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Post by domeplease on Dec 13, 2020 15:03:39 GMT -5
PICS OF THE DAY:
THE VIRUS IDIOTS:
THE NO MASK IDIOTS:
How the Virus was past from animals (pigs) to humans:
--12-12-20 WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/festival-organizers-apologize-after-packed-parties-with-no-social-distancing-or-masks-in-mexico/ar-BB1bR4vs?li=BBnb7Kz Festival organizers apologize after packed parties with no social distancing or masks in Mexico. -- NOT GOOD FOR MEXICO OR DO ME-12-13-20: www.yahoo.com/news/unwelcome-other-countries-americans-fleeing-110037262.html Unwelcome in other countries, Americans are fleeing lockdowns and flocking to Mexico The pandemic was raging, but on the beaches of Cabo San Lucas it felt like spring break. Tipsy young Americans in bikinis and swim trunks vied for buckets of beer in a push-up competition at a crowded bar. Vendors in wide-brimmed hats plodded through the sand, offering rugs, massages and — under their breath — cocaine. Down near the water, 24-year-old Kierston Jackson sat entwined with her boyfriend, their matching blue surgical masks a small concession to the coronavirus. "It's a good change of pace," said Jackson, a Houston resident, as she gazed at the gently lapping waves. “I’d definitely prefer to be here with a mask on than in my home without one." Unwelcome in many countries as the virus surges worldwide, U.S. tourists are fleeing lockdowns at home and flocking to Mexico. Nearly half a million Americans flew to Mexico in October — the most recent month for which data is available — mainly to beaches on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. --12-12-20: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-one-sure-sign-you-have-covid-says-dr-fauci/ar-BB1bSeCB?li=BBnbfcL Dr. Fauci Said "Loss of Smell and Taste" are a Sign of COVID. --12-12-20: edition.cnn.com/2020/12/11/us/snow-leopard-positive-coronavirus-kentucky-zoo-trnd/index.html Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, making it the sixth confirmed animal species.--12-13-20 NO GOOD FOR MEXICO: mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/five-dogs-in-two-states-have-been-diagnosed-with-covid-19/ Five dogs in two states have been diagnosed with Covid-19. The canines are believed to have contracted the virus from human contact. --12-13-20: AGAIN, NOT GOOD FOR MEXICO: mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/mexico-city-issues-emergency-call/ Mexico City issues emergency call as hospital occupancy nears record numbers Nationwide, Friday's new case numbers set a new record at 12,253 Health authorities have chosen not to designate Mexico City at the highest risk level on the coronavirus stoplight system, even though hospital occupancy is now approaching the peak numbers recorded in May. Instead, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum issued an emergency call on Friday, making an impassioned plea that residents follow measures to combat the spread of the virus. She said in a video message there were 4,454 hospital beds occupied by Covid-19 patients, which is just 119 shy of the 4,573 beds occupied on May 20, the highest number recorded during the pandemic |
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Post by domeplease on Dec 15, 2020 11:47:54 GMT -5
PICS OF THE DAY:
A SUPER SPREADER
HOW TEQUILA FEELS ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS--SD--AND/OR BELIEVE THE PANDEMIC IS A HOAX:
***A MUST READ –12-14-20: us.yahoo.com/news/commentary-even-vaccine-could-living-090000015.html Commentary: Even with a vaccine, we could be living with COVID-19 for years to come.
Many seem to believe that the eventual development of an effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine will allow us to return to “normal.” If only we can hold on a bit longer, all will be well. But does that view align with science?
The reality is that SARS-CoV-2 will be with us for years to come. Even after a vaccine is available, we will be living with uncertainty far longer than most probably think.
First and foremost, there will be logistical issues to overcome and questions to answer. Who will pay? How much will it cost? Who gets the vaccine first, and why? Finally, will it actually keep us safe?
Food and Drug Administration approval processes and Centers for Disease Control guidelines exist to make sure that all vaccines are safe, and as Peter Marks, director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluations and Research, assures us, any FDA-approved vaccine will meet those safety guidelines. But there are other issues to consider.
For one, we need to look at herd immunity and determine how many people in a community need to be immune before the likelihood of person-to-person transmittal is unlikely.
If we extrapolate from another highly communicable disease (measles), we see that the required level is very high — somewhere above 90% — while the current FDA guidance for potential COVID-19 vaccines places the bar at 50% or better, equivalent to that of the flu shot.
