Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #95

[ilovewings]

My husband had lunch with his son and son's girlfriend today (at Applebees)-
They are fully vaccinated. I am trying to trust the scientists when they say those who are vaccinated can get together with other vaccinated people-- Apparently there were some people at Applebees, though not crowded. I was unable to go to the lunch with them: may be next time. My husband had not seen his son in at least a year and a half.

 

[MaryG12]

We got our first Pfizer vaccine this morning (at least it's easy to schedule an appointment online, lol). My left arm is a little sore, no marked side effects yet. Hubby is doing OK but napping right now. Our second shot is on the 27th.

No park visits for us this weekend, last weekend, specifically Memorial Day, was excitement enough for us. Good thing we did not make it longer than 3 miles or we would have been casualties:

Fires burn 550 acres in Carlton Reserve

It has been very dry here, almost no rain for over a month, we did not even hear the lightning where it struck inside the park. By the time we reached the picnic/parking are on our hike back, I smelled smoke and though maybe someone was grilling (which is allowed), it being Memorial Day. Nope. As soon as we exited the parking lot, emergency vehicles were entering through the gate leading to the water treatment facilities. Due to tree density in the immediate area, we did not even see an enormous cloud of smoke over Carlton Reserve until we made it to Jacaranda. Whoa. Good thing we left when we did! And only a few other people were leaving the park at the same time. Having gone in the afternoon, it was very hot outside, 95 degrees.

550 of 24,565 acres burned and very fast.

 

[Lilibet]

OT, but Meghan Markle just named her daughter after you. You must be very important :-D

OT—LOL! I just heard the news and I’m so honored that they thought of me! Who knew that choosing Queen Elizabeth’s childhood nickname for my screen name would lead to this? I must call my publicist right away!

 

[LadyL]

this is like something out of a movie ...

Belgium's Van Ranst: Covid scientist targeted by a far-right sniper

For nearly three weeks Belgium's leading virologist has been living in a safehouse with his wife and 12-year-old son, guarded by security agents.

He has been targeted by a far-right rogue soldier, Jürgen Conings, who has a vendetta for virologists and Covid lockdowns. The military shooting instructor went on the run with rocket launcher and a machine gun, and Belgian police cannot find him.

Belgian authorities have described Jürgen Conings as a very dangerous man who wants to use violence.

He was already on a terrorist watch list in Belgium because of his extreme right-wing political beliefs. When he disappeared from his barracks, a note left no doubt that virologists were his target.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57358492

 

[ilovewings]

We got our first Pfizer vaccine this morning (at least it's easy to schedule an appointment online, lol). My left arm is a little sore, no marked side effects yet. Hubby is doing OK but napping right now. Our second shot is on the 27th.

No park visits for us this weekend, last weekend, specifically Memorial Day, was excitement enough for us. Good thing we did not make it longer than 3 miles or we would have been casualties:

Fires burn 550 acres in Carlton Reserve

It has been very dry here, almost no rain for over a month, we did not even hear the lightning where it struck inside the park. By the time we reached the picnic/parking are on our hike back, I smelled smoke and though maybe someone was grilling (which is allowed), it being Memorial Day. Nope. As soon as we exited the parking lot, emergency vehicles were entering through the gate leading to the water treatment facilities. Due to tree density in the immediate area, we did not even see an enormous cloud of smoke over Carlton Reserve until we made it to Jacaranda. Whoa. Good thing we left when we did! And only a few other people were leaving the park at the same time. Having gone in the afternoon, it was very hot outside, 95 degrees.

550 of 24,565 acres burned and very fast.

I had no idea Florida is that dry---you left just in time!

 

[MimosaMornings]

Memorial Tournament: Jon Rahm withdrawal stems from COVID choice

“It does not take a Fortune 500 company accountant to connect those dots. Get a tiny prick in the arm, avoid the huge hole in the pocket that allowed a cool million-and-a-half to slip through.”

