Coronavirus Thread

To Chi, Rizz, Inger etc. = I am so sorry for your loss of loved ones, friends etc. and for those currently infected, etc.

This Virus is one of the most Vicious Ones and so easily transmitted.

Example:  In Feb. A Bio-Tech Firm held a conference in Boston with attendees from around the world.

What is very disturbing and all so WRONG--We still have Millions of Americans REFUSING to Wear Mask, SD, avoid Large Crowds & Millions that do not believe the Virus is real (instead a Hoax).

As the Virus is Super Surging again in America and Govt. Officials are shutting Down Bars, Restaurants Large Venue places/events, etc. protesters are out in force rebelling against such restrictions (that would only save their lives.).

The Experts have proven that more than 65% Plus of the virus infections have come from Bars--Restaurants--Large Venue Events, etc.

IF all Americans for the next 90-days wore MASKS--SD--Avoided Large Crowds (inside/outside) combine with the Vaccine we could get a handle on this Virus.

SADLY, I have to CUT out of my LIFE the Friends/associates (The Stupid Ones) who refuse to practice the above.

--12-10-20 A MUST READ: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/infected-after-5-minutes-from-20-feet-away-south-korea-study-shows-coronavirus-spread-indoors/ar-BB1bML89?li=BBnbfcL

Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows coronavirus' spread indoors

Dr. Lee Ju-hyung has largely avoided restaurants in recent months, but on the few occasions he's dined out, he's developed a strange, if sensible, habit: whipping out a small anemometer to check the airflow.

It's a precaution he has been taking since a June experiment when he and colleagues recreated the conditions at a restaurant in Jeonju, a city in the southwest of South Korea, where diners contracted COVID-19 from an out-of-town visitor.

Among them was a high school student who was infected with the coronavirus after five minutes of exposure from more than 20 feet away.

The results of the study, for which Lee and other epidemiologists enlisted the help of an engineer who specializes in aerodynamics, were published last week in the Journal of Korean Medical Science.

The conclusions raised concerns that the widely accepted standard of six feet of social distance may not be far enough to keep people safe.

The study — adding to a growing body of evidence on airborne transmission of the virus — highlighted how South Korea's meticulous and often invasive contact tracing regime has enabled researchers to closely track how the virus moves through populations.

"In this outbreak, the distances between infector and infected persons were....farther than the generally accepted 2 meter [6.6 foot] droplet transmission range," the study's authors wrote.

"The guidelines on quarantine and epidemiological investigation must be updated to reflect these factors for control and prevention of COVID-19."

KJ Seung, an infectious disease expert and chief of strategy and policy for the nonprofit Partners in Health's Massachusetts COVID response, said the study was a reminder of the risk of indoor transmission as many nations hunker down for the winter.

The official definition of a "close contact" — 15 minutes, within six feet — isn't foolproof.

In his work on Massachusetts' contact tracing program, he said, business owners and school administrators have fixated on the "close contact" standard, thinking just 14 minutes of exposure, or spending hours in the same room at a distance farther than six feet, is safe.

"There’s a real misconception about this in the public." said Seung, who was not involved in the South Korea study. "They’re thinking, if I’m not a close contact, I will magically be protected."

--12-10-20 MEXICO’S ROLLOUT OF VACCINE (NOT GOOD FOR DO ME…): MEXICO’S VACCINE TIMELINE
The federal government of Mexico just announced their plan for vaccines for COVID-19. If you notice, the mayority of the population will not receive it until 2022. The mayority of medical professionals will not receive it until April 2021.

Today Dec 8th 2020, in the intensive care unit in La Paz, BCS (our capital city) where all of difficult cases go for the whole state, is nearly full or now full. Please remember to use your face mask in or outdoors in public spaces.

Do your best to be 2 meters in distance from people not of your household. Loreto holds the highest amount of people with diabetis and obesity in all of the state of BCS (yes, those flower tortillas are delicious!).

You may feel you do not need the face mask but so many different people in Loreto need to be protected and they need to go out to work every day - there is no federal support to put food on the table or pay rent. Thank you for helping us get through this.

Please remember as per 27th July in Loreto face mask use is mandatory in public spaces in Loreto Municipality. Also, use of face mask passed State Congress as of 20th October.

***A MUST READ –12-10-20: qz.com/1943301/how-long-will-covid-19-vaccines-protect-you-from-infection/?utm_source=YPL THE MILLION $$$ QUESTION?
How long will Covid-19 vaccines protect you from infection?

The first Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech are being distributed in the UK this week, marking a turning point in the pandemic.

As more countries move to authorize and disseminate vaccines, the end of the pandemic can feel tantalizingly close.

But before we can get a clear idea of when and how life could return to normal, we have a number of outstanding questions to answer.

One of those remaining unknowns: Once an individual is vaccinated, how long will their immunity to Covid-19 last? To answer this question and others, scientists need to collect more data from vaccine trials—some of which will simply take longer to collect.

At the moment, only three vaccine candidates—those from Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford—have released meaningful safety and efficacy data from their late-stage clinical trials.

These data are enough for global regulatory bodies to assess whether or not to authorize the vaccines for widespread use. But every Covid-19 vaccine in the pipeline will continue those trials well beyond authorization.

The question of the duration of a vaccine’s efficacy “will be part of ongoing studies,” Albert Bourla, the chief executive officer at Pfizer, said on a press call with the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations on Dec. 8.

The answer doesn’t just depend on how a vaccine performs; it could also change depending on how SARS-CoV-2 acts in the real world.

Early evidence from individual cases has suggested that it’s possible to develop Covid-19 more than once. Scientists still aren’t clear on why this happens; theoretically, after we get sick, our immune cells should build up antibody defenses that will be ready to tackle future infections even faster.

It could be that Covid-19 is more like seasonal viruses, like the cold or flu, for which we don’t retain long-term immunity. In that case, beating back the pandemic and keeping it back would require repeated vaccinations.

Cold and flu viruses also mutate substantially year after year, which is why we need flu shots annually; there is no vaccine for the viruses that cause the common cold.

In that case, we might have to redesign the Covid-19 vaccine before we take it again.

But so far, it seems like SARS-CoV-2 is spreading faster than it mutates—which means that we likely won’t need new vaccines every year.