In other words, if a COVID-19 vaccine is only 50% to 70% effective, achieving herd immunity will be difficult if not impossible.
Several polls (by Pew, Gallup and others) suggest that roughly one in three Americans would refuse a COVID-19 vaccine — even if it were free.
Recent measles outbreaks from California to Minnesota to New York underscore the danger of this approach, with all of them occurring in communities with poor vaccination coverage.
A second area of concern involves the virus itself, and it is important that we keep in mind that it is new and we still know very little about it. We can draw on what we know from similar diseases, but that doesn’t mean that this virus will act similarly.
We don’t have answers yet to even simple questions like, “What concentration of antibody in the blood is needed to confer immunity?”
And: “Once the body generates antibodies, will they prevent reinfection? Or: “How long will immunity last? (Studies coming out of the UK suggest that COVID-19 antibody levels decline quite rapidly after infection.)
And, of course, we do not yet know how potent a vaccine might be. Will it require a typical two-dose protocol (like Pfizer’s) or will it require regular “booster” shots?
One that requires regular boosters will place a heavier load on the health care system, as some will inevitably forget to get a booster and will get infected or reinfected.
A third issue to consider is the effectiveness of a vaccine against multiple strains of COVID-19. Studies of people who have been reinfected suggest that this might be due to genetic changes in the virus.
So, a vaccine that is effective against one strain might not confer immunity to another. Any vaccine that is effective in the long term will probably need continuous adjustment, similar to the yearly flu vaccine, with strains evaluated yearly and changed depending on their presence/prevalence in the environment.
Getting this right will require many years of active research and data collection. Any margin of error will also be much lower as the fatality rate for COVID-19 is higher than that of the seasonal flu.
For all of these reasons and more, a return to “normal” is not as close as some seem to think.--12-14-20: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-biggest-advantage-and-drawback-of-the-most-promising-coronavirus-vaccines/ar-BB1bUVEn?li=BBnb7Kz The Biggest Advantage and Drawback of the Most Promising Coronavirus Vaccines. --12-14-20: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bill-gates-on-the-next-few-months-of-the-pandemic-its-bad-news/ar-BB1bTGpr?li=BBnb7Kz Bill Gates on the next few months of the pandemic: ‘It’s bad news’
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft offered up some “bad news” in a CNN interview on Sunday for those feeling optimistic over the imminent U.S. arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine.
In other words, keep expectations for the vaccine’s impact in check.
“I thought the U.S. would do a better job handling it,” Gates explained to CNN host Jake Tapper. “This virus could be more fatal than it is.
We didn’t get the worst-case. But the thing that has surprised me is that the economic impact in the U.S. and around the world has been much greater than the forecasts that I made five years ago.”
Gates also said that we can expect the world to start its long-awaited return to normalcy as early as the summer of 2021, with a few caveats.
“Even through early 2022, unless we help other countries get rid of this disease and we get high vaccinations rates in our country, the risk of reintroduction will be there,” he said.
“And, of course, the global economy will be slowed down, which hurts America’s economy in a pretty dramatic way. “--12-14-20: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-pinpoint-genes-common-among-people-with-severe-coronavirus-infections/ar-BB1bUCYO?li=BBnb7Kz Scientists pinpoint genes common among people with severe coronavirus infections
Certain gene variants are linked to severe coronavirus infections, according to a team of scientists in Europe who studied the genomes of 2,200 critically ill covid-19 patients. Their results provide robust support that genetic makeup plays a role in the potentially fatal illness experienced by some people infected by the coronavirus.
Diving into people’s DNA is an approach that could help answer one of the pandemic’s biggest mysteries: Why do some people have mild coronavirus cases, or no symptoms at all, while others rapidly fall ill and die?
Evidence is clear that older age and underlying conditions are risk factors for increased covid-19 severity. But genetic predispositions to runaway inflammation or other harmful immune responses could also contribute to worse disease. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 17, 2020 15:22:33 GMT -5
My brother got the vaccine!
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Post by rizzuto on Dec 17, 2020 15:33:22 GMT -5
My brother got the vaccine!
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Post by kaybli on Dec 17, 2020 15:37:16 GMT -5
My brother got the vaccine!
