***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.”

[TLO]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I'm a healthcare worker with preexisting conditions and you jumped me in line, you bastard.

Note that changing me from having pre-existing conditions to not did not affect my place in line. Increasing my age to 80 bumped me from 5 to 4. Changing to Buchanan County moved me to 4th.

Also, this tool is not terribly specific. Healthcare workers are not always patient-facing HCW, who will be prioritized first in MO. Five metro areas will get initial access in MO, and they are not rural.

That's weird. I'm not sure why it put me 1st. I'm relatively young (31) and didn't mark any pre-existing conditions.

I'm guessing we'll be getting doses up here mid/late December.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Will you send me your beer stash before you die?

Thanks.

Timbone likely called dibs but since I have him on ignore and never saw it, its all yours.

[LTL]

I'm in Kansas and as healthcare worker who deals with covid pts directly it says i was 4th in line.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by petegz28

You are talking about excuses.....that's all I hear right now. I know, that third world country known as the U.K. just hates people.

The UK has less rigorous standards about doing their own independent data review. We are taking longer because we chose to do more validation of the data. We can choose to ignore this step if we want to but it's a perfectly reasonable reason to take longer and a few weeks extra weeks to accomplish that is not only reasonable it is extremely accelerated.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by LTL

I'm in Kansas and as healthcare worker who deals with covid pts directly it says i was 4th in line.

I'm thinking they should be moving you up to 1st

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by LTL

I'm in Kansas and as healthcare worker who deals with covid pts directly it says i was 4th in line.

I picked some random county in Missouri, I’m 6th out of 100

[tooge]

Originally Posted by TLO

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-timeline.html

Where do you fall in line?

I'm 3rd, right after the chef

[TLO]

I entered the same information 6 times and got 6 different spots in line. Somewhere between 1-6

[petegz28]

Pfizer is cutting the amount of doses to be shipped by end of the year in half due to supply chain issues.

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[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm in line behind people who don't use their turn signals and people who think Two Broke Girls is funny.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by LTL

I'm in Kansas and as healthcare worker who deals with covid pts directly it says i was 4th in line.

Who the hell is in front of you? It better be Alexandra Dondario or that's some bullshit. And thanks for the work you do.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Pfizer is cutting the amount of doses to be shipped by end of the year in half due to supply chain issues.

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[KC_Lee]

Originally Posted by TLO

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-timeline.html

Where do you fall in line?

595,801st person in Jackson County, MO.

[Marcellus]

I entered "Patrick Mahomes" and a currier with a police escort just delivered mine.

[BigCatDaddy]

First vaccine doses to be given in Buchanan County next Friday or Saturday....*It's happening*