Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

The teachers' unions are already planning their raise requests when the schools open up, they know all the parents will be quick to say yes this time.

 

Man, makes me think about the illness my daughter and I had in Feb. How about you @dutchen?

 

that was a decision made by the CDC not NY. A position paper was put out 4/5 and then implimented on 4/14

Changes in US Data following new CDC guidelines on "Case" and "Death" definition (April 14, 2020) - Worldometer

 

Barr Threatens to Sue States That Don’t Open When Trump Says

 

Trump (the Company) Asks Trump (the Administration) for Hotel Relief

 

Misinformation During a Pandemic (PDF warning)

 

the numbers are already in. NYC averages 2000 flu deaths a year, they have 9.5k confirmed covid deaths and another 4.5k probable ones. And that’s with a near total lockdown. Their death rate including the probables is .17 percent with who knows how many more still to pass away and only who knows what percent of the city actually infected. a flu season would be around .025 percent all in.
It is beyond baffling to me that the word flu is still uttered by anyone in the same sentence as Covid, other than “it’s not that”.
Can we have reasonable discussions about what we can open and what we can’t? Whether rural and urban might be able to be tested and treated a bit differently? Absolutely, but it should start from the right starting point. This thing is real.

 

Trump's personal attorney at work.

 

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You may have missed my post about having College Stats 25 years ago.... even though I did get an A then...
But my crow eating is noted here again.

 

Innocent until proven guilty? What a low standard for leadership.

 

It's being willfully ignorant

 

Great post from a doctor in one of the A&M forums. Further “this isn’t the flu” evidence.

I just declared my 100th COVID19 patient deceased... | TexAgs

 

Deaths per reported case continue to trend up. Not good

 

It's hard to say, the large impact on those who won't die is being measured now so we will see.
And yes nursing homes are still clusters even with the lock down, someone has to care for them regardless. Our county has a small spike because one nursing home has already sent 14 people to hospital with it and 3/10 ten county deaths are from one nursing home. Sadly this particular home refused to let the Doctors who care for these patients to test for it early on..... criminal IMHO.

Requiring the high risk to stay home would have a bigger effect than what your are saying because the vast majority of high risk don't live in nursing homes.

 

that doc has some interesting insights from the front line concerning treatment. Thanks for posting.

 

Me 2. I was sick in January and my doctor had the same thing 2 weeks later. But, I tested negative for antibodies on April 6. So, either antibodies are short lived or I didn’t have it. And, I have had a respiratory illness for 3 or so weeks now and am waiting for the results of a swab test. Meanwhile, your daughter should get an antibody test. Those folks who died in early February would have been ill in January so the timing is there

 

sounds like a SCOTUS review down the road...

 

No, not really. We all know there will be no raises.

My county passed a half penny sales tax four years ago for renovations and security (could not be used for teacher salaries) and it is up for renewal this November and all indications are that it will not be put on the ballot.

 

Not quite.

COD was not changed....reporting guidance changed.

This is from the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf

Resulting in this statement on worldometer:

All that changed was CDC guidance allowed previously suspected COVID-19 deaths to be included in the reporting.