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

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New England Journal of Medicine blasts Trump officials' response to virus, calls for new leaders

“When it comes to the response to the largest public health crisis of our time, our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent,” the editorial states. “We should not abet them and enable the deaths of thousands more Americans by allowing them to keep their jobs.”

https://thehill.com/policy/healthca...cine-blasts-trump-officials-response-to-virus
 
What he's saying: "I spent four days at [Walter Reed]," Trump said. "I went in and I wasn't feeling so hot. And within a very short period of time, they gave me Regeneron. It's called Regeneron. And other things too, but I think this was the key."
  • "They gave me Regeneron, and it was like unbelievable. I felt good immediately. I felt as good three days ago as I do now. So I just want to say, we have Regeneron. We have another drug by [Eli Lilly and Company]. And they're coming out, and we're trying to get them on an emergency basis."
  • "We've authorized it. I've authorized it. And if you're in the hospital and you're feeling really bad, I think we're going to work it to where you're going to get them and you're going to get them free. And especially if you're a senior, we're going to get you in there quick."
  • "They call them therapeutic, but to me, it wasn't therapeutic. It just made me better. Okay, I call that a cure.
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No surprise when Trump tried to push past the FDA on getting a cure out by election, that he's likely doing it again authorizing something for the public that less than 10 people outside clinical trials have reportedly be given.
 
McLaren
No surprise when Trump tried to push past the FDA on getting a cure out by election, that he's likely doing it again authorizing something for the public that less than 10 people outside clinical trials have reportedly be given.
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I do not trust Dr. Trump.
 
My wife told me tonight that

1) she couldn't smell her supper
2) a few other Covid like symptoms, all of which could also just be her allergies
3) three people at the yoga place she goes to have just tested positive
4) she doesn't have a fever

Good thing there's a mass testing event on campus tomorrow. :scared:
 
TB
My wife told me tonight that

1) she couldn't smell her supper
2) a few other Covid like symptoms, all of which could also just be her allergies
3) three people at the yoga place she goes to have just tested positive
4) she doesn't have a fever

Good thing there's a mass testing event on campus tomorrow. :scared:
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TB about to become part of another pandemic?
 
TB
My wife told me tonight that

1) she couldn't smell her supper
2) a few other Covid like symptoms, all of which could also just be her allergies
3) three people at the yoga place she goes to have just tested positive
4) she doesn't have a fever

Good thing there's a mass testing event on campus tomorrow. :scared:
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Dislike.
 
UKMikey
Good luck @TB and Mrs TB.
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Ditto.

My friend, who's wife tested positive a couple of weeks ago, is back at work this week. I don't know whether he ever tested positive himself (I don't think he did) and as far as I know his wife and family are all fine, though it must have caused a fair bit of alarm and disruption. I hope you are all OK.
 
TB
My wife told me tonight that

1) she couldn't smell her supper
2) a few other Covid like symptoms, all of which could also just be her allergies
3) three people at the yoga place she goes to have just tested positive
4) she doesn't have a fever

Good thing there's a mass testing event on campus tomorrow. :scared:
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Sorry to heard that.
Only smelling, and only the supper?
A test in such a case is to confirm Covid, but a negative test would be considered inconclusive.
 
Joey D
The studies being done about COVID are wild.

Mild and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 are potential threat for faecal–oral transmission

Do grad students have a competition going with who can come up with the most off-the-wall study and get it funded?
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It's not quite as wild as it sounds... there was reports a few months ago that children may be more prone to SARS-CoV-2 manifesting as an upset stomach etc., and if this study is anything to go by, it could suggest that sharing toilets/bathrooms with children is a bigger risk than with other groups.

Faecal-oral transmission sounds pretty dodgy, but children are more likely to have poor bathroom hygiene than adults, and it's quite easy to get faecal matter on your hands, even with 40+ years practice of wiping
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... couple that with poor handwashing (or indeed none at all) and hey presto, you can get faecal-oral transmission pretty easily.

I guess it would reinforce the idea that vulnerable groups (e.g. grandparents) should probably not share the same bathrooms as their grandchildren, should ensure that kids wash their hands regularly (esp. after a #2) and avoid close physical contact with children for the time being.
 
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Joey D
The studies being done about COVID are wild.

