Coronavirus (Stay on Topic)

[GaWx]

"And data collected by faculty at the University of Georgia say that among top public universities as recognized by U.S. News & World Report, all except Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia will require face masks on campus this fall."

'A Nightmare': Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans

The University System of Georgia is holding in-person classes this fall, with no masks required. It's an anomaly among top public universities — and it will put people at risk, professors say.

www.npr.org

 

[Jon]

I tested positive 10 days ago and still no one has contacted me.

10

days

later

Keep blaming the president, though.

Have you missed all of the contact tracing coverage?

Some counties have one person doing it. NC has supposedly hired hundreds but they’re responsible for a mass amount of because guess what, cases are exploding! It’s hard to contact 1,000 people a day and interview them appropriately, THEN contact their contacts and interview them, etc.

I got it on April 11th and the NC DHHS never called me. It’s not getting done, so get ready to turn those 10 days into never. Also, btw I haven’t seen Trump blamed for contact tracing hit the overall response and effort.

 

[Jon]

We have known about and have posted graphs about the low and almost absent rate of death in the healthy young asymptomatic population for the last 4 months. That is not the argument.

 

[Jon]

That's the main issue. There are a lot of elderly people who are acting ignorant and don't care about themselves or others. Yes younger people can get it and 99.999% of the time live, but when you mix the same behavior with middle to upper age people it starts getting ugly.

Plenty of people were hanging out with grandpa and grandpa this past weekend. Going to get ugly.

“Happy 4th, you’ll die in 2 weeks but I’m glad I got to celebrate and eat hotdogs with you pawpaw and Memaw! I always loved your pie!”

 

[snowlover91]

Not too worried about it but it is 2020...

Mongolia Quarantines Region Next to China's Border After Outbreak of Bubonic Plague

Why was such dramatic action was taken, given that the disease is well understood and treatments are readily available?

legalinsurrection.com

 

[Jon]

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I can click the picture in that tweet and can tell the positive test rate isn’t trending down, it’s more staying the same. It appears to be wobbling a bit. Above 10% is bad. 13.5% is terrible. A decrease can occur from a peak and not be noted as a trend until it continues to do so for a few weeks. Get back to 8% or less and I’ll consider it a downtrend, considering 6% or less is their “goal”

 

[EmersonGA]

"And data collected by faculty at the University of Georgia say that among top public universities as recognized by U.S. News & World Report, all except Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia will require face masks on campus this fall."

'A Nightmare': Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans

The University System of Georgia is holding in-person classes this fall, with no masks required. It's an anomaly among top public universities — and it will put people at risk, professors say.

www.npr.org

I heard on WSB this morning that the Board of Regents passed a rule that masks will be mandatory for the Georgia University system now.

 

[weatherfide]

"And data collected by faculty at the University of Georgia say that among top public universities as recognized by U.S. News & World Report, all except Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia will require face masks on campus this fall."

'A Nightmare': Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans

The University System of Georgia is holding in-person classes this fall, with no masks required. It's an anomaly among top public universities — and it will put people at risk, professors say.

www.npr.org

No, it won’t because by the time fall gets here there will be no pandemic. Masks are useless for preventing transmission. Besides, herd immunity is right at our doorstep if not in the house in most communities.

 

[weatherfide]

I heard on WSB this morning that the Board of Regents passed a rule that masks will be mandatory for the Georgia University system now.

I wouldn’t wear them. Fine me, I won’t pay it.

 

[weatherfide]

Plenty of people were hanging out with grandpa and grandpa this past weekend. Going to get ugly.

“Happy 4th, you’ll die in 2 weeks but I’m glad I got to celebrate and eat hotdogs with you pawpaw and Memaw! I always loved your pie!”

Not true. Deaths are still trending down. Look at Europe .

 

[ForsythSnow]

No, it won’t because by the time fall gets here there will be no pandemic. Masks are useless for preventing transmission. Besides, herd immunity is right at our doorstep if not in the house in most communities.

As a college student I will gladly wear a mask. When a large majority wears a mask it reduces transmission in addition to social distancing. Herd immunity doesn't seem to be working out too well right now as well. You do know what the hospitalization rate in GA is for covid right? 12.28%. That's pretty high. And if you want to eve bring up "Oh but it's just the younger people" ignore what I said yesterday about the younger people spreading it to the older. They're just as ignorant of the pandemic as the young people partying.

 

[Shaggy]

No, it won’t because by the time fall gets here there will be no pandemic. Masks are useless for preventing transmission. Besides, herd immunity is right at our doorstep if not in the house in most communities.

