Covid-19
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doublejj
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Covid kills 4-year-old boy's mom and dad in San Antonio
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Covid kills 4-year-old boy's mom and dad in San Antonio
"Just this morning he told me that he wishes he had his mom back and he just wanted her back," Raiden Gonzalez's grandmother said. "I just told him that they're now angels watching over us."
tyler.durden
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This clip got to me. She is so matter of fact about what she is going through, so young, and from the UK. You can see her distress with no affectation...
lokie
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What to think of the odd results?
www.npr.org
people.com
How does this alleviate the panic created during the pandemonium of this Chinese Pandemic?
Elon Musk Tests Positive And Negative For Coronavirus, Awaiting Confirmation
Musk was using the less-accurate rapid antigen tests. He said something "bogus" was happening and is waiting results from a test that is considered more reliable but takes longer to process.
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Erykah Badu Says She Tested 'Positive' for COVID-19 in Her Left Nostril and 'Negative' in Right
Although one test, which used a swab from her left nostril, came back positive, a second test, which used a swab taken from her right nostril, was negative for the novel coronavirus
How does this alleviate the panic created during the pandemonium of this Chinese Pandemic?
BobBitchen
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It just means that the current tests are not 100% accurate for the TRUMP FLU.What to think of the odd results?
Elon Musk Tests Positive And Negative For Coronavirus, Awaiting Confirmation
Musk was using the less-accurate rapid antigen tests. He said something "bogus" was happening and is waiting results from a test that is considered more reliable but takes longer to process.
Erykah Badu Says She Tested 'Positive' for COVID-19 in Her Left Nostril and 'Negative' in Right
Although one test, which used a swab from her left nostril, came back positive, a second test, which used a swab taken from her right nostril, was negative for the novel coronavirus
How does this alleviate the panic created during the pandemonium of this Chinese Pandemic?
wear a mask
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Abbott rapid testing was fast tracked and the FDA granted an emergency release based on political pressure as was HCQ. With more data we learned those tests were about as useful as a coin toss. Those tests should have been retired.What to think of the odd results?
Elon Musk Tests Positive And Negative For Coronavirus, Awaiting Confirmation
Musk was using the less-accurate rapid antigen tests. He said something "bogus" was happening and is waiting results from a test that is considered more reliable but takes longer to process.
Erykah Badu Says She Tested 'Positive' for COVID-19 in Her Left Nostril and 'Negative' in Right
Although one test, which used a swab from her left nostril, came back positive, a second test, which used a swab taken from her right nostril, was negative for the novel coronavirus
How does this alleviate the panic created during the pandemonium of this Chinese Pandemic?
As for the left nostril/right nostril dilemma published by People we only have one nasopharynx. It's just like inserting a subclavian line. If we insert in your arm or chest it doesn't matter as it all leads into the same subclavian vein. Finally they used rapid tests so again those very inaccurate tests require confirmation by PCR.
I agree that kind of press does terrible things to most people without a medical background. It creates doubt at a time when we need to be so careful as this virus spirals out of control. Finally while the virus most likely originated in China I think we can confidently claim ownership of the unique strains on our shores, as it has been provided safety and sanctuary here.
If we wear masks/respirators, eschew family gatherings, maintain social distance come the longer days of spring we may emerge alive to victoriously offer our arm to a vaccine.
BobBitchen
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COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool
covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu
Wow, choose event size of 5000 (guestimate of size for recent political rallies) and you are at 99% virtually everywhere.COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool
covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu
neosapien
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Stream of conscious rant…
My best friend and his girlfriend both eventually tested positive. He was pretty sick. Not hospital bound but didn't want to get out of bed bound. She had the sniffles and lost her taste buds. It's a game of Russian roulette it seems as to how sick one gets. I'm sure there's a reason why it affects people differently but as with a lot of things with the virus we still don't have all the evidence. I say they "eventually" tested positive because he tested positive right of the bat while she tested negative. Except he hasn't left his house since this started. And she only left for clinicals at the hospital for nursing school. So she gave it to him. Apparently it was like pulling teeth to get a test in the first place and both their doctors told them don't bother with a test and just presume you're positive. And it was even more difficult to get the 2nd one. So testing just across this board is just downright embarrassing if not criminal in this country. And that starts at the top. That's why I think in this country "The Trump Virus" is more fitting a name.
My best friend and his girlfriend both eventually tested positive. He was pretty sick. Not hospital bound but didn't want to get out of bed bound. She had the sniffles and lost her taste buds. It's a game of Russian roulette it seems as to how sick one gets. I'm sure there's a reason why it affects people differently but as with a lot of things with the virus we still don't have all the evidence. I say they "eventually" tested positive because he tested positive right of the bat while she tested negative. Except he hasn't left his house since this started. And she only left for clinicals at the hospital for nursing school. So she gave it to him. Apparently it was like pulling teeth to get a test in the first place and both their doctors told them don't bother with a test and just presume you're positive. And it was even more difficult to get the 2nd one. So testing just across this board is just downright embarrassing if not criminal in this country. And that starts at the top. That's why I think in this country "The Trump Virus" is more fitting a name.
