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

[Jezza819]

Apparently so

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/politics/jenna-ellis-coronavirus/index.html

 

[gnomefromnome]

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2...than-expected-and-could-be-here-by-next-week/

Alaska could be due to receive 35,100 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine by as early as next week, which will be followed by 17,900 additional doses of the vaccine put together by Moderna.

 

[Danoff]

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2...than-expected-and-could-be-here-by-next-week/

Isn't that twice as many doses as people in Alaska?

 

[McLaren]

Isn't that twice as many doses as people in Alaska?

Could be the vaccine that requires 2 shots?

 

[TenEightyOne]

Isn't that twice as many doses as people in Alaska?

Could be the vaccine that requires 2 shots?

The Pfizer vaccine is difficult to store and transport, although I imagine the climate in Alaska will suit it better. If it's the same one that's now being given here then it does indeed require two doses with 21 days between each.

 

[Dennisch]

 

[jjaisli]

And, speaking of which....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-coronavirus-says-022900740.html

That's right, America's mayor turned lawyer and personal comedian to Donald Trump and landscaping businesses country wide, is currently in the hospital for treatment after being infected with Covid-19.

Speaking from his hospital room, Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he hasn't changed his mind regarding the coronavirus or mask use, despite his recent COVID-19 diagnosis.

I mean, why would he say anything else?

Giuliani revealed that he has received two of the same medications Trump took during his hospitalization for COVID-19: remdesivir and dexamethasone. One of the radio hosts told Giuliani the drugs are "not something that the normal American is going to be able to get, because it's quite expensive." Giuliani deflected, saying he "didn't know that. I mean, they give it to us here at the hospital."

I mean, after-all, he's not a "regular" hard-working American who's desperately hoping to get a bed in an overstretched Covid ward of a regional hospital struggling to stay ahead of a rising tidal wave of cases and patients. No, he was guaranteed a room and is receiving the very best treatment that both money and technology can buy. All paid for by our tax dollars.

 

[McLaren]

Ben Carson seems to be the only person who got that experimental treatment & acknowledged that it saved his life b/c he said he was extremely ill. I didn't know until recently that he had tried the "treatment" the MyPillowGuy was bragging about, and all it did was make the symptoms disappear whilst the virus played havoc.

 

[Blitz24]

Ben Carson seems to be the only person who got that experimental treatment & acknowledged that it saved his life b/c he said he was extremely ill. I didn't know until recently that he had tried the "treatment" the MyPillowGuy was bragging about, and all it did was make the symptoms disappear whilst the virus played havoc.

After all, the MyPillowGuy is just as qualified as the president is when it comes to advocating for remedies to the virus. I'm actually surprised he didn't get a cabinet seat.

 

[Danoff]

Could be the vaccine that requires 2 shots?

Believe it or not that actually occurred to me when I wrote the joke. I considered changing it, and then I thought... well even if you take that into account, it would still be funny because the population of Alaska is low but not that low. It's not like someone is going to point out that it's a 2-dose regimen.

Oh well... I should have said 4 times as many people.

The Pfizer vaccine is difficult to store and transport, although I imagine the climate in Alaska will suit it better. If it's the same one that's now being given here then it does indeed require two doses with 21 days between each.

The pfizer vaccine needs to be stored long term at about -94F. In Alaska this time of year that just means leaving it on the porch.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Oh well... I should have said 4 times as many people.

Ah, I missed the joke

 

[UKMikey]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of rollout

https://www.reuters.com/article/hea...lergies-to-avoid-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28J1DX

 

[Blitz24]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of rollout

https://www.reuters.com/article/hea...lergies-to-avoid-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28J1DX

If only those who are anti-vaccine and those that are allergic were a perfect circle in a Venn diagram, we could more likely achieve immunity. Alas.

 

[Biggles]

CNN (!) had a bit yesterday about runaway Covid infections in Canada & how Canadians had been "smug" about their better Covid response. However, in spite of the fact that Covid infections have been rising in Canada (as almost everywhere else) over the last couple of months, the death rate per capita in The US has, for months, remained consistently at around 2.5 times that of Canada & the infection rate about 4 times higher.

 

[kikie]

I like this channel. I've watched several of his videos.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Believe it or not that actually occurred to me when I wrote the joke. I considered changing it, and then I thought... well even if you take that into account, it would still be funny because the population of Alaska is low but not that low. It's not like someone is going to point out that it's a 2-dose regimen.

Oh well... I should have said 4 times as many people.

I went through the process then I realized I was doing homework.