This herd immunity is literally putting all your eggs in one basket. Theres still mixed signals to validity. I know theres promise with Tcell immunity but this major new study isnt very encouraging for widespread herd immunity.

Coronavirus herd immunity may be 'unachievable' after study suggests antibodies disappear after weeks in some people

A study of more than 61,000 people in Spain found that just 5% had developed antibodies that could provide COVID-19 immunity.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Rain Cold]

How is Sweden doing these days? Are they the ones that let it run rampant and didn't really do any lockdowns? If that is the case and if herd immunity is a farce, then I imagine cases are exploding over there right now. What's their status?

 

[Shaggy]

How is Sweden doing these days? Are they the ones that let it run rampant and didn't really do any lockdowns? If that is the case and if herd immunity is a farce, then I imagine cases are exploding over there right now. What's their status?

They fared ok in terms of reduced infections I think because people did what we arent willing to. Self isolate. They did voluntarily what our govt tried to get us to do. In the end their death rates far exceeded neighbors by leaps and bounds. This article is 23 hours old.

Lack of lockdown increased COVID-19 deaths in Sweden, analysis finds

Sweden's controversial decision not to lock down during COVID-19 produced more deaths and greater healthcare demand than seen in countries with earlier, more stringent interventions, a new analysis finds. But Sweden fared better than would be expected from its public-health mandates alone...

medicalxpress.com

 

[Bama1980]

Alabama added 888 new cases but a whopping 23 new deaths. They had reported 0 deaths the last 2 days

 

[EmersonGA]

They fared ok in terms of reduced infections I think because people did what we arent willing to. Self isolate. They did voluntarily what our govt tried to get us to do. In the end their death rates far exceeded neighbors by leaps and bounds. This article is 23 hours old.

Lack of lockdown increased COVID-19 deaths in Sweden, analysis finds

Sweden's controversial decision not to lock down during COVID-19 produced more deaths and greater healthcare demand than seen in countries with earlier, more stringent interventions, a new analysis finds. But Sweden fared better than would be expected from its public-health mandates alone...

medicalxpress.com

I think it's too early to tell how they fared until we find out exactly how well the herd immunity works. In the long run they may fare better. I've said it before, but the post-mortem on this will be interesting. There is so much we don't know.

 

[Snowfan]

 

[Arcc]

Alabama added 888 new cases but a whopping 23 new deaths. They had reported 0 deaths the last 2 days

Normal Tuesday then with no significant death bumps. This has been the theme for the last two months. Either zero or low number deaths from Saturday to Monday with two large dumps in the week.

 

[Deleted member 1449]

The irony of all ironies. That is, until our president gets it.

 

[Snowfan]

Arizona reports 3,653 new cases and 117 new deaths.

 

[Arcc]

I think it's too early to tell how they fared until we find out exactly how well the herd immunity works. In the long run they may fare better. I've said it before, but the post-mortem on this will be interesting. There is so much we don't know.

The problem with counting Sweden’s deaths as well is they publicly admitted death from any reason 30 days after a positive test and it was counted as a Covid death.

 

[superjames1992]

Arizona reports 3,653 new cases and 117 new deaths.

Definitely some weekend catchup going on with that death number, but yeesh!

 

[Snowfan]

Florida reports 7,347 new cases and 63 new deaths.

 

[eyewall]

Looks like the chickens have come home to roost

 

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

News

Local and breaking news in Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, SC from FOX Carolina

www.foxcarolina.com

Birdman won’t like this.

 

[GaWx]

For the first time, I found the daily Covid hospitalizations for this area and it isn’t good news. The county here, Chatham, had been holding pretty steady for awhile: between mainly 20 and 30 June 1-21. However, since then, there have been sharp increases with 27 on 6/21, 58 on 6/29, 62 on 7/2, 69 on 7/3, 83 on 7/4, 85 on 7/5, and 97 on 7/6! So, hospitalizations have nearly quadrupled in just 15 days! These aren’t cumulative numbers. Rather, they are actual number hospitalized on a given day. So, since these are hospitalizations, this means that the sharp rise in cases is due to more than just increased testing.

I got alerted that things were getting much worse when I found out earlier today that my brother’s infectious disease doc had to cancel all doctor’s office visits the rest of the week because he’s been overwhelmed by hospital rounding of hospitalized Covid patients. Not good. For the naysayers who are downplaying this or are putting a positive spin on it, keep things like this in mind.