Malt posted this that discussed a little about why some men have a greater propensity for this.
Hopefully they both get better with no lasting issues.
tyler.durden
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These PSAs really hit me in the feels. I think it would be effective to start peppering the airwaves with these now, so close to the holidays which will create the conditions to kill tens of thousands. We all intellectually know what to do, but we are emotional creatures, so we should use a more emotional approach to save lives. Just a thought...
doublejj
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U.S. sees 1 million new coronavirus cases in the past 6 days
Overall total tops 11 million as COVID-19 surges across much of nation
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Overall total tops 11 million as COVID-19 surges across much of nation
U.S. records 1 million new coronavirus cases in the past 6 days
More than 11 million cases of the coronavirus have now been reported in the United States, with the most recent million coming in less than a week.
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greg nr
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If anyone is annoyed by their glasses fogging up while weaing a mask, I just saw a couple of effective ways to stop it. The first is to use a simple bad-aid or piece of medical tape to hold the mask accross the bridge of your nose. Simple, but you really need a mirror to apply it and you have to change it often. But effective.
The other is to 3d print one of these:
www.thingiverse.com
I printed one out since I stumbled across it after seeing the band-aid trick and was curious; it seems to work fine. Took about 15 minutes to print out of PETG, which is a food grade material.
I don't normally wear glasses except to read, and I don't normally do that around other people. So I don't really need one, but if you do, there you go.
Just a friendly psa.
The other is to 3d print one of these:
Anti-Fog Nose Clip for Mask by lecutterjaune
Update 12/03 : The License is now Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). It means you can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.Thanks for your downloads, don’t forget to share your...
www.thingiverse.com
I printed one out since I stumbled across it after seeing the band-aid trick and was curious; it seems to work fine. Took about 15 minutes to print out of PETG, which is a food grade material.
I don't normally wear glasses except to read, and I don't normally do that around other people. So I don't really need one, but if you do, there you go.
Just a friendly psa.
H G Griffin
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In the short term whatever it takes, it takes, to curb the pandemic.
In the long term, people need to get back to accepting facts from educated professionals. You shouldn't have to watch a person suffer and die to accept reality. That is fucking moronic. Do we show little kids videos of people burning to death to teach them fire is hot? Of course not. They listen and believe because they trust the person telling them.
So much of it comes back to the systematic destruction of the concept of truth as undertaken by US politicians and ratcheted up to beyond unacceptable by Trump.
WTF is "fake news"? News is news. Lies and propaganda aren't "fake news", they are lies and propaganda.
The willingness of the US people to accept what they know is not true, as long as it damages the ENEMY(IE US citizens who vote for the other party), has to change. It's not about "pwning" the "libtards" or the "tRumpets". Truth is truth and lies are lies and those who seek to twist that for personal gain or to damage opponents are bad citizens and bad politicians.
tyler.durden
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If anyone is annoyed by their glasses fogging up while weaing a mask, I just saw a couple of effective ways to stop it. The first is to use a simple bad-aid or piece of medical tape to hold the mask accross the bridge of your nose. Simple, but you really need a mirror to apply it and you have to change it often. But effective.
The other is to 3d print one of these:
Anti-Fog Nose Clip for Mask by lecutterjaune
Update 12/03 : The License is now Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). It means you can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.Thanks for your downloads, don’t forget to share your...
I printed one out since I stumbled across it after seeing the band-aid trick and was curious; it seems to work fine. Took about 15 minutes to print out of PETG, which is a food grade material.
I don't normally wear glasses except to read, and I don't normally do that around other people. So I don't really need one, but if you do, there you go.
Just a friendly psa.
What a great little device! I just did an Amazon search, and sure enough, there are many different types and manufacturers. I'm going to read reviews and order some tonight. Thanks for the post...
tyler.durden
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Young children do tend to trust adults unquestioningly, which is why most of us survive those early years. We do, in fact, show horrible deaths to teenagers to dissuade them from the temptation of drinking and driving. Driver's Ed class showed many videos that we're shocking and horrible, I think you can view many of them on YT. Mutilated bodies and limbs, some on fire, after amazing car wrecks. I would imagine that part of the Driver's Ed program is effective, since it is so long lasting and ubiquitous. This kind of shock and horror tactic is what I'm suggesting that we use more of to shake adults out of their covid related delusions. I quite agree with the rest of your post...
pabloesqobar
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Funny. Clicked on your link. Then clicked on the 1st and most reviewed defogger thingy. But scroll down and look at the questions and reviews. They're for rubbers that fit over your shoes to protect them from getting wet.