Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #75

[slowpoke]

Blood Plasma Treatment for Covid-19 Now On Hold at F.D.A.

Last week, just as the Food and Drug Administration was preparing to issue an emergency authorization for blood plasma as a Covid-19 treatment, a group of top federal health officials intervened, arguing that emerging data on the treatment was too weak, according to two senior administration officials.

”We want to make sure that when we say it works, we are confident, with indisputable evidence,” she said. “We’re dealing with patients’ lives here.”

 

[tresir2012]

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Mine's a double dose please. ;-)

 

[neesaki]

Haha! Good one; took me a second (sense—cents).

I’ve got one of those husbands that drive me crazy for never using coins, and so they keep accumulating in jars and containers around the house. I guess I should be grateful now?

Same here.... and empty 5 gallon water containers.
What else to do with them as they add too much they’re too much weight to purse or pocket. I need to get a baggie full and put them in our vehicles. Easy way to save money too
Maybe that’s part of the shortage, people not out spending their coins, but sitting in piggy banks.

 

[mickey2942]

Blood Plasma Treatment for Covid-19 Now On Hold at F.D.A.

It seems like by the time they do the plasma treatment, it is a blitzkrieg at that point, before people die. Based on the medical "treatments" we have seen so far for this virus, I am wondering when people will be slathered with Mentholatum and covered with a hot towel, or I guess blood letting will be the next "treatment".

 

[tresir2012]

All of the above have donated heavily, millions for research, vaccine, dashboards, food banks, the list is endless.

Gates Foundation is fully funding IHME modeling and dashboard for the World.

In addition 350 million to distribute vaccine to developing countries.

Gates Foundation Donates $150 Million To Distribute Covid-19 Vaccine To Developing Nations As They Struggle With Accelerating Pandemic

Covid-19 cases continue to increase in developing countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $150 million to the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, to provide up to 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations priced at less than $3 a dose.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $350 million to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Indeed they have. Regarding statistics here are some figures regarding US employees pension plan. (Re the US economy and coronovirus.)
How many American workers participate in workplace retirement plans? | Pension Rights Center

 

[mickey2942]

Sturgis motorcycle rally: A person with Covid-19 may have exposed others at a bar - CNN

And so it starts.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Sturgis Rally: Potential COVID-19 exposure, health department warns

Authorities say a patron of a bar in downtown Sturgis has tested positive for COVID-19 and was able to transmit the virus while attending the Sturgis Rally.

A person who later tested positive for COVID-19 was at the One-Eyed Jack's Saloon at 1304 Main Street from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, the South Dakota Department of Health said.

 

[ErenYeager]

USA decline the help of Russia
Russia offers to help US with Covid-19 vaccine; US says no - CNN

 

[musicaljoke]

BBM. No one will take that one and as your edit shows, there are plenty more in the pipeline.
Being British, I would trust Oxford university with my life. Not a drug company, but some of the finest minds in the world working for science, not profit.

Indeed. This is an example of how those with higher education, and, I assume, higher income choose to be vaccinated. From the study mentioned upthread, they are more likely to understand the science behind vaccines than people with highschool education only. Their trust, or lack of trust, in the vaccine is based on their confident knowledge of the science.

Most countries need to raise the bar in science education. I blame a lot of the problems with lack of compliance with public health recommendations on a lack of understanding of the basic principles of viral spread. That lack of understanding is evident in some cases, right to the highest leadership positions.

 

[24Roses]

Iowa news today: As of 10:30-11:00 a.m., we had 614 new confirmed cases for a total of 53,538 confirmed cases of which 41,981 have recovered (IMO +467). 16 more had passed away for a total of 1,003. COVID-19 deaths in Iowa surpass 1,000 Wednesday
Iowa COVID-19 Information
Drake University sends 14 students home for violating COVID-19 guidelines
Coe College parterns with St. Luke's for COVID-19 testing
https://kwwl.com/2020/08/19/happening-tonight-cedar-falls-city-council-to-hold
-special-meeting-on-mask-mandate/
Waterloo City Council passes mask mandate
ICCSD approves hybrid learning model while appealing governor's guidance
Iowa county says clinic failed to report 3,000 COVID tests
* Some news is from yesterday.

