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« Reply #250 on: July 06, 2020, 04:00:43 PM »
Quote from: Bandit3 the Worker on July 06, 2020, 03:35:38 PM

Don't worry, everyone I know is ready. The number of deaths is far less than what it was in April.

The only reason we're not over it is the media's irresponsible and malicious fearmongering.

Yeah, the media sure is causing all those hospitalizations in Texas, Arizona, etc.
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« Reply #251 on: July 06, 2020, 04:57:13 PM »
The mayor of Atlanta, and a possible running mate for Joe Biden:
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« Reply #252 on: July 06, 2020, 07:23:14 PM »
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« Reply #253 on: July 08, 2020, 09:49:37 AM »
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Quote from: Penn_Quaker_Girl on July 08, 2020, 09:18:47 AM
Talked to an RN friend down in Miami last night.  From that day, 46 in triage, 48 on admit hold.  

Simply not enough beds to handle that caseload.  

You mean it's happening?

Yes:

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As novel coronavirus cases in Florida soar past 213,000, 56 hospitals are reported to have no intensive care unit (ICU) beds available, with dozens more reporting over 90 percent of ICU beds are full, according to the latest report Tuesday from Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration.

At least 56 hospitals across 25 Florida counties were reported to have reached full bed capacity in their ICUs, including eight in Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida whose county seat is Miami.

https://www.newsweek.com/56-florida-icu-beds-are-full-dozens-more-over-90-percent-capacity-1516054
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« Reply #254 on: July 08, 2020, 11:39:19 AM »
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« Reply #255 on: July 08, 2020, 04:25:53 PM »
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The city of Tulsa is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, a little over 2 weeks after President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in an indoor arena there.

Dr. Bruce Dart, Executive Director of the Tulsa Health Department, said in a press conference on Wednesday there are high numbers being reported this week, with nearly 500 new cases in two days and trends are showing that those numbers will increase.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/tulsa-covid-trump-rally-contact-tracers-trnd/index.html
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« Reply #256 on: July 08, 2020, 05:37:45 PM »
City of Atlanta to require masks
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« Reply #257 on: July 08, 2020, 07:52:43 PM »

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« Reply #258 on: July 09, 2020, 11:32:33 AM »
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« Reply #259 on: July 09, 2020, 01:12:19 PM »
Quote from: Koharu on July 09, 2020, 12:53:15 PM
Not everyone who is 65 or older is a step away from death. Not everyone who has a chronic illness that makes coronavirus much worse is close to dying. It is not acceptable to claim that the 135k deaths so far in the US would have happened anyway.

Thank you.  I particularly detest the argument about this virus culling only the older population (which is of course false, as well as morally reprehensible).  I'm in my mid-sixties, healthy, fit, productively working at a high-skill job, and I daresay a net positive contribution to society.  According to actuarial tables my life expectancy is close to 20 years, and my family tends to be long-lived so it may be longer.  Anybody who thinks it's not worth some inconvenience on their part to protect all the people like me because "we're going to die soon anyway" can just shove it.
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« Reply #260 on: July 10, 2020, 01:28:40 PM »

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« Reply #261 on: July 10, 2020, 02:23:58 PM »
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Quote from: Penn_Quaker_Girl on July 10, 2020, 12:25:48 PM


Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he say there would be a vaccine "very soon" back in, like, February?

It's like repeatedly predicting a solar eclipse will happen soon.  Eventually it will be correct if you keep it up long enough.
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« Reply #262 on: July 10, 2020, 02:51:13 PM »
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Georgia officials are racing to expand hospital capacity to cope with soaring numbers of coronavirus cases, unveiling plans Friday to reopen a makeshift hospital at the state's sprawling convention center and negotiations with a local hospital system.

Gov. Brian Kemp's office said the temporary hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center, which opened in April and shuttered a month later, will soon be reactivated to help relieve healthcare systems struggling with rising numbers of patients.

https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-reactive-makeshift-hospital-atlanta-convention-center/0mQrnN9qhxmOEfIwVK0CzO/
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« Reply #263 on: July 10, 2020, 06:21:40 PM »
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Georgia reported 4,484 new coronavirus cases Friday, shattering the previous daily record by 1,012 more cases.

The previous mark for new cases in a day was set July 2, when 3,472 cases were reported by the state’s Department of Public Health.

https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-shatters-record-for-daily-coronavirus-cases/eRjhAXk3J2syGztHaCppjP/
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« Reply #264 on: July 11, 2020, 11:29:22 AM »

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« Reply #265 on: July 11, 2020, 05:46:41 PM »

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« Reply #266 on: July 12, 2020, 02:00:09 PM »
Quote from: Forumlurker on July 12, 2020, 01:54:37 PM
Anecdotal, but at the University/Hospital my mother works at, nearly a thousand high risk workers will be given the Moderna vaccine.

As a study or as a precautionary measure?
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« Reply #267 on: July 13, 2020, 08:56:54 AM »

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« Reply #268 on: July 14, 2020, 06:43:53 AM »
Quote from: Arch on July 13, 2020, 11:15:35 PM
Announcement:

The new ΔW Metric is now in place, starting on numbers reported on 7/5 and beyond!

Nice change; it makes the overall trend clearer.  Thanks for continuing to post these metrics.
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« Reply #269 on: July 14, 2020, 10:34:11 AM »
Quote from: jimmie on July 14, 2020, 10:30:01 AM
I will say it loudly and proudly..

Until someone comes up with a coherent plan and address my concerns of long term lock downs:

I do not care if old people die from covid 19!

*plonk*
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« Reply #270 on: July 14, 2020, 01:53:59 PM »
A surprisingly good thread on herd immunity from the governor of Mississippi.  Click to read the whole thing.
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« Reply #271 on: July 15, 2020, 09:38:29 AM »
Walmart will require all customers to wear masks beginning Monday, July 20.
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« Reply #272 on: July 15, 2020, 09:50:52 AM »
Quote from: jimmie on July 15, 2020, 09:42:15 AM
Quote from: Brittain33 on July 15, 2020, 09:40:04 AM

Thoughts and prayers for the poor WalMart employees who have to enforce this. Hope we don’t hear about any more senior citizens stabbed or punched by angry 35-year-olds.

This is why I am fed up with the GOP as well. And the media is  not reporting how many retail workers are killed daily by enforcing masks.

That's because it is, thankfully, an extremely rare event.  When it does happen, it's all over the news.
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« Reply #273 on: July 16, 2020, 09:18:12 AM »
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« Reply #274 on: July 16, 2020, 05:48:11 PM »

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