 

[NoSnowATL]

For the first time, I found the daily Covid hospitalizations for this area and it isn’t good news. The county here, Chatham, had been holding pretty steady for awhile: between mainly 20 and 30 June 1-21. However, since then, there have been sharp increases with 27 on 6/21, 58 on 6/29, 62 on 7/2, 69 on 7/3, 83 on 7/4, 85 on 7/5, and 97 on 7/6! So, hospitalizations have nearly quadrupled in just 15 days! These aren’t cumulative numbers. Rather, they are actual number hospitalized on a given day. So, since these are hospitalizations, this means that the sharp rise in cases is due to more than just increased testing.

I got alerted that things were getting much worse when I found out earlier today that my brother’s infectious disease doc had to cancel all doctor’s office visits the rest of the week because he’s been overwhelmed by hospital rounding of hospitalized Covid patients. Not good. For the naysayers who are downplaying this or are putting a positive spin on it, keep things like this in mind.

I would say it’s localized. Some are doing bad but some areas are doing better.

 

[eyewall]

Florida reports 7,347 new cases and 63 new deaths.

16% positive which is an increase. Could see a 15K report sometime midweek

 

[cd2play]

Surely the peak of this current wave isn't that far away. If we get to August and this thing is still doing nothing but showing us whose boss, I give up!!!

 

[GaWx]

Surely the peak of this current wave isn't that far away. If we get to August and this thing is still doing nothing but showing us whose boss, I give up!!!

There's nothing to indicate that things will improve by August overall in the SE US. If anything, it looks imo to get even worse overall the next month or two based on current trajectories of hospitalizations before hopeful improvement though the nature of this is "location, location, location". Hopefully even with the sharp increase in hospitalizations we can keep deaths from going too far out of control though the jury is out.
Then again, many of the more serious cases who are not dying are still being hit very hard with potential longer term problems being left behind.

 

[Snowfan]

 

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

This pleases me. They dropped the ball. There was a coverup. It could have been prevented and limited to its origins in China. We will find out why this happened one day. Hopefully before I’m dead and gone.

 

[GaWx]

For the first time, I found the daily Covid hospitalizations for this area and it isn’t good news. The county here, Chatham, had been holding pretty steady for awhile: between mainly 20 and 30 June 1-21. However, since then, there have been sharp increases with 27 on 6/21, 58 on 6/29, 62 on 7/2, 69 on 7/3, 83 on 7/4, 85 on 7/5, and 97 on 7/6! So, hospitalizations have nearly quadrupled in just 15 days! These aren’t cumulative numbers. Rather, they are actual number hospitalized on a given day. So, since these are hospitalizations, this means that the sharp rise in cases is due to more than just increased testing.

I got alerted that things were getting much worse when I found out earlier today that my brother’s infectious disease doc had to cancel all doctor’s office visits the rest of the week because he’s been overwhelmed by hospital rounding of hospitalized Covid patients. Not good. For the naysayers who are downplaying this or are putting a positive spin on it, keep things like this in mind.

Link to chart I was referring to in the above post regarding daily hospitalizations in Chatham County for COVID showing worsening trend: remember these aren't based on cumulative:

https://infogram.com/hospitalizations-1h7j4d88x3wd6nr

 

[NoSnowATL]

So in Georgia only one person under 18 has died and he had underlying heath issues. I call that good news.

 

[Snowfan]

Georgia reports 3,406 new cases and 27 new deaths.

 

[frazdaddy]

This herd immunity is literally putting all your eggs in one basket. Theres still mixed signals to validity. I know theres promise with Tcell immunity but this major new study isnt very encouraging for widespread herd immunity.

Coronavirus herd immunity may be 'unachievable' after study suggests antibodies disappear after weeks in some people

A study of more than 61,000 people in Spain found that just 5% had developed antibodies that could provide COVID-19 immunity.

www.yahoo.com

COVID-19 antibody study in Spain warns herd immunity 'cannot be achieved' without devastating effects

A study in Spain has found that only a small percentage of people have COVID-19 antibodies, warning that herd immunity will be “difficult to achieve.”

www.foxnews.com

 

[Snowfan]

 

[Snowfan]

Austin Outlines Plan for 35-Day Shutdown if COVID-19 Trends Do Not Improve

Officials with the City of Austin have outlined a plan for a 35-day shutdown if COVID-19 trends do not improve.

www.nbcdfw.com

 

[Snowfan]

 

[Snowfan]