BBC: China pneumonia outbreak: COVID-19 Global Pandemic

[China]

Well now maybe some of these morons in Trump country that don't believe in coronavirus will realize it's real and what a crap job Trump has done to contain it before the election (wishful thinking, I know).

 

Coronavirus rising in 22 U.S. states

 

Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, according to a Reuters analysis, a worrisome trend on a Labor Day holiday weekend traditionally filled with family gatherings and parties to mark the end of summer.

 

As little as three weeks ago, cases were increasing in only three states, Hawaii, Illinois and South Dakota, according to an analysis comparing cases for the two-week period of Aug. 8-22 with the past two weeks.

 

Most of the 22 states where cases are now rising are in the less-populated parts of the Midwest and South.

 

On a percentage basis, South Dakota had the biggest increase over the past two weeks at 126%, reporting over 3,700 new cases. Health officials have linked some of the rise to hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists who descended on Sturgis, South Dakota, for an annual rally in August.

 

Cases are also rising rapidly in Iowa, with 13,600 new infections in the past two weeks, and North Dakota, with 3,600 new cases in the same period.

 

The increases are masked nationwide by decreasing new infections in the most populous states of California, Florida and Texas.

 

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[visionary]

 

[skinsmarydu]

How are we producing vaccine doses when there's no approved vaccine? 

That man is dumber than Trump's bag of hair. 

[daveakl]

2 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said:

How are we producing vaccine doses when there's no approved vaccine? 

That man is dumber than Trump's bag of hair. 

They are producing a few different ones so that if one is found effective they are ready to distribute it immediately. In fairness, this is something that is being done right. 

[skinsmarydu]

Just now, daveakl said:

They are producing a few different ones so that if one is found effective they are ready to distribute it immediately. In fairness, this is something that is being done right. 

Ok, but it still sounds stupid. 

[daveakl]

Just now, skinsmarydu said:

Ok, but it still sounds stupid. 

Just expensive. But waiting to find one that works and then mass producing them would add months to the process (as well as raise tensions on who gets what/when)

[skinsmarydu]

Oh, I get the logistics...and if the trials being conducted right now need a tweak or two, it's going to be even more expensive before we get a safe & effective vaccine. ☹

 

[Sacks 'n' Stuff]

We’ve had a pretty good idea of what we’re looking at on the vaccine front for a good while now. We’ll most likely have a viable vaccine by the end of the year but only enough for front line workers and possibly some portion of the most at risk population. It won’t be widely available until next spring. Then you still have to get everyone to take it. Most likely we will still have a few hundred people dying from COVID every week at this time next year.

[skinny21]

Admiring the thought - “our scientists are working really hard to perform a miracle”...

[EmirOfShmo]

4 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said:

We’ve had a pretty good idea of what we’re looking at on the vaccine front for a good while now. We’ll most likely have a viable vaccine by the end of the year but only enough for front line workers and possibly some portion of the most at risk population. It won’t be widely available until next spring. Then you still have to get everyone to take it. Most likely we will still have a few hundred people dying from COVID every week at this time next year.

 

I'm just hoping if you take the vaccine it means you won't get COVID. If people make the choice to not get it & they get sick & die, then thoughts & prayers. 

[Sacks 'n' Stuff]

20 minutes ago, EmirOfShmo said:

 

I'm just hoping if you take the vaccine it means you won't get COVID. 

Well that’s another issue. We don’t know how effective the vaccine is going to be or for how long it will provide immunity.

[Springfield]

14 minutes ago, EmirOfShmo said:

 

I'm just hoping if you take the vaccine it means you won't get COVID. If people make the choice to not get it & they get sick & die, then thoughts & prayers. 

 

My very limited understanding is that there are multiple candidates. Most will just vastly reduce the effects of infection. Seems like all will require a booster a couple months after the original shot.

[China]

Tuscaloosa Mayor Reopens College Bars as COVID-19 Skyrockets at University of Alabama

 

The mayor of Tuscaloosa is letting bars near the University of Alabama reopen on Tuesday, even though the school just reported more than 800 new cases.

 

In a press release, Mayor Walt Maddox citied a “positive trend” in results, saying an overall decline in community positivity rates “provides an opportunity for a limited reopening of bars which have sacrificed a great deal to protect our healthcare system and economy.” At the same time, the university reported 846 new cases over the last week—the largest increase in a single week since classes began.

 

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[visionary]

 

[China]

Live updates: U.S. coronavirus cases nearly quadrupled during summer season

 

Summer has run its course, and with it, the toll of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States has only grown worse. From Memorial Day weekend through the unofficial end of the season Monday, the number of Americans who died of covid-19 shot up from just under 100,000 to more than 186,000, according to data tracked by The Washington Post, as infections nearly quadrupled to upward of 6.2 million.

 

President Trump continued to assert Monday that his administration could produce a vaccine by November, although such a statement contradicts the timeline laid out by health officials in his administration.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced plans Tuesday to vote on a slimmed-down coronavirus relief bill later this week in the Senate. McConnell has struggled even to unite Republicans behind the bill, and is likely to suffer some GOP defections.

 

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[visionary]

 

[China]

China has given experimental coronavirus vaccines to 'hundreds of thousands without a single infection', Chinese drug firm claims

 

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens have received experimental COVID-19 vaccines under a government emergency scheme while reporting no cases of infection, a state-owned drug firm has claimed.

 

The two vaccine candidates developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG) can also protect people from the coronavirus for as long as three years, Zhong Song, the company’s chief legal officer, told reporters on Monday.

 

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I call BS.  There's no way they can know whether it will protect people from COVId-19 for three years, since the virus hasn't even been around that long.  They don't and can't have any 3-year data.

[Cooked Crack]

 

[Mr. Sinister]

Nothing to see here

[TradeTheBeal!]

Canada checking in!

 

 

[Hersh]

2 hours ago, China said:

China has given experimental coronavirus vaccines to 'hundreds of thousands without a single infection', Chinese drug firm claims

I call BS.  There's no way they can know whether it will protect people from COVId-19 for three years, since the virus hasn't even been around that long.  They don't and can't have any 3-year data.

 

QAre you sure-non??? 

[China]

1 hour ago, TryTheBeal! said:

Canada checking in!

 

 

 

Well at least their group's name makes sense (MAD).  They are crazy.

[Cooked Crack]

 

 

Heads up if you start hearing the dumbest people you went to high school with start talking about thermometers. 

[China]

Harvest of shame: Farmworkers face coronavirus disaster

 

President Donald Trump may have made railing against undocumented immigrants central to his political brand, but during the pandemic even his administration has been forced to acknowledge the essential work they do, particularly in keeping the country fed during a crisis.

 

Within days of the coronavirus pandemic taking hold, the Trump administration had to confront a reality it had long tried to ignore: The nation’s 2.5 million farmworkers, about half of whom the government estimates are undocumented, are absolutely critical to keeping the food system working. It was a major shift for a president who continues to reduce any debate about immigration to stoking fears about border defense and crime. But the Trump administration and Congress have done little to help keep farmworkers safe on the job.

 

Six months into the pandemic, according to a POLITICO analysis, these workers appear to be victims of the worst of the Covid-19 crisis. For several weeks, many of the places that grow the nation’s fruits and vegetables have seen disproportionately high rates of coronavirus cases — a national trend that, as harvest season advances in many states, threatens already vulnerable farmworkers, their communities and the places they work.

 

From Oregon to North Carolina, counties with the highest per capita rates of coronavirus are some of the top producers of crops like lettuce, sweet potatoes and apples. In California, six out of seven of the state’s most Covid-ridden counties, per capita, are in the Central Valley, which produces the lion’s share of America’s fruits and vegetables.

 

Further south, Imperial County, Calif., which borders Mexico and Arizona, has by far the highest per-capita rate of cases in the state — 5,930 cases per 100,000 people and 296 deaths, according to CDC data. The county is home to a fertile valley that grows vast quantities of vegetables as well as melons and chili peppers.

 

Just to the east, Yuma, Ariz., a major leafy greens and vegetable growing region, is the county with the second-highest rate in the state — 5,737 cases per 100,000 people and 320 deaths, according to CDC data.

 

The pattern follows in other parts of the country, including Washington state, where Yakima and Franklin counties — two apple and cherry-rich areas — have nearly double the per-capita cases of most other counties in the region. Yakima County has a per capita case rate that is five times higher than King County, the first place in the country to battle a major coronavirus outbreak.

 

The vast majority of states, county and local health departments are not collecting data on how many individual farmworkers have tested positive for coronavirus, nor how many have been hospitalized or died from the virus. The Food and Environment Reporting Network estimates that at least 57,000 food system workers, including 6,700 farmworkers, have tested positive for Covid-19 nationally, but that’s just a partial snapshot because testing is limited. The lack of data makes it impossible to quantify the impact on workers in each state and county, even as POLITICO’s analysis of key agricultural counties shows the disproportionate infection rate extends across multiple states.

 

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[Metalhead]

This evening I got bludgeoned by a Trumper with the "CDC 94%" report. From what I understand of his argument and right-wing interpretation, 94% of all Covid-19 deaths don't count because those people had pre-existing conditions.

 

This eventually led back to his belief that the whole thing is made up. When I brought up the fact that one of his coworkers' brothers died from it (he hadn't heard this news yet or even which brother it was), he simply fell back to "it was probably a pre-existing condition, he had health issues".