Kolek planning to go pro
We are in agreement. The post I was replying to was highlighting how wrong Fauci was for saying the death rate might be below 1%. Highlighting that even the scientists got it wrong. But, Fauci was referring to the true mortality rate, if all cases and all deaths were known. The original post was not understanding the science, and the data, and how they differ. I actually believe he did understand it, but was ignoring it to push an agenda.
Wonder what Chicos thinks about all of this. All quarantined up in California. Sitting on the porch, washing his manly F-150 and watering his lawn.Definitely not on Scoop at all with all this free time.Does he name drop to the children or the dog? Send texts to Peyton and Eli?
His mental acuity is troubling. This is how it will be done if I had to guess. He will not make it to August. He will be exposed in the debates and heavy scrutiny of a campaign. Cannot hose him that long.
i don't know if this has been posted anywhere yet as i can't read everyone of the past posts, but super interesting in the type of progress they are making into how the virus interacts with our cells- there are some whom are more predisposed than others-why? they are researching the interactions of the virus particle and it's binding to the ACE-2 protein on cell membranes to enter our cells. it appears to be where the illness process begins-if they could find something to block this interaction...?https://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/56895/scientists-demonstrate-how-covid-19-infects-human-cells/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2020/04/12/coronavirus-nick-cordero-tony-nominated-broadway-actor-icu/2979407001/Wonder how many cases are out there like this. He tested negative twice, before finally being confirmed to have COVID. Are we getting false negatives? If so, that complicates opening things up.To answer my own question, apparently our best tests lead to at least 10% false negatives, and because we have so many different tests out there, some are worse than others. Apparently, clinical diagnoses, right now are more accurate, and some patients have to be tested up to 4 times to finally get a positive confirmation.
And here is another reason why CDC needs in front of this fight, instead of standing behind state and local public health officials:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/us/coronavirus-biogen-boston-superspreader.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=HomepageExecutives from Biogen spread COVID at a March conference in Boston. When the MA Department of Public Health tried to trace the contacts, they were only able to find those in MA. According to the article:The official count of those sickened— 99, including employees and their contacts, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health — includes only those who live in that state. The true number across the United States is certainly higher. In other words, state or local contact tracing is inherently limited. If CDC was coordinating this, they would almost certainly have a more accurate count (and ideally, might even have had the resource to limit the spread).Keeping the CDC on the sidelines is killing people.
As of right now, the dashboard at Johns Hopkins suggests the death rate in Germany from Covid is 2%. Serology tests from the town of Gangelt (hit particularly hard) indicate a morbidity rate of .37%. I understand that the death rate will vary based on who is infected and how effectively the infected are treated, but assuming a rate of .37% could be lowered significantly by quarantining our most vulnerable (I think 25% of the deaths in New York have been in nursing homes) could a plan to create herd immunity end up being our safest path?
My mom’s best friend was first tested on Monday. She had an “inconclusive” result on Wednesday. She demanded to be get retested on Thursday, results came back yesterday that she was positive.Six days to get a positive test result, yeah. The US is not ready to open back up.
So, this is a 100% true story -MLB made a "donation" to a major research university in exchange for thousands of Coronavirus antibody POC tests. 99% sensitivity, instant results. They have distributed these to every team. I know that at least the Braves received 300 of these tests. Initially, the tests were to be used on players/staff and given at the discretion of the team physicians. However, many of the owners are telling the team docs that they want them for personal use. In the case of the Braves, the team doc was to use 190+ on family/friends of the owner.This is another sad example of our society not prioritizing need.
It is an internet rumor without sourcing.
Not if someone personally knows the Braves team doc.
Actually, just checked with my source in MLB and this story is somewhat true.
8 reasons to end the Lockdown as soon as possible. Penned by doctors. It would be eye opening to do a national survey of doctors and their opinions on this topic and break it out by geography.Our leaders have some tough decisions ahead. It is also why CDC cannot be put in charge of all this. The decision is not only health based, but national security, economic, legal & constitutional. CDC are not elected leaders.Here are their 8 reasons. I find myself supporting some of them, but not all. The suicide element is of great concern.https://medium.com/@jbgeach/eight-reasons-to-end-the-lockdowns-as-soon-as-possible-b7bb0bc94f00
Maybe it's sad...or maybe it's really good.If MLB just paid the cost of the tests, and essentially "skipped in line" ahead of less-wealthy people or people with higher-priority needs, then yes - if would be a sad example.But if MLB's donation was big enough to pay the cost of the tests, plus enough extra to help advance the research university's research about COVID, I would argue it's a good thing.The latter scenario happens all the time in nonprofits. A rich dude donates $5M to a research facility, and gets to the front of the line when he's sick. But the facility still has plenty of money to fund research labs, studies into new treatments, etc. Like I said, a good thing...for the rich dude, for the institution, and for all the people who might benefit from discoveries that otherwise might not be made.IMHO - we'd need to know a lot more about the size of the donation and the cost of the tests to know if it's good or bad.