***NON-POLITICAL COVID-19 Discussion Thread***

[JakeF]

A couple of reminders...

Originally Posted by Bwana

Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.

We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.

Thanks!

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Spoiler!

Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.

California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.

“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”

The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”

Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.

The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.

A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.

Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.

“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”

It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.

“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”

On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.

More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.

“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”

CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.

Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.

“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”

[MahomesMagic]

BREAKING: What will a post-vaccine world look like? Once most adults are immune — following natural infection or vaccination — the virus will be no more of a threat than the common cold, according to a new modeling study. 1/5https://t.co/OvHRxuekND

— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) January 12, 2021

[Monticore]

We are back at stay in home order in Ontario, no curfews like Quebec though.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Monticore

We are back at stay in home order in Ontario, no curfews like Quebec though.

Cases still rising there?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by eDave

I don't ****ing know. Ask HIM.

I was just wondering if they took a test or something.......

[ChiliConCarnage]

But the encouraging prospect of a third effective vaccine is tempered by apparent lags in the company’s production. In the company’s $1 billion contract signed with the federal government in August, Johnson & Johnson pledged to have 12 million doses ready by the end of February, ramping up to a total of 100 million doses by the end of June.

Federal officials have been told that the company has fallen as much as two months behind the original production schedule and won’t catch up until the end of April, when it was supposed to have delivered more than 60 million doses, according to two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to discuss it publicly.

We haven't seen the results yet but a single shot vaccine that can sit refrigerated for months would have really helped speed things up. It seems there behind on production though even if results are great.

[Donger]

Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration

Total Doses Distributed

27,696,150

Total Number of People Initiating Vaccination (1st Dose Received)

9,327,138

CDC | Updated: Dec 20 2001 As of 9:00am ET

Looks like they invented time travel...

[petegz28]

Just talked to a co-worker who has Covid. He got his 1st injection almost 2 weeks ago.

Take that for what it's worth.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Just talked to a co-worker who has Covid. He got his 1st injection almost 2 weeks ago.

Take that for what it's worth.

How are his symptoms? I've wondered if getting the jab would possibly give you lighter symptoms if you were infected in the time before your second shot.

[displacedinMN]

We will be able to do the spit test at school every two weeks.

They are working very hard at getting vaccines for school employees by mid Feb. Since we are in front of students.


There are a few districts, my old included, that are filing on line petitions to not go back until the teachers are vaccinated.

[O.city]

It's about 10-14 days before you start getting protection.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

We will be able to do the spit test at school every two weeks.

They are working very hard at getting vaccines for school employees by mid Feb. Since we are in front of students.


There are a few districts, my old included, that are filing on line petitions to not go back until the teachers are vaccinated.

Shocking, just shocking I tell you.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

How are his symptoms? I've wondered if getting the jab would possibly give you lighter symptoms if you were infected in the time before your second shot.

Said loss of taste and smell is all. No fever or anything.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Cases still rising there?

Ya and Hospitals down south getting swamped. They have also found the UK super spreader variant which might not be helping.

[MahomesMagic]

New York Times Suggests Wearing Two Masks Instead Of One https://t.co/qivinasKxS pic.twitter.com/8L7iqMuAQV

— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 13, 2021

[TLO]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

New York Times Suggests Wearing Two Masks Instead Of One https://t.co/qivinasKxS pic.twitter.com/8L7iqMuAQV

— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 13, 2021

I've been doing this for quite some time. KN95 mask on first, then a surgical mask over it. Can breath just fine through them.