***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!

Click here for the original OP:

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.”

[Donger]

Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration

Total Doses Distributed

29,380,125

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

10,278,462

CDC | Updated: Jan 13 2021 As of 9:00am ET

[TLO]

Originally Posted by O.city

Shit I've been doing that for 10 months. Of course, when youre spinning a drill in someones mouth spraying shit everywhere you want all the help you can get.

Yes. I remember speaking to you and lewdog about it when I was considering trying it out. That feels like an eternity ago...

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by jdubya

"NYT`s suggests"? Any scientists? Anyhoo, if 2 are better than 1 why not wear 4? 8?

Need to cover the ears with them to be safe and all.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by TLO

I just got the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. I'm mostly just nervous right now I'm going to have some sort of crazy unexpected reaction (thanks anxiety).

It's been over 30 minutes now so I'm probably good, right?

It gave me flashbacks to my days being experimented on in the Weapon X program.

[petegz28]

Getting my arm sticked, 10am on this coming Friday....Pfizer style

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

He's lying! It's 3 hours and grown out of your neck.....

[DaFace]

My healthcare provider (Kaiser Permanente) allows people to sign up to get in line now, so I'm officially on the list.

I expect to be notified I'm up in maybe June.

[RunKC]

Great news!

Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine is safe and appears to generate a promising immune response in both young and elderly volunteers, according to trial data published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Great news!

Excellent. Here's a detailed article about it. A few key quotes:

• Most of the volunteers produced detectable neutralizing antibodies, which researchers believe play an important role in defending cells against the virus, after 28 days, according to the trial data. By day 57, all volunteers had detectable antibodies, regardless of vaccine dose or age group, and remained stable for at least 71 days in the 18-to-55 age group.
• The most common side effects were fever, fatigue, headache, muscle aches and pain at the injection site, according to the trial data. Side effects were less common in the older age group, who received only one dose of the vaccine, as well as those who received a lower dose of the vaccine, according to the data.
• Stoffels said the company plans to ship the vaccine at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, which is about 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit. “We have three months stability as of this moment at 2 to 8,” he said. “That will be expanded over the year as we generate more stability data. We know from our other vaccines it can go up to a year, but at the start we can’t do that because we don’t have it for this vaccine.”

I don't see efficacy percentages yet, but the fact that 100% developed some level of antibodies is yet another suggestion that it could be really good.

If nothing else, the big story to me is that this thing is REALLY vulnerable to vaccines. Once we can finally catch up to it, this (hopefully) isn't going to be a big deal long-term.

[TLO]

Going on 4 hours and I just have some very minor injection site pain.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by TLO

Going on 4 hours and I just have some very minor injection site pain.

How's your penis?

[Dunit35]

Originally Posted by TLO

Going on 4 hours and I just have some very minor injection site pain.

I was just fine until that fifth hour.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by DaFace

How's your penis?

Still relatively unimpressive, unfortunately.

Originally Posted by Dunit35

I was just fine until that fifth hour.

What happened at the 5th hour?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DaFace

How's your penis?

Not even sure that's funny in any way. Out of all the things.....

you worry me

[O.city]

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034201