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« Reply #2100 on: December 31, 2020, 09:32:46 PM »


Just what we needed to close out the year!
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« Reply #2101 on: December 31, 2020, 11:52:07 PM »

Had to be a Florida man.
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« Reply #2102 on: January 01, 2021, 03:39:21 AM »

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 12/31 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.
  • IE: Comparing the numbers to the same day of last week, are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.
  • IE: What's the overall change in the total?

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12/20: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 18,267,579 (+189,811 | ΔW Change: ↑1.02% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 324,869 (+1,468 | ΔW Change: ↑6.61% | Σ Increase: ↑0.80%)

12/21: <M>
  • Cases: 18,473,716 (+206,137 | ΔW Change: ↑0.28% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 326,772 (+1,903 | ΔW Change: ↑16.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.59%)

12/22: <T>
  • Cases: 18,684,628 (+210,912 | ΔW Change: ↑4.87% | Σ Increase: ↑1.14%)
  • Deaths: 330,824 (+4,052 | ΔW Change: ↑35.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)

12/23: <W>
  • Cases: 18,917,152 (+232,524 | ΔW Change: ↓6.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)
  • Deaths: 334,218 (+3,394 | ΔW Change: ↓3.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)

12/24 (Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 19,111,326 (+194,174 | ΔW Change: ↓17.07% | Σ Increase: ↑1.03%)
  • Deaths: 337,066 (+2,848 | ΔW Change: ↓15.01% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

12/25 (Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 19,210,166 (+98.840 | ΔW Change: ↓62.21% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)
  • Deaths: 338,263 (+1,197 | ΔW Change: ↓58.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/26: <S>
  • Cases: 19,433,847 (+223,681 | ΔW Change: ↑18.09% | Σ Increase: ↑1.16%)
  • Deaths: 339,921 (+1,658 | ΔW Change: ↓35.39% | Σ Increase: ↑0.49%)

12/27: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 19,573,847 (+140,000 | ΔW Change: ↓26.24% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)
  • Deaths: 341,138 (+1,217 | ΔW Change: ↓17.10% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/28: <M>
  • Cases: 19,781,624 (+207,777 | ΔW Change: ↑0.80% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 343,182 (+2,044 | ΔW Change: ↑7.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.60%)

12/29: <T>
  • Cases: 19,977,704 (+196,080 | ΔW Change: ↓7.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)
  • Deaths: 346,579 (+3,397 | ΔW Change: ↓16.16% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)

12/30 (Yesterday): <W>
  • Cases: 20,216,991 (+239,287 | ΔW Change: ↑2.91% | Σ Increase: ↑1.20%)
  • Deaths: 350,778 (+4,199 | ΔW Change: ↑23.72% | Σ Increase: ↑1.21%)

12/31 (Today - Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)
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« Reply #2103 on: January 01, 2021, 09:10:08 AM »

The US is vaccinating people way too slowly. A top doctor says the federal government is to blame.
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Dr. Ashish K. Jha, a top US doctor and the dean of Brown University School of Public Health, on Tuesday shared in a Twitter thread why he believed the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the US was flawed, and he said the issue begins with the federal government.

The US Food and Drug Administration in December authorised two different vaccines for COVID-19 — one created by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health, and another created by Pfizer and BioNTech — for emergency use in the US.

While people across the US have already begun to receive the vaccine, a limited supply means the vaccine won’t be widely available to all who need it well into 2021, prolonging the pandemic that has so far killed more than 336,000 people in the US, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

According to an analysis published Tuesday by NBC News, at the current pace, it could take the US nearly a decade to vaccinate enough Americans to meaningfully bring the pandemic under control. The White House previously said it aimed to vaccinate 80% of Americans by the end of June, which would require more than 3 million vaccinations per day, according to the report. So far, the US has vaccinated just about 2 million people in 16 days.

More Trump administration incompetence, or a deliberate effort to sabotage the Biden administration at the cost of American lives? Given the last four years, either (or even both) seem plausible.
Flawed analysis by NBC.

It is unlikely that the aim was to vaccinate 80% of the US population by June, but rather 80% of the adult population, or around 200 million persons.

They also appear to be counting doses rather than persons vaccinated.

In essence they are projecting that initial doses will be administered for 21 days, and then for the next 21 days no first doses will be administered, as they go back and administer the second dose.