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[img alt=" " class="smile" src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/Sv0DAhEhCVTX0tttpmUR.gif"] Is it a series of shots? Yea he'll get a second one soon (I haven't talked to him yet so I don't know when.). But this starts to protect. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 17, 2020 15:58:55 GMT -5
I talked to him. Second shot - Jan 11th.
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Post by inger on Dec 17, 2020 16:40:56 GMT -5
I talked to him. Second shot - Jan 11th. So he’s officially “made the rotation”... Not only a hero on the front lines to help people, but now also leading the way to assure us of the safety of the vaccines. He’s a good man... Still no symptoms for Ruthie and I post exposure at this point. Since we’re quarantining, I don’t see the point of getting tested. So many false negs and false positives. What do you do? The neighbor is doing amazing considering what issues she had a week ago. She might get her stent put in tomorrow. Could be home in a week... |
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Post by inger on Dec 17, 2020 16:50:07 GMT -5
HOW TEQUILA FEELS ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS--SD--AND/OR BELIEVE THE PANDEMIC IS A HOAX:
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I think this might come down to what people think constitutes a pandemic vs. an epidemic. From a dictionary perspective, COVID started out as an epidemic in China. As it began spreading over a larger area, it became a pandemic.
Drilling down, I believe there is a faction that believes there is a requirement of a high death rate from the disease, which does not exist. It does however, feature a high death count due to extreme infection rates. There is no specific, defined statement by definition to guide a dictionary reader through those numbers.
My interpretation is that pandemic is the proper term to use. No matter what we want to call it, I’m respecting the power it holds us under...and the fact that we have no idea who will catch a little cold-like bug and who it will kill...
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Post by kaybli on Dec 17, 2020 16:56:26 GMT -5
I talked to him. Second shot - Jan 11th. So he’s officially “made the rotation”... Not only a hero on the front lines to help people, but now also leading the way to assure us of the safety of the vaccines. He’s a good man... Still no symptoms for Ruthie and I post exposure at this point. Since we’re quarantining, I don’t see the point of getting tested. So many false negs and false positives. What do you do? The neighbor is doing amazing considering what issues she had a week ago. She might get her stent put in tomorrow. Could be home in a week... Thanks inger for your kind words about my brother! Really happy to hear you and Ruthie don't have any symptoms! Also happy to hear your neighbor seems to be doing better. Sending love! |
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Post by rizzuto on Dec 17, 2020 17:04:25 GMT -5
HOW TEQUILA FEELS ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS--SD--AND/OR BELIEVE THE PANDEMIC IS A HOAX: ******************** I think this might come down to what people think constitutes a pandemic vs. an epidemic. From a dictionary perspective, COVID started out as an epidemic in China. As it began spreading over a larger area, it became a pandemic. Drilling down, I believe there is a faction that believes there is a requirement of a high death rate from the disease, which does not exist. It does however, feature a high death count due to extreme infection rates. There is no specific, defined statement by definition to guide a dictionary reader through those numbers. My interpretation is that pandemic is the proper term to use. No matter what we want to call it, I’m respecting the power it holds us under...and the fact that we have no idea who will catch a little cold-like bug and who it will kill... Somehow I doubt people who think Covid is a hoax consult reference books...or any books for that matter.  |
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Post by inger on Dec 17, 2020 20:13:24 GMT -5
HOW TEQUILA FEELS ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS--SD--AND/OR BELIEVE THE PANDEMIC IS A HOAX: ******************** I think this might come down to what people think constitutes a pandemic vs. an epidemic. From a dictionary perspective, COVID started out as an epidemic in China. As it began spreading over a larger area, it became a pandemic. Drilling down, I believe there is a faction that believes there is a requirement of a high death rate from the disease, which does not exist. It does however, feature a high death count due to extreme infection rates. There is no specific, defined statement by definition to guide a dictionary reader through those numbers. My interpretation is that pandemic is the proper term to use. No matter what we want to call it, I’m respecting the power it holds us under...and the fact that we have no idea who will catch a little cold-like bug and who it will kill... Somehow I doubt people who think Covid is a hoax consult reference books...or any books for that matter. When we get down to the word hoax, we are drilling down into a lower level of strata. I was talking epidemic/pandemic. Could anyone thinking hoax ever go speak to a family member of the dead and walk away feeling they had convinced them of a hoax? I don’t think so... |
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Post by domeplease on Dec 17, 2020 20:22:06 GMT -5
HOW TEQUILA FEELS ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS--SD--AND/OR BELIEVE THE PANDEMIC IS A HOAX: ******************** I think this might come down to what people think constitutes a pandemic vs. an epidemic. From a dictionary perspective, COVID started out as an epidemic in China. As it began spreading over a larger area, it became a pandemic. Drilling down, I believe there is a faction that believes there is a requirement of a high death rate from the disease, which does not exist. It does however, feature a high death count due to extreme infection rates. There is no specific, defined statement by definition to guide a dictionary reader through those numbers. My interpretation is that pandemic is the proper term to use. No matter what we want to call it, I’m respecting the power it holds us under...and the fact that we have no idea who will catch a little cold-like bug and who it will kill... Somehow I doubt people who think Covid is a hoax consult reference books...or any books for that matter. [img class="smile" src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/YNYHoCFKqruGiGxicSWF.gif" style="max-width:100%;" alt=" "] Kaybli: BIG HUGE BRAVO to your Brother for all he does = Truly a HERO!!! Say thanks to him from Do Me & Tequila!!!
