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Daehawk wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:39 pm Is it weird of me to trust WHO more than my own CDC?

Anonymous Bosch wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:43 pm The WHO's bungling hardly absolves the POTUS (and by extension the CDC) of his own failures in confronting the pandemic, as the video above expressly points out. But the WHO's response to the coronavirus undeniably destroyed much of its credibility and significantly damaged the field of public health, and it's important to remember that if the World Health Organization had done its job, much of the global health and economic crisis might have been prevented.

raydude wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:32 pm

Anonymous Bosch wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:43 pm The WHO's bungling hardly absolves the POTUS (and by extension the CDC) of his own failures in confronting the pandemic, as the video above expressly points out. But the WHO's response to the coronavirus undeniably destroyed much of its credibility and significantly damaged the field of public health, and it's important to remember that if the World Health Organization had done its job, much of the global health and economic crisis might have been prevented.

Of the two, the WHO and POTUS, which one would you say is currently actively working against fighting the pandemic?

Daehawk wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:43 pm The amazingly intelligent school board just passed a measure that would allow employees to continue working after being exposed to covid until they show symptoms.

I really think the humans are trying to wipe themselves out on purpose now.

noxiousdog wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:01 pm

Freyland wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:10 pm

Lorini wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:07 pm

soulbringer wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:41 am

stessier wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:20 am SC reported only ~730 positive tests yesterday - the lowest since early June. People are seeing this as a win (we hit a high of 2200 cases in July). The thing is, we only tested 3600 people (vs a high of 11,000 in July) and the positivity rate was 19.6% (vs. 22% in July). We so need a better testing plan.

Agree we need a much much much better response. McMaster is a tool. Dr. Bell has her hands tied and a lot of people in this state just dont give a shit. Im a RN on a Covid unit in one of the largest hospital systems in the state. I just got out of the hospital Sunday after a 5 day stay of Covid + nonsense. Thank god for Plasma and Remdesivir. Its ugly out there, we really need to get with the program. Sorry for rambling, my brain fog is still terrible.

Thank you and I hope you continue to mend, you are unbelievably important in this fight against this virus. I hope you don't have (m)any long term effects!!!!

I don't believe she was saying she was sick, but rather a Frontline Warrior. And thanks for that!

He. This isn't smoove we are talking about.

Good to see you back on your feet, soulbringer.

soulbringer wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:19 am

noxiousdog wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:01 pm

Freyland wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:10 pm

Lorini wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:07 pm

soulbringer wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:41 am

stessier wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:20 am SC reported only ~730 positive tests yesterday - the lowest since early June. People are seeing this as a win (we hit a high of 2200 cases in July). The thing is, we only tested 3600 people (vs a high of 11,000 in July) and the positivity rate was 19.6% (vs. 22% in July). We so need a better testing plan.

Agree we need a much much much better response. McMaster is a tool. Dr. Bell has her hands tied and a lot of people in this state just dont give a shit. Im a RN on a Covid unit in one of the largest hospital systems in the state. I just got out of the hospital Sunday after a 5 day stay of Covid + nonsense. Thank god for Plasma and Remdesivir. Its ugly out there, we really need to get with the program. Sorry for rambling, my brain fog is still terrible.

Thank you and I hope you continue to mend, you are unbelievably important in this fight against this virus. I hope you don't have (m)any long term effects!!!!

I don't believe she was saying she was sick, but rather a Frontline Warrior. And thanks for that!

He. This isn't smoove we are talking about.

Good to see you back on your feet, soulbringer.

Sorry for a late response brain fog, fatigue and shortness of breath limits my time on the internet. Just to clarify, yes He. Yes I had/have Covid and it sucks. Im just starting to feel like myself a bit more now about 17 days after when Im pretty confident I was exposed. I want to also shoot out a PSA if you end up with this disease which I really really hope you dont please please consider plasma donation when you are able. I really believe without plasma I would of ended up on a ventilator. It was a huge boost to my immune system and my O2 requirements went from very significant to very minimal about 30 hours after that plasma.