My impression was that the 80% of the population as a whole was a little unrealistic. 80% of the adult population sounds more reasonable.

We won't be achieving herd immunity for some time, but if we can get the rate of infection and death down, we might be able to return to a semi-normal.
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« Reply #2104 on: January 01, 2021, 10:16:32 AM »

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 12/31 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.
  • IE: Comparing the numbers to the same day of last week, are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.
  • IE: What's the overall change in the total?

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12/20: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 18,267,579 (+189,811 | ΔW Change: ↑1.02% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 324,869 (+1,468 | ΔW Change: ↑6.61% | Σ Increase: ↑0.80%)

12/21: <M>
  • Cases: 18,473,716 (+206,137 | ΔW Change: ↑0.28% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 326,772 (+1,903 | ΔW Change: ↑16.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.59%)

12/22: <T>
  • Cases: 18,684,628 (+210,912 | ΔW Change: ↑4.87% | Σ Increase: ↑1.14%)
  • Deaths: 330,824 (+4,052 | ΔW Change: ↑35.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)

12/23: <W>
  • Cases: 18,917,152 (+232,524 | ΔW Change: ↓6.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)
  • Deaths: 334,218 (+3,394 | ΔW Change: ↓3.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)

12/24 (Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 19,111,326 (+194,174 | ΔW Change: ↓17.07% | Σ Increase: ↑1.03%)
  • Deaths: 337,066 (+2,848 | ΔW Change: ↓15.01% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

12/25 (Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 19,210,166 (+98.840 | ΔW Change: ↓62.21% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)
  • Deaths: 338,263 (+1,197 | ΔW Change: ↓58.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/26: <S>
  • Cases: 19,433,847 (+223,681 | ΔW Change: ↑18.09% | Σ Increase: ↑1.16%)
  • Deaths: 339,921 (+1,658 | ΔW Change: ↓35.39% | Σ Increase: ↑0.49%)

12/27: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 19,573,847 (+140,000 | ΔW Change: ↓26.24% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)
  • Deaths: 341,138 (+1,217 | ΔW Change: ↓17.10% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/28: <M>
  • Cases: 19,781,624 (+207,777 | ΔW Change: ↑0.80% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 343,182 (+2,044 | ΔW Change: ↑7.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.60%)

12/29: <T>
  • Cases: 19,977,704 (+196,080 | ΔW Change: ↓7.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)
  • Deaths: 346,579 (+3,397 | ΔW Change: ↓16.16% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)

12/30 (Yesterday): <W>
  • Cases: 20,216,991 (+239,287 | ΔW Change: ↑2.91% | Σ Increase: ↑1.20%)
  • Deaths: 350,778 (+4,199 | ΔW Change: ↑23.72% | Σ Increase: ↑1.21%)

12/31 (Today - Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)
3000+ deaths on a holiday?
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« Reply #2105 on: January 01, 2021, 11:21:38 AM »


12/31 (Today - Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)
3000+ deaths on a holiday?

That is what the numbers seem to indicate. It could be backlog, but I didn't see any notes on it.
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« Reply #2106 on: January 01, 2021, 11:28:17 AM »

12/31 (Today - Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)
3000+ deaths on a holiday?

That is what the numbers seem to indicate. It could be backlog, but I didn't see any notes on it.

Yesterday wasn't a government holiday.
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« Reply #2107 on: January 01, 2021, 02:04:49 PM »

Trump’s Focus as the Pandemic Raged: What Would It Mean for Him?
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Throughout late summer and fall, in the heat of a re-election campaign that he would go on to lose, and in the face of mounting evidence of a surge in infections and deaths far worse than in the spring, Mr. Trump’s management of the crisis — unsteady, unscientific and colored by politics all year — was in effect reduced to a single question: What would it mean for him?

The result, according to interviews with more than two dozen current and former administration officials and others in contact with the White House, was a lose-lose situation. Mr. Trump not only ended up soundly defeated by Joseph R. Biden Jr., but missed his chance to show that he could rise to the moment in the final chapter of his presidency and meet the defining challenge of his tenure.

Efforts by his aides to persuade him to promote mask wearing, among the simplest and most effective ways to curb the spread of the disease, were derailed by his conviction that his political base would rebel against anything that would smack of limiting their personal freedom. Even his own campaign’s polling data to the contrary could not sway him.