INGER: You are so cute -- thinking that folks that believe the Pandemic is a Hoax would use the Dictionary = Beyond funny --just hilarious. And I do mean that badly--I know you were just trying to being nice to the Idiots & giving them the Benefit of the Doubt.
RIZZ: Somehow I doubt people who think Covid is a hoax consult reference books...or any books for that matter.
Well, the Idiots do read books, well kinda of books = Gun Magazines, Big truck Magazines, Comic Books etc. Publications from the KKK, White supremacists, Proud Boys, QA, Neo-Nazis, etc. AND anything that agrees with their warped sense of Dark Age Beliefs & that is very easy to read.
A Dictionary--so damn funny!!!
PIC OF THE WEEK (than read article below it—You all have heard me say many times = STUPID BE STUPID):
 --12-17-20 A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF STUPID BE STUPID: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-laura-ingraham-denies-covid-surge-says-families-should-gather-for-christmas/ar-BB1c0ZRe?li=BBnbfcL Fox News' Laura Ingraham Denies COVID Surge, Says Families Should Gather for Christmas
During The Ingraham Angle on Wednesday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham encouraged viewers to gather with family for Christmas and refuted claims that COVID-19 surged after Thanksgiving.
Laura Ingraham is smiling while holding a racket: Fox News host Laura Ingraham said families should gather for
Ingraham's comments come as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and health care workers warn Americans to avoid holiday travel as the virus continues to spread.
"Christmas is meant to be spent with your family"
Ingraham opened up her coronavirus segment by saying, "remember all those warnings about traveling during Thanksgiving, and getting together with friends and family?"
She then showed statements from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease expert, and other public health experts warning that the virus would surge after Thanksgiving if Americans didn't adhere to recommendations.
"These predictions often don't come to pass," Ingraham said afterwards, as she claimed cases in the Midwest and Great Plains have begun plummeting.
The Fox News host told viewers to "keep that in mind," and encouraged people to gather with family on Christmas.
"Of course, act cautiously," she said. "But Christmas is meant to be spent with your family, not isolated and locked down."
Why it matters
On Wednesday the U.S. recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, as over 3,611 Americans died from the virus, the New York Times reported. According to the data, there has been a seven-day average of 211,008 cases per day, an increase of 29 percent from the average two weeks earlier.
Health care officials continue to sound an alarm warning Americans that Christmas gatherings could make matters even worse.
"Stay at home as much as you can, keep your interactions to the extent possible to members of the same household," he said. "This cannot be business as usual this Christmas because we're already in a very difficult situation, and we're going to make it worse, if we don't do something about it," Fauci told the Washington Post on Wednesday.
On its website, the CDC also recommends that people avoid gathering with friends and family outside of their home.
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Post by kaybli on Dec 17, 2020 20:43:13 GMT -5
Thank you for your kind words about my brother dome! I will relay your message to him!
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Post by chiyankee on Dec 17, 2020 21:22:45 GMT -5
Thank you for your kind words about my brother dome! I will relay your message to him! It's great to see all those heroes on the front line that have been risking their health since March get the vaccine. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 17, 2020 21:51:10 GMT -5
Thank you for your kind words about my brother dome! I will relay your message to him! It's great to see all those heroes on the front line that have been risking their health since March get the vaccine. For sure! Thanks Chi! It really made my day(year actually) to see him get the vaccine. |
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