***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.”

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Thalidomide was trialed in the U.S. and a total of 17 kids with birth defects were born. The FDA did exactly what it was supposed to do and never approved this drug. Stop spreading fear and fake news.

— GOP Survivor #GetVaxxed Sarcasm, Inc. (@zoostationaz) August 24, 2021

Perfect example of how the disinformation bubble works. Twitter make take down the tweet or label it misinformation eventually. But it won't matter. He'll just claim he was cancelled and screenshots of the tweet will spread like cancer all over the anti-vaxx-internet.

I don't honestly think anyone is dumb enough to think Thalidomide was FDA approved for pregnant women. If they are, a cursory google search would quickly dispel that notion.

Good information is out there and it's easy to find, thankfully.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I don't honestly think anyone is dumb enough to think Thalidomide was FDA approved for pregnant women. If they are, a cursory google search would quickly dispel that notion.

Good information is out there and it's easy to find, thankfully.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-n...om-coronavirus

A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 4% of respondents consumed or gargled diluted bleach solutions, soapy water and other disinfectants in an effort to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

Those people were among nearly 40% who reported using at least one method not recommended by the CDC in an attempt to reduce their chances of contracting the virus.

And that's not counting the people who are willingly taking a ****ing cattle de-wormer instead of a safe and effective vaccine.

You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it. https://t.co/TWb75xYEY4

— U.S. FDA (@US_FDA) August 21, 2021

TL;DR?

Yes, there are people dumb enough to think that tweet was factual.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I don't honestly think anyone is dumb enough to think Thalidomide was FDA approved for pregnant women. If they are, a cursory google search would quickly dispel that notion.

Good information is out there and it's easy to find, thankfully.

Lol there are people sticking spoons to their face in town hall meetings to prove the vaccine magnetized them. There is absolutely no bottom to how dumb some people can be.

He's trying to walk it back now in the dumbest way possible:

https://t.co/w4eW2AUhLx

— Fifi Glitterbomb �� (@fifiglitterbomb) August 24, 2021

The FDA actually gives out an award every year named after the doctor who stood up to the pharma industry and refused to approve thalidomide in the US.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Lol there are people sticking spoons to their face in town hall meetings to prove the vaccine magnetized them. There is absolutely no bottom to how dumb some people can be.

He's trying to walk it back now in the dumbest way possible:

https://t.co/w4eW2AUhLx

— Fifi Glitterbomb �� (@fifiglitterbomb) August 24, 2021

The FDA actually gives out an award every year named after the doctor who stood up to the pharma industry and refused to approve thalidomide in the US.

The person who posted a video of himself then fat shamed overweight Americans.

I gotta say, you have got to be the loudest and stupidest person I never want to meet. It's ironic you don't think people pick up on "I'm loud and obnoxious, there for I am".

Where's those gay reps you lying sack of fat shit? Keep in mind before you try too loud and obnoxious mods can view reps.

You don't belong anywhere but LA.

Keep up the fear porn fat man. You don't know how many people you're turning off from the vaccine because you're too stupid. Obnoxious dickhead.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Otter

The person who posted a video of himself then fat shamed overweight Americans.

I gotta say, you have got to be the loudest and stupidest person I never want to meet. It's ironic you don't think people pick up on "I'm loud and obnoxious, there for I am".

Where's those gay reps you lying sack of fat shit? Keep in mind before you try too loud and obnoxious mods can view reps.

You don't belong anywhere but LA.

Keep up the fear porn fat man. You don't know how many people you're turning off from the vaccine because you're too stupid. Obnoxious dickhead.

Oh, and trust me scuzzer, you're fat.

[TLO]

Well then.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by TLO

Well then.

I'm just curios. Have we had enough fear porn from the scuzz and looking down your nose at people who don't goose step with you?

Be honest, I can take it.

And trust me, the scuzz is fat.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I don't honestly think anyone is dumb enough to think Thalidomide was FDA approved for pregnant women. If they are, a cursory google search would quickly dispel that notion.

Good information is out there and it's easy to find, thankfully.

People can't even be bothered to click on an article and read it, much less check their own facts. In the age of social media, we read a headline or meme and move on.

[kstater]

LSU to require vaccine or negative test to enter football games.


Ohio State to require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated.

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[Otter]

Originally Posted by sedated

People can't even be bothered to click on an article and read it, much less check their own facts. In the age of social media, we read a headline or meme and move on.

Agree 100%

But enough with fear porn and for the love God he has posted either a YouTube video or pics of himself then claimed I sent him gay reps. The dude is so full of shit it's off the walls. He's posting pictures of children w/o arms.

Knock if already. His whole attitude is "if I talk louder and be more obnoxious, you will listen"

He's obviously a douche bag.

[suzzer99]

Vaccination Ranking By State. #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/6EHZHW4Arp

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 24, 2021

Do people in MS and AL ever notice they're always at the bottom of these lists? Do they ever think, "Well I know we’re at the bottom of education and per capita income and a bunch of other stuff. But when it comes to vaccines we’re actually SMARTER than every other state."?

[loochy]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Vaccination Ranking By State. #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/6EHZHW4Arp

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 24, 2021

Do people in MS and AL ever notice they're always at the bottom of these lists? Do they ever think, "Well I know we’re at the bottom of education and per capita income and a bunch of other stuff. But when it comes to vaccines we’re actually SMARTER than every other state."?

Why did they highlight middling Florida and Texas?

[carlos3652]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Vaccination Ranking By State. #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/6EHZHW4Arp

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 24, 2021

Do people in MS and AL ever notice they're always at the bottom of these lists? Do they ever think, "Well I know we’re at the bottom of education and per capita income and a bunch of other stuff. But when it comes to vaccines we’re actually SMARTER than every other state."?

Why do covid vaccination rates mean you are smart / dumb?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Do people in MS and AL ever notice they're always at the bottom of these lists? Do they ever think, "Well I know we’re at the bottom of education and per capita income and a bunch of other stuff. But when it comes to vaccines we’re actually SMARTER than every other state."?

Dunning-Kruger explained.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by carlos3652

Why do covid vaccination rates mean you are smart / dumb?

Simplifying it to that is too far, but there's no question that higher levels of educational attainment are correlated with higher vaccination rates. Some of that was posted above.