His explicit demand for a vaccine by Election Day — a push that came to a head in a contentious Oval Office meeting with top health aides in late September — became a misguided substitute for warning the nation that failure to adhere to social distancing and other mitigation efforts would contribute to a slow-rolling disaster this winter.

His concern? That the man he called “Sleepy Joe” Biden, who was leading him in the polls, would get credit for a vaccine, not him.
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« Reply #2108 on: January 01, 2021, 08:57:58 PM »

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 1/1 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.
  • IE: Comparing the numbers to the same day of last week, are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.
  • IE: What's the overall change in the total?

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12/20: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 18,267,579 (+189,811 | ΔW Change: ↑1.02% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 324,869 (+1,468 | ΔW Change: ↑6.61% | Σ Increase: ↑0.80%)

12/21: <M>
  • Cases: 18,473,716 (+206,137 | ΔW Change: ↑0.28% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 326,772 (+1,903 | ΔW Change: ↑16.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.59%)

12/22: <T>
  • Cases: 18,684,628 (+210,912 | ΔW Change: ↑4.87% | Σ Increase: ↑1.14%)
  • Deaths: 330,824 (+4,052 | ΔW Change: ↑35.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)

12/23: <W>
  • Cases: 18,917,152 (+232,524 | ΔW Change: ↓6.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)
  • Deaths: 334,218 (+3,394 | ΔW Change: ↓3.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)

12/24 (Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 19,111,326 (+194,174 | ΔW Change: ↓17.07% | Σ Increase: ↑1.03%)
  • Deaths: 337,066 (+2,848 | ΔW Change: ↓15.01% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

12/25 (Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 19,210,166 (+98,840 | ΔW Change: ↓62.21% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)
  • Deaths: 338,263 (+1,197 | ΔW Change: ↓58.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/26: <S>
  • Cases: 19,433,847 (+223,681 | ΔW Change: ↑18.09% | Σ Increase: ↑1.16%)
  • Deaths: 339,921 (+1,658 | ΔW Change: ↓35.39% | Σ Increase: ↑0.49%)

12/27: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 19,573,847 (+140,000 | ΔW Change: ↓26.24% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)
  • Deaths: 341,138 (+1,217 | ΔW Change: ↓17.10% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/28: <M>
  • Cases: 19,781,624 (+207,777 | ΔW Change: ↑0.80% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 343,182 (+2,044 | ΔW Change: ↑7.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.60%)

12/29: <T>
  • Cases: 19,977,704 (+196,080 | ΔW Change: ↓7.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)
  • Deaths: 346,579 (+3,397 | ΔW Change: ↓16.16% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)

12/30: <W>
  • Cases: 20,216,991 (+239,287 | ΔW Change: ↑2.91% | Σ Increase: ↑1.20%)
  • Deaths: 350,778 (+4,199 | ΔW Change: ↑23.72% | Σ Increase: ↑1.21%)

12/31 (Yesterday - Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)

1/1 (Today - Holiday/Last F Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 20,617,346 (+171,692 | ΔW Change: ↑73.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.84%)
  • Deaths: 356,445 (+2,230 | ΔW Change: ↑86.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)
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« Reply #2109 on: January 01, 2021, 10:12:07 PM »
« Edited: January 01, 2021, 10:18:42 PM by Meclazine »

Alright, a couple of graphs to end 2020.

First up, top 25 and lowest 25 countries in the world for infection rate from 2020 data were selected. Their respective infection rate was plotted as a function of:

1. GDP per Capita


COVID-19 Infection Rate as a function of GDP (2018)

I took out Lichtenstein on the plotted points as people there are extra-ordinarily wealthy and it skews all the poor countries together in the bottom left corner too much.

2. Latitude of Country


COVID-19 Infection Rate as a function of Latitude

It's a bit macabre to plot the death rate. So the only stat worth sharing was that the mortality rate of the wealthy countries was 316 times greater as a percentage of the population when compared to the poor equatorial countries.
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« Reply #2110 on: January 02, 2021, 01:07:41 AM »

If this is a sign of the effect of Covid-19 on the general population, as it may well be, then this is catastrophic news to close out 2020.

Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19

In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes from the university who tested positive for COVID-19, 30% had cellular heart damage and 15% showed signs of heart inflammation caused by a condition known as myocarditis.

