Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 16, 2020 15:17:30 GMT -5
In California my wife and I are self-quarantined under our governor's orders. And my wife received a jury summons today. It would be laughable if not so serious.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 16, 2020 19:38:04 GMT -5
In California my wife and I are self-quarantined under our governor's orders. And my wife received a jury summons today. It would be laughable if not so serious. I thought all new jury trials in California had been shut down. Or maybe that's just in LA County. In either case, I think you can safely expect that this is not going to happen.
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Post by Elvado on Mar 16, 2020 19:46:46 GMT -5
In California my wife and I are self-quarantined under our governor's orders. And my wife received a jury summons today. It would be laughable if not so serious. Stay safe and stay well.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2020 20:47:09 GMT -5
“Mr. Kushner’s early involvement with dealing with the virus was in advising the president that the media’s coverage exaggerated the threat”
"Crises are treated as day-to-day public relations problems by Mr. Trump, who thinks ahead in short increments of time and early on in his presidency told aides to consider each day as an episode in a television show."
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 16, 2020 21:58:33 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Mar 16, 2020 22:45:40 GMT -5
I am a physician who works in a field that is primarily elective (rehab/pain medicine). I have had a cough for the past 5 days and called the NY State Coronavirus hotline today to attempt to get tested. I qualified for testing and was told I would get a call back. Six hours later I am still waiting for that call. Ethically, since I do not know what I have, I will remain home as I can not risk spreading this to my vulnerable patients and colleagues. It is a trying time because I am also not getting any guidance on what we should be doing. My department has taken it upon itself to begin cancelling all elective procedures and non-urgent medical visits. We are also instituting Telehealth so we can communicate with patients from the safety of their home. I'm very sorry to hear this. I hope that you're tested (as you should have been already) and that you're cleared. Even if that's not the case, I hope you're feeling better very soon. Best to you.
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Post by tashoya on Mar 16, 2020 22:46:56 GMT -5
In California my wife and I are self-quarantined under our governor's orders. And my wife received a jury summons today. It would be laughable if not so serious. Please be exceedingly careful and stay safe, Nevada. Best to you and your family.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 17, 2020 6:10:30 GMT -5
This twitter thread is telling.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 17, 2020 6:12:52 GMT -5
I think you may be right. More reason for social distancing as is being implemented now. On edit, there is a critical yet subtle distinction here. Before onset of clear symptomatic disease there is a 2-7ish day prodrome of "pre-clinical" or "subclinical" illness (sniffles, cold symptoms, intermittent dry cough). During that time, the person is not truly symptomatic but can express high numbers of infectious virus. Unfortunately we neither have the possibility of widespread COVID testing nor does the testing that is currently available have an actionable turnaround. Thus, drastic social distancing measures are indicated. Here is the link to the paper in Science: science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/13/science.abb3221
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 17, 2020 6:52:34 GMT -5
I think you may be right. More reason for social distancing as is being implemented now. Data indicated that indirect transmission of the causative virus occurred, perhaps resulting from virus contamination of common objects, virus aerosolization in a confined space, or spread from asymptomatic infected persons. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0412_article
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2020 11:20:16 GMT -5
Reporter: "On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your response to this crisis?"
Trump: "I would rate it a 10."
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Post by cas92 on Mar 17, 2020 11:40:02 GMT -5
I think you may be right. More reason for social distancing as is being implemented now. On edit, there is a critical yet subtle distinction here. Before onset of clear symptomatic disease there is a 2-7ish day prodrome of "pre-clinical" or "subclinical" illness (sniffles, cold symptoms, intermittent dry cough). During that time, the person is not truly symptomatic but can express high numbers of infectious virus. Unfortunately we neither have the possibility of widespread COVID testing nor does the testing that is currently available have an actionable turnaround. Thus, drastic social distancing measures are indicated. Here is the link to the paper in Science: science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/13/science.abb3221Owing to the paucity of testing capabilities domestically in the U.S. (@ present) and that observational studies (as to how and when shedding of the virus occurs) are recorded as the pathogen spreads, would urge/advocate w/ utmost urgency to practice social distancing as much as possible. There's the added consideration that b/c SARS-CoV-2 is comprised of RNA, there's a greater likelihood of mutation (subsequently evolving such it may present as a more infectious pathogen and/or developing resistance to eventual prophylactic efforts). Reducing its transmission from host to host can curtail these episodes of mutation.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 17, 2020 11:48:46 GMT -5
"I have always known that this is a pandemic." - Donald J. Trump, March 17, 2020 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2020 12:25:36 GMT -5
"I have always known that this is a pandemic." - Donald J. Trump, March 17, 2020 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Jan 22:
Reporter: "Are there worries about a pandemic at this point?" Trump: "No. Not at all."
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 17, 2020 13:23:25 GMT -5
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 17, 2020 18:13:01 GMT -5
One of the important measures in defeating the virus is to keep your hands away from the face. This is hard to do, because your hand is always trying to scratch an itch, etc. I have been trying, and it is tough. So far better than before. I was watching the news conference today, and I caught Dr. Fauci, taking his hand to his nose. Not a good ad for proper hygiene. However, I like Dr. Fauci, and it is one of the good things that Trump has done by adding him on the team. And he has been taught by Jesuits - Regis HS in NY and the College of the Holy Cross.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 17, 2020 18:31:33 GMT -5
One of the important measures in defeating the virus is to keep your hands away from the face. This is hard to do, because your hand is always trying to scratch an itch, etc. I have been trying, and it is tough. So far better than before. I was watching the news conference today, and I caught Dr. Fauci, taking his hand to his nose. Not a good ad for proper hygiene. However, I like Dr. Fauci, and it is one of the good things that Trump has done by adding him on the team. And he has been taught by Jesuits - Regis HS in NY and the College of the Holy Cross. Dr. Fauci used to attend Georgetown basketball games on occasion. I saw him at the old Capital Centre in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2020 21:25:10 GMT -5
Why are we so far behind every other advanced country?
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 17, 2020 23:16:30 GMT -5
I suspect this will not be the first such resignation before all is said and done.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 18, 2020 1:17:40 GMT -5
Aside from the paucity of commercial test availability (at my hospital, the offsite reference lab we had been using for testing, already no faster than the state lab at 3-5+ day turnaround, yesterday declined to accept further specimens as they were beyond capacity), our state DOH is maxed out at 400 tests a day with similar turnaround times. Now we are faced with a shortage of flocked swabs without which we cannot even collect specimens. Our wards are filling up with suspect cases for which we cannot make a definitive diagnosis to clear them to go home or to other destinations (nursing facilities for example).
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