Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #92

[HongKongPhooey]

All those Australian Open tennis players who travelled here, and quarantined, just to play in the Open .... they will now be playing to empty stadiums. Victoria goes into a snap 5-day lockdown as of midnight tonight.

Australian Open to be closed to crowds as Victoria announces COVID lockdown

I was just reading about this on bbc. Such a shame for tennis fans after all your hard work.

 

[SouthAussie]

I was just reading about this on bbc. Such a shame for tennis fans after all your hard work.

I guess we will just have to be happy watching on TV.
While it is a shame, it is not so significant in the big picture.

The outbreak in Victoria has serious potential. They are up to 19 cases now (12 locally acquired, 7 in returned travellers), of the UK variant.

One of the infected people worked at a cafe at Melbourne's airport. There is a risk this thing could have spread much further, so we are all on high alert, and anyone who has been through Terminal 4 of the Melbourne airport in the last 4 days has to get tested and self isolate for 14 days (let's hope they do).

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria | Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily update

 

[HongKongPhooey]

I guess we will just have to be happy watching on TV.
While it is a shame, it is not so significant in the big picture.

The outbreak in Victoria has serious potential. They are up to 19 cases now (12 locally acquired, 7 in returned travellers), of the UK variant.

One of the infected people worked at a cafe at Melbourne's airport. There is a risk this thing could have spread much further, so we are all on high alert, and anyone who has been through Terminal 4 of the Melbourne airport in the last 4 days has to get tested and self isolate for 14 days (let's hope they do).

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria | Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily update

Catering workers find it so hard to distance at work too (I know from my own workplace). I guess the next few days are crucial for you, keeping fingers crossed.

 

[GRT]

CDC expected to release new guidelines for reopening schools

new new guidelines

I think opening schools is a big mistake. It seems as though most of the 30s and 40s people who get the virus first have a kid who tests positive. Schools are superspreaders, there's just no way around it.

Now that we have the vaccine, what does it hurt to wait another couple of months until all the at-risk people are vaccinated?

 

[GRT]

I guess we will just have to be happy watching on TV.
While it is a shame, it is not so significant in the big picture.

The outbreak in Victoria has serious potential. They are up to 19 cases now (12 locally acquired, 7 in returned travellers), of the UK variant.

One of the infected people worked at a cafe at Melbourne's airport. There is a risk this thing could have spread much further, so we are all on high alert, and anyone who has been through Terminal 4 of the Melbourne airport in the last 4 days has to get tested and self isolate for 14 days (let's hope they do).

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria | Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily update

You guys have done so well--hopefully, this latest outbreak will soon be contained.

 

[deugirtni]

Do our members have any info re kidney transplant recipients getting the vaccine? My daughter's transplant doctors have never alerted her to get it, and when she finally asked them, they said it was ok, although they admitted that there was no research on it. Many months ago they warned her that kidney organ recipients had a high death rate if they contacted covid.

They were in constant contact with her on what she should do to prevent being infected with covid, which entailed her separating from her husband if he continued to work (he stayed home), keeping her kids home from school (which she did), washing her clothes immediately after she came in from taking her dog for a walk, etc. She was so scared, and unfortunately I was kicked out of her bubble.

But with all of her doctor's strict guidelines and attention, they have never called her to recommend the vaccine. We agree that because she is staying very safe, she will wait to see how the vaccines affect people in her condition. If anybody has knowledge of someone else in her condition, who has had a vaccine, it would help to hear about it. TIA

After a quick look, there seems to be quite a bit on the web about this. When did your daughter receive her transplant? Here is an article from Ottawa:

Immunocompromised may have to wait longer for COVID-19 vaccine | Ottawa Citizen

and another report: https://cdn.iuhealth.org/resources/...update-for-transplant-patients-12.21.2020.pdf

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Friday, Feb 12

3,877 Deaths USA

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[nhmemorymaker]

I guess we will just have to be happy watching on TV.
While it is a shame, it is not so significant in the big picture.

The outbreak in Victoria has serious potential. They are up to 19 cases now (12 locally acquired, 7 in returned travellers), of the UK variant.

One of the infected people worked at a cafe at Melbourne's airport. There is a risk this thing could have spread much further, so we are all on high alert, and anyone who has been through Terminal 4 of the Melbourne airport in the last 4 days has to get tested and self isolate for 14 days (let's hope they do).

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria | Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily update

This is why those of us who care, are so worried about Florida, Florida, Florida......

A Superbowl
A Governor who will do anything to keep everything open with no restrictions.
A defiantly ignorant population (big report on our local NPR radio station this AM, about massive mask-less outside of cities.

AND Florida has 346 cases of the UK Variant. California is second with 156.

I am glad I get the second vaccine on Monday, but most of us are not letting up given the potential future of the variant.

U.K. COVID-19 Variant Surges In Florida With More Than 300 Cases

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I guess we will just have to be happy watching on TV.
While it is a shame, it is not so significant in the big picture.

The outbreak in Victoria has serious potential. They are up to 19 cases now (12 locally acquired, 7 in returned travellers), of the UK variant.

One of the infected people worked at a cafe at Melbourne's airport. There is a risk this thing could have spread much further, so we are all on high alert, and anyone who has been through Terminal 4 of the Melbourne airport in the last 4 days has to get tested and self isolate for 14 days (let's hope they do).

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria | Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily update

12 locally acquired---- ??--- but are they all directly related to the returned travelers ??

 

[nhmemorymaker]

After a quick look, there seems to be quite a bit on the web about this. When did your daughter receive her transplant? Here is an article from Ottawa:

Immunocompromised may have to wait longer for COVID-19 vaccine | Ottawa Citizen

and another report: https://cdn.iuhealth.org/resources/...update-for-transplant-patients-12.21.2020.pdf

Great sleuthing @deugirtni.... though it doesn't apply to me, it is such good information for those it does apply.

 

[justbeachy]

This is why those of us who care, are so worried about Florida, Florida, Florida......

A Superbowl
A Governor who will do anything to keep everything open with no restrictions.
A defiantly ignorant population (big report on our local NPR radio station this AM, about massive mask-less outside of cities.

AND Florida has 346 cases of the UK Variant. California is second with 156.

I am glad I get the second vaccine on Monday, but most of us are not letting up given the potential future of the variant.

U.K. COVID-19 Variant Surges In Florida With More Than 300 Cases

My daughter is a student at UCF and they were just notified that the UK variant has been found on campus (one student so far, I believe). Based on the pics I've seen of the college kids packed at local bars I would imagine this number will likely increase. MOO

Case of UK COVID-19 variant reported on UCF's campus

 

[tabitha111]

In my retirement community, they are having us do surveys down in the dining room with a "helper" beside us. I refuse to do one. The "helpers" have thier masks off just hanging on one ear AND those taking the surveys come down with NO MASK on. This place makes me shake my head every single day....in fact when I went to get my mail this morning, one resident I know that has just got out of the hospital (not covid related) was sitting there jabbering on with no mask on with the helper mere inches away from her.
Yikes!
We have had 3 staff with Covid already and one resident- so not a huge number- but I worry with the new varient and also with the lax approach people take around here.
Vaccine clinic is next Saturday for the first Moderna jab.
We here understand the need to still be careful and cautious after that first jab and the second too...I feel that others don't understand that or just don't seem to think its necessary.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/cuomo-aide-admits-they-hid-nursing-home-data-from-feds/

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear that the true numbers would “be used against us” by federal prosecutors, The Post has learned.

 

[MimosaMornings]

I think opening schools is a big mistake. It seems as though most of the 30s and 40s people who get the virus first have a kid who tests positive. Schools are superspreaders, there's just no way around it.

Now that we have the vaccine, what does it hurt to wait another couple of months until all the at-risk people are vaccinated?

30s and 40s around here got it from having social time indoors with people outside their household. No masks, indoors, no social distancing, etc with family, friends or neighbors.

Other superspreaders locally are church services that despite being cited as deadly events continue with large unmasked elbow to elbow services. Several cases showed spread where the attendees worked in care facilities and home health for the at risk population.
JMO

 

[Yesiamapirate]

So much concern regarding mutations.
Man had active coronavirus infection for 5 months that mutated several times, researchers say

 

[GRT]

https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/cuomo-aide-admits-they-hid-nursing-home-data-from-feds/

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear that the true numbers would “be used against us” by federal prosecutors, The Post has learned.

Oh my gosh! That's really bad! Why they thought that was okay is beyond me. I have a feeling this will come back to haunt Cuomo and the rest of his staff. Lies like that -- ones that cover-up thousands of deaths -- are the kinds of lies politicians get impeached over.

They should have known better.

 

[MimosaMornings]

National cheerleading competition could become super-spreader event, health officials warn — NBC News

Cheersports Nationals cheerleading competition COVID concerns | 11alive.com

40,000 people. During a pandemic.

 

[mickey2942]

In my retirement community, they are having us do surveys down in the dining room with a "helper" beside us. I refuse to do one. The "helpers" have thier masks off just hanging on one ear AND those taking the surveys come down with NO MASK on. This place makes me shake my head every single day....in fact when I went to get my mail this morning, one resident I know that has just got out of the hospital (not covid related) was sitting there jabbering on with no mask on with the helper mere inches away from her.
Yikes!
We have had 3 staff with Covid already and one resident- so not a huge number- but I worry with the new varient and also with the lax approach people take around here.
Vaccine clinic is next Saturday for the first Moderna jab.
We here understand the need to still be careful and cautious after that first jab and the second too...I feel that others don't understand that or just don't seem to think its necessary.

The issue with the caregivers is that they are usually younger, with kids...and it seems to me that every single person who gets Covid, has a kid in the "chain" that they were exposed to someone who had exposure to a child....

 

[GRT]

Cheersports Nationals cheerleading competition COVID concerns | 11alive.com

40,000 people. During a pandemic.

Unbelievable.

 

[GRT]

The issue with the caregivers is that they are usually younger, with kids...and it seems to me that every single person who gets Covid, has a kid in the "chain" that they were exposed to someone who had exposure to a child....

It usually seems as though a kid is somewhere in the chain of infection, even if the kid doesn't have serious symptoms.

Then, they infect their parents who may work in dentist offices, grocery stores, and whatnot. And, those parents may be in the position where they need to care for an elderly relative. Just because kids may not get a serious version of the virus doesn't mean they can't transmit it to someone who will become very ill.