Coronavirus thread

[Que]

But from July.

My bad! 

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Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits

Unfortunately the overall Covid-19 situation hasn't been good in Europe. 353 (0.14 %) of these 250 000 deaths come from Finland.

The US can be expected to join the 250 000 club in 3-4 weeks (between November 14 and 21) I would estimate.

[T. D.]

Unfortunately the overall Covid-19 situation hasn't been good in Europe. 353 (0.14 %) of these 250 000 deaths come from Finland.

The US can be expected to join the 250 000 club in 3-4 weeks (between November 14 and 21) I would estimate.

If one looks at "excess deaths" and the percentage thereof attributed to COVID-19 (broken out by Euro nations and US states), it's clear that the US (aggregated) has been systematically understating COVID deaths. Surprise.

[Karl Henning]

If one looks at "excess deaths" and the percentage thereof attributed to COVID-19 (broken out by Euro nations and US states), it's clear that the US (aggregated) has been systematically understating COVID deaths. Surprise.

Courtesy of the Ministry of Disinformation

[T. D.]

More superspreading:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/24/pence-chief-of-staff-senior-political-adviser-both-test-positive-for-covid-19.html

[Todd]

Europe sounds alarm over second wave of Covid infections as WHO warns of 'exponential' rise

The agency said all EU countries except Cyprus, Estonia, Finland and Greece fell into a "serious concern" category, as did the United Kingdom, up from just seven a month ago.

[T. D.]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/25/coronavirus-mark-meadows-says-were-not-going-to-control-the-pandemic-.html

Cheeto Mussolini's "strategy": Fuck you, Jack, I got mine. I'm IMMUNE!

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday that the U.S. will not get control of the coronavirus pandemic as the country reports a record high in new daily Covid-19 cases.

"We're not going to control the pandemic," Meadows said during an interview on CNN. "We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigations."

Pressed on why the U.S. can't make efforts to control the pandemic, Meadows said: "Because it is a contagious virus just like the flu."
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The U.S. reported 83,757 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, surpassing a previous daily record of about 77,300 cases in mid-July, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. On Saturday, the country reported another 83,718 new cases.

As the country enters into what could be a dangerous winter, research indicates that the U.S. could see more than 500,000 total deaths by the end of February if states continue to ease pandemic restrictions.

[T. D.]

More from Superspreader Central HQ:

Mike Pence will not quarantine after four aides test positive for coronavirus

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/25/mike-pence-coronavirus-four-aides-test-positive-for-covid-19.html

(Updated story)

[T. D.]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/25/toxic-cdc-staffers-say-morale-inside-the-public-health-agency-has-plummeted-during-the-pandemic.html

Months of mixed messages, political pressure and public gaffes about COVID-19 have caused morale at the Centers for Disease Control to turn "toxic," say four current and two former CDC staffers, with one saying the election could be a "tipping point" for a mass exodus if President Donald Trump wins.

"The house is not only on fire," said a veteran CDC staffer who did not want to be named for fear of retribution. "We're standing in ashes."

Current and former CDC employees tell NBC News that career staffers are still struggling to influence key decisions on the pandemic as new daily COVID cases soar nationwide, but are overruled by Trump appointees when politics intrudes.

[T. D.]

Cheeto Mussolini  COVID horseshit of the day (so far, it's early yet):

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/26/coronavirus-trump-claims-the-worsening-us-outbreak-is-a-fake-news-media-conspiracy-even-as-hospitalizations-rise.html

President Donald Trump on Monday claimed the worsening coronavirus outbreak in the United States is a "Fake News Media Conspiracy," saying the nation only has the most cases in the world because "we TEST, TEST, TEST."

"Corrupt Media conspiracy at all time high," Trump said in a tweet Monday morning. "On November 4th., topic will totally change," he added, referring to the day after the presidential election.

[Karl Henning]

Not encouraging to read: Source of infections unknown in half of Mass. cases

[MusicTurner]

- Another big study of 365,000 people in the UK severely hits herd immunity ideas
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-herd-immunity-hopes-dashed-as-study-shows-covid-19-antibodies-fall-rapidly-after-recovery-12115510?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

- Several reports on quite effective vaccines being introduced within just a matter of weeks, such as to UK NHS health service staff, even in early December
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-vaccine-nhs-staff-england-oxford-b1295880.html

[Karl Henning]

TORONTO — As the holiday season approaches amid a surge in novel coronavirus cases across the country, a Thanksgiving-related spike in Canada may serve as a cautionary tale for the United States.
"Case counts in much of Canada are climbing, even in parts of the country that imposed new autumn restrictions. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October, and both provincial and federal officials have pointed to the holiday as a culprit.

"In some areas we are learning that gathering during the Thanksgiving weekend contributed to the elevated case counts we are seeing today," Howard Njoo, Canada's deputy chief public health officer, told reporters Tuesday in Ottawa. "Our actions matter."

Before the holiday, officials advised Canadians to curtail their plans by limiting celebrations to those living under the same roof or moving the party online, but it is not clear how widely the advice was heeded."

[flyingdutchman]

Herd immunity is the dumbest idea this side of the GOP casting their lot with Dump.

[drogulus]

     Why You Shouldn't Worry About Studies Showing Waning Coronavirus Antibodies

Over the three-month period, the proportion of people with detectable antibodies in their blood dropped to 4.8 percent from 6 percent, the researchers reported. The smallest decline was among people ages 18 to 24 and the biggest in those over age 75.

Looking at the data a different way, about 73 percent of people who had antibodies early on still produced a positive result months later, noted Dr. Antonio Bertoletti, a virologist at Duke NUS Medical School in Singapore. "That's not such a dramatic decline."

Antibodies also represent only one arm of the immune response, albeit the one that can most easily be measured. There are at least three other branches of the immune system that can fend off illness, so antibody levels don't present the full picture.

"It's not the whole immune response," said Dr. Paul Elliott, an epidemiologist at Imperial College London who heads the project.

When the body encounters a pathogen, it rapidly produces antibodies that recognize the invader. Once the acute infection resolves, the levels decline — as they must for purely practical reasons.

     

[Todd]

Protesters clash with police in northern Italy as anger mounts over Covid-19 restrictions

[JBS]

"I give you a new commandment"

[André]

"I give you a new commandment"

Brilliant !!!

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16% test positivity rate for South Dakota, ground zero for Red-team stupidity

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/south-dakota

[Karl Henning]

16% test positivity rate for South Dakota, ground zero for Red-team stupidity

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map/south-dakota

Stupidity kills.