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

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My extremely pregnant youngest sis in-law just called that her hubby has been taken to the ER with what sounds like a severe case of Covid. She's now in an isolation room, waiting to poop out a baby, probably infected as well, all because Mr Moron doesn't need a shot for a simple flu.

I am so done with these dumb mother****ers.
 

"It's important to fight against injustice!"
Says the "brave" governor of Texas, as he would push people into the fire while running away, screaming for his life.

Not to mention that the average American (let alone poor Americans) will be lucky to access such treatment, let alone get it for free. And unlike the vaccine that can basically be taken at the individual's leisure, Mab treatment needs to be used when someone is already infected but not yet seriously ill. Given how most people don't know they are infected until they are already ill, that leaves a very short window of opportunity to get the treatment - something that clearly isn't an issue for politicians.

Just goes to show how much of a corrupt politician he is. Waste a treatment that could be used for your constituents who are consistently told to not fear the "flu".
 
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"It's important to fight against injustice!"
Says the "brave" governor of Texas, as he would push people into the fire while running away, screaming for his life.
You're thinking of Ted Cruz.



Abbott would wheel away from the fire.
 
So the figures I gave were yesterday.

It's now up to, respectively:
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108
610
502
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1221
141
924
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Apparently the district is desperately trying to keep the doors open because otherwise any time not spent at school will have to be made up for with as many days added to the school year.
 
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Apparently the district is desperately trying to keep the doors open because otherwise any time not spent at school will have to be made up for with as many days added to the school year.
Zooming or Teams from home doesn't count?
 
I wonder how many of those mandated hours include supervised activity like gym class.
My kids both signed up for summer school gym last summer (2020). I'm pretty sure they never left the house.
 
Going on this positive trend, I'm both surprised and happy to report that it seems that we've turned the tables around on the vaccination programme and we're actually doing well right now: Portugal has 65% of the population fully vaccinated and 75% with the first dose already.

Not bad numbers, especially considering.
 
I want to preface this with a statement: I'm not posting this to make fun of anyone or that I'm happy someone was exposed to Covid. I'm just truly curious what in the world it will take for people to take things seriously.
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I hate to say it, but I have zero sympathy for anyone who deliberately spread dangerous misinformation, let alone those who openly mocked the situation, if or when they succumb to the very disease they dismissed out of hand. I only hope people learn lessons from reprehensible idiots like this, but somehow I doubt even that.

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Meanwhile, the test positivity rate in Scotland has all but doubled in the last seven days alone, hitting 10% today and a 7-day average of 8%. With 3,613 new cases today, that represents the 5th highest daily number of the entire pandemic, and I won't be surprised if this rise continues and breaks the previous record, probably within the next 3-5 days.

Scotland has only seen two periods of test positivity rate averaging above 10% for more than one day - at the height of the alpha variant wave over Xmas 2020, and very briefly last month as the Delta variant took hold during the summer holidays. That peak somewhat unexpectedly ended abruptly, and hence it was looking good for herd immunity playing a role in limiting infections, but sadly that now looks a bit like wishful thinking.

I still reckon that infections would be higher without the vaccine rollout, but the lifting of restrictions just in time for the new school year has sent cases sky-rocketing again. And at least vaccines are still seemingly providing the same, high level of protection against developing COVID which is just as well...

On that cheerful note, I'm going to the pub for a beer with my newly vaccinated pal (he got his 2nd shot last week) for the first time in over 18 months, but it does feel strange to be saying that in the same breath as '3,613 new cases'... :ill:
 
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My extremely pregnant youngest sis in-law just called that her hubby has been taken to the ER with what sounds like a severe case of Covid. She's now in an isolation room, waiting to poop out a baby, probably infected as well, all because Mr Moron doesn't need a shot for a simple flu.

I am so done with these dumb mother****ers.
Lucky for him, he's back on his feet already, has to stay in the hospital but also luckily for him. He was allowed to visit his daughter already, but they had to suit him up like an astronaut.

And suddenly, Mister does want to get his vaccination.
 
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I want to preface this with a statement: I'm not posting this to make fun of anyone or that I'm happy someone was exposed to Covid. I'm just truly curious what in the world it will take for people to take things seriously.
Seeing as this isn't close to the 1st GOP Covid denier to die from it, I reckon these guys will run down to the last man.
 
Anyone read anything credible and reasonably optimistic about the antidepressant fluvoxamine (I think that's what it's called) being used as a treatment of those either actively infected or suffering debilitating long-term effects? Or does it seem like another hydroxychloroquine?

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Seeing as this isn't close to the 1st GOP Covid denier to die from it, I reckon these guys will run down to the last man.
The downside is they'll take an untold number with them.
 
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Seeing as this isn't close to the 1st GOP Covid denier to die from it, I reckon these guys will run down to the last man.
They do realize that those are the people that won't be around to (try to) vote the survivors into office, don't they?
 
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They do realize that those are the people that won't be around to (try to) vote the survivors into office, don't they?
They figure that those who survive will "forget" the self-owns the virus brought them.
 
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They do realize that those are the people that won't be around to (try to) vote the survivors into office, don't they?
They'll just claim their election was rigged & grift the survivors more.

Edit* FDA-approval Monday. Hope it means those waiting for it actually get it.
 
