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Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

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UCBadger said:
Sometime between 2:30 now this place came up............

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* US Census Bureau 2018 estimate


Sorry I did not get it posted at on time....I was putting my gloves away..................
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Re: Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

Looks like we might break the 70,000 barrier before Sunday is over. That will be 20,000 deaths since last Thurs. A bit over a week.

But we're ready to open back up again. Full steam ahead.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Remdesivir’s wiki page is a chemist’s wet dream.

1. I have no idea how someone could discover this molecule might be effective in treating a virus
2. The way this thing works is both amazing and is almost certainly the answer to #1
3. That synthesis is insane.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remdesivir
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CNBC had Gilead's CEO on this morning discussing it. They actually had this one in their back pocket for years. It was actually developed after the SARS outbreak, and was found to have some effect on all versions of coronavirus. With this novel version, they had to see if it would also work.

Downside is that it has to be administered via IV. They said on air that it will likely never be made into a pill form because that form can cause liver damage. They are also working on seeing if an inhaler/nebulizer would be possible.

They also talked about supply. The process to make Remdesivir is currently being streamlined to see if they can increase production. And, the studies have found that there is a big improvement within the first five days of use, but a plateau from days five to 10. The CEO said if that holds true in these studies, they're going to look at getting it approved for the five day use, effectively doubling their supply immediately.


What really impressed me was that he was frank about the costs. He said, after twice being prompted about government interference in procuring the drug first, said he is working with their suppliers around the globe to provide the drug for everyone, for relatively cheap prices, if it is found to be successful. He also said that after this initial wave, there does need to be some price adjustment up, but that would come after the global crisis is over.
 
rufus said:
Looks like we might break the 70,000 barrier before Sunday is over. That will be 20,000 deaths since last Thurs. A bit over a week.

But we're ready to open back up again. Full steam ahead.
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Keep an eye on Green Bay, Wisconsin. Largest outbreak in the nation currently.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Based on what? Brown County doesn’t even register in be red for new cases per 10k

https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html#
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Okay, so maybe I had slightly bad information on total numbers, my bad, but they did report 1,163 confirmed Covid cases today, up from the 114 cases reported on Thursday. And private testing being performed on four meat packing plant employees had 241 test positive on Thursday.

*edit* There is also an outbreak in a nursing facility outside of Green Bay where one employee, who was confirmed as having Coronavirus, was told by their employer to still report to work.
 
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Re: Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

dxmnkd316 said:
Based on what? Brown County doesn’t even register in be red for new cases per 10k

https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html#
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That's a good site, but the data might be a a day old. Infections in my county (150 mi from Green Bay) jumped nearly 25% in the past 24 hrs, and that increase is not shown on the chart. We're rural, so percentages can jump quickly, but it increased as much in one day as it had in the prior two weeks.

The people I know are being careful, but as curves begin to flatten elsewhere, it's easy to be less vigilant, even though we know it's just slower to arrive at places like this.
 
Re: Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

Heard an interviewer at one of the Georgia Malls that opened. All the people they talked to said none of the stores they wanted to go to were open. There were no lines, parking lot was empty.

Was saying to someone today that the Feds have been so untrustworthy people are less likely to trust anyone telling them they are safe
 
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rufus said:
Looks like we might break the 70,000 barrier before Sunday is over. That will be 20,000 deaths since last Thurs. A bit over a week.

But we're ready to open back up again. Full steam ahead.
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36k new cases and 1900 dead. Man it is good to be on the other side of this medically! Such a victory!

Your Worldometer Top 10 in New Cases

NY: 4383
Ill: 3137
NJ: 2538
Mass: 2106
Maryland: 1730
Cali: 1646
Penn: 1643
Tex: 1438
GA: 1232
TN: 1156

Honorable Mention: Con: 1064, VA: 1055, FL: 1038, MI: 977

Worldometer Top 10 in Deaths

NJ: 310
NY: 289
Mass: 154
Penn: 110
Ill: 102
Cali: 82
Con: 82
MI: 77
LA: 65
IN: 61

Honorable Mention: Maryland: 52, Texas: 47, Florida: 46, CO: 43

Congrats everyone...SO MUCH WINNING!!

edit: Totals:

Cases: 1,131,015
Deaths: 65,748
 
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Re: Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

MissThundercat said:
One thing I decided to do as a measure of self-care:

I've been drinking more and more since shelter in place started in Michigan. Wine, whiskey, beer, vodka, etc. My attitude became "aw, f-ck it, I don't care any more," and so decided to have a glass of something every night. But more and more, it became incredibly difficult to get out of bed in the morning. Hangovers are not fun at all. And Wednesday night, where it was abundantly clear I didn't look well to my classmates in a Zoom meeting, I logged off and started sobbing uncontrollably (kind of like Jessie in Saved By The Bell). I felt like a fraud, and a failure, and thought I couldn't do this any more.

Thursday, after waking up with a harsh hangover, I decided to go dry until Michigan's shelter in place was lifted and there was a sense of near normal (at least consistent work and worship at Grace Episcopal had resumed). I can't deal with bad hangovers right now. And I can't be an effective behavior technician, delivery driver, grad student, accidental trans rights activist, etc, if I'm hungover most of the time. I also know I don't drink nearly as much or as often when things are as they should be. I also know right now, I have a phone and I should use it instead of reaching for another glass of wine.
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Hang in there- good choice you made. See if you can go for a run or a really long walk tomorrow- get all of that alcohol cycled through your body.
 
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Handyman said:
36k new cases and 1900 dead. Man it is good to be on the other side of this medically! Such a victory!

Your Worldometer Top 10 in New Cases

NY: 4383
Ill: 3137
NJ: 2538
Mass: 2106
Maryland: 1730
Cali: 1646
Penn: 1643
Tex: 1438
GA: 1232
TN: 1156
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Yet, also currently 10th best in cases per million with 1,072/million.

Won't be surprised if it doesn't stay that way since we just reopened some stuff with restrictions.
 
Re: Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

JF_Gophers said:
So really its just about guns.

Because the rest of those things. Blocking intersections, screaming, etc. happens a lot in protests.
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'Member all those BLM protests that did the same things? 'Member the people screaming "THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT!"?

I do.

These current protesters, given their actions during said protests, deserve the same treatment.
 
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The Rube said:
'Member all those BLM protests that did the same things? 'Member the people screaming "THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT!"?

I do.

These current protesters, given their actions during said protests, deserve the same treatment.
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Nobody is saying they don't have the right...
 
Re: Covfefe-19: We Can Handle Slight Inconveniences. Part 8.

Yeah I remember when a bunch of heavily armed black people stormed the state house and screamed in the face of the cops. :rolleyes: And how a third of the country vociferously supported them and said if you objected to it you were a tyrant.
 
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state of hockey said:
What?
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Blocking streets, being violent or showing signs of becoming violent, etc etc. Some were armed.

Treat these current protesters the same as the BLMers. Shut 'em down unless they are noticeably peaceful in their protest.
 
Kepler said:
Yeah I remember when a bunch of heavily armed black people stormed the state house and screamed in the face of the cops. :rolleyes:
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Seriously. This was the most tone-deaf thing you've ever posted, man. If the BLM protesters did what these people did, they'd be dead.
 
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Kepler said:
Yeah I remember when a bunch of heavily armed black people stormed the state house and screamed in the face of the cops. :rolleyes:
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I remember seeing videos in Mpls when the cops shut down a street due to protests, and were getting threatened, spit on, sworn at, and the protesters were up close and personal.

TO BE CLEAR, I'm saying treat these Coviid protesters the same way.
 
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