zCommander Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 27 factors that make you vulnerable to COVID-19 Full article and all of the slides here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/27-factors-that-make-you-vulnerable-to-covid-19/ss-BB15lPcM?ocid=msedgntp#image=1 Black or African-American population: COVID-19 connection - Total Black or African-American population: 40.9 million (12.7% of U.S. population) Black and African-American people make up 12.7% of the United States population, but as of May 20, they made up 23% of COVID-19 deaths. Overall, Black and African-American people have a COVID-19 mortality rate that is 2.4 times higher than the rate for white people and 2.2 higher than the death rate of the Asian and the Latinx population. Black or African-American population: Demographics States with the largest populations: #1. District of Columbia: 46.9% of state population (316.2% above national average) #2. Mississippi: 37.7% (234.6% above national average) #3. Louisiana: 32.2% (185.7% above national average) #4. Georgia: 31.5% (179.5% above national average) #5. Maryland: 29.8% (164.5% above national average) Washington D.C. has the largest percentage of Black and African-American residents. Even though this demographic makes up 46.9% of the district’s population, as of May 20 they made up 76.9% of its COVID-19 deaths. This means they are dying at a rate six times higher than Washington D.C.’s white population. Edited June 16, 2020 by zskins 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 If you weren't already, you might consider avoiding public bathrooms: Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom’s next visitor. Here’s one more behavior to be hyper-aware of in order to prevent coronavirus transmission: what you do after you use the toilet. Scientists have found that in addition to clearing out whatever business you’ve left behind, flushing a toilet can generate a cloud of aerosol droplets that rises nearly three feet. Those droplets may linger in the air long enough to be inhaled by a shared toilet’s next user, or land on surfaces in the bathroom. This toilet plume isn’t just gross. In simulations, it can carry infectious coronavirus particles that are already present in the surrounding air or recently shed in a person’s stool. The research, published Tuesday in the journal Physics of Fluids, adds to growing evidence that the coronavirus can be passed not only through respiratory droplets, but through virus-laden feces, too. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 More of Pence's nonsense: There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’ By: Michael R. Pence Vice President of the United States In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. Such panic is overblown. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and the courage and compassion of the American people, our public health system is far stronger than it was four months ago, and we are winning the fight against the invisible enemy. While talk of an increase in cases dominates cable news coverage, more than half of states are actually seeing cases decline or remain stable. Every state, territory and major metropolitan area, with the exception of three, have positive test rates under 10%. And in the six states that have reached more than 1,000 new cases a day, increased testing has allowed public health officials to identify most of the outbreaks in particular settings—prisons, nursing homes and meatpacking facilities—and contain them. Lost in the coverage is the fact that today less than 6% of Americans tested each week are found to have the virus. Cases have stabilized over the past two weeks, with the daily average case rate across the U.S. dropping to 20,000—down from 30,000 in April and 25,000 in May. And in the past five days, deaths are down to fewer than 750 a day, a dramatic decline from 2,500 a day a few weeks ago—and a far cry from the 5,000 a day that some were predicting. The truth is that we’ve made great progress over the past four months, and it’s a testament to the leadership of President Trump. Click on the link for the rest 🤮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, China said: There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’ Also Mike Pence Quote In the coming weeks, Americans are going to be treated with the worst kind of Washington-speak regarding the tobacco legislation currently being considered by the Congress and Attorney Generals from forty different states. We will hear about the scourge of tobacco and the resultant premature deaths. We will hear about how this phalanx of government elates has suddenly grown a conscience after decades of subsidizing the product which, we are now told, "kills millions of Americans each year". Time for a quick reality check. Despite the hysteria from the political class and the media, smoking doesn't kill. In fact, 2 out of every three smokers does not die from a smoking related illness and 9 out of ten smokers do not contract lung cancer. This is not to say that smoking is good for you.... news flash: smoking is not good for you. If you are reading this article through the blue haze of cigarette smoke you should quit. The relevant question is, what is more harmful to the nation, second hand smoke or back handed big government disguised in do-gooder healthcare rhetoric. https://web.archive.org/web/20010302082044/http://mikepence.com/smoke.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Big news out of the UK, that dexamethasone found to reduce mortality quite significantly in severe COVID patients in a double blind clinical trial. 