COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.] (20 Viewers)

[Rickboy]

Someone at my son’s school tested positive. So off to quarantine he goes.

 

[Rickboy]

yikes..

Covid UK: One-in-eight 'recovered' Covid patients DIE within 140 days

Research by Leicester University found that out of 47,780 people discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent returned to hospital within 140 days.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[superchuck500]

Remember hydroxychloroquine? Long read but yeah.

The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine

www.wired.com

 

[Goatman Saint]

It’s scary. Talking to my in-laws who had it 3 months ago. I can see the brain fog in them talking to them.

 

[Get in the Carr]

I know someone who has had symptoms and got tested three times at different places to finally get a positive test. She said the first two places barley put the swab in her nose. In more family friendly terms she said if your nose doesn’t feel like it’s been violated then they did it wrong.

 

[efil4stnias]

I know someone who has had symptoms and got tested three times at different places to finally get a positive test. She said the first two places barley put the swab in her nose. In more family friendly terms she said if your nose doesn’t feel like it’s been violated then they did it wrong.

Depends on the test. There are some that no longer require the swap to touch your brain.

 

[sammymvpknight]

I know someone who has had symptoms and got tested three times at different places to finally get a positive test. She said the first two places barley put the swab in her nose. In more family friendly terms she said if your nose doesn’t feel like it’s been violated then they did it wrong.

Frankly, if I get tested I want my eyes to water to ensure they have a good sample. But with that said...the false negative rate and false positive rate is really high in early disease and reduces significantly by about day 5. That should probably be the standard. It’d save our country millions.

 

[Rickboy]

Things continue to progress in the right direction in Colorado. The daily positivity rate is now 5.1% with the 7day rate being 5.67%.

 

[DaveXA]

yikes..

Covid UK: One-in-eight 'recovered' Covid patients DIE within 140 days

Research by Leicester University found that out of 47,780 people discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent returned to hospital within 140 days.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Not saying it's wrong, but the article states the study hasn't been peer reviewed yet, but yeah, that's pretty disturbing.

 

[DaveXA]

Interesting read, and not really all that surprising. The numbers are still pretty startling though.

US life expectancy drops dramatically due to COVID-19

It's the largest drop in life expectancy in at least 40 years.

www.livescience.com

 

[Goatman Saint]

And in your daily dose from the fear and panic portion of the world. https://www.livescience.com/seasonal-coronavirus-immunity-reinfection.html

I really wish that people would step back from this paranoia. Just because you can show a positive immune reaction doesn’t mean you are sick. That’s what The immune system is supposed to do.

 

[DaveXA]

And in your daily dose from the fear and panic portion of the world. https://www.livescience.com/seasonal-coronavirus-immunity-reinfection.html

I really wish that people would step back from this paranoia. Just because you can show a positive immune reaction doesn’t mean you are sick. That’s what The immune system is supposed to do.

Agreed.

 

[superchuck500]

Good news.

 

[bonnjer]

More good news (for LA)?

 

[bclemms]

More good news (for LA)?

The country as a whole is headed in the right direction too. Southern half of the US and the coasts likely going to stuggle with it a while but at least it's headed back towards more manageable numbers. I really think we peaked last week. If the UK strain is in fact that much more contagious then we're going to struggle with one more big wave. If not, I think we start working our way down towards a plateua with about half as many daily cases as we have now then slowly start to work those down as the vaccinations take hold.