COVID-19/Coronavirus Information and Support Thread (see OP for useful links)

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Blitz24
Amazing how Bannon calls himself a patriot yet cannot figure out how the revolution occurred.

The numbers have jumped significantly in the United States as over 120K new infections were reported yesterday. It wouldn't shock me if the numbers continue to grow and we maybe hit 150k or 200k daily positive cases before end of year (especially with a lame duck or an outright deranged president who might intentionally try and ruin his former constituents because they didn't vote for him).
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The month lag behind those kinds of numbers could be shockingly bad.

@Joey D , are the majority of current cases still younger folks to offset a possible rapid rise in death counts, if we hit those kind of numbers per day?
 
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McLaren
@Joey D , are the majority of current cases still younger folks to offset a possible rapid rise in death counts, if we hit those kind of numbers per day?
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Unfortunately, not every state releases the age ranges for their positive cases. But based on the ones that do release those age ranges, it does appear that people between 18-49 are contracting the virus at a higher rate while keeping a relatively low mortality rate. California releases pretty reliable data and gives at least a half-way decent picture.

As of yesterday, people ages 18-34 account for most cases in the state (333,931), however, the mortality rate is 1.6%. The needle moves up when you get into the 35-49 bracket though, while accounting for 233,996 of CA's cases, that group also has a 5.7% mortality rate.

Essentially, if people are going to get it, it would be better for younger people to get it instead of older people. The problem is, someone who's 18-24 could still very well be living at home with parents who are in the 50-65 age bracket. So while those young people will be OK, their parents might not be. There's still the issue of long term effects too, but we won't know that for years.
 
Joey D
As of yesterday, people ages 18-34 account for most cases in the state (333,931), however, the mortality rate is 1.6%. The needle moves up when you get into the 35-49 bracket though, while accounting for 233,996 of CA's cases, that group also has a 5.7% mortality rate.
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Woah those rates are high. Aren't these higher than what we've seen previously?
 
Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff who abided by Trump’s efforts to play down the coronavirus throughout the summer, has contracted the virus himself, a senior administration official said.
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https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2...ets-record-for-highest-daily-total-in-alaska/

Published: Nov. 7, 2020 at 1:47 PM AKST|Updated: 26 minutes ago


ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Department of Health and Social Services has reported 604 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Saturday.

This is the new highest daily total of COVID-19 cases in Alaska. The previous record number was 526. Of the new cases, 600 were found in Alaska residents, with over half reported in the Municipality of Anchorage.
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https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2...ovid-19-restrictions-within-the-municipality/

Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced the changes to the orders Friday afternoon, which were made in response to the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city. They go into effect Nov. 9 at 8 a.m.
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Imari
Meanwhile in Victoria, we haven't had a new case in a week and the rest of the country might finally open their borders with us.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11...ted-in-australia-epidemiologists-say/12851152

Sometimes it's a little jarring to look at other countries and see relatively huge case and death numbers when we've worked so hard to almost eradicate COVID from our communities.
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I wonder if there's been any progress made into studies on any seasonal effects on COVID-19 rates.
 
DK
I wonder if there's been any progress made into studies on any seasonal effects on COVID-19 rates.
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I sort of doubt it. I feel like there what with most countries implementing varied and changing controls at the same time, it would be difficult to separate those effects from the seasonal ones.

Maybe in the US I guess. Pick an area with very low mask and social distancing compliance and you might get decent data.
 
Way to not learn anything from the other states, ND. :irked:

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On the plus side, my test from last Thursday came back negative, so I've got that going for me.
 
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2...sk-mandate-takes-effect-monday-for-anchorage/

Emergency Order 13, which takes effect Monday morning. It removes most exceptions to the face covering requirement. Anyone who enters a business will have to wear some form of face covering.

Anchorage students are getting ready to return to in-person learning at school. Anyone over the age of five will have to wear a mask.
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Quinn-Davidson also modified Emergency Order 14. It limits school capacity to 50%, and limits the size of indoor and outdoor gatherings, depending on whether food and drinks are served.

She is also hiring new enforcement officers to make sure businesses obey the new rules.
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https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2020/11/09/asd-cancels-return-to-in-person-learning/

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage School District will not resume in-person learning for Pre-K through grade 2, self-contained special education classrooms, or Whaley School on November 16 as previously announced earlier this month.
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Blitz24
You can blame this on the inactions of the dead guy you elected, no?
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I'll let him slide since he's already paid for his inaction.

The resistance in this state to not mandate masks is mind boggling. I understand that it's hard, if not impossible, to enforce and the (for reference, Republican) Governor wants people to make their own decisions. Which is weak and noncommittal as ****. The mandate probably wouldn't make many that aren't already wearing masks wear them but it would give businesses a leg to stand on when someone comes in maskless, even if they have a sign on their door saying masks must be worn, and complaining about "their rights" and that "they don't work, anyway".

I have a coworker who's daughter is graduating with a Nurse Practitioner degree soon and her dissertation is on masks not working**. I just about flipped when she said that. Said coworker doesn't believe they work now because "her Tammy*" said so. That evening she was headed to the bar for some cocktails. And she smokes I'm sure she'll be fine. Again, for reference, said daughter was a naturopath but can't prescribe meds so she went back for her NP.

I FEAR for anyone that sees her and can't even image what nonsense she'll spew at them.

Sorry for teeing off but with the numbers in the state climbing and a couple of people in my building testing positive lately, it's feeling even more ridiculous that after 8 months, people are still this resistant to a little protection.