1/3rd reduction in mortality is what the data supposedly shows. Trial was shut down early, which is usually a sign that the data is sound and the drug is really effective. It is also quite cheap and widely available all over the world. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Meanwhile in the alternate universe........ Quote Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday disparagingly referred to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, as “the medical deep state.” The host of “The Ingraham Angle” also urged President Donald Trump’s campaign to ignore the “alarmist COVID drivel” ahead of his planned indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/laura-ingraham-fauci-donald-trump-rally_n_5ee8661dc5b6b735a648667c?section=politics&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=politics_fb&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&fbclid=IwAR1aPG1nXe8402mUf240bIA8ADIWQnTb4O5Ad0GfOF2PDZJXOnDG_8RQ4SY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I hope Fox News gets sued out of existence. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 9 hours ago, No Excuses said: Big news out of the UK, that dexamethasone found to reduce mortality quite significantly in severe COVID patients in a double blind clinical trial. 1/3rd reduction in mortality is what the data supposedly shows. Trial was shut down early, which is usually a sign that the data is sound and the drug is really effective. It is also quite cheap and widely available all over the world. Yup. Just saw that too. Steroids have been used since the 60s to help with asthma. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skinny21 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I wonder the impact if doctors were to send out a recorded msg to all of their patients talking about the basics - import of mask wearing/social distancing, etc. You would think that people would trust their primary doctor... .., but then again, maybe this devolves into “Cancer? Nah, fake news doc” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Busch1724 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, skinny21 said: .., but then again, maybe this devolves into “Cancer? Nah, fake news doc” "Deep state doctor." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, skinny21 said: You would think that people would trust their primary doctor... A quarter of Americans don't have a primary Dr. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/recovery_dexamethasone_statement_160620_v2final.pdf Edited June 17, 2020 by FrFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) On 6/15/2020 at 10:13 AM, TD_washingtonredskins said: I have seen the Twitter uproar about this, but I see this as mildly interesting at best. Players are going to test positive. Unless Elliott has a severe case I don't see why it matters. He's probably not going to miss any time or even many workouts. Its not that he caught it, it's how and why he caught it that matters. I don't know how or why, I just know that for at least a while, he and Dak seemed to be of the mindset that they don't need to change anything about their lifestyle and, hey, if they get it they get it. Plus, if there's any chance of an actual season this year, I would imagine players taking the utmost caution would be mandatory for that to happen. ********************************* 22 hours ago, Cooked Crack said: ...2 pages ago: On 6/14/2020 at 9:58 AM, TryTheBeal! said: Saturday night in Nashville at Kid Rock’s bar. Don’t fall for the BLM march/COVID uptick hype. Edited June 17, 2020 by Califan007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 To be fair, just being at a bar owned by Kid Rock would probably get you herpes at the very least anyway. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, Califan007 said: Its not that he caught it, it's how and why he caught it that matters. I don't know how or why, I just know that for at least a while, he and Dak seemed to be of the mindset that they don't need to change anything about their lifestyle and, hey, if they get it they get it. Plus, if there's any chance of an actual season this year, I would imagine players taking the utmost caution would be mandatory for that to happen. But we don't know why or how, as you mentioned. Players from all teams have been getting together and working out...you just quite simply can't have this without some risk of players testing positive. In most of those positive cases, they'll recover and be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 43 minutes ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: But we don't know why or how, as you mentioned. Players from all teams have been getting together and working out...you just quite simply can't have this without some risk of players testing positive. In most of those positive cases, they'll recover and be fine. I think it was discussed that if there is a season, if any player tests positive it will be mandatory that they sit out the next 2 weeks. That will never, EVER, work lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Califan007 said: I think it was discussed that if there is a season, if any player tests positive it will be mandatory that they sit out the next 2 weeks. That will never, EVER, work lol... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I would be less worried about the players than the coaches and support staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: Why? It will work just fine if it's your backup TE and nothing is on the line. Otherwise expect a whole helluva lot of drama, fan complaints, and conspiracy theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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