After mapping the hearts of 26 Ohio State University athletes using a process known as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), researchers found that not only 15% of students exhibited the rare heart condition but 30% showed cellular damage.
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« Reply #2111 on: January 02, 2021, 02:22:15 PM »

If this is a sign of the effect of Covid-19 on the general population, as it may well be, then this is catastrophic news to close out 2020.

Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19

In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes from the university who tested positive for COVID-19, 30% had cellular heart damage and 15% showed signs of heart inflammation caused by a condition known as myocarditis.

After mapping the hearts of 26 Ohio State University athletes using a process known as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), researchers found that not only 15% of students exhibited the rare heart condition but 30% showed cellular damage.
The good news is most myocarditis does heal over time, it just necessitates treatment and lifestyle changes. Everyone should get an MRI scan of their heart, brain, and lungs post Covid imo.
However, this further goes to show that this virus is not just a common cold and willfully murdering students based on preconceived notions and angry tweets from parents is borderline genocidal and must not be tolerated.
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« Reply #2112 on: January 02, 2021, 03:10:21 PM »

If this is a sign of the effect of Covid-19 on the general population, as it may well be, then this is catastrophic news to close out 2020.

Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19

In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes from the university who tested positive for COVID-19, 30% had cellular heart damage and 15% showed signs of heart inflammation caused by a condition known as myocarditis.

After mapping the hearts of 26 Ohio State University athletes using a process known as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), researchers found that not only 15% of students exhibited the rare heart condition but 30% showed cellular damage.
The good news is most myocarditis does heal over time, it just necessitates treatment and lifestyle changes. Everyone should get an MRI scan of their heart, brain, and lungs post Covid imo.
However, this further goes to show that this virus is not just a common cold and willfully murdering students based on preconceived notions and angry tweets from parents is borderline genocidal and must not be tolerated.
What? How is anyone being "willfully murdered"?
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« Reply #2113 on: January 02, 2021, 03:36:07 PM »

If this is a sign of the effect of Covid-19 on the general population, as it may well be, then this is catastrophic news to close out 2020.

Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19

In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes from the university who tested positive for COVID-19, 30% had cellular heart damage and 15% showed signs of heart inflammation caused by a condition known as myocarditis.

After mapping the hearts of 26 Ohio State University athletes using a process known as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), researchers found that not only 15% of students exhibited the rare heart condition but 30% showed cellular damage.
The good news is most myocarditis does heal over time, it just necessitates treatment and lifestyle changes. Everyone should get an MRI scan of their heart, brain, and lungs post Covid imo.
However, this further goes to show that this virus is not just a common cold and willfully murdering students based on preconceived notions and angry tweets from parents is borderline genocidal and must not be tolerated.

Some do, but not all do. Further, the numbers are absolutely astounding. According to a July JAMA paper, 60 out of 100 patients had some sign of myocarditis and 78 of 100 had some sign of heart damage. That's massive. Further, during the incidence of Covid-19 in Lombardy, there was a 58% rise in identified cardiac arrests. Realistically, only a fraction of people at most are going to get a full heart, brain and lung scan, even if you do a massive public relations campaign to get people to do it, on top of the campaign to get people vaccinated. Given that more severe forms of myocarditis can cause permanent damage, we may be living with the effects of this pandemic for 50-60 years.
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« Reply #2114 on: January 02, 2021, 04:32:25 PM »

If this is a sign of the effect of Covid-19 on the general population, as it may well be, then this is catastrophic news to close out 2020.

Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19

In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes from the university who tested positive for COVID-19, 30% had cellular heart damage and 15% showed signs of heart inflammation caused by a condition known as myocarditis.

After mapping the hearts of 26 Ohio State University athletes using a process known as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), researchers found that not only 15% of students exhibited the rare heart condition but 30% showed cellular damage.
The good news is most myocarditis does heal over time, it just necessitates treatment and lifestyle changes. Everyone should get an MRI scan of their heart, brain, and lungs post Covid imo.
However, this further goes to show that this virus is not just a common cold and willfully murdering students based on preconceived notions and angry tweets from parents is borderline genocidal and must not be tolerated.