 

[Dotini]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of rollout

https://www.reuters.com/article/hea...lergies-to-avoid-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28J1DX

Local doctors and professors specializing in pharmacology here who are aware of these reports say adverse allergic reactions are routine and should be expected by all. Hospitals and clinics administering the vaccines should be prepared to respond appropriately.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Local doctors and professors specializing in pharmacology here who are aware of these reports say adverse allergic reactions are routine and should be expected by all.

That sounds dramatic. Here they're telling us that there'll likely be a headache and a feeling of fatigue. Same thing I guess, but we don't have as many news channels screaming for attention. The advice for Pfizer vaccine has always been that people with a severe history of allergies can't use that one.

 

[kikie]

A friend just told me that Covid-19 will be named Covid-21 because the virus has mutated and 2021 will be even worse than in 2020. A Longspecialist in the hospital told him this.

Is it true? Absolutely no idea.

 

[polysmut]

A friend just told me that Covid-19 will be named Covid-21 because the virus has mutated and 2021 will be even worse than in 2020. A Longspecialist in the hospital told him this.

Is it true? Absolutely no idea.

I was under the impression that the coronavirus disease which first manifested in 2019 was named after the parts that I've bolded.

If I'm right, something (that doesn't exist yet) will only be called Covid-21 if it first shows up next year.

 

[kikie]

I was under the impression that the coronavirus disease which first manifested in 2019 was named after the parts that I've bolded.

If I'm right, something (that doesn't exist yet) will only be called Covid-21 if it first shows up next year.

Because it is mutated and even worse than before and they can't call it Covid-20, they will probably name covid-21. I'm only repeating what he said on the phone.

Whatever it is called, this virus is here to stay and the future doesn't look good.

 

[Touring Mars]

A friend just told me that Covid-19 will be named Covid-21 because the virus has mutated and 2021 will be even worse than in 2020. A Longspecialist in the hospital told him this.

Is it true? Absolutely no idea.

It will likely depend on whether there is a clinical difference between the disease caused by a new strain or strains of the virus.

But given that COVID is still a novel disease with multiple clinical features, some of which are still unknown or emerging, I'd be surprised if a distinction was (or even could) be made between COVID-19 and the disease caused by a new strain of the virus.

Also, I don't think that severity of illness qualifies as a determinant for a new disease classification i.e. COVID-19 can be mild or severe/fatal even from a single strain, so a new strain that causes more cases of severe illness would not require a new name/classification, unless it is clinically distinguishable from COVID-19... i.e. that it does something to the body that COVID-19 does not do.

 

[Biggles]

It's sobering to realize that back in March/April there was a common perception that a 2 week - 4 week "shutdown" would be enough to bring the virus under control.

 

[Barra333]

If it was a true shutdown, it may have worked. But with all of the exceptions there was still enough transmission to keep the virus going.

 

[FoRiZon]

 

[McLaren]

Japan's Covid & suicide link is a weird one to approach, personally. While I believe Covid has played a role in increasing suicide numbers, I unfortunately don't feel it is that surprising that suicides surpassed Covid deaths.

Japan has handled Covid fairly well without much involvement from the government thanks to Japan's society, leading to around 2,500 deaths overall, iirc. That same society however, has been battling suicide issues for years; according to 1 site, the last time Japan likely suffered more than 2,500 suicides in 1 month was probably 2011 at 30,651 for the year. Another source said the record peak for suicides was 34,427 in 2003, and the numbers per year did not start dropping each year until 2009.

One of the articles I read whilst googling this came from CNN covering the same story, starting off with a woman named Eriko Kobayashi stating she has tried to kill herself 4 times. However, it noted afterwards that Eriko's first attempt was 20 years ago which imo, sort of highlights the ongoing battle Japan's society has had with suicides long before Covid undid the work they've done to lower deaths in the last 10 years.

 

[TB]

The niece was up to see us on November 20-22. She called later that next week to tell us that her dad had tested positive and she had a fever. She called back a few days later to say her step-mom had tested positive. Now that it's been a few weeks since her visit and I've had one negative test since (and another one from yesterday pending), looks like we dodged that one.

 

[Biggles]

If it was a true shutdown, it may have worked. But with all of the exceptions there was still enough transmission to keep the virus going.

Yeah, but I was trying to highlight how absurdly optimistic a viewpoint that was. Remember Trump suggesting everybody would be able to go to church by Easter - April 12th?

 

[VolkswagenX]

I hate this

 

[TenEightyOne]

I hate this

I agree. Fancy taking a 2 year old on a flight at a time like this when you know they need a mask for their safety and that of others. People like this shouldn't be allowed to have children.