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Covfefe-19 The 12th Part: The Only Thing Worse Than This New Board Is TrumpVirus2020

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rufus said:
3.5 million vaccinations a day. But didn't the feds only send out 3.5 million doses total in that initial batch? And are short on coming up with subsequent allocations?

Again, as Hovey will never take into account for, is the incompetence of the administration charged with sticking that thing into people's arms.
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With this administration, let's all just count ourselves lucky that they didn't use the 3.5 million doses on one person.
 
Kepler said:
Yep, we have a Peloton bike and a treadmill but amazingly we've both been using them about 25x a month. They were actually worth the (ludicrously expensive) cost. I'm frankly amazed just how much I used to spend on food and entertainment. I may never go to a restaurant or movie theater again.
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I went with the NordicTrack “commercial” studio cycle (their version of the Peloton) and the “commercial” incline treadmill. (Commercial is in quotes because even though they call them that, they have small print stickers on them that say for home use only. The quality is better than lots of residential equipment though).

The purchase prices are very similar to the Peloton but the there is a pretty big savings for the subscription over the life of the product. They probably have fewer live classes than Peloton, but I almost always use the prerecorded work outs. I also like that the trainer adjusts your resistance/incline (for both the live and recorded sessions), but you can override. The incline treadmill goes all the way to 45 degrees and has hiking and trail running workouts that look pretty good on the big touchscreen. Definitely the best consumer treadmill I’ve ever used.

Definitely worth the cost for me (around $5k for both and each came with a year subscription included in the price plus I got a bonus 1 year iFit gift card with at least one of them) considering I no longer have access to the gym at the office.

not as cool as saying you have a Peloton though.
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
In the least surprising news of the day, the new strain of covid has been found in Colorado
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More creative mandates on the way?

Certainly we need to ask all healthy people to pretend to be sick. That’s a given.

Maybe get the vaccine once a month? Everyone can carry around their little Oil Change card.
 
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Saw an ad for a Nordictrack bike the other day, this one let you rock the bike from side to side, so it felt more natural, more like how a real bike moves under you. Not sure how it would actually feel in real life though.

I don't know who made it, or even if they still do, but there was some company that made a stationary bike set on some kind of platform, shaped sorta like a manta ray, mounted on a gimbal. So, it would rock side to side, and also front to back as you got out of the saddle and then sat back down again. Seemed to absolutely mimic how a real bike on the road would react, and that would be what I would buy if I was gonna get something. That platform did take up a bit of space though.
 
SJHovey said:
Of course. Although truth be told, if we were really pragmatic as a society, we'd schedule 15 stadium concerts around the country and then vaccinate every 16-30 year old who entered. Medical staff and oldsters aren't the spreaders. They're the ones dying.

My point, again, is why waste time deciding whether some second rate Congressional staffer should get it before an EMT in Loudoun County? Just stick it in somebody's arm and move on.
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Sorry if I missed it in the rollout of these vaccines, but where in the literature does it say these vaccines are 95% or better at preventing transmission of the virus? I’ve read they’re 95% effective at preventing infection, as well as effective at preventing serious illness or death. Sounds important for healthcare workers and elderly adults. I’m sure it’s presumed that these vaccines will be effective at preventing transmission too, but if we don’t know that, and currently with only a scarce amount of vaccine available, why not stick with the guidelines until there’s plenty of vaccine to go around? Hopefully that’s sooner rather than later.
 
psych said:
Sorry if I missed it in the rollout of these vaccines, but where in the literature does it say these vaccines are 95% or better at preventing transmission of the virus? I’ve read they’re 95% effective at preventing infection, as well as effective at preventing serious illness or death. Sounds important for healthcare workers and elderly adults. I’m sure it’s presumed that these vaccines will be effective at preventing transmission too, but if we don’t know that, and currently with only a scarce amount of vaccine available, why not stick with the guidelines until there’s plenty of vaccine to go around? Hopefully that’s sooner rather than later.
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I don’t have the source, but I remember an epidemiologist saying that if someone is vaccinated, the level of virus in the body almost never reaches the level needed to be considered contagious. Or something to that effect.

I have to believe it’s almost impossible to get good data on contagiousness of a person who gets the virus after being vaccinated. Too many ethical issues and variables trying to get enough data.
 
Some of my covid symptoms are back after nearly 4 months, namely the paresthesias.

not sure what point of a test would be- without sequencing it’s impossible to know if I’m reinfected or same virus from before rearing back up.
 
Please be careful - our au pair’s aunt (46 years old) passed away today after a recurrence/flare-up more than 2 months after her initial “recovery.” Leaves behind 2 twenty-something sons and an 8-year-old daughter.

F you, coronavirus! And double F you to people who in any way downplay or deny the seriousness of this pandemic. If only they each had 336k close friends and relatives I could wish it upon.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
I don’t have the source, but I remember an epidemiologist saying that if someone is vaccinated, the level of virus in the body almost never reaches the level needed to be considered contagious. Or something to that effect.

I have to believe it’s almost impossible to get good data on contagiousness of a person who gets the virus after being vaccinated. Too many ethical issues and variables trying to get enough data.
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Similar to what I’ve read too. I read an article on Moderna’s vaccine that said positive swabs were 2/3 less in vaccinated patients versus control patients prior to administration of the second dose. That’s an encouraging sign. But, since this really is a life and death situation, I’ll defer to those saying get healthcare workers and vaccinated nursing home residents first. Congress, whatever, that’s fine, they’re all old anyways.
What’s strange to me is the Congressional Doctor (whatever his official title is) told Pelosi/McConnell back in the summer that there was no need to regularly test, partly because there may not be enough tests and supplies for that. Okay, fair enough, but now there’s not only enough vaccine to vaccinate Congress, but their staffers too? I feel like there’s less vaccine available than tests but I obviously don’t know for sure.
 
jerphisch said:
Yeah, that democrat running the state is such a, oh....
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I see that you live in Massachusetts or a neighboring state so you are right up on the politics therein. Yeah, Parker (Baker) is a "real" Republican and Massachusetts is a solid Republican state. So much so that the "super conservative" pols just overrode his veto of an abortion bill, so now your 16 year old daughter can have one without ANY knowledge from her parents.

Need a driver's license? Have your parents sign here. Need a medical procedure that can have life threatening complications? Just have a friend pick you up and drive you back to 3rd block Biology class, you're good.
 
MichVandal said:
No matter- dumpy did nothing to make a vaccine. Not one single thing.

He's far too stupid to even know what a vaccine is.
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Removing all of the red tape and funding a multi-billion dollar medical initiative that developed an MRNA medical break-thru (not a true vaccine) is "not doing a single thing"? Because he didn't put on a lab coat and get out his vials and spectrometers and get to work? Not sure I saw BO or Forgetful Joe in a lab working on the Swine Flu vaccine, do you?

Too stupid that he removed barriers so such an effort could be quickly launched, developed, trialed and then get emergency approval? Sometimes the smartest thing is just doing the dirty work, getting out of the way and opening up the road so the emergency crews can get on scene. Y

Question: Who was the last person to hold the greatest basketball player to ever live, Michael Jordan, under 20 points per game? Answer: Dean Smith (the coach at North Carolina for the college hoops challenged). Was he just STUPID?
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Some of my covid symptoms are back after nearly 4 months, namely the paresthesias.

not sure what point of a test would be- without sequencing it’s impossible to know if I’m reinfected or same virus from before rearing back up.
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Really sorry to hear that. Hoping for the best this isn't 'long covid' and that any impairment will quickly subside.
 
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