Mild and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 are potential threat for faecal–oral transmission

Do grad students have a competition going with who can come up with the most off-the-wall study and get it funded?
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Touring Mars
It's not quite as wild as it sounds... there was reports a few months ago that children may be more prone to SARS-CoV-2 manifesting as an upset stomach etc., and if this study is anything to go by, it could suggest that sharing toilets/bathrooms with children is a bigger risk than with other groups.

Faecal-oral transmission sounds pretty dodgy, but children are more likely to have poor bathroom hygiene than adults, and it's quite easy to get faecal matter on your hands, even with 40+ years practice of wiping
lookaround.gif
... couple that with poor handwashing (or indeed none at all) and hey presto, you can get faecal-oral transmission pretty easily.

I guess it would reinforce the idea that vulnerable groups (e.g. grandparents) should probably not share the same bathrooms as their grandchildren, should ensure that kids wash their hands regularly (esp. after a #2) and avoid close physical contact with children for the time being.
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What about the use of a bidet? I ask because they can pry that thing from my cold dead hands.
 
TB
My wife told me tonight that

1) she couldn't smell her supper
2) a few other Covid like symptoms, all of which could also just be her allergies
3) three people at the yoga place she goes to have just tested positive
4) she doesn't have a fever

Good thing there's a mass testing event on campus tomorrow. :scared:
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So I had mixed feelings about hitting like on this post, because I wanted it to be a show of support for you and your wife and not a show of support for COVID. One wonders though, how should it be interpreted in general? This image has been circulating today:

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Danoff
So I had mixed feelings about hitting like on this post, because I wanted it to be a show of support for you and your wife and not a show of support for COVID. One wonders though, how should it be interpreted in general?
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Not only would I wager that Twitter people are collectively dumber than GTPlanet members, but that they also have less opportunity to clarify their "like" position as you've done on this thread.

Now I hope "opportunity" can also be used as a mass noun or I may have to walk back the "not dumber" thing, at least with regards to myself.
 
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Danoff
So I had mixed feelings about hitting like on this post, because I wanted it to be a show of support for you and your wife and not a show of support for COVID. One wonders though, how should it be interpreted in general? This image has been circulating today:

3dnt3qxbzur51.png
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I've struggled with the exact same thing with other people's posts and usually tend to not "like" them and opt for a comment, instead. For anyone that does choose to like a post that is of the negative persuasion, at least on GTP, I fully take it as a sign of support instead of I'm glad you're sick. :)

I can't say the same for your chart, though. :eek:
 
TB
I've struggled with the exact same thing with other people's posts and usually tend to not "like" them and opt for a comment, instead. For anyone that does choose to like a post that is of the negative persuasion, at least on GTP, I fully take it as a sign of support instead of I'm glad you're sick. :)

I can't say the same for your chart, though. :eek:
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It could be both though (humans are complex idiots).

My aunt and uncle tested positive for COVID-19 after attending Yom Kippur service at a synagogue where it was confirmed someone who tested positive, and knew he had symptoms, attended the Rosh Hashana service 10 days earlier. Clearly that man thought of nobody but himself.
 
Danoff
So I had mixed feelings about hitting like on this post, because I wanted it to be a show of support for you and your wife and not a show of support for COVID. One wonders though, how should it be interpreted in general? This image has been circulating today:

3dnt3qxbzur51.png
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I think this a both/and situation rather than an either/or situation.

This is why I specifically quoted TB with a "dislike" comment. :cheers:
 
TB
Just had my brain swabbed with a Q-tip. Now the 2-3 day wait.
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Hopefully your brain comes up negative. (I have no idea how to phrase this for it not to sound ridiculous.)
 
TB
Just had my brain swabbed with a Q-tip. Now the 2-3 day wait.
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They weren't doing the saliva tests? Those are so much nicer than getting your brain scrubbed. I've been spoiled, the last test I took all I had to do was spit into a tube repeatedly.
 
UKMikey
Don't worry, seniors. Trump has cured the virus.



Eyes rolling so hard right now. :rolleyes:
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The FDA is doing things in a matter of weeks instead of years. Because of me.


Sure Don. Couldn't possibly be due to a disease that's forcing them to work so quickly. Naw, all you. :rolleyes:
 

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