***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.”

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

Originally Posted by O.city

FDA just authorized an at home test

Awesome news! There's a ton of good news lately. Other than the fact lots are dying, of course. If we can just get through the next few months...

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by O.city

FDA just authorized an at home test

Hope it's worth a crap....

[dirk digler]

Home test approved by the FDA is $50 single use disposable test. Swab your nose and wait 30 minutes

Edit: the swab is actually the disposable part obviously not the unit itself. Still single use and don’t know how accurate it is yet.

Also requires a prescription

I can see the usefulness of this test. Say you think you have been in close contact with a positive person, doctor prescribes it to you and you can take a daily test provided they give you enough swabs/solution. As long as it is accurate this would be good.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I joke at work about getting it was a good thing. I was lucky, of course. Didn't end up in the hospital or worse. Finally getting my taste and smell back to about 95% now and feeling less and less fatigued.

In the end if the trade off was a few days of feeling like I had the flu and such for being immune for most likely the rest of my life (if that study is accurate) then it might be a good deal.

Then again, if you end up in the hospital or worse then yea, probably not so much.

Glad you survived OK. Cheers.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Possibly. It is appearing at least in the KC area like cases might have rolled over for the moment. Nationally might be seeing that as well.

I think the big surge right now might be a cross between Halloween and people going out to vote.

Good thing Halloween and the election is over and we don't have any major holidays in the next couple of months.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Pants

What am I missing, guys? Why are we worried about a certain percentage of people not taking the vaccine?

Those who will take it will be rather safe from those who do not and potentially end up getting sick.

We care about our fellow human beings? Don’t want them to die?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

Good thing Halloween and the election is over and we don't have any major holidays in the next couple of months.

if I convert to Muslim. I don’t recognize the holidays and therefore those who are infected can’t touch this.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Love her. She's just an incredible person.

FYI... More Dolly Parton Love: https://theboot.com/dolly-parton-charity-work/

Seriously, this lady is crazy amazing!

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Home test approved by the FDA is $50 single use disposable test. Swab your nose and wait 30 minutes

Edit: the swab is actually the disposable part obviously not the unit itself. Still single use and don’t know how accurate it is yet.

Also requires a prescription

I can see the usefulness of this test. Say you think you have been in close contact with a positive person, doctor prescribes it to you and you can take a daily test provided they give you enough swabs/solution. As long as it is accurate this would be good.

A warp speed effort to have a cheap and reliable at home test would have saved lives.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Fish

FYI... More Dolly Parton Love: https://theboot.com/dolly-parton-charity-work/

Seriously, this lady is crazy amazing!

why is there all this traffic about Dolly Parton on social media?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

Good thing Halloween and the election is over and we don't have any major holidays in the next couple of months.

You're right. The holidays that haven't come yet are why we got the current spike. Good call.

[MahomesMagic]

Apoorva Mandavilli
@apoorva_nyc
THE GOOD NEWS: Immunity to the coronavirus might last years, maybe even decades, according to a new study — the most hopeful look yet at this
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/h....co/ntTmKxKjbm

[ChiliConCarnage]

Pfizer will seek regulatory review within days for its coronavirus vaccine, which it says is 95% effective

Wish we’d get some news from AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson.

[Chris Meck]

Well then...

So, since there is no safe live music and I cannot earn in either performing or in production, I've been working on a buddy's crew rehabbing and painting houses.

Today we started on a lady's house in Leawood. We wear masks when in contact with the client but not around each other as my buddy rents a room in my house and we're around each other all the time. This client did not wear a mask around us at all, all day long, and was frequently in close quarters with us.

Tonight we got an email from her. Apparently, she'd been not feeling well for the last week or so and so she had gotten a Covid test. It came back today, after we left.

Positive.

How considerate of her. I guess we're just the help, so who cares, right?

**** ME.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Well then...

So, since there is no safe live music and I cannot earn in either performing or in production, I've been working on a buddy's crew rehabbing and painting houses.

Today we started on a lady's house in Leawood. We wear masks when in contact with the client but not around each other as my buddy rents a room in my house and we're around each other all the time. This client did not wear a mask around us at all, all day long, and was frequently in close quarters with us.

Tonight we got an email from her. Apparently, she'd been not feeling well for the last week or so and so she had gotten a Covid test. It came back today, after we left.

Positive.

How considerate of her. I guess we're just the help, so who cares, right?

**** ME.

Yeah, that's kinda shitty. Hopefully she was far enough into it that her viral level was low enough she wasn't contagious.