Some do, but not all do. Further, the numbers are absolutely astounding. According to a July JAMA paper, 60 out of 100 patients had some sign of myocarditis and 78 of 100 had some sign of heart damage. That's massive. Further, during the incidence of Covid-19 in Lombardy, there was a 58% rise in identified cardiac arrests. Realistically, only a fraction of people at most are going to get a full heart, brain and lung scan, even if you do a massive public relations campaign to get people to do it, on top of the campaign to get people vaccinated. Given that more severe forms of myocarditis can cause permanent damage, we may be living with the effects of this pandemic for 50-60 years.
Agreed with the last part, even though I do think most of the damage will be reversible, some certainly won’t and we will be dealing with the consequences as a society for years after.
That’s why I am so personally scared of contracting the virus as well, and why I am not willing to pretend everything is okay so Bandit’s feelings don’t get hurt.

If there is anything good about this, the long term effects may force some sort of publicized healthcare system in the US due to the extreme quantity of people who have contracted Covid.

We also know that this damage is coming from the body’s immune response to the virus itself and not the actual virus.
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« Reply #2115 on: January 02, 2021, 06:53:00 PM »
« Edited: January 02, 2021, 06:56:39 PM by Forumlurker »

That’s the final straw. I refuse to vote for Jared Polis again for any office whatsoever. Whether that means voting GOP in the gubernatorial in 2022 is still up to debate although it’s not likely. And yes that means if he ever is VP or top ticket for a presidency run, I won’t vote for him. Considering the new jump coming post-holidays, the new strain found in Elbert which spreads easily among children, and all the other stupid libertarian crap he has done before Covid, I’m done.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/01/colorado-covid-level-red-restrictions-polis/
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« Reply #2116 on: January 02, 2021, 07:40:11 PM »



This guy sure deserved his Emmy for portraying a competent public official.
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« Reply #2117 on: January 02, 2021, 08:24:29 PM »

Both of my parents got the vaccine today!

My dad is a doctor and qualified to get an appointment as a frontline healthcare worker (though he is mostly retired now and does part time volunteer clinic work).

My mom didn’t expect to be able to get it, but she went with him.  And apparently at the end of the day, they are giving vaccines to anyone who shows up on a first-come-first-serve basis if they have stock left over that they would otherwise have to discard. And I guess she lucked out.  My dad said they’d be looking up vacation flights tonight!

So this might be worth checking out for anyone that wants the vaccine immediately but doesn’t qualify.
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« Reply #2118 on: January 02, 2021, 09:32:36 PM »

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 1/2 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.
  • IE: Comparing the numbers to the same day of last week, are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.
  • IE: What's the overall change in the total?

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12/20: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 18,267,579 (+189,811 | ΔW Change: ↑1.02% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 324,869 (+1,468 | ΔW Change: ↑6.61% | Σ Increase: ↑0.80%)

12/21: <M>
  • Cases: 18,473,716 (+206,137 | ΔW Change: ↑0.28% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 326,772 (+1,903 | ΔW Change: ↑16.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.59%)

12/22: <T>
  • Cases: 18,684,628 (+210,912 | ΔW Change: ↑4.87% | Σ Increase: ↑1.14%)
  • Deaths: 330,824 (+4,052 | ΔW Change: ↑35.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)

12/23: <W>
  • Cases: 18,917,152 (+232,524 | ΔW Change: ↓6.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.24%)
  • Deaths: 334,218 (+3,394 | ΔW Change: ↓3.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)

12/24 (Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 19,111,326 (+194,174 | ΔW Change: ↓17.07% | Σ Increase: ↑1.03%)
  • Deaths: 337,066 (+2,848 | ΔW Change: ↓15.01% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

12/25 (Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 19,210,166 (+98,840 | ΔW Change: ↓62.21% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)
  • Deaths: 338,263 (+1,197 | ΔW Change: ↓58.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/26: <S>
  • Cases: 19,433,847 (+223,681 | ΔW Change: ↑18.09% | Σ Increase: ↑1.16%)
  • Deaths: 339,921 (+1,658 | ΔW Change: ↓35.39% | Σ Increase: ↑0.49%)

12/27: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 19,573,847 (+140,000 | ΔW Change: ↓26.24% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)
  • Deaths: 341,138 (+1,217 | ΔW Change: ↓17.10% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/28: <M>
  • Cases: 19,781,624 (+207,777 | ΔW Change: ↑0.80% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 343,182 (+2,044 | ΔW Change: ↑7.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.60%)

12/29: <T>
  • Cases: 19,977,704 (+196,080 | ΔW Change: ↓7.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)
  • Deaths: 346,579 (+3,397 | ΔW Change: ↓16.16% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)