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Memorial Tournament: Jon Rahm withdrawal stems from COVID choice

“It does not take a Fortune 500 company accountant to connect those dots. Get a tiny prick in the arm, avoid the huge hole in the pocket that allowed a cool million-and-a-half to slip through.”

Yeppers, he owns his decision that perhaps made him forfeit $1.7 million smackers. I wonder if he'll get vaccinated later on, or will be one of those that claims "I got it, I don't need the vaccination". I wonder how his wife feels about that too.

 

[SouthAussie]

Memorial Tournament: Jon Rahm withdrawal stems from COVID choice

“It does not take a Fortune 500 company accountant to connect those dots. Get a tiny prick in the arm, avoid the huge hole in the pocket that allowed a cool million-and-a-half to slip through.”

And there you go ......

"If Rahm had been vaccinated ASAP after his home state of Arizona opened eligibility to all adults on March 24, the 26-year-old Spaniard almost certainly would have avoided testing positive for COVID-19 Saturday at the Memorial Tournament."

 

[SouthAussie]

Yeppers, he owns his decision that perhaps made him forfeit $1.7 million smackers. I wonder if he'll get vaccinated later on, or will be one of those that claims "I got it, I don't need the vaccination". I wonder how his wife feels about that too.

I wonder who the close contact is, that he got covid from.

And they have an infant baby at home.

Rahm lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., where his wife in April gave birth to their first child.
Leading by 6 strokes after 3 rounds, Jon Rahm withdraws from the Memorial after testing positive for COVID-19

 

[SoCalDavidS]

“Rahm played with Patrick Cantlay and Scottie Scheffler on Saturday, and Cantlay said he has not been vaccinated, while Scheffler declined to answer.

Said Cantlay: “I’ve already had Covid, so, yeah, I got to imagine I have antibodies, so I don’t feel too concerned, but obviously it is somewhat of a concern, but I got to imagine that I had it earlier this year, so I’m feeling pretty OK about it.”

Said Scheffler: “Yeah, we played golf outside in the sunlight and everything, I don’t feel very concerned. I had Covid. I’m not going to say whether or not I got vaccinated. I had Covid in the fall and, I mean, I still feel great. I mean, I — yeah, no.”
———

Ahhhh...another member of the Rand Paul, "I <modsnip> caught Covid months ago, so I have antibodies now, and don't need to waste several important seconds of my life, getting vaccinated" club.

Well, if he's had it twice, he has even more antibodies now, so there's definitely no need to bother spending precious seconds getting vaccinated.

Oh, and tournament organizer Jack Nicklaus, felt bad for him. Here's a little blast from the past by <modsnip> Jack, who had Covid back when it was all a "hoax" in March 2020:

Jack Nicklaus says he took hydroxychloroquine, doubts COVID-19 death count after endorsing *****

 

[GRT]

The South may see a Covid surge this summer as vaccination rates lag.

"In 15 states — including Arkansas, the Carolinas, Georgia and Louisiana — about half of adults or fewer have received a dose, according to a New York Times analysis. In two states, Alabama and Mississippi, it would take about a year to get one dose to 70 percent of the population at the current pace of distribution.

Public-health experts and officials in states with lower vaccination rates say the president’s benchmark will help reduce cases and deaths but is somewhat arbitrary — even if 70 percent of adults are vaccinated, the virus and its more contagious variants can spread among those who are not."​

 

[ilovewings]

And there you go ......

"If Rahm had been vaccinated ASAP after his home state of Arizona opened eligibility to all adults on March 24, the 26-year-old Spaniard almost certainly would have avoided testing positive for COVID-19 Saturday at the Memorial Tournament."

Yep as was pointed out above, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to have figured that out--- and yet I don't hear people saying that when discussing the situation!!! foolish, just foolish.

 

[ilovewings]

Ahhhh...another member of the Rand Paul, "I <modsnip> caught Covid months ago, so I have antibodies now, and don't need to waste several important seconds of my life, getting vaccinated" club.

