COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US) (4 Viewers)

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New York City ends 24-hour subway service to disinfect trains and buses overnight

New York City is suspending 24-hour subway service to disinfect subway cars during the coronavirus crisis, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.
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Why didn't NY stop 24 subway service a month ago? Or on April 3rd when the state broke 100k cases? So 300,000 cases is what it took to limit operations? Just as there is a downward trend for new cases, NY reduces service? This seems like very poor decision making.

DC cut operating hours for trains and buses, reduce trains and buses per hour, and closed 19 of 91 stations 5-6 weeks ago. They are telling people to only use Metro if you have no other option and to cover your face.
 
Very interesting vaccine info and graphics here. And some sobering info about vaccine optimism.

A vaccine would be the ultimate weapon against the coronavirus and the best route back to normal life. Officials like Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the top infectious disease expert on the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, estimate a vaccine could arrive in at least 12 to 18 months.

The grim truth behind this rosy forecast is that a vaccine probably won’t arrive any time soon. Clinical trials almost never succeed. We’ve never released a coronavirus vaccine for humans before. Our record for developing an entirely new vaccine is at least four years — more time than the public or the economy can tolerate social-distancing orders.
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Even with emergency measures worldwide, it will likely take many years to get a viable vaccine produced and distributed for meaningful use around the world. The better tools against this virus will likely be found through treatments, immunities, and hopeful continued mutation to the benign.


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Opinion | How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take? (Published 2020)

Experts say at least 18 months. Here’s how to shorten the timeline.
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New Columbia study on re-infection and immunity for other human coronaviruses (not SARS2) finds that re-infection is not uncommon, even less than a year later. And symptoms aren't any less severe. This doesn't necessarily mean that SARS2 will behave the same way but there's good reason to think it would based on how other human coronaviruses behave.

The question of herd immunity remains substantially in doubt.

“As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, infecting millions of people worldwide, a key question is whether individuals are prone to repeat infection. The evidence from endemic coronaviruses suggests that immunity is short-lived and re-infection is common within one year, with symptom severity possibly more a function of genetics than the presence or absence of antibodies,” says Shaman. “Research on endemic coronaviruses, along with findings for SARS and MERS, provide context for understanding protective immunity against repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections.”
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Risk of Coronavirus Reinfection Remains After Recovery

New research by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health experts finds that reinfections with endemic coronaviruses are not uncommon, even within a year of prior infection. The study on the four endemic coronaviruses—not including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19—found that...
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Optimus Prime said:
Getting drunk probably isn’t the best way but it probably what’s going to end up happening
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You have your grandpa’s DNA, so he will always be apart of you, AND he will always be looking out for you! 👍😍

God speed & Comfort for all of your grandpa’s loved ones 🙏🏻
 
KiwiSaint said:
This isn't quite accurate. Pork is not a luxury in China...it is their largest protein source and China is by far and away the largest producer and consumer of pork by a large margin. The US exported 665 thousand metric tons to China/Hong Kong last year while we produced 15,000,000 metric tons. That means we exported 4.4% of our pork to China, not well over 1/4 as you stated.

2019's exports to China increased 89% from 2018 due to another completely unrelated viral problem. A disease called African Swine Fever decimated the Chinese herd and because pork is a staple in China (not a luxury), China held their nose and increased the amount of imported pork from the US. That means before 2019, US exports to China accounted for 2.3% of the US national production.

FInally, the total percent of US pork exported worldwide is about 26% and Mexico is our biggest customer at over 700,000 metric tons.

I am in daily contact with my former employer, Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer and processor in the world as we import a lot of their pork here in Australia. The situation is dire and beyond anyone's worst imaginations. Because of the closure of numerous processing plants and others at reduced capacity, the pigs are backing up on farms. Imagine 12,000,000 pigs processed per month and packer capacity reduced by 40%. This means that 1.1 million pigs cannot be processed each and every week that this continues. As shown in a previous post, there is no way to stop the flow of pigs through the 43 week pipeline except to euthanise piglets or induce abortions in pregnant sows. Both of these options are now being implemented on a large scale across North America. As John Tyson stated earlier in the week, the meat supply chain is at a breaking point.

Final point...the large meat producers in the US have no one to blame but themselves. They completely mishandled their work forces in the plants. Many are migrants and in one Smithfield plant in South Dakota, over 90 languages are spoken so COVID mitigation strategies could not be communicated effectively. In addition, they were paying bonuses to staff to not call in sick. This was a recipe for disaster. Now compare that to what we did here in Australia...as soon as the crisis started, we instituted thermal cameras at our processing plants and screened all employees. Staff were told to stay home if they felt ill or had even a slight fever. Staggered shifts were implemented and strict social distancing rules put in place in break rooms and work areas where possible. All areas frequented by staff are cleaned and disinfected four times per shift. We have had no reduction of the operational capacity of any of our plants. Now our only problem is that we don't have enough imported US meat to meet our customer demands!
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Had no clue........

Thanks for an update & nice educational post 👍
 
nolaspe said:
I'm sorry for your loss Optimus...

Things in Michigan are getting hairy...

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Multiple armed men storm Michigan statehouse; unfazed Gov. Whitmer extends emergency through May 28

Demanding that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lift the stay-at-home order because of the coronavirus crisis, hundreds of protesters, including those carrying automatic weapons, entered the Capito…
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Good American patriots liberating their state from the democratic dictator who is taking away their liberty.
 
nolaspe said:
I'm sorry for your loss Optimus...

Things in Michigan are getting hairy...

www.nydailynews.com

Multiple armed men storm Michigan statehouse; unfazed Gov. Whitmer extends emergency through May 28

Demanding that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lift the stay-at-home order because of the coronavirus crisis, hundreds of protesters, including those carrying automatic weapons, entered the Capito…
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I hate to be that guy, but I'm going to be that guy. What if the protesters were not white?
 
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