All things Corona Virus

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

28 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

Brilliant!!!!!

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

Waited on a guy today. Looked to be in 70s. He was only 55. He was obese, diabetic,  stage 4 liver failure, and a chronic blood disease. 

 

Was out roaming around.  I asked in a nice way if it would be prudent to stay home. He replied,  when God is ready he will call me. God gave us a brain also.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Waited on a guy today. Looked to be in 70s. He was only 55. He was obese, diabetic,  stage 4 liver failure, and a chronic blood disease. 

 

Was out roaming around.  I asked in a nice way if it would be prudent to stay home. He replied,  when God is ready he will call me. God gave us a brain also.

Cant fix stupid, perhaps a new way to qualify for a Darwin

[OriZ 3,157]

today was the first time since Feb 20 that the global 24 hr increase(ex china) was under 10%

and to those wondering if warmer weather really helps - I looked at US states(now that there's over 150,000 sick people, it should be a decent sized sample)...and sorted them by the 21 warmest in feb and march, and the 29 coldest in feb and march. the average temps across the warmer ones was 61.2 degrees. the average temps across the colder ones was 43.2 degrees(18 degree difference). 55% of the US population lives in the warmer ones vs 45% in the colder ones. only 34,448 of infected were in the warmer states, which is 0.02% of their population, and 22% of the total cases in the US. 122,242 lived in the colder states, which was 0.08% of their population, and 78% of total confirmed cases. case in point - warm weather definitely slows the spread way down. In May, almost all states, on average, will be 18 degrees warmer than they are now. I think a good idea would be to keep most current restrictions in place till the end of April, and then slowly, and gradually, start to relax them, while getting some help from the weather

some people can say well, alot of that is in NY. in that case I ask, despite mardi gra, why isn't LA the same? every state has different unique factors. some, both warmer and colder, are more/less crowded than others, etc. others will say but the US isn't doing enough tests. well, those people are living 2 weeks ago. things have changed. both testing and case samples are large enough now. stats as a whole paint an accurate picture imo

 

[90DayFinancier 910]

10 minutes ago, OriZ said:

today was the first time since Feb 20 that the global 24 hr increase(ex china) was under 10%

and to those wondering if warmer weather really helps - I looked at US states(now that there's over 150,000 sick people, it should be a decent sized sample)...and sorted them by the 21 warmest in feb and march, and the 29 coldest in feb and march. the average temps across the warmer ones was 61.2 degrees. the average temps across the colder ones was 43.2 degrees(18 degree difference). 55% of the US population lives in the warmer ones vs 45% in the colder ones. only 34,448 of infected were in the warmer states, which is 0.02% of their population, and 22% of the total cases in the US. 122,242 lived in the colder states, which was 0.08% of their population, and 78% of total confirmed cases. case in point - warm weather definitely slows the spread way down. In May, almost all states, on average, will be 18 degrees warmer than they are now. I think a good idea would be to keep most current restrictions in place till the end of April, and then slowly, and gradually, start to relax them, while getting some help from the weather

some people can say well, alot of that is in NY. in that case I ask, despite mardi gra, why isn't LA the same? every state has different unique factors. some, both warmer and colder, are more/less crowded than others, etc. others will say but the US isn't doing enough tests. well, those people are living 2 weeks ago. things have changed. both testing and case samples are large enough now. stats as a whole paint an accurate picture imo

 

Instead of looking at temperature, look at sunlight and UV penetration which destroys viruses

 

[laylalex 7,285]

It's not been terribly warm here in the LA area for the past month, by the way. I've had to wear a sweater every day, and often a coat or jacket, even during the daytime. There's some interesting data in here if you want to know about what's happening down here: https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/ Some real granular info if you really want to dig down.

[TBoneTX 45,309]

3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

He was only 55. He was obese, diabetic,  stage 4 liver failure, and a chronic blood disease. 

And precisely what was his blood pressure, cardiac troponin level, hematocrit, brain natriuretic peptide level, and oxygen saturation reading on ambient air, huh man?  