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Does anyone know if the initial viral load one gets at time of infection has an effect on the severity of the illness you will develop?

So for instance, on one end of the spectrum if you have fleeting contact at the supermarket with someone that's positive and you are wearing a mask but still get infected. Versus, for instance kissing and spending a whole night with someone who is infectious and asymptomatic.
 
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Most Australians seem too complacent about this virus; they think it will go away and we'll all live happily ever after. It won't go away, we'll have to live with it like influenza. Getting a COVID vaccine will become part of our daily lives just like the flu vaccine. These lockdowns MUST STOP once everyone has access to the vaccines because it's such a crippling thing for soo many of us. COVID will be an ongoing fight and we have to remain vigilant to keep it out of the community.
 
Most Australians seem too complacent about this virus; they think it will go away and we'll all live happily ever after. It won't go away, we'll have to live with it like influenza. Getting a COVID vaccine will become part of our daily lives just like the flu vaccine. These lockdowns MUST STOP once everyone has access to the vaccines because it's such a crippling thing for soo many of us. COVID will be an ongoing fight and we have to remain vigilant to keep it out of the community.
The state government over here in South Australia, are saying once we get to 75% to 80 % there will be no more Lockdowns if the Virus comes back, and I hope they are right.

I totally agree with you, we just have to live with it mate.
 
Does anyone know if the initial viral load one gets at time of infection has an effect on the severity of the illness you will develop?

So for instance, on one of the spectrum if you have fleeting contact at the supermarket with someone that's positive and you are wearing a mask but still get infected. Versus, for instance kissing and spending a whole night with someone who is infectious and asymptomatic.
It's a good question and one that has been around for a while, but yet it is a difficult thing one to answer.

There's at least one paper that suggests that initial viral dose is linked to severity of illness here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686757/

Other viruses (like influenza) do show such a relationship but that doesn't mean it holds true generally, and the way SARS-CoV-2 triggers disease is a complex pathway that many things will influence, so it is a question that might remain unanswered for a while...

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Meanwhile, in the UK...



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And meanwhile, in Florida, Ron DeSantis' monoclonal antibody treatment clinics are going well...

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I heard people from a "freedom rally" on a march around midday today in my city.
...We aren't in lockdown, and we just had some restrictions gradually eased recently. :confused:

Seriously, what planet do these people live on?

In better news, I managed to snag a booking for my first Pfizer dose last week, scheduled for the 2nd of September. I could rebook and get an earlier appointment if I'm quick enough on the trigger (a mate of mine wrote a script today to do this, his booking is in the next 3 days now :lol:), but I'm not in a rush as my state seems reasonably safe so far.

...Unless there was somebody Covid-positive at the protest today. :rolleyes:
 
Meanwhile, in the UK...


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Apparently he recovered from it after spending 4 days in hospital, and is now doubling down on his anti-vaxx stance.

There's many more (too many) out there like him, unfortunately. My boss being of the same anti-vaxxing ilk, managed to catch the virus a few weeks ago. He actually lives at our place of work which obviously made the situation difficult for us staff.
He did contact everyone of us, telling us he'd tested positive as soon as he found out, and that we should stay away from work for a while. However, because the business is struggling quite bad and being in the situation of if we turn down work, jobs will have to go, he ended up persuading us to still come in, after us taking a few days off.

I agreed to return to work providing he continues to self isolate in his room, which luckily for us (me and my co-workers), he did, he literally didn't move from his room upstairs, and had to piss and ***t in a bucket for over 10 days, as the only toilet on the premises is used by all staff. I'm really glad he stuck to his word, but if he hadn't there'd be zero chance of me returning to work (despite myself already having been given both Pfizer vaccine jabs).
He's recovered now and has tested negative, which is good. ....But what really gets my goat is the entire time he was ill from it, he'd message me telling me that it's 'no big deal, just a mild flu'. And he kept on sending me YT links of anti-vaxx scaremongering and false information vids. The irony is while he was ill, he was also sending me messages saying how he couldn't sleep properly because of breathing difficulties, (along with general flu like) symptoms, yet was playing it off like it's no big deal. He is fairly fit and leads a fairly healthy lifestyle, so personally i'd say he's lucky to have survived it okay, because i imagine many others wouldn't fair so well.

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I'd just like to say thank you to GTP, all the staff and a good majority of all the members. As this seems to be the most rational place of discussion and information about the pandemic.
I only wish a good majority of people i know personally (including some family members), wouldn't fall hook line and sinker for all the anti-vaxx crappola out there.
 
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It's a shame that I have a friend who is so against the vaccine that I've pretty much just given up on her coming around. She constantly states she is healthy, doesn't want experimental stuff in her body and it's against her religion (Wiccan) so I'm not sure which statement to believe.
 
It's a shame that I have a friend who is so against the vaccine that I've pretty much just given up on her coming around. She constantly states she is healthy, doesn't want experimental stuff in her body and it's against her religion (Wiccan) so I'm not sure which statement to believe.
So much for "Do what thou wilt, but harm none"...
 
So much for "Do what thou wilt, but harm none"...
She probably lives in the WORST possible city to hold her beliefs (she's about as right wing as can be and definitely has a Libertarian streak in her) so my guess is eventually she will come up with the appropriate religious exception or will succumb and get the vaccine.
 
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