Hide Ya Wives, Hide Ya Kids: Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic!

[wallyhopp]

Are those used masks? Germs for days. I see that many countries around the world have seen a uptick in cases. There’s many extremes. Too locked down and too open. And most in the middle. Some states like living on the edges.

I went to a local casino awhile back (I know bad habits) and they say they’re doing 25% but only about 25% of the machines were turned off, and they didn’t have restaurants or bingo or table games open, so it felt like the true concentration of people was immense. These fire code numbers are quite the farce

I saw that a Waffle House has a fire Marshall capacity of 110 in good times. So they’ve always been over estimating. With no bartop seating, and social distancing, the true capacity is closer to 18, not the fire Marshall standard of 27 when you go with a 25% capacity. But even then, you can’t have more than 4 tables in there. So it’s restrained quite a bit. I’ve seen more and more restaurants barely follow their true capacity, and they’ll go by their fire Marshall capacity (which includes standing room only). Good luck eating out during peak hours.

 

[whoisthisguy]

“MY KiDzzz Gon No WAht ITs Lyke 2 B OPpreSseD by Da GoVernMeNt, so We HEaR 2 BErn DeSe MAsks 2 show DeM We R TRue PAtRiots N Nt OPpreSseD SLaveS!!” - Typical White AmeriKKKan Patriot.

 

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[DCAllAfrican]

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Is anyone trying to get the J&J vaccine because it has efficiency against the new variants?

Also there was a report on the local news that the J&J vaccine is being distributed more in the under privilidged communities. I wonder if its because it's cheaper to produce or less effective but they were refrencing the mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx

 

[misha]

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Is anyone trying to get the J&J vaccine because it has efficiency against the new variants?

Also there was a report on the local news that the J&J vaccine is being distributed more in the under privilidged communities. I wonder if its because it's cheaper to produce or less effective but they were refrencing the mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx

People are taking whatever they can get their hands on heard about 170k shots was delivered to the state of New York .and those were gone ASAP Some people don’t worry to much about the efficacy numbers . One shot and ur covered

 

[160jordansdeep]

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Why do i get the feeling that this virus is going to linger around NY waay after it's nearly gone everywhere else.
Last I read there were like 4 variants going around New york city

 

[ballinsam23]

Seems like the variants arent as contagious or lethal. Mutations sometimes weaken a virus too. Hopefully thats the case.

I do expect it to drop to ~1% by June here in NYC. I also expect there to be a new shot annually.

 

[bigjny88]

Is anyone trying to get the J&J vaccine because it has efficiency against the new variants?

Also there was a report on the local news that the J&J vaccine is being distributed more in the under privilidged communities. I wonder if its because it's cheaper to produce or less effective but they were refrencing the mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx

Besides what misha said, I also believe the "1-shot difference" of the J&J vaccine is also another factor as why they're targeting under-privileged communities with it.

All they'll need is just 1-shot, and they won't have to stress about a 2nd run of scheduling for a 2nd dose for these folk to be fully vaccinated and immune against COVID (and its variants)

 

[ballinsam23]

Most flu vaccinations are 40-60% effective max. So getting a ~75% effective COVID one dose shot is not the worst thing.

Pretty sure all 3 vaccines are 100% efficacious against mortality though. Not taking into account a severe anaphylactic reaction.

 

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[Blake P]

I’m still curious to see how the J&J 2 dose trial results look. If it proves to be significantly better, I guess maybe people who took 1 dose could just get a second. I think J&J would be ideal for someone who has already had COVID and wants to boost their immunity.

 

[whywesteppin]

One last shout-out to the COVID Tracking Project. Today is their last update. It's been a long, difficult year, but these things eventually come to an end, and I hope we're seeing the final gasps of a dying pandemic.

 

[wallyhopp]

The nytimes chart is solid. Not sure where they get their info from.

 

[Nike Jordan]

One last shout-out to the COVID Tracking Project. Today is their last update. It's been a long, difficult year, but these things eventually come to an end, and I hope we're seeing the final gasps of a dying pandemic.

Having competent leadership >>>>>

 

[whywesteppin]

The nytimes chart is solid. Not sure where they get their info from.

Yeah there are now multiple solid trackers. I don't really know the data quality issues that well, but a lot of that has improved from the early days. Also testing wasn't tracked accurately until CTP stepped in.

 

[wallyhopp]

They don’t aim at daily precisely but it all amounts to solid info over time

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count

A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.

www.nytimes.com

I look at their 7 day info more than anything else

they also have beyond solid metro/city and county info

why is that project stopping?

 

[whywesteppin]

why is that project stopping?

They said it's because there are now other reliable trackers and the government's official numbers (I think via the CDC) are more trustworthy than before.

It was a lot of work to go through the data from every state and county every day as volunteers, so I can understand why they had been looking for a way out lol.

 

[unkn0wn]

Why do i get the feeling that this virus is going to linger around NY waay after it's nearly gone everywhere else.
Last I read there were like 4 variants going around New york city

It aint going away. It will become an endemic like the flu.

 

[everysingletime]

Yea the goal at this point isn't its eradication but that it's nerfed to the point where we don't have to worry about it.

Will probably need regular updates to vaccines every yr to keep it under control.

 

[jape]

Great apes given Covid vaccines after outbreak at San Diego zoo | Environment | The Guardian

Great apes given Covid vaccines after outbreak at San Diego zoo

Move follows eight gorillas testing positive for coronavirus at the zoo at the start of 2021

www.theguardian.com

Not the same vaccine

 

[Fozz]

I hope I can get vaccinated soon.

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Not sure this is the right message to be sending at the moment. The CDC has flopped many times over in the past year.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-sa...ps-without-masks-11615219222?mod=hp_lead_pos2

CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather Privately Without Masks

 

[kdawg]

Not sure this is the right message to be sending at the moment. The CDC has flopped many times over in the past year.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-sa...ps-without-masks-11615219222?mod=hp_lead_pos2

CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather Privately Without Masks

From that:

It is unclear how effectively they might prevent infection and transmission, but early evidence suggests that vaccinated people are less likely to get infected and potentially less likely to spread the virus, the CDC said.

And that makes a lot of sense - but it doesn't say that you're immune so suddenly allowing small groups to ignore the basic precautions is just stupid. It's less likely - but we don't yet know if that's the case and it will be a few more months until we know anything.

This is right up there with "I feel fine" or "I tested negative yesterday" so I can do what I like.