[OriZ 3,157]

1 hour ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Instead of looking at temperature, look at sunlight and UV penetration which destroys viruses

 

It's alot harder to find accurate data for that. I think temperature is fine. It's been proven these types of viruses don't do very well in more humid and hot conditions. This, to me, helps confirm it.

[OriZ 3,157]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

It's not been terribly warm here in the LA area for the past month, by the way. I've had to wear a sweater every day, and often a coat or jacket, even during the daytime. There's some interesting data in here if you want to know about what's happening down here: https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/ Some real granular info if you really want to dig down.

LA = Louisiana.

 

Either way, CA was definitely one of the 21 warmer states. It doesn't need to be in the 90s for that...

[laylalex 7,285]

1 minute ago, OriZ said:

LA = Louisiana.

 

Either way, CA was definitely one of the 21 warmer states. It doesn't need to be in the 90s for that...

Ahhh, okay. But really, if you are interested in what's going on in the second largest city in the country (and the largest county) that article has a LOT of data that you might find useful.  

[TBoneTX 45,309]

2 minutes ago, OriZ said:

LA = Louisiana

LA = Florida Panhandle (Lower Alabama)

LA = 6th scale degree, between SOL and TI

[Sonotony 82]

3 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

LA = Florida Panhandle (Lower Alabama)

LA = 6th scale degree, between SOL and TI

LA, a note to follow so...

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,309]

3 hours ago, Randyandyuni said:

qualify for a Darwin

     The zookeeper passed by the monkey's cage and was astonished to see the primate reading two books side-by-side:  The Holy Bible, and Darwin's "The Origin of Species."

     "Why are you reading those two books?" he asked the monkey.

     The monkey responded, "I'm trying to determine whether I'm my brother's keeper or my keeper's brother."

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

 

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Roswell Park VP fired over anti-Trump Facebook posts

Laura Krolczyk, Roswell Park's vice president for external affairs, was initially placed on administrative leave from her position but was fired following the conclusion of an investigation into her remarks, spokeswoman Annie Deck-Miller confirmed Saturday.

Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute has placed Lisa LaTrovato, its director of development, on leave for her comments in the Facebook exchange with Krolczyk, the institute told The Buffalo News.

 

The institutions acted after the exchange between the two drew criticism once Republican operative Michael Caputo shared it widely through his Twitter account on Friday.

 

Both Krolczyk and LaTrovato worked for Democratic elected officials before moving into their positions at the medical and research organizations: Krolczyk for Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and LaTrovato for Louise Slaughter.

The exchange – according to screen grabs posted by Caputo – began when Krolczyk posted a link to an article by the Hill news site about the Trump administration's reluctance to pay $1 billion to General Motors and Ventec for ventilator production.

 

Krolczyk shared the article with a comment: "Vote Trump."

LaTrovato responded: "But will waste more than that on a wall and space force."

Krolczyk replied: "Trump supporters need to pledge to give up their ventilators for someone else ... and not go to the hospital."

LaTrovato responded: "I think they should be the only ones in packed churches on Sunday."

Krolczyk then said: "They should barricade themselves in there and ride this out."

LaTrovato replied: "Yup."

Later, another Facebook user wrote: "Wow, just wow, so your saying we decide who lives and dies based on political views? Great plan (thumbs up emoji)."

Krolczyk responsed: "That's literally what he's saying. Take your 'wow' and comprehend what your hero is saying. Your hero is saying YOU don't need a ventilator. So don't take one."

Krolczyk added: "Also don't cash your stimulus check. It's all a hoax. Chew some ibuprofen and be on with your day."

 

Caputo shared the exchanges and urged his 37,000 Twitter followers to raise their concerns directly with the two institutions.

"Is it your public health policy to assure Trump voters are infected with COVID?" Caputo asked of the two organizations.

 

https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/28/roswell-park-vp-placed-on-leave-for-anti-trump-facebook-posts/

 

✊#Woke

Edited March 31, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds