All things CoronaVirus

[CU88]

We’re all tired of the virus.
I get it.
The thing is, the virus isn’t tired of us.

https://wvmetronews.com/2020/09/07/wvu- ... id-spread/

[RedFromMI]

Scholarly paper estimates around 250K cases of COVID-19 from Sturgis rally:

New @SDSUCHEPS paper by Dhaval Dave @FriedsonAndrew @Drew_McNichols & Joe Sabia ("Contagion Externality of Super-spreader") finds Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was a local & nationwide spreader of COVID-19. Estimated public health cost: ~$12B

A quote from one of the authors on Twitter:

We estimate that over 250,000 of the reported cases between August 2 and September 2 are due to the Sturgis Rally. Roughly 19 percent of the national cases during this timeframe.

http://ftp.iza.org/dp13670.pdf

A group of economists drawing on cell phone data to track movements and Covid-19 case data estimate that the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota in August could be responsible for 250,000 new Covid-19 cases, a startling figure that provides an early assessment of the effects of the large outdoor gathering, though the figure has not yet been corroborated by epidemiologists or officials.

Again, this is guesswork at best until it is actually corroborated with real empirical data. Yes it may not have been the best idea to hold this large of a gathering, but there is no way in hell just based off cell phone mobility that economists can make the assumption that 250 THOUSAND cases are DEFINITELY linked to this event. This is an extremely bold claim, under any circumstances. Rely on health officials, NOT Economists.

ALSO, this NPR article is dated 9/3/20. So in 5 days, it went from 260 Cases to 260,000? I am pretty sure this article is another example Ala the Myocarditis Penn State Article in which the initial claim is very clearly false...

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... ycle-rally

Go Twins!
JoeMauer89!

Just remember the dismissive reaction to this study when Trump makes statements that are reliant upon his latest Covid 19 task force leader, a neuroradiologist and tv talking head with no experience in infectious diseases or public health.

Your point is not invalid, but my point is lets not jump to conclusions that is not based on Empirical, Peer-Reviewed Data.

Go Twins!
JoeMauer89!

Also don't forget that economists have some pretty powerful ways to slice and dice data, and one of them is quite famous for using economic research techniques to analyze problems outside economics ("Freakonomics" ring a bell?).

[Typical Lax Dad]

the nordic countries just aren't big on masks. go figure?!

it will be interesting to see what the reason ultimately is for countries at various places now coming in with very low case fatality rates. both the countries that have increasing cases (which may not be out of the woods, but low death rates have persisted) but also sweden. who knows how many infections they really have as they barely test anybody.

Slow Learners

[wgdsr]

the nordic countries just aren't big on masks. go figure?!

it will be interesting to see what the reason ultimately is for countries at various places now coming in with very low case fatality rates. both the countries that have increasing cases (which may not be out of the woods, but low death rates have persisted) but also sweden. who knows how many infections they really have as they barely test anybody.

Slow Learners

i dunno. i think i'd hire the norway guys and gals to run my pandemic. they seem to have done pretty well so far.

or maybe it's the vitamin d!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... po=1.56250

[MDlaxfan76]

the nordic countries just aren't big on masks. go figure?!

it will be interesting to see what the reason ultimately is for countries at various places now coming in with very low case fatality rates. both the countries that have increasing cases (which may not be out of the woods, but low death rates have persisted) but also sweden. who knows how many infections they really have as they barely test anybody.

Slow Learners

i dunno. i think i'd hire the norway guys and gals to run my pandemic. they seem to have done pretty well so far.

or maybe it's the vitamin d!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... po=1.56250

Or Japan or China or Thailand or Vietnam or South Korea?

[Typical Lax Dad]

the nordic countries just aren't big on masks. go figure?!

it will be interesting to see what the reason ultimately is for countries at various places now coming in with very low case fatality rates. both the countries that have increasing cases (which may not be out of the woods, but low death rates have persisted) but also sweden. who knows how many infections they really have as they barely test anybody.

Slow Learners

i dunno. i think i'd hire the norway guys and gals to run my pandemic. they seem to have done pretty well so far.

or maybe it's the vitamin d!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... po=1.56250

You can’t run Dantoni’s Houston Offense with 76er players!!

We are ham and egg players like the UK!!!

[Typical Lax Dad]

Sturgis is costing us

Yeee Haww

[Typical Lax Dad]

New York / NJ / CT were foolish to lock down!!

[MDlaxfan76]

Winston Salem, NC is having a super spreader event this evening...Yuge

Trump is purposely infecting his supporters...truly crazy

[Peter Brown]

Let's open up! At this rate, we won't even need a vaccine. Check out graphs at bottom of page.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/florida/

Virus is dying out on its own. Nancy knows what's up.

Let's go!!!!

[CU88]

This is why we can't have nice things...

