demostars posted:

ok so i feel like my work story is relevant to share with the thread

just got hired for a new pcr lab testing for covid, and the job description described that the lab would be mandating ppe. show up, and since we're not "officially" operating as of yet, no one was actually wearing any lmao. i do my training, and overhear one of my coworkers has gotten covid not once, not twice, you're loving kidding me if you even thought it was thrice, but FOUR loving TIMES.

we're all dead lol

Homocow posted:

it should be a crime to spread misinformation about a pandemic during a pandemic, particularly online. I don't want to see people in jail, I want to see social and news media held to some level of ethical culpability

literally thousands people are going to die because of facebook posts

SKULL.GIF posted:

Homocow posted:

it should be a crime to spread misinformation about a pandemic during a pandemic, particularly online. I don't want to see people in jail, I want to see social and news media held to some level of ethical culpability

literally thousands people are going to die because of facebook posts

Pillowpants posted:

I know this thread moves fast - but is anyone reading the state by state roundups I post?

quote:

Public health management
While systems for alerting public health authorities of infectious spread did exist in [YEAR], they did not generally include influenza, leading to a delayed response.[174] Nevertheless, actions were taken. Maritime quarantines were declared on islands such as Iceland, Australia, and American Samoa, saving many lives.[174] Social distancing measures were introduced, for example closing schools, theatres, and places of worship, limiting public transportation, and banning mass gatherings.[175] [Wearing face masks became common in some places, such as Japan, though there were debates over their efficacy.[175] There was also some resistance to their use, as exemplified by the Anti-Mask League of San Francisco. Vaccines were also developed, but as these were based on bacteria and not the actual virus, they could only help with secondary infections.[175] The actual enforcement of various restrictions varied.[176] To a large extent, the New York City health commissioner ordered businesses to open and close on staggered shifts to avoid overcrowding on the subways.[citation needed]

A later study found that measures such as banning mass gatherings and requiring the wearing of face masks could cut the death rate up to 50 percent, but this was dependent on their being imposed early in the outbreak and not being lifted prematurely

zegermans posted:

daughter's preschool had to drop their mask mandate because a judge said it counted as an illegal quarantine so that rules

smoobles posted:

it takes two RNAs to make a DNA so i need 2X my blood volume in vaccine, please

RedQueen posted:

Added Pryor: “I kind of felt like a leper or something like that. I’m healthy what’s wrong here?”

smoobles posted:

it takes two RNAs to make a DNA so i need 2X my blood volume in vaccine, please

zegermans posted:

daughter's preschool had to drop their mask mandate because a judge said it counted as an illegal quarantine so that rules

Homocow posted:

it should be a crime to spread misinformation about a pandemic during a pandemic, particularly online. I don't want to see people in jail, I want to see social and news media held to some level of ethical culpability

literally thousands people are going to die because of facebook posts

Bruce Hussein Daddy posted:

More than 20% of the worldwide deaths from covid yesterday (according to WOM) were in the US. Very impressive.

empty whippet box posted:

it's fine because the number of people dying and getting in fected daily has gone up slower in the last couple weeks than it did before that which means we are past the peak. even though it's obviously just labor day reporting lag, which happened last year shortly before a giant mega ultra giga spike in which hundreds of thousands of people died. all of this equates to "Open Biden" (I love it!)

Lastgirl posted:

lock zuckerberg up unironically

Shifty Pony posted:

the CDC is for it, the FDA is the one dragging their feet.

I've said it before in the thread but I strongly strongly suspect that the people on the FDA vaccine advisory committee are mostly being pissy about someone (Biden and the CDC) having the nerve to not completely defer to them on all things vaccine related. they are also probably grumpy about Biden cracking the whip a while ago and threatening to fire people if they took off the weekend without reaching a decision on vaccines for 12+ despite having all the data.


they are basically pulling a Work To Rule soft strike while people die because people didn't sufficiently defer to their very smart expertise and that hurt their feelings.

Shifty Pony posted:

the CDC is for it, the FDA is the one dragging their feet.

I've said it before in the thread but I strongly strongly suspect that the people on the FDA vaccine advisory committee are mostly being pissy about someone (Biden and the CDC) having the nerve to not completely defer to them on all things vaccine related. they are also probably grumpy about Biden cracking the whip a while ago and threatening to fire people if they took off the weekend without reaching a decision on vaccines for 12+ despite having all the data.

Bruce Hussein Daddy posted:

Today

covidactnow.org

zegermans posted:

an illegal quarantine

Shifty Pony posted:

the CDC is for it, the FDA is the one dragging their feet.

I've said it before in the thread but I strongly strongly suspect that the people on the FDA vaccine advisory committee are mostly being pissy about someone (Biden and the CDC) having the nerve to not completely defer to them on all things vaccine related. they are also probably grumpy about Biden cracking the whip a while ago and threatening to fire people if they took off the weekend without reaching a decision on vaccines for 12+ despite having all the data.


they are basically pulling a Work To Rule soft strike while people die because people didn't sufficiently defer to their very smart expertise and that hurt their feelings.

Raiad posted:

*reporting stops as all medical systems are completely overwhelmed*

cases and deaths are down, looks like covid is over

tenderjerk posted:

Forseti posted:

I am way far behind, but aside from being incredibly hosed up for the obvious reason, I loving hate that it implies spreading bronchitis around is perfectly reasonable. No, dumbfuck, I don't want your bronchitis/flu/cold/whatever either! Pretty sure you can fill out your excel spreadsheet columns from home, but if you can't, we'll somehow manage without them.

Raiad posted:

*reporting stops as all medical systems are completely overwhelmed*

cases and deaths are down, looks like covid is over

empty whippet box posted:

yea the # of people in the hospital / ICU trending downwards while multiple states begin rationing care and going to triage conditions with tons of stories of nurses/doctors/etc quitting and poo poo like that is, well, it seems like maybe there is some kind of disconnect happening and perhaps it is not time to...you know what, never mind, what am i talking about. open biden

Harry Potter on Ice posted:

WA state trauma centers are full so avoid bad car accidents and such for a little while if possible

Raiad posted:

the good thing about delta is that sudden spikes are followed immediately by sudden drops, so the faster we spike the sooner we'll see the drop off

Schnorkles posted:

theoretically, depending on the way the peak is working, you could have plateaued or slightly declining cases and deaths skyrocketing because of the lag between symptomatic:critical condition.

in reality here its because we've just stopped testing anywhere

PerniciousKnid posted:

If there were such a law it would be enforced solely against cspammers for besmirching Applebee's.