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COVID-19 Check-in 2.0
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I was being serious. It may have been on my state guidelines. Just trying to help a neighbor.
FYI on hospital Surge in Georgia surgehttps://www.onlineathens.com/news/20200731/rsquosurge-bedsrsquo-virus-patients-to-be-sent-to-giant-georgia-convention-center
So, at least one clinical site for the Allied Health programs in my area of Georgia does not turn you around if you are COVID positive if you're asymptomatic. Wonder how people here feel about that...
So was I. Below is the CDC comment on Face Shields. They don't know, so therefore don't recommend their use. As you can see, Faucci really doesn't have a plastic face shield study he can reference, but DV away if it pleases the soul.
"It is not known if face shields provide any benefit as source control to protect others from the spray of respiratory particles. CDC does not recommend use of face shields for normal everyday activities or as a substitute for masks."
You folks should also read the evidence the CDC has presented for universal mask wearing. The references are all the way at the bottom of the page. They really don't have much of an idea how much they help. Pretty much all of the studies look at filtration of <300 microns, while the Sars-Cov-2 virus is typically 100 microns or less. The very studies they cite are also pretty clear that a single layer cotton mask does near bunk. The thicker the mask, the more effective; however, they also state there is a risk of heat-related health complications from wearing a mask in "some settings."
There is even evidence that mask wearing could be worse in some settings because of the fact wearing a mask leads to heavier breathing, which means greater and more forceful expulsion of viral particles in infected individuals.
@Bum One of the studies looked at silk and chiffron materials. Both are much better than cotton, and you can find neck gaiters made out of chiffron pretty easily.
For me, it comes down to this. Be respectful of other humans, I've had it, and survived. I'm back running with my dogs, working and providing for my family. Don't think you are above it. I didn't have as much as a cold in over 10 years. Covid put me on my knees for 3 weeks pissing in a bottle rather than going 10 feet to my bathroom, raising my arms above my head to catch breathe at times. This was before Covid became a real thing. I posted about it being real back in late April and got a lot of DV's.
The 7 Day average of the number of Floridians tested for the first time continued it steady decline over the second half of July as can be seen below
The decline from 65k per day to 49k per day has mainly occurred since the 23rd so when you hear that cases are declining be wary. The positivity rate among new people tested has actually increased in the latter part of July.
Over the same time period the number of people retested has increased from 41k to 49k and now accounts for almost half of the tests.
Why doesn’t the number of people being tested correlate to the number of people showing symptoms? Unless they start going door to door, or setting up at the grocery stores, then the number of new people tested will only be the number of people who recognize symptoms enough to actually sign up for a test, right?
So the decline in testing obviously means fewer people are feeling sick. Or would you disagree?
The CDC wants to see a 10% or lower pos% rate, but that just feels like yet another mistake in their model. It’s now August. What else is going around to make people feel ill? There’s another stomach virus being passed, and people are also experiencing sinusitis. Plus hypochondria. Don’t forget about that illness.
Or the delays in testing and/or laboratory testing is getting worse and/or resources are being redirected to retests. The next few days will give a small clue as testing places in South Florida are closed; will there be a significant decline in tests reported?
The early indication from the model for August is
Florida deaths - 7.500
US deaths - 45,000
Day 200k US fatalities reached - September 1st (reported 9/2)
Is this an official Vegas line?...
It makes me uncomfortable to call it an over/under when you speak of people losing their lives.
I get it - you do numbers, and their awesome and I appreciate it. We all do. Can we do a different term, maybe? It might be just me, so I apologize for being oversensitive if so.
@Canedawg2140 Duly noted and changed accordingly. Apologies
Just adding my current frustrating experience from NY (northern Westchester County): testing results turnaround are currently stated as 5-8 days at some places and 10-14 days at others. (Rapid test waiting lists are two weeks out).
My Son (very healthy rising UGA Junior) started feeling ill last Sunday evening, he had some fever and a sore throat, was able to get seen by a Dr on Tuesday am and got a test - Dr. assumed he doesn't have Covid as there have been very few new cases up here lately. Son improved rapidly over a few days and has been feeling pretty much 100% for days now, BUT we are still waiting for his results (now 5 days).
He has been holed up in his room for a week and my wife and I feel we have no choice but to behave as if he has it to protect ourselves and others. This to me has driven home the need for better/quicker testing - to get this thing under control AND to help our economy. If someone in a household has (potential) Covid symptoms, we want to know quickly if they have it so they and those exposed to them can isolate and if they don't have it their family members can quickly go back to work (with safeguards), etc. Also assume that long turnarounds will discourage some people from getting tested and those around them will be exposed if they do have it. Uggh!
When is the last time you posted something positive on this thread, @Denmen185 ? I mean, I'm sure somewhere in all of those numbers there are pieces of good news, right? I'm sure it's not all actually doom and gloom.
For example, on the screen shots you just posted, 6 of the 10 states had a lower 7 day positive rate at the end of the month compared to a couple weeks earlier on July 18th. I get that the numbers are still high and some only came down a little, but it's still the right direction. Especially since those were deemed the problem states throughout June and July, I think that deserves a mention.
Just saying, some people might find it refreshing to hear something a little optimistic from time to time.
Someone care to explain why a murderer Serving 84 years to life was released from prison in California due to COVID concerns? This woman shot her boyfriend in the stomach, Shoved him in a trunk and drove 750 Miles, rented a motel room, tied him up in a chair, and left one leg free. The one leg was left free so that he could “stomp for help” or either die. This isn’t about a virus. This is about fear and control.
I have a few teacher friends in Georgia in areas where it's taking close to two weeks for results to come in. They have started practicing for some fall sports and two kids feeling sick at practice, one in football and the other volleyball, caused everyone involved to self isolate until test results came back. Obviously in person learning isn't going to happen if students and teachers have to self isolate for ten days because test results are taking weeks to come in.