Here is an update or those following the case count saga in my daughter's district where she is a teacher.
On Friday with 7 actual taught days of school this year, the district had 114 cases through the district, 92 were students and 7 cases, 3 staff and 4 students were at her school.
Now after 8 actual taught days of school the numbers are staggering.
191 cases district wide, 161 are students, 30 staff.
My daughter's school now has 15 cases, 11 of which are students.
Still no mask mandate allowed. Still few admin or staff wearing masks, though a few more than at the start of school. The principal decided not to hold a rally for a fundraiser at the last minute and switched it to virtual in class instead because of the cases...yet he only occasionally wears a mask. My daughter wears one.
This isn't going to go away simply by wishing it away.
Blatant, willful, disregard for human life! From the governor on down. Especially the super intendant and Governor.
@lovendures This is mind boggling. When the pandemic first began, two kids in our town's middle school had been exposed to a parent who'd tested positive after attending the Biogen conference in February. The town shuttered the whole school of 1200 kids. A week later all of the school were closed. So in Texas, we have a school with 15 active cases and it's still open and no one is allowed to wear masks. That's pure insanity. That's unbelievable. I'm thinking that's Taliban. I'm coining a phrase. That's f-ing Taliban.
Bomb-bogglement or bombogglement- to be bombarded with mind boggling decisions, information, judgements and actions from insane and/or illogical members of society. Often bomb-bogglement causes bewilderment and shock amongst those being bomboggled.
I made up this word the other day because I was so tired of saying things were mind-boggling.
They can wear masks, but masks can't be mandated to wear so only a fraction of students and staff are wearing them. My daughter doesn't even feel she can suggest a student wear a mask. She feels if she says she is wearing one to protect them, then she is at the same time telling students their main teacher doesn't want to protect them because she/he is not wearing one.
However true that point might be, she doesn't want the student to feel a teacher would knowingly put them in danger. Yet they are putting them in danger.
It is major Bomb-bogglement. Or as you just expressed:
That's f-ing Taliban.
Yep that works too.
@lovendures Actually I like bomb bogglement. Mask wearing is something the leaders/adults should do to model safe and considerate behavior. At my "health" club, the manager and staff do not wear masks. So members feel that means masks are not necessary. In the locker room, a woman told me that she started wearing a mask because I was wearing a mask. People simply conform to what others are doing.
First of all, I can't believe we're on page 153 of this topic.
Second - I would like to preemptively point out (since there were a lot of headlines the last few days and many folks are twittering as people do when there are twitterable tweets, a lot about the studies that show massive differences between the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
This article today did a really good job at explaining why Pfizer folks shouldn't panic, and why Moderna folks shouldn't celebrate yet - the results being reported are one aspect of how the vaccine works and not necessarily indicative yet of how things will shake down ultimately.
As in all things, further study is necessary.
Take a gander. https://apple.news/AZQ3hNfZHQFCDXXg_X9Qrew
There is no fetal tissue in Regeneron:
“The drug's potency was tested in a lab using HEK 293T cells,” Mandal tells Verywell. “This is a cell line which was originally derived from the kidney tissue of a fetus aborted in the Netherlands in the 1970s. The cells were used in the testing of the antibody; however, there is no fetal tissue in the final product.”
From this article: https://www.verywellhealth.com/regeneron-antibody-cocktail-stem-cells-5082031
More info from the manufacturer: https://www.regeneron.com/science/antibodies
Re: Booster shots
Hubby and I got ours on Wednesday, at the recommendation of our doctors. We didn't want to get caught up in the next stampede scheduled to begin Sept. 20.
For those interested, talk to your doctor. Then go online and make an appointment at your local Walgreens - you will have to select "2nd dose", but go ahead and put the date of your second dose anyway - they will know when you get there it is for a booster. Also, they only have Pfizer.
They will make you sign an attestation that says you qualify. Hubby had a moment of remorse, I did not. I'm all for getting third world citizens vaccinated asap, but from what I see locally a lot of vaccine is going to waste, so may as well use it up. And in 3 weeks it will be a free for all once again, so this time I do not feel bad about jumping the line a bit - we both have significant risk factors and we are trying like hell to get to Hawaii in the Fall (momma needs a real vacay - have not left CA since Feb. 2020, HI is being pretty strict, and we're going to a suburb on the Big Island - to a condo).
For those of you wondering, different reactions to the booster in different people. An age peer couple also got their boosters this week, and so did my 84 year old dad. We are all fully vaccinated. Here is the rundown:
Me: (Unconfirmed COVID Jan 2020) - sore arm a few hours after then 24 hours post-vax, it hit me like a tsunami - fever (101), headache, every single joint and vertebra painful, weird pains in my thighs similar to when I was sick in '20, exhaustion, loss of appetite. Spent most of the day in bed, I took Tylenol just so I could sleep (No NSAIDs with this!!! Very important!). Today no fever, but still achy and tired. (Pfizer)
Hubby: Sore arm from 5 to 48 hours post-vax. That's it.(Pfizer)
My Dad: Said it "kicked like a mule" - was bedridden for 2-3 days but snapped back fast. (Pfizer)
Friend 1/Wife: Fatigue and mild aches for 24 hours post-vax. (Moderna)
Friend 2/Husband: Fever, headache, extreme fatigue, body aches, was bedridden for 2 days. (Moderna)
@laura-f yeah, i wasn't sure about whether there was fetal tissue in Regeneron or not. My point was that either way, Greg Assbutt is the kind sneering hypocrite who would have taken that treatment even if it did.