 

[tresir2012]

Sturgis Rally: Potential COVID-19 exposure, health department warns

Authorities say a patron of a bar in downtown Sturgis has tested positive for COVID-19 and was able to transmit the virus while attending the Sturgis Rally.

A person who later tested positive for COVID-19 was at the One-Eyed Jack's Saloon at 1304 Main Street from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, the South Dakota Department of Health said.

1 out of 460,000 isn't bad I guess. 5 died from motorbike crashes according to the article.

"The 2020 Rally drew more than 460,000 vehicles during the 10-day event, according to a count South Dakota transportation officials released Tuesday. That's down 8 percent from 2019."

 

[musicaljoke]

1 out of 460,000 isn't bad I guess. 5 died from motorbike crashes according to the article.

"The 2020 Rally drew more than 460,000 vehicles during the 10-day event, according to a count South Dakota transportation officials released Tuesday. That's down 8 percent from 2019."

1 out of 460,000 would be a miracle. This ain't over yet.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Coronavirus: Two deaths and 54 new cases in Ireland

HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed that two further people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland.

The National Public Health Emergency Team has also said that a further 54 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in Ireland to 27,547.

• 24 are men, 29 are women
• 67% are under 45 years of age
• 27 are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
• Eight cases have been identified as community transmission
• 19 are in Dublin, eight are in Kildare, five are in Tipperary and the rest of the cases are in Carlow, Clare, Donegal, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Waterford and Wexford

 

[303gmf]

1.9 million people in California, alone, are covered by the state's pension plan, which includes teachers, fire fighters, police officers and other public safety personnel, as well as city and county managers, etc. That's a lot of little people. And that's just California.

There are underfunded and mismanaged ones in many sectors as well

 

[ilovewings]

Mine's a double dose please. ;-)

I really liked that- I really did laugh out loud!!!!

 

[Knitty]

1 out of 460,000 isn't bad I guess. 5 died from motorbike crashes according to the article.

"The 2020 Rally drew more than 460,000 vehicles during the 10-day event, according to a count South Dakota transportation officials released Tuesday. That's down 8 percent from 2019."

One out of 460,000 so far.
Who wasn't asymptomatic AND got tested AND admitted where he spent a great deal of time, exposing who knows how many others.

How many out of 460,000 who were asymptomatic or who were symptomatic but didn't get tested, or who got tested but didn't admit to being in a place for a substantial period of time, exposing who knows how many others? How many?

 

[ilovewings]

Indeed. This is an example of how those with higher education, and, I assume, higher income choose to be vaccinated. From the study mentioned upthread, they are more likely to understand the science behind vaccines than people with highschool education only. Their trust, or lack of trust, in the vaccine is based on their confident knowledge of the science.

Most countries need to raise the bar in science education. I blame a lot of the problems with lack of compliance with public health recommendations on a lack of understanding of the basic principles of viral spread. That lack of understanding is evident in some cases, right to the highest leadership positions.

I have no doubt that too many people do not understand the basic principles of viral spread: this lack of knowledge causes them to do risky things-- I think our leaders have a responsibility to educate that public but they have not done that.

 

[ilovewings]

One out of 460,000 so far.
Who wasn't asymptomatic AND got tested AND admitted where he spent a great deal of time, exposing who knows how many others.

How many out of 460,000 who were asymptomatic or who were symptomatic but didn't get tested, or who got tested but didn't admit to being in a place for a substantial period of time, exposing who knows how many others? How many?

will we ever know how many people got the virus and took it back to wherever they came from and infected people there?

 

[ErenYeager]

its getting worst people losing jobs because of the pandemic
COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes 22.1 million

 

[MimosaMornings]

UNC-Chapel Hill pivots to remote teaching after coronavirus spreads among students during first week of class — The Washington Post

“The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the largest schools in the country to bring students to campus for in-person teaching, said Monday it will pivot to all-remote instruction for undergraduates after testing showed a pattern of rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.

Officials announced the abrupt change just a week after classes began at the 30,000-student state flagship university.”

UNC wanted online and didn’t think the students would adhere to the necessary precautions or follow the code of conduct - but the board of governors (elected by North Carolina lawmakers) decided that all of its universities would open for in-person classes for the fall semester.