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Jon said:
I’d postpone...if you go every 6mo and this is your first miss, your teeth are probably in top shape. I go every 6mo too so I know how you feel about keeping your mouth healthy, it’s very important.

Another year or so, sure you’ll have more plaque and yeah they’ll have to scrape for a while, but it’s not the end of the world!

Longest I went was 1.5 years due to insurance issues and yeah it was gross but no cavities, they just had to sit there and scrape like hell...lol
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It slipped my mind when I moved here last summer to set myself up with a new dentist and I let it go for a year before I was about to set something up in March, then the ADA recommended canceling all non essential dental appointments. Given I am now edging towards 1.5 years myself, I really need to get in there ASAP, even if the pandemic is still ongoing, so I probably should set something up soon myself. Kind of worried how it’s going to go; never went this long before. As a low risk individual who lives alone, I think it’s probably okay, though.
 
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Private testing and numbers/data is more corrupt in the US than China. Why can’t the media report and investigate that? Where are all the China haters now?
 
US Corp of Engineers of Wilmington owns the lake here so local gov can’t keep restricting.
 
superjames1992 said:
NC COVID-19 related hospitalizations dropped off to 443 today, which is the lowest since April 22nd. I don’t know if this could be a one-day anomaly or something meaningful, but let’s hope for the latter.
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We've quickly ramped back up to 521 hospitalizations so we have to wait a while longer for sustained reductions in hospitalizations.
 
Tyson is open after they fogged it all. State officials arrived today to see what else should be done. Tyson told state officials the majority of test results have NOT been released publicly and refuses to say when the private company will release info to the public.
 
I just posted this and it disappeared. If a mod has an issue, please PM me as to why.

Again ... Florida's "official" report as of Noon today.


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SD said:
There isn't a post of yours listed as deleted by you or staff so it didn't "just disappear"
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I posted it, i then re-read it, and then when I went back it was gone. Could be a cyber thing, but I was inviting a private conversation if I had transgressed ... was not casting aspersions, just trying to get a sense of what or why ... ;)
 
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Illonis's new cases went down today but they had a record new deaths today with 191 new deaths.
 
Shaggy said:
Hopeful but I'm cautious when the study says more critical patients didnt fare so well. Could this mean that the people who did better in the study would have recovered anyways? Lots more research needs to be done.
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The Zinc part is the interesting thing to me. First we have Vitamin D playing a part and possibly Zinc.
 
Arcc said:
The Zinc part is the interesting thing to me. First we have Vitamin D playing a part and possibly Zinc.
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As a pharmacist what they need to do is HCQ alone and Azithromycin alone.

I feel like there’s too much going on here and HCQ is just benefiting from the antibiotic preventing secondary bacterial pneumonia, which wouldn’t be at all surprising here. How big of a role does HCQ play?
 
Laughing so hard at the new coronavirus relief bill being voted on this Friday. That’s way too much damn $$$$ and I’m on the receiving side and think it’s TOO MUCH. Like, I’m not asking for a handout and I don’t wanna be rich. But, maybe they should rethink the bill and use that money for like housing or trains.
 
All that money in that bill why not do something for everyone (future generations) like universal pre-k? I mean isn’t coronavirus and climate change largely due to not focusing on the future?
 
Jon said:
As a pharmacist what they need to do is HCQ alone and Azithromycin alone.

I feel like there’s too much going on here and HCQ is just benefiting from the antibiotic preventing secondary bacterial pneumonia, which wouldn’t be at all surprising here. How big of a role does HCQ play?
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From what I heard them say on the radio interview yesterday is the HCQ helps the body absorb the Zinc and the zinc is what actually makes the difference. They also said they are looking at other meds that may take the part of the HCQ.
 
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Arcc said:
From what I heard them say on the radio interview yesterday is the HCQ helps the body absorb the Zinc and the zinc is what actually makes the difference. They also said they are looking at other meds that may take the part of the HCQ.
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I’ve heard that...there’s also a thought that HCQ helps by slowing viral replication and kinda works like an antiviral. So, maybe there’s multiple synergistic relationships. This is all and fine, but I really hope we get a true antiviral that has better than just modest results like Remdesivir did.
 
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Jon said:
I’ve heard that...there’s also a thought that HCQ helps by slowing viral replication and kinda works like an antiviral. So, maybe there’s multiple synergistic relationships. This is all and fine, but I really hope we get a true antiviral that has better than just modest results like Remdesivir did.
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zinc is a good mineral for keeping the immune system up; it is not a panacea ... ;)
 
Quiet interesting White House report names Charlotte NC and surrounding counties up to Wilkesboro Tyson as one of the top places to watch. This will influence reopening guidelines perhaps more than just at the state level.
 
Makes sense why all these state and federal government cars have been seen here. Plus the private company doing testing. The stuff going on here and lack of numbers being released is unique here and not representative elsewhere.
 
packfan98 said:
Looks like NC is reporting 691 cases for their update today. I believe that's a one day maximum.
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More Testing, and thus flushing out more cases.

Last 10 days: 67,810
Prior 14 days: 59,728

8,082 more tests in the last 10 days that the previous 14

Or an even better way to look at it:
Last 10 days: 67,810
Next prior 10 days: 43,824

Which is 23,982 more tests in the last 10 days than the next previous 10 days.

And even with the increase in testing our Positive % is still going down.

I don't write this to argue or fight, but to have a @pcbjr esque positive spin.

NC was just woefully inadequate with testing.
 
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From what I hear among friends, despite Tyson opening after their “fog cleaning” they are sending people home left and right because of fever or other sickness. More now than ever.
 
WXII12 BREAKING NEWS: Tyson Wilkesboro to shutdown again after many sick workers came in. “Tyson to cut prices 30% to grocery stores. Prepare for price gouging and shortages in additional areas”.
 
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Deaths this week continue to be someone down on a national scale vs. recent weeks. And testing is up, proportions of positive tests are down, all good signs. Not predicting the future, of course...things could get worse (or better!).

EDIT: The last 7 day average for positive tests should be 322k, but the general trend still holds.

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Wilkesboro, NC, May 14, 2020] – Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, and Ronda acknowledge the steps Tyson has taken to minimize the risk of transmission within its facilities, and protect the health of its employees.
Some of the newly diagnosed cases were found in asymptomatic individuals, meaning they have potentially carried the virus into the community where it can spread via community transmission.
Because of this risk, the three towns would like to remind residents that all of Wilkes County remains under a modified stay-at-home order as outlined in Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 138. Violations of this order are punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Permitted activities notwithstanding, the three towns strongly encourage residents stay at home to the fullest extent possible. No resident should participate in any public activity that is not essential to life, health, or safety. If residents must go out in public, the local governments insist that they follow the three Ws: Wear a mask, Wait 6 feet apart, Wash hands frequently.
As they are entitled to do per the language of the Executive Order, the Wilkes municipalities may consider additional public safety measures in response to this news and the area’s recent spike in cases. Local trends DO NOT meet Governor Cooper’s or the White House’s guidelines for reopening.
Since an individual can carry the virus unknowingly and spread it via community transmission, going out in public does more than put the individual at risk. Going out in public risks exposing others to the virus, and they in turn can expose others. One transmission can spread exponentially throughout the community.
Therefore, the county and towns plead with all Wilkes County residents to keep the health of their neighbors in mind, act in good faith, and stay at home as much as possible.
 
I heard from a local republican commissioner a modified martial law of sorts is in works for Wilkes County. Heavy security is requested at all grocery stores and heavy personnel is needed for check points to verify essential workers. Timeline is not soon soon but more for a last case measure. Something has got to be in place before it occurs.
 
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