CoronaVirus Information - Helpful Links

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John Hopkins CoronaVirus (Covid19 Disease) Tracker:

 

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

 

US CDC information on Coronavirus:

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

 

 

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CNN: Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-spread/index.html

 

Excerpt:

 

Several experts interviewed by CNN said while it's unclear exactly what percentage of the transmission in the outbreak is fueled by people who are obviously sick versus those who have no symptoms or very mild symptoms, it's become clear that transmission by people who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic is responsible for more transmission than previously thought.

 

What actually happens during a coronavirus test?

 

"We now know that asymptomatic transmission likely [plays] an important role in spreading this virus," said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

 

Osterholm added that it's "absolutely clear" that asymptomatic infection "surely can fuel a pandemic like this in a way that's going to make it very difficult to control."

 

In an article two weeks ago in the New England Journal of Medicine, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, expressed concern about the spread of the disease by people who haven't yet developed symptoms, or who are only a bit sick.

 

"There is also strong evidence that it can be transmitted by people who are just mildly ill or even presymptomatic. That means COVID-19 will be much harder to contain than the Middle East respiratory syndrome or severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which were spread much less efficiently and only by symptomatic people," he wrote, using the scientific word for the disease caused by the virus.

 

'Prolonged, unprotected contact' led to first known person-to-person coronavirus transmission in US, study says

Others agree that people without serious symptoms play a substantial role in the spread of the new coronavirus.

 

"Asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic transmission are a major factor in transmission for Covid-19," said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and longtime adviser to the CDC. "They're going to be the drivers of spread in the community."

Edited March 16, 2020 by Suze1

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Airports that are open for arrivals from Corona Virus hot spot countries

 

• Boston-Logan International Airport (BOS), Massachusetts
• Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Illinois
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Texas
• Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW), Michigan
• Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Hawaii
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Georgia
• John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York
• Los Angeles International Airport, (LAX), California
• Miami International Airport (MIA), Florida
• Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New Jersey
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO), California
• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Washington
• Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), Virginia

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/03/13/fact-sheet-dhs-notice-arrival-restrictions-china-iran-and-schengen-countries-europe?utm_source=hp_slideshow&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=dhsgov

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https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-16-20-intl-hnk/index.html

First participant in coronavirus vaccine trial given dose

From CNN’s Michael Nedelman

A novel coronavirus vaccine trial in the US has now given a dose to its first participant, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced Monday.

The study aims to enroll a total of 45 healthy adults over a six-week time frame. Each participant will receive two injections about a month apart in varying doses. 

The study, which is a Phase I trial, is meant to establish that the vaccine is safe and induces a desired response from participants' immune systems. Proving that the vaccine is effective in preventing COVID-19 infection, however, will require follow-up studies involving many more participants, which will take many more months, experts say.

“Finding a safe and effective vaccine to prevent infection with [the novel coronavirus] is an urgent public health priority,” NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a statement Monday. “This Phase 1 study, launched in record speed, is an important first step toward achieving that goal.”

The trial is funded by NIAID and run out of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. The vaccine, which uses genetic material called messenger RNA, was developed by NIAID scientists in collaboration with the biotech company Moderna.

The agency credited the speed with which it stood up a Phase I trial to its prior studies on related coronaviruses SARS and MERS. Scientists had previously worked on an experimental MERS vaccine targeting a protein on the virus' surface, which gave them a "head start for developing a vaccine candidate to protect against COVID-19," the statement said.

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Good link:

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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On 3/18/2020 at 4:52 AM, UAreWhatuBecame said:

Good link:

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Thanks, That is a great resource! And it's more than Covid-19.

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5 hours ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Thanks, That is a great resource! And it's more than Covid-19.

Yes, a great link.

Just got off the line with work colleagues in Wuhan.

Regarding no new cases, people on the ground say that a second wave of infections is starting in China now.

Said we are not hearing in the news what is really happening in China right now.

 

Edited March 20, 2020 by Suze1

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2 hours ago, Suze1 said:

Yes, a great link.

Just got off the line with work colleagues in Wuhan.

Regarding no new cases, people on the ground say that a second wave of infections is starting in China now.

Said we are not hearing in the news what is really happening in China right now.

 

Yes when I saw the blank number under new cases for China, I said no way.

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28 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Yes when I saw the blank number under new cases for China, I said no way.

Yep.

You know it is bad when even Harvard (my alma mater) cancels its upcoming Commencement Exercises, opting instead to do them virtually!

They have some of the best doctors, epidemiologists, public health policy analysts, and professors of such, in the world.

Unprecedented.

 

https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/commencement-update

 

Harvard President Bacow

"...So it is with an especially heavy heart that I write to inform you that our 369th Commencement Exercises, which would have taken place on Thursday, May 28, must be postponed. Given the advice we are receiving from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other public health officials, and our own faculty, who are among the world’s leaders in infectious disease, epidemiology, and virology, it is difficult to imagine how we could safely hold such a large gathering this spring..."

 

Suze1

Harvard/MIT graduate, former instructor, and theoretical cognitive neuroscientist

Edited March 20, 2020 by Suze1

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2 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

I don't know how many times factual information like yours showing the potential impact based on transmission and mortality rates to prove that this is not going to be like the flu.

 

Edited March 21, 2020 by 90DayFinancier

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   The hospitalization rate is what everyone should be focusing on. Some people are focusing on the 80% of people who will only get mild symptoms. The 20% of people who may need hospitalization is the key right now. If/when those people can't get medical treatment, the fatality rate will go up. We just have to look at what is happening in Italy to understand that. 

Edited March 21, 2020 by Steeleballz

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57 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   The hospitalization rate is what everyone should be focusing on. Some people are focusing on the 80% of people who will only get mild symptoms. The 20% of people who may need hospitalization is the key right now. If/when those people can't get medical treatment, the fatality rate will go up. We just have to look at what is happening in Italy to understand that. 

 

80% of people experience mild-moderate symptoms. Mild-moderate cases are the cases that do not require supplemental  oxygen. So a patient can have pneumonia but still will be considered a moderate case as long as he/she does not require supplemental oxygen. This mild-moderate classification is somewhat misleading. A lot of recovered people who had serious pneumonia will end up with permanent lung damage and the real long-term effects will only be possible to assess years after.

 

Here is a very informative video that I would entourage everyone to watch and share it as much as you can.