An Arizona public school district was forced to cancel its plans to reopen on Monday after more than 100 teachers and other staff members called in sick.
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Now some activists in Arizona, which saw a high-profile teachers’ strike in 2018, said they hope teachers across America will adopt a similar strategy to keep educators safe, as some parents and politicians continue to push for schools in the US to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

“I’d love to see a nationwide sickout,” Kelley Fisher, an Arizona kindergarten teacher who has led protests in the state, told Reuters on Friday.

In San Tan Valley, a suburb of Phoenix, the JO Combs unified school district’s board of governors had voted to resume in-person classes on Monday. Another school district nearby had made a similar choice, pressured by some parents who argued that reopening schools would be best for their children.

The president of the Arizona Education Association, a teacher’s union, told the Arizona Republic that the two districts both decided to reopen despite not meeting the health metrics as recommended by Arizona’s department of public health.

Not a single district in Arizona currently meets all three metrics for a safe resumption of mixed in-person and online learning, the Arizona Republic reported, citing the most recently available state public health data.

hitbyambulance wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:18 pm

soulbringer wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:19 am

noxiousdog wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:01 pm

Freyland wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:10 pm

Lorini wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:07 pm

soulbringer wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:41 am

stessier wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:20 am SC reported only ~730 positive tests yesterday - the lowest since early June. People are seeing this as a win (we hit a high of 2200 cases in July). The thing is, we only tested 3600 people (vs a high of 11,000 in July) and the positivity rate was 19.6% (vs. 22% in July). We so need a better testing plan.

Agree we need a much much much better response. McMaster is a tool. Dr. Bell has her hands tied and a lot of people in this state just dont give a shit. Im a RN on a Covid unit in one of the largest hospital systems in the state. I just got out of the hospital Sunday after a 5 day stay of Covid + nonsense. Thank god for Plasma and Remdesivir. Its ugly out there, we really need to get with the program. Sorry for rambling, my brain fog is still terrible.

Thank you and I hope you continue to mend, you are unbelievably important in this fight against this virus. I hope you don't have (m)any long term effects!!!!

I don't believe she was saying she was sick, but rather a Frontline Warrior. And thanks for that!

He. This isn't smoove we are talking about.

Good to see you back on your feet, soulbringer.

Sorry for a late response brain fog, fatigue and shortness of breath limits my time on the internet. Just to clarify, yes He. Yes I had/have Covid and it sucks. Im just starting to feel like myself a bit more now about 17 days after when Im pretty confident I was exposed. I want to also shoot out a PSA if you end up with this disease which I really really hope you dont please please consider plasma donation when you are able. I really believe without plasma I would of ended up on a ventilator. It was a huge boost to my immune system and my O2 requirements went from very significant to very minimal about 30 hours after that plasma.

well that sucks to hear.

how long after having it are you able to donate plasma?

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:20 pm And UNC has another cluster of cases at a dorm.


https://twitter.com/dailytarheel/status ... 68578?s=21

As the tweet says, that’s announced four clusters (defined as five or more people that are in the same area testing positive) in three days. I give it another week before they move everything online.

The university confirmed Saturday that 23 members of Pi Beta Phi tested positive for COVID-19. OSU officials learned of the positive cases Friday night.

Only one member was symptomatic as of Saturday, said Monica Roberts, OSU director of media relations. No members are allowed to leave the off-campus sorority house. One member who lives outside the chapter house tested positive and is now in isolation.

A third-party contractor will disinfect the building and will do so again after the two-week quarantine period. The university and the Payne County Health Department are conducting contact tracing.

Isgrimnur wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:44 pm There are FOUR...OSUs!

Officials at Westmore High School in Moore, a city just south of Oklahoma City, said a student who had tested positive for COVID-19 deliberately attended the first few days of classes.

Dawn Jones, Moore Public School’s Public Information Office, told KFOR that administrators received an anonymous tip on Thursday.

When school officials contacted the unidentified student, they said they thought it was okay to return to classes because they had no symptoms.

Blackhawk wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:36 pm

Blackhawk wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:43 pm I live on one county. The kids go to school in another, and we do our shopping in a third. While the schools and stores have both been hit, the county we actually live in has been fairly mild.

In the past week we've gone from 2.x% positive rate to 8.5%. In the past week we've had as many cases as all of June and July combined.

A week later and we're up to 16.5% positivity rates.

And the local school district is also going all in-person with no masks when at least 3' can be maintained. They started Tuesday.

Daehawk wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:32 am Wonder how the Sturgis attendees are feeling?

Fifth person dies in fatal crashes at 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

A 64-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash Friday and a 56-year-old man died of his injuries from an earlier motorcycle crash this week at the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, authorities say.

Five people have died so far in motorcycle crashes this year at the rally. Two people died in crashes at this time last year, according to a report from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety released Saturday afternoon.
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Non-injury, injury and fatal motorcycle crashes are higher than this time last year, with 102 accidents so far. At this time last year, there were 85, according to the report.

Also in the report, drug arrests are about 30 arrests higher than this time last year — along with $18,763 seized. Seven vehicles have been seized by authorities for drug possession, the release states. Only five vehicles were seized at this time last year, and no money was seized during the rally.

SALT LAKE CITY — The United States Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Service Laboratory has announced the country's first cases of SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) found in mink, and all five cases were found at two mink farms in Utah.

The Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory conducted necropsies on several dead mink from the two farms after receiving reports that mink fatalities were uncommonly high. Both farms have been completely quarantined, a news release from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said.

Although these cases are the first for the United States, the Netherlands has also confirmed cases of coronavirus in mink.

Both mink farms, which were not identified, also reported COVID-19 cases in their staff members.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:32 pm

Both mink farms, which were not identified, also reported COVID-19 cases in their staff members.

Paingod wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:08 am This is not the first animal crossover. It might be time for more people to consider going at least vegetarian.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:32 pm After one week of classes and two weeks of students on campus, UNC is announcing they're going to online only. It's the right decision, just made two weeks too late. Basically, they just brought tens of thousands of students together to get exposed, then head back to their communities to spread the virus. Well done, UNC.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:27 amedit: there are plenty of arguments to be made for going vegetarian, but reducing the risk of contracting viruses seem pretty low on the potential benefit scale.

Paingod wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:08 am "Meatless Alternatives" have come a long way in the last couple of years - to the point where things like the Impossible Burger may obliterate the need for most beef manufacturing if folks could just get their heads around it.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:27 am Maybe people handling the animals should take a few extra precautions

Sudy wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:49 am

The pharmacy has a wall of five or six different brands of hand sanitizers (but I still can't find any wipes). They're all around 250 mL and $5-6 CAD ($3.75-4.50 USD). It seems expensive. Is this what it cost before Covid and the related shortage?

Daehawk wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:06 pm I got plenty of wipes. None are Clorox but one is Lysol. I want some Lysol spray though. Hahaha finding that.

ImLawBoy wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:29 am
I'm very amenable to meatless alternatives. My wife is virtually vegan (she'll still eat honey and non-cow dairy) and I cook with a lot of tofu, grill tempeh, work with beef alternatives, etc. But there's still a long way to go for a beef replacement that matches the flavor, texture, and versatility of beef. Combine that with the lack of health benefits from faux beef, and it's a ways away. I'd rather switch over to ground turkey or chicken before using today's beef alternatives.

Blackhawk wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:31 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:29 am
I'm very amenable to meatless alternatives. My wife is virtually vegan (she'll still eat honey and non-cow dairy) and I cook with a lot of tofu, grill tempeh, work with beef alternatives, etc. But there's still a long way to go for a beef replacement that matches the flavor, texture, and versatility of beef. Combine that with the lack of health benefits from faux beef, and it's a ways away. I'd rather switch over to ground turkey or chicken before using today's beef alternatives.

I'm not vegetarian, but my meat intake is probably 20% of what it used to be. I think the thing that made it easiest for me was to stop thinking of products as a beef replacement and starting thinking of them as a different 'meat' altogether. A lot of them compare poorly to beef, but are just fine as their own thing.