"We conclude that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generated public health costs of approximately $12.2 billion," the researchers wrote in a paper. "This is enough to have paid each of the estimated 462,182 rally attendees $26,553.64 not to attend."

https://www.foxnews.com/health/sturgis- ... revUJjGzmg

[CU88]

Only 37 days until Petey said I would have my vaccine!

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial has been put on pause after researchers suspected an adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the company told Stat News.

Why it matters: There are presently nine vaccine candidates in Phase 3 trials. AstraZeneca’s is one of the most promising candidates, and is the first known Phase 3 vaccine trial to be halted.

https://www.axios.com/astrazeneca-coron ... revUJjGzmg

[Typical Lax Dad]

Only 37 days until Petey said I would have my vaccine!

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial has been put on pause after researchers suspected an adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the company told Stat News.

Why it matters: There are presently nine vaccine candidates in Phase 3 trials. AstraZeneca’s is one of the most promising candidates, and is the first known Phase 3 vaccine trial to be halted.

https://www.axios.com/astrazeneca-coron ... revUJjGzmg

Let’s get it out before the election. A vote for Trump is a vote for the vaccine!!!

Trump - Pence 2020

MAGA by VFTA

[Peter Brown]

Only 37 days until Petey said I would have my vaccine!

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial has been put on pause after researchers suspected an adverse reaction in a participant in the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the company told Stat News.

Why it matters: There are presently nine vaccine candidates in Phase 3 trials. AstraZeneca’s is one of the most promising candidates, and is the first known Phase 3 vaccine trial to be halted.

https://www.axios.com/astrazeneca-coron ... revUJjGzmg

You can have it right now! Flight to Moscow. Let’s go.

[Peter Brown]

This is why we can't have nice things...

"We conclude that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generated public health costs of approximately $12.2 billion," the researchers wrote in a paper. "This is enough to have paid each of the estimated 462,182 rally attendees $26,553.64 not to attend."

https://www.foxnews.com/health/sturgis- ... revUJjGzmg

Where’s the similar study on BLM protests?

[Typical Lax Dad]

Opioids and the Coronavirus

When Covid-19 struck, the U.S. was al­ready in the grip of an ex­pand­ing drug-over­dose cri­sis. It has only got­ten worse since then.

[wgdsr]

the nordic countries just aren't big on masks. go figure?!

it will be interesting to see what the reason ultimately is for countries at various places now coming in with very low case fatality rates. both the countries that have increasing cases (which may not be out of the woods, but low death rates have persisted) but also sweden. who knows how many infections they really have as they barely test anybody.

Slow Learners

i dunno. i think i'd hire the norway guys and gals to run my pandemic. they seem to have done pretty well so far.

or maybe it's the vitamin d!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... po=1.56250

Or Japan or China or Thailand or Vietnam or South Korea?

that's a hard pass on china, south korea and thailand. & from what i've seen of vietnam, that'd be a no also. japan i've read some on and don't recall recoiling at anything, but up in the air.

[DocBarrister]

This is why we can't have nice things...

"We conclude that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generated public health costs of approximately $12.2 billion," the researchers wrote in a paper. "This is enough to have paid each of the estimated 462,182 rally attendees $26,553.64 not to attend."

https://www.foxnews.com/health/sturgis- ... revUJjGzmg

Where’s the similar study on BLM protests?

Remember all those masks at Black Lives Matter protests?

Black Lives Matter protests did not cause an uptick in covid-19 cases

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detai ... d-19-cases

DocBarrister

[MDlaxfan76]

the nordic countries just aren't big on masks. go figure?!

it will be interesting to see what the reason ultimately is for countries at various places now coming in with very low case fatality rates. both the countries that have increasing cases (which may not be out of the woods, but low death rates have persisted) but also sweden. who knows how many infections they really have as they barely test anybody.

Slow Learners

i dunno. i think i'd hire the norway guys and gals to run my pandemic. they seem to have done pretty well so far.

or maybe it's the vitamin d!!!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... po=1.56250

Or Japan or China or Thailand or Vietnam or South Korea?

that's a hard pass on china, south korea and thailand. & from what i've seen of vietnam, that'd be a no also. japan i've read some on and don't recall recoiling at anything, but up in the air.

Hong Kong?

[runrussellrun]

Is University of Toronto open now? Are they locking their students in the Dorms, or not?

amazing that Ontario has such a low infection rate, considering that colleges will be open . right?

Are Ontario schools open for younger kids?

UK and Canadian schools have just recently re-opened. Pretty much full time and in person. Very much TBD how that will go for them.

But recognize that the UK and Canada are on a different planet Covid-wise than where the USA is. Which is especially striking given how horrendous the UK was at first. 7 day average daily deaths:

USA 864
UK 7
Canada 4

and lets not concern ourselves with how they got on a different planet than us, if you really think that. What's different? Masks?

Political leaders who listen to the pandemic experts, and lead their population by example.

Pretty much what we do NOT have now in the US.

and out pandamic experts said, Do NOT wears masks.

what else you got