***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.”

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

But they don't care about the age-stratification of risk.

The focus is vaccinate everyone. Kids (NY Times pushing kids to get them without parental consent), people who already had Covid. Just get the numbers up!

The vaccine "hesitant" ( a marketing phrase to make people sound wishy-washy) aren't mostly people over 70 with 3 comorbidities.

They are people younger than 50 who don't care or already had Covid.

And a lot of those age 40ish people are the one's in the hospital now with the new variant. Some I personally know now say they should have gotten it so they didn't spend a few days at Mosaic.

[MahomesMagic]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

And a lot of those age 40ish people are the one's in the hospital now with the new variant. Some I personally know now say they should have gotten it so they didn't spend a few days at Mosaic.

New variant looking promising. Less than .1 of unvaccinated dying from Delta according to Public Health England data.

That means weaker than the flu.

[NotDonger]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

New variant looking promising. Less than .1 of unvaccinated dying from Delta according to Public Health England data.

That means weaker than the flu.

Interesting. Do you have a link to these data, please?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

New variant looking promising. Less than .1 of unvaccinated dying from Delta according to Public Health England data.

That means weaker than the flu.

You're kind of conflating two things there. It's likely that low because most of the people getting it are younger. Comparing it to the flu, where it hits people of all ages, isn't quite apples to apples.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by DaFace

You're kind of conflating two things there. It's likely that low because most of the people getting it are younger. Comparing it to the flu, where it hits people of all ages, isn't quite apples to apples.

Even if something has a lower fatality rate , being more contagious cans till make it more dangerous , increases the odds of sever outcomes.

[MahomesMagic]

Originally Posted by DaFace

You're kind of conflating two things there. It's likely that low because most of the people getting it are younger. Comparing it to the flu, where it hits people of all ages, isn't quite apples to apples.

Covid is definitely tougher than flu, for the elderly.

I was talking about the 18-50 year olds who the public health message is being aimed at for Delta.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by TLO

I believe some info was posted on this earlier, but it's worth repeating.

Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...l%3f0p19G=2103

I hadn't seen that. Thanks for posting.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by TLO

I believe some info was posted on this earlier, but it's worth repeating.

Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...l%3f0p19G=2103

I'm perfectly happy that I got the J&J vaccine, but I wish it hadn't hit so many speed bumps along the way. There's just very little data out there to be able to tell how well it's doing against variants.

I'm still pretty confident it's good enough for what I need, but it'd be nice to get some additional information.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Even if something has a lower fatality rate , being more contagious cans till make it more dangerous , increases the odds of sever outcomes.

Amputation seems a bit extreme, but different countries handle things differently, I suppose.

[O.city]

Yeah, the younger age unvaccinated here in our are are getting hit with it pretty good right now. So far, seemingly they're surviving thankfully, but it doesn't seem to be as light for them as the previous ones. Maybe just anecdotal though.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by O.city

Yeah, the younger age unvaccinated here in our are are getting hit with it pretty good right now. So far, seemingly they're surviving thankfully, but it doesn't seem to be as light for them as the previous ones. Maybe just anecdotal though.

Even the hard hit younger ones did well up here but they can be more resource intense, longer stays in hospital more options given etc. because of the they are more likely to recover uses up more resources .

[Kiimo]

This sucks

#BREAKING: L.A. County health officials recommending wearing masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, amid spread of Delta variant https://t.co/6kuuRGEXfB

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 29, 2021

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

This sucks

#BREAKING: L.A. County health officials recommending wearing masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, amid spread of Delta variant https://t.co/6kuuRGEXfB

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 29, 2021

But why though?

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by TLO

But why though?

"While COVID-19 vaccine provides very effective protection preventing hospitalizations and deaths against the Delta variant, the strain is proving to be more transmissible and is expected to become more prevalent,'' L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. "Mask wearing remains an effective tool for reducing transmission, especially indoors where the virus may be easily spread through inhalation of aerosols emitted by an infected person."

Whether I agree or not isn't the point, if they make us wear masks again it's gonna suck pure and simple

[TLO]

At the end of that article it says this

releasing statistics showing that between Dec. 7 and June 7, 99.6% of all new COVID infections in the county involved people who were not vaccinated. Of the people who were hospitalized due to the virus in that time period, 98.7% were unvaccinated. And among those who died, 99.8% were unvaccinated.