun. Wonder why more from NC versus other states like SC? Not sure how you would enforce student only homeless housing.