Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) (SARS-CoV-2) [2020]
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Ohio's COVID19 plan revealed yesterday at 5:30pm consists entirely of waiting a week to see what happens.
THIS IS FINE!
Meanwhile, highest numbers ever, 7.1K new cases at 12.55% positivity rates, hospitals nearing capacity, If they followed their guidance system as revealed months ago, all these RED counties would have been PURPLE long ago at the worst level. It's not from more testing either.
THIS IS FINE!
Meanwhile, highest numbers ever, 7.1K new cases at 12.55% positivity rates, hospitals nearing capacity, If they followed their guidance system as revealed months ago, all these RED counties would have been PURPLE long ago at the worst level. It's not from more testing either.
It's almost as though they've not been paying attention to the way the pandemic has progressed. The number of infections recorded today is already a lot less than you'll have in a week as they are already baked in, so to speak. If there aren't any changes in policy or behaviour from now things aren't going to automagically improve.
The old tried and tested route of acting too late to nip it in the bud.
The old tried and tested route of acting too late to nip it in the bud.
For Ohio, much of it has been done by the GOP Governor and leadership to try to present the situation as if we've already turned the corner and we're getting back to normal. This was all done in the two months leading up to the Elections, starting in late August to early September with letting the schools open for in-person teaching. They painted these false images to try to maintain the political offices that were up for re-election.
Ohio was doing so much better before that. They were having reasonable measures being taken in response to the data. The past two months their approach has been bury your head in the sand and not react to anything. It's rather unfortunate.
It never should have gotten to this point. It never should have been this bad. And we're not done yet...
Ohio was doing so much better before that. They were having reasonable measures being taken in response to the data. The past two months their approach has been bury your head in the sand and not react to anything. It's rather unfortunate.
It never should have gotten to this point. It never should have been this bad. And we're not done yet...
Do you think that's because of the vaccine?
I think it has a high possibility. It started by 5pm and my Garmin Watch show When the stress level started to 50~60% and more than 80% by 8pm.
They told me that could happens.
Probably I am not on the placebo.
WaPo cites private social gatherings as the cause of the current spread. Parties of all types -- people are having game nights, birthday parties and teens are having sleepovers -- and even carpools are spreader situations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/12/covid-social-gatherings/
Some places have placed limits like no more than 10 people but even that's inadequate, since that can be a house gathering. Yet there's really no way to enforce people gathering in private homes. More obvious things like big weddings can't be enforced either.
So it really comes down to compliance by people but 1/3 to 1/2 the population because it's a hoax or no worse than the flu and the other half may be getting pandemic fatigue, let their guard down. The media coverage isn't as alarmist as back in the spring, when you were getting play by play coverage of all the new cases and deaths.
So people figure we've survived this far and there's a vaccine coming and fat old Trump survived with the antibody cocktail. There is a report that a cruise line restarted a Caribbean cruise and now several passengers are quarantining. I may have misheard but someone on TV said 50 million planned to travel for Thanksgiving.
YOLO!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/12/covid-social-gatherings/
Some places have placed limits like no more than 10 people but even that's inadequate, since that can be a house gathering. Yet there's really no way to enforce people gathering in private homes. More obvious things like big weddings can't be enforced either.
So it really comes down to compliance by people but 1/3 to 1/2 the population because it's a hoax or no worse than the flu and the other half may be getting pandemic fatigue, let their guard down. The media coverage isn't as alarmist as back in the spring, when you were getting play by play coverage of all the new cases and deaths.
So people figure we've survived this far and there's a vaccine coming and fat old Trump survived with the antibody cocktail. There is a report that a cruise line restarted a Caribbean cruise and now several passengers are quarantining. I may have misheard but someone on TV said 50 million planned to travel for Thanksgiving.
YOLO!
My wife's school has just sent home all pupils in year 10 for 2 weeks following a couple of confirmed infections. My nephew (who is in year 10 at the school) tells us that one of the girls confirmed to have the virus took a test, then came into school the next two days as she awaited the results. Probably explains why the whole year group has been sent home.
Just how stupid can you be? Not just the girl, but her parents also. She's potentially infected dozens of her classmates. Absolute fuckwits.
Just how stupid can you be? Not just the girl, but her parents also. She's potentially infected dozens of her classmates. Absolute fuckwits.
I don't like how Musk is dealing with the pandemic, but his experience with testing isn't uncommon. We NEED an accurate test, those quick tests are about 50/50. 
AFAIK quick tests are possible, the TNO LAMP test with a traditional swab sample showed good results. It's just not done with saliva. Most of the quick tests just want too much, they don't just want it quick, they also want to remove the need for trained personnel for the sampling and also want to remove the need for lab equipment ... that's two steps too far.
Fast is possible, all the rest is not, not with good specificity.
Fast is possible, all the rest is not, not with good specificity.
Sigh. Total lack of leadership. They should have acted months ago. New Day. New Records. They're still waiting until Thursday the 19th until they see what they can do.
"We are facing a monumental crisis in Ohio. Since yesterday, 8,071 new #COVID19 cases were reported. Nearly 300 more people were admitted to Ohio hospitals. 42 more people have died."
I've read the same about the 'finger prick tests'. Can be pretty accurate if venous blood is used but pretty useless if you're actually pricking your thumb at home to take the sample. For the want of using medical professionals to do what they are actually trained for, you completely waste/invalidate otherwise reasonable tests. The fact that the authorities allow this nonsense to take place isn't creditable, either. If they can fuck up this bit, they can certainly fuck up other testing and vaccination when it's available.
I am back to normal.
The reaction was mild but it affected my work capability. I just wanted to sleep.
My Garmin Watch analytics shows 36 hours of continuous stress beginning ~6 hours after the second shot.
If you will have the vaccine then plan not to have major work to do just in case of a reaction.
Take care.
The reaction was mild but it affected my work capability. I just wanted to sleep.
My Garmin Watch analytics shows 36 hours of continuous stress beginning ~6 hours after the second shot.
If you will have the vaccine then plan not to have major work to do just in case of a reaction.
Take care.
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