Conavirus......

[Yppej]

Ithe incidence of COVID transmission could be cut by 50 to 90 percent. I've noted lots of similar reports lately.

Or if sick people stayed home that would do it perthis WHO news:

https://thehill.com/homenews/coronav...irus-very-rare

I would agree to a mask mandate in doctor's offices, hospitals, and other places where people are sick.

[ApatheticNoMore]

We are likely to have a vaccine before we have decent sick leave policy in this country, yes even if vaccine takes 2 years or more, ha even if it takes 10 with the existing cast of useless people from both parties in office (I can't believe how badly they failed to get this).

So wear a mask already. We don't have universal sick leave, so even if we were certain there was no asymptomatic transmission, we need universal mask wearing.

[jp1]

Hopefully people won't throw their masks away just yet. From the article:

However, Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, expressed some skepticism of the WHO’s claim and said he thinks asymptomatic transmission is, in fact, an important source of spread and that some modeling shows as much as 40 to 60 percent of transmission is from people without symptoms.

Jha said it’s possible the WHO is making a distinction between asymptomatic spread and presymptomatic spread, when someone eventually develops symptoms but spreads the virus before they do.

[JaneV2.0]

There's so much no one knows about this virus--like whether or not it lingers and causes more troublesome sequelae down the line. Possible outcomes apparently include neurological impairment as well as renal failure, clotting problems and Kawasaki-like syndrome.

[Yppej]

The dictator of my state wants to spend $374 million to increase testing capacity, but demand for testing has been falling and we have more capacity than we need. People don't want the tests, and they can't get the antibody tests they do want covered by insurance. The law only mandates free - aka no out of pocket cost - conventional tests. He is so out of touch and is wasting taxpayer money.

[jp1]

So you’re In favor of the government testing for antibodies? Or you’re in favor of people jamming their heads in a hole in the ground? Arizona is having an exploding level of cases. You previously said that brazil had increases because of the cold weather. I guess AZ is entering cold weather season. Either that or you are a stupid idiot.

[jp1]

My point was that as Brazil moves into their cooler season cases are rising not that Brazil is a success.

Apparently Arizona must be heading into cooler season too since their cases are rising pretty dramatically. I suppose it could also be a case of "this disease doesn't give a **** what the weather is. It only cares who doesn't bother to wear a damn mask."

[ApatheticNoMore]

So you’re In favor of the government testing for antibodies? Or you’re in favor of people jamming their heads in a hole in the ground? Arizona is having an exploding level of cases. You previously said that brazil had increases because of the cold weather. I guess AZ is entering cold weather season.

Truthfully a lot of places might be headed for ICU overload, but very little is hitting the national news I suspect. AZ yes, but here in So Cal we may be 2-4 weeks away from ICUs maybe becoming overloaded as well, or so the health authorities say. Maybe if happens, maybe not, I mean noone has a crystal ball. But they are telling us it might happen. Yes a lot is open, no I'm not putting myself out there to go the mall (to buy things I don't need, to impress people I don't like), or eat at a restaurant etc., cases are increasing.

The hot weather thing, no, I mean maybe there is some effect of UV etc. but outdoors doesn't seem a huge source of transmission anyway. Maybe it slows transmission some, but clearly it was unlikely to ever be a major much less sufficient factor as places with plenty of hot weather were getting hit hard all along.

[Yppej]

So you’re In favor of the government testing for antibodies? Or you’re in favor of people jamming their heads in a hole in the ground? Arizona is having an exploding level of cases. You previously said that brazil had increases because of the cold weather. I guess AZ is entering cold weather season. Either that or you are a stupid idiot.

I am in favor of the mandate that insurers cover testing be expanded to include antibody testing. Many people I know would like this test. The latest research indicates antibodies are protective against the disease. You can then 1) locate more plasma donors and 2) know who to focus conventional testing efforts on, rather than repeatedly testing people not at risk.

Previously you apologized for your tone but I see that was insincere as you are now calling me a stupid idiot. The moderators here are not doing there job of enforcing forum etiquette so I am adding you to my ignore list and this is the last post of yours I will respond to.

[Yppej]

My parents, 79 and 81, are now scheduled for haircuts. Their hairdresser is even older than them. But hey they'll be wearing masks....

Meanwhile I am planning a contactless Father's Day with my dad in an outdoor arboretum. I hope it is not the last one I celebrate with him. We will go in separate cars and stay 6+ feet apart although communication is difficult at that distance since he is hard of hearing despite double hearing aids.