All Things Coronavirus (Part 2)

[TBoneTX 45,089]

1 hour ago, Steeleballz said:

I will post any updates.

Would be very interested in hearing these.

[Boiler 45,402]

How are they scheduling people? I know in Summit county when the started  doing Oldies you have to be a resident and sign up. I have the news on now, , amusingly the numbers seems to be getting worse but the restrictions less, well Pitkin County is going full lockdown. Pitkin is the area around Aspen, whilst the area around Breckenridge Copper etc just down the road is going the other way, seems back to normal with the ski crowds.

Edited January 12, 2021 by Boiler

[yuna628 9,665]

Other than a sore arm (and she noted about an hour of weird sudden sneezing fits) my sister has been completely fine after receiving first dose of Moderna. She's already got her second dose booked in the future.

[Dashinka 24,438]

On 1/6/2021 at 1:37 PM, TBoneTX said:

I wonder how many fewer cases than usual of seasonal flu have been diagnosed and reported?

A lot less.

 

 

Edited January 12, 2021 by Dashinka

[Dashinka 24,438]

The CDC is changing its guidelines.  I know MI appears to be heading in this direction now, not sure if all the states will follow it.

 

CDC to recommend states give Covid vaccine to anyone 65 and older

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cdc-to-recommend-states-give-covid-vaccine-to-anyone-65-and-older/ar-BB1cGH4Q

[yuna628 9,665]

US is expected to ban from entry all passengers into the US, including citizens, unless they can provide a negative COVID test. 

Breaking from the WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-require-covid-19-tests-for-all-international-visitors-11610472867?mod=hp_lead_pos2

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

7 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

US is expected to ban from entry all passengers into the US, including citizens, unless they can provide a negative COVID test. 

Breaking from the WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-require-covid-19-tests-for-all-international-visitors-11610472867?mod=hp_lead_pos2

Many countries already require this. Some countries like the Philippines makes you go into a 2 week quarantine after entering the country even with a negative result

[yuna628 9,665]

Just now, Cyberfx1024 said:

Many countries already require this. Some countries like the Philippines makes you go into a 2 week quarantine after entering the country even with a negative result

Nice to see us finally catching up. I figure we're also going to need to hang onto our proof of vaccinations. The nurse told my sister to guard her piece of paper like it was priceless.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

A lot less.

 

 

 

 

    The sick time in my department is almost nil this year. People with respiratory symptoms have to stay home, and everyone has masks on when at work. Also kids have been doing virtual learning for the last 2 months. Basically the two biggest germ incubators taken out of circulation.

 

   Bigger companies should probably take a close look at the cost savings of making people stay home when symptomatic. Making one person stay home on sick time for 3 days is probably a better option than having everyone everyone in the department out 1 or 2 days. 

 

 

[Dashinka 24,438]

43 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Nice to see us finally catching up. I figure we're also going to need to hang onto our proof of vaccinations. The nurse told my sister to guard her piece of paper like it was priceless.

I wondered if the vaccine cards would become travel passports.  Still begs the question, even if you are vaccinated, can you still be a carrier/spreader of the virus?

[Boiler 45,402]

6 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I wondered if the vaccine cards would become travel passports.  Still begs the question, even if you are vaccinated, can you still be a carrier/spreader of the virus?

I think you can.

 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

26 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I wondered if the vaccine cards would become travel passports.  Still begs the question, even if you are vaccinated, can you still be a carrier/spreader of the virus?

What I have seen that is a yes

[Steeleballz 7,550]

32 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I wondered if the vaccine cards would become travel passports.  Still begs the question, even if you are vaccinated, can you still be a carrier/spreader of the virus?

 

   You can, and that's true of almost all viruses. Your immune system doesn't stop you from getting virus on your hands, on your clothes, or in your nose. Your immune system also still has to fight off the virus to get rid of it, and while the vaccine elicits a humoral (antibody mediated) response to exponentially help accomplish that, it still has to go through the process, and it doesn't really kick into high gear until viral antigen is encountered somewhere in your body. 

 

   At the extreme end of the spectrum, if your immune system is compromised due to other illness or disease, you could have immunity to the virus and still have an extremely difficult time being able to fight it off. 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

7 hours ago, Dashinka said:

A lot less.

 

 

Great. All the hand washing,  sanitizing and mask wearing is having an affect on the flu. I hope we keep doing it after covid.

[yuna628 9,665]

*sigh*

 

FiL likely has it. Husband is beside himself.

 

One of my sisters and my nephew also has it.

 

None of these people are doing well but there is no available beds for them. I will point out that once again some of these individuals took a rapid test that is being given out by a rural hospital known for incompetence. It came back negative. As their conditions worsened, all it took was a doctor with a brain looking at a simple xray to see the telltale signs. I really wish that hospitals could rely on the tried and true shove it up your brain test, because it really seems like the accuracy on other tests are subpar. If you are sick and get a negative, don't take that for granted.

 

My other sister still remains fine after her vaccination, apart from some joint pain she thinks. Some other employees did not fair so well and were hit with a very high fever, chills, and intense body pain.