12/30: <W>
  • Cases: 20,216,991 (+239,287 | ΔW Change: ↑2.91% | Σ Increase: ↑1.20%)
  • Deaths: 350,778 (+4,199 | ΔW Change: ↑23.72% | Σ Increase: ↑1.21%)

12/31 (Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)

1/1 (Yesterday - Holiday/Last F Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 20,617,346 (+171,692 | ΔW Change: ↑73.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.84%)
  • Deaths: 356,445 (+2,230 | ΔW Change: ↑86.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)

1/2 (Today): <S>
  • Cases: 20,904,701 (+287,355 | ΔW Change: ↑28.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.39%)
  • Deaths: 358,682 (+2,237 | ΔW Change: ↑34.92% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)
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« Reply #2119 on: January 03, 2021, 10:15:00 AM »

That’s the final straw. I refuse to vote for Jared Polis again for any office whatsoever. Whether that means voting GOP in the gubernatorial in 2022 is still up to debate although it’s not likely. And yes that means if he ever is VP or top ticket for a presidency run, I won’t vote for him. Considering the new jump coming post-holidays, the new strain found in Elbert which spreads easily among children, and all the other stupid libertarian crap he has done before Covid, I’m done.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/01/colorado-covid-level-red-restrictions-polis/

Yeah. Polis' actions here are asinine (and borderline criminal negligence, if not depraved indifference). While I'll never vote for a Republican as long as I live, I'll vote for any sane, non-Republican opponent of his (but I repeat myself) or in the worst case, abstain from a race where he's the nominee.
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« Reply #2120 on: January 03, 2021, 10:21:54 AM »

Polis is right this time.
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« Reply #2121 on: January 03, 2021, 11:06:25 AM »

Your approval alone is a barometer of the sheer stupidity of his actions.
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« Reply #2122 on: January 03, 2021, 10:07:40 PM »

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 1/3 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.
  • IE: Comparing the numbers to the same day of last week, are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.
  • IE: What's the overall change in the total?

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12/27: <Sunday>
  • Cases: 19,573,847 (+140,000 | ΔW Change: ↓26.24% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)
  • Deaths: 341,138 (+1,217 | ΔW Change: ↓17.10% | Σ Increase: ↑0.36%)

12/28: <M>
  • Cases: 19,781,624 (+207,777 | ΔW Change: ↑0.80% | Σ Increase: ↑1.06%)
  • Deaths: 343,182 (+2,044 | ΔW Change: ↑7.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.60%)

12/29: <T>
  • Cases: 19,977,704 (+196,080 | ΔW Change: ↓7.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)
  • Deaths: 346,579 (+3,397 | ΔW Change: ↓16.16% | Σ Increase: ↑0.99%)

12/30: <W>
  • Cases: 20,216,991 (+239,287 | ΔW Change: ↑2.91% | Σ Increase: ↑1.20%)
  • Deaths: 350,778 (+4,199 | ΔW Change: ↑23.72% | Σ Increase: ↑1.21%)

12/31 (Holiday/Last Þ Holiday): <Þ>
  • Cases: 20,445,654 (+228,663 | ΔW Change: ↑17.76% | Σ Increase: ↑1.13%)
  • Deaths: 354,215 (+3,437 | ΔW Change: ↑20.68% | Σ Increase: ↑0.98%)

1/1 (Holiday/Last F Holiday): <F>
  • Cases: 20,617,346 (+171,692 | ΔW Change: ↑73.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.84%)
  • Deaths: 356,445 (+2,230 | ΔW Change: ↑86.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)

1/2 (Yesterday): <S>
  • Cases: 20,904,701 (+287,355 | ΔW Change: ↑28.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.39%)
  • Deaths: 358,682 (+2,237 | ΔW Change: ↑34.92% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)

1/3 (Today): <Sunday>
  • Cases: 21,113,528 (+208,827 | ΔW Change: ↑49.16% | Σ Increase: ↑1.00%)
  • Deaths: 360,078 (+1,396 | ΔW Change: ↑14.71% | Σ Increase: ↑0.39%)
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« Reply #2123 on: January 03, 2021, 11:26:45 PM »

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« Reply #2124 on: January 04, 2021, 12:05:21 AM »



It’s not necessarily a bad idea, but we just don’t know.  It might be worth doing in some places but not others for comparison.  If only we had done challenge trials we could have tested all of these ideas out.
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