***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.”

[Fish]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Wastewater testing isn't perfect, but it's a pretty good long-term view on the prevalence of COVID in a community. Based on this article that looks at Boston's testing, it seems pretty clear that Omicron is a super fast burner. Hopefully in a month or so we're largely through this wave.

Your sources are shit! Very informative!

[Son of Logical]

Yeah, I am on day 2/3 and feel terrible. Fevers, chills, headaches, cough, and sore throat (due to the cough). What sucks is this omicron varient gives no ****s about precautions. I took the pfizer vaccines, got the booster, wear my mask. Doesn't mean anything when your family member brings it home. They showed symptoms, 2 days later boom full blown Covid for me. I am nurse so I am exposed to a lot of germs, so my immune system is pretty strong. Probably haven't had a illness with a fever in 5+ years, and this stuff feels like a terrible flu. Oh well, the kids are doing well, and that is all that really matters. So I can deal.

[BryanBusby]

I'm waiting to get my results back to find out if I gots the covids.

2 days ago I started coughing up phlegm like I was shooting it out of a ****ing cannon. Never had it like that before in my life.

Was enough for me to take my first ever test.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by chinaski

It is. By most published metrics, I’m overweight. I’m 5’10 and weigh about 185. 30/32 inch waist, S/M shirts. I lift, but distance running is my primary excercise. I’m not jacked, but fairly cut. 46 years old.

🤷🏼*♂️

Dayum, you hottie! Stop teasing us and break out the pics!

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Katipan

https://pubmed.ncbi..nih.gov/35007072/

😇

I'm a daily vaper and I still got it.

[BigBeauford]

Pretty sure I had it last week. Symptoms are gone but this week I've slept horribly and had 0 energy.

[TLO]

Omicron cases turnaround in some US states with low vaccination rates is a good sign pic.twitter.com/8nSq7PDzHS

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 18, 2022

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BigBeauford

Pretty sure I had it last week. Symptoms are gone but this week I've slept horribly and had 0 energy.

I had a dry cough for a couple of days. I had a stuffy nose for a couple more, but not at the same time as the cough. Then I had a wet cough for about 12 hours. I lost my taste for about 36 hours. Never did have a fever.

Really weird - I never had more than one symptom at a time other than fatigue, which has been present throughout, going on two weeks.

[mr. tegu]

Both the wife and I have had minor symptoms for over a week. Just annoying stuff that won’t go away. But still aren’t testing positive which is super annoying.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I'm a daily vaper and I still got it.

I read that it has to be taken via edibles and that smoking/vaping doesn't work.

[TLO]

We dropped like 25 hospital patients in 2 days. There was talk of staffing contingency plans, bed space concerns, etc.

Then... 25 people discharged.

Confusion.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by penguinz

I read that it has to be taken via edibles and that smoking/vaping doesn't work.

I take edibles too.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I take edibles too.

I need to find some good ones. I picked up two of the Keef 25mg Root Beers and felt nothing from them. Very disappointed. I have a source to get some really fire canna butter but I have no place to keep it locked away from kids and their friends.

[KCUnited]

We've seen a 24% drop in cases since their peak on 1/4.

Hospitalizations are still peak but deaths seem to be trending down as well.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by TLO

Omicron cases turnaround in some US states with low vaccination rates is a good sign pic.twitter.com/8nSq7PDzHS

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 18, 2022

It really frustrates me how often people clip shit to post on twitter and don't include the information you need to interpret it. What are the red/orange/grey lines? (That's rhetorical.) I get the overall point, but it dumbs down the conversation when they don't actually tell us what we're looking at yet expect us to understand their conclusions.

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