*name changed to protect the foolish

** My wife, also an NP, said I should ask if they should stop wearing masks when they do surgeries. They aren't all for the doctors and nurses, it's to protect the patients, too. Same concept applies. Or maybe we should stop wearing winter jackets when it's -20F because they're uncomfortable and hard to move in.
 
TB
I'll let him slide since he's already paid for his inaction.

The resistance in this state to not mandate masks is mind boggling. I understand that it's hard, if not impossible, to enforce and the (for reference, Republican) Governor wants people to make their own decisions. Which is weak and noncommittal as ****. The mandate probably wouldn't make many that aren't already wearing masks wear them but it would give businesses a leg to stand on when someone comes in maskless, even if they have a sign on their door saying masks must be worn, and complaining about "their rights" and that "they don't work, anyway".

I have a coworker who's daughter is graduating with a Nurse Practitioner degree soon and her dissertation is on masks not working**. I just about flipped when she said that. Said coworker doesn't believe they work now because "her Tammy*" said so. That evening she was headed to the bar for some cocktails. And she smokes I'm sure she'll be fine. Again, for reference, said daughter was a naturopath but can't prescribe meds so she went back for her NP.

I FEAR for anyone that sees her and can't even image what nonsense she'll spew at them.

Sorry for teeing off but with the numbers in the state climbing and a couple of people in my building testing positive lately, it's feeling even more ridiculous that after 8 months, people are still this resistant to a little protection.

*name changed to protect the foolish

** My wife, also an NP, said I should ask if they should stop wearing masks when they do surgeries. They aren't all for the doctors and nurses, it's to protect the patients, too. Same concept applies. Or maybe we should stop wearing winter jackets when it's -20F because they're uncomfortable and hard to move in.
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I think I'd warn all of my friends if I knew a nurse (well, she's not one yet) who cannot even justify her own beliefs. Sounds like that degree was money poorly allocated.
 
Blitz24
I think I'd warn all of my friends if I knew a nurse (well, she's not one yet) who cannot even justify her own beliefs. Sounds like that degree was money poorly allocated.
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You'd be surprised how many medical professionals are absolute idiots. When I used to work in the hospital, it wasn't uncommon to hear a nurse claiming the flu shot caused the flu.
 
Blitz24
I think I'd warn all of my friends if I knew a nurse (well, she's not one yet) who cannot even justify her own beliefs. Sounds like that degree was money poorly allocated.
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It's worse than "a nurse". She'll be a Nurse Practitioner. That means she can have her own practice and prescribe medications without working under a MD's license. Although my wife chooses to not use the title as it confuses the patients as to who is actually performing the surgeries, an NP Degree is a Doctorate and she can go by Doctor. Undoubtedly, based on her opinion on masks, "Tammy" will almost assuredly refer to herself as Doctor and people will believe that she's an MD and therefore believe what she's telling them. Because who wouldn't trust a Doctor? *cough* Demon sperm *cough*
 
Elementary schools are shutting down again. We have dining rooms open, gyms, churches (albeit at 25% capacity), but schools are shutting. Mostly because they're getting too many quarantines (teachers and stuff basically contracting covid elsewhere, resulting in shutting down classes).

I'm pretty bitter that we can't manage to prioritize school, especially when the kids seem to be doing well. Here I go again not being able to work...
 
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Elementary schools are shutting down again. We have dining rooms open, gyms, churches (albeit at 25% capacity), but schools are shutting. Mostly because they're getting too many quarantines (teachers and stuff basically contracting covid elsewhere, resulting in shutting down classes).

I'm pretty bitter that we can't manage to prioritize school, especially when the kids seem to be doing well. Here I go again not being able to work...
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My kids have yet to go to more than 3 days of school each week. They would like to ramp high schools up to full time in January but with the numbers still climbing like they are, and throw a few holidays in there for good measure, I'm sure that will be changed.
 
One of my closest friends has tested positive today. Infected by a colleague.

He is in the high risk category because 1 overweight, 2 COPD and 3 Crohn's disease.
He has no symptoms for now and is now in quarantine and it makes me feel like ****.
 
Dennisch
One of my closest friends has tested positive today. Infected by a colleague.

He is in the high risk category because 1 overweight, 2 COPD and 3 Crohn's disease.
He has no symptoms for now and is now in quarantine and it makes me feel like ****.
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I hope it goes smoothly. I don't know what the figures are like in the netherlands, but here in the states mortality has dropped off significantly, so at least based on our statistics your friend is not at great risk of dying. Depending on how the illness progresses, there could be some major quality of life degradation for a while.
 
Danoff
I hope it goes smoothly. I don't know what the figures are like in the netherlands, but here in the states mortality has dropped off significantly, so at least based on our statistics your friend is not at great risk of dying. Depending on how the illness progresses, there could be some major quality of life degradation for a while.
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Same here, the numbers are dropping fast again, people spend less time on the IC and in the hospital, and luckily the hospitals haven't reached max capacity this time, so if he does need (urgent) care, he will receive it.
 
TexRex
He hasn't even taken office yet and look at the good work that Biden's already doing.
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Bah gawd, man!

If you had said that on Twitter, you'd have caused all sorts of hell. I've already seen the red pilled folks going, "Wow, how awfully convenient!" & "Trump gets to take credit for this, not Joe!"

And all I can think is, how funny & stupid these people remain. Half of these nitwits think Covid is Bill Gates' creation made directly to defeat Trump & clamor about how they're never going to take a vaccine. The other half is the usual fake concern they love exhibiting.
 
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clamor about how they're never going to take a vaccine
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In all honesty, if this announcement had come out before today and Trump and Co. had taken credit for it like they're trying to do, there's no way I'm getting in line for that shot as I don't trust a single word out of their mouths.
 

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