Well, if he's had it twice, he has even more antibodies now, so there's definitely no need to bother spending precious seconds getting vaccinated.

Oh, and tournament organizer Jack Nicklaus, felt bad for him. Here's a little blast from the past by <modsnip> Jack, who had Covid back when it was all a "hoax" in March 2020:

Jack Nicklaus says he took hydroxychloroquine, doubts COVID-19 death count after endorsing *****

I like Nicklaus, but the poor man has been brainwashed.

 

[MimosaMornings]

The South may see a Covid surge this summer as vaccination rates lag.

"In 15 states — including Arkansas, the Carolinas, Georgia and Louisiana — about half of adults or fewer have received a dose, according to a New York Times analysis. In two states, Alabama and Mississippi, it would take about a year to get one dose to 70 percent of the population at the current pace of distribution.

Public-health experts and officials in states with lower vaccination rates say the president’s benchmark will help reduce cases and deaths but is somewhat arbitrary — even if 70 percent of adults are vaccinated, the virus and its more contagious variants can spread among those who are not."​

Just wait until July 4th week at Myrtle Beach....maybe need to set up a vaccination drive thru right at the boardwalk and give a free snowcone after getting a vaccine.
That place will be packed with people.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Interesting, we shall see. Not offering here for fact, but just an FYI of recent reports. Dr. Campbell is covering a "pre-print". This was posted two days ago - re Barcelona Spain sewage samples that were archived/frozen... now tested positive from March 2019 that tested for two parts of the SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Next detection in sewage was 15thJan2020, 41 days prior to first documented case 25Feb2020.

What I found intriguing the most was at the end he states that he believes that in 3-4 years, science may find the truth as to origin.

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[dixiegirl1035]

Long COVID Treatment, Symptoms, and Recovery (Long Haulers)

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He's focused on messaging and sharing with other docs, but for us who have followed, it is very layman's terms and educational MOO.

ETA: To others reading here, if there is another thread for long haul here for COVID that this might go, please share to that thread.

 

[GRT]

Interesting, we shall see. Not offering here for fact, but just an FYI of recent reports. Dr. Campbell is covering a "pre-print". This was posted two days ago - re Barcelona Spain sewage samples that were archived/frozen... now tested positive from March 2019 that tested for two parts of the SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Next detection in sewage was 15thJan2020, 41 days prior to first documented case 25Feb2020.

What I found intriguing the most was at the end he states that he believes that in 3-4 years, science may find the truth as to origin.

That's fascinating! It is interesting that he thinks it could take years to get to the real truth but I'm glad to hear him say that he thinks we eventually will.

Thanks for sharing that!

 

[SouthAussie]

What I found intriguing the most was at the end he states that he believes that in 3-4 years, science may find the truth as to origin.

They will find out eventually. As near as they can.
It took many years, but the 1918 pandemic was eventually deemed to have started in Haskell County, Kansas, mutating from a virus in pigs, chickens or birds - and spreading to young farmers who were then drafted into the army.

How a killer flu spread from western Kansas to the world

 

[GRT]

They will find out eventually. As near as they can.
It took many years, but the 1918 pandemic was eventually deemed to have started in Haskell County, Kansas, mutating from a virus in pigs, chickens or birds - and spreading to young farmers who were then drafted into the army.

How a killer flu spread from western Kansas to the world

Makes you wonder if it would have gotten as far had a war not been going on.

Tracing that virus took place a century ago, so I think there's a good chance of finding the origin of this one, too.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

*rummages around house to find the THREE FOOT receipt when I went to the grocery in February IIRC 2020 preparing for the pandemic* and began my over 14 months isolation. I posted it here when I did it. That's the only thing I have that may be an "heirloom" for this period. At the time the IIRC NYT did the 100,000 deaths mark, I posted the front page. Wish I had expended the effort to obtain the actual copy. (DARN that the newseum in Washington closed, I LOVED THAT place!!!... History.)