Here is an article about the origins and the real objectives of the falsely named "pro-life" movement:
https://crooksandliars.com/2021/09/why-real-origin-anti-abortion-movement-was
So here I am again with new covid totals over a week at my daughter's school/district. It isn't good. Of course it isn't good. We all knew it wouldn't be good.
Why am I continuing to post this information? Does it do any good?
Well, I am trying to shed light on the reality of this horrible anti-mask, anti- human, anti-life policy from Abbot and other like minded Governor's. It is my way of documenting this insanity so others are aware. It is my personal way of call BS.
If you have a loved one in school right now (staff or student) and they are required to wear a mask, count your blessings. They are learning/teaching in an environment of privilege.
Last week there were 255 total cases district wide. 215 students and 40 staff members.
The school she teaches at had 18 cases, 14 students and 4 staff.
A week has passed now but only 4 school days as there were no classes Monday due to the holiday. In one week there are now 428 cumulative documented cases, 366 of whom are children, 62 staff.
My daughter’s school went from 18 cases to 30. 24 students and 6 staff.
Her elementary school has the highest count for any elementary school and even some middle schools in the district.
On a side note, she has been teaching this week in a music room with no air conditioning as her air conditioner is broken and will be fixed... nobody knows when that will occur. Getting a part may be an issue. The unit is only a year old.
It has be a rough week year. She is very stressed and needs to completely rewrite the rest of her lesson plans for the week so she can be in a different, smaller air-conditioned room. That temporary room is filled with student desks so there will be no movement able to be done in the room. Writing lesson plans for 6 different grade levels takes a long time. She bought a fan and brought it to school today and tried it out but that didn't really help.
It will be 95 degrees tomorrow.
@lovendures I’m sorry you and your daughter are dealing with this. I live in NJ. Many schools start today and some are fighting the mandate and not wearing masks in the school. Who will enforce this? I feel for the kids who are not yet vaccinated. Like my grandchildren. It’s a huge worry and so selfish. Deliberately putting kids at risk. I don’t get it. It feels like we will never get out of this.
This is a New York Times article on mask requirements, and the lack thereof, on college campuses, and how instructors are dealing with it.
I noticed tonight that now I like Howard Stern. Can that be possible? Well, tonight it is possible because here is what he says to anti-vaxxers:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/10/entertainment/howard-stern-vaccine-comments/index.html
@jeanne-mayell Howard Stern and his wife Beth are huge animal rescue workers and they donate large amounts of money and foster many many homeless cats. He is a huge animal lover so I will love him for all the animal rescue he and his wife do.
@saibh Yes, their twisted messages and voices are trying to upset all of Cape Cod school boards. I’m a member of our regional schools committee (board) and we have a neighboring town woman who ran unsuccessfully (thank you Goddess!) who is pushing their new narrative—(of the CC Patriots/Trumpets—headed up by an ex con who drives around in a camouflage Humvee w a mock machine gun mounted on top) that they are inclusive of all people and merely are making sure that the Conservative agenda is adhered to equally. Ironically, they’re the ones who leave out the truth!
We’re noticing that these hate groups are now offended that they are viewed as such. Their twisted mindset does confuse many people—esp people who aren’t used to or skilled in real critical thinking, the history and use of propaganda, cognitive dissonance, and the now more than ever laborious task of proper research. These “patriots” are exhausting in their ignorance, obstinance, and divisive rhetoric.
Our Committee successfully kept mandatory mask wearing in place (at least til Oct 1, I believe). Still, they’re persistent and I drove by a group of these so-called “patriots” earlier (after overpass FOR THE PEOPLE ACT & CALL YOUR SENATORS sign duty). Some women don Betsy Ross costumes and many carry Betsy Ross flags, police lives matter flags, etc. Good grief—I want to ask the women “Are you wearing too tight corsets also?!?” But I don’t engage. They have no intention of letting up and sadly, on Cape, get lots of support.
He once gave Twitler so much free press-I hope he regrets it-but he seems like he has matured somewhat.
Dee Snider is telling it like it is about COVID and the vaccine. I have always loved him lol
I found this interesting article from the Washington Post about the 1918 pandemic. Specifically how Los Angeles handled the second wave compared to other cities. It was written last fall.
Man, there are some of the same issue we are facing now compared to 100 years.
Below is a portion of the article written last year but worth a look now that we are on a 3rd deadly wave.
Meanwhile, city health officials faced pressure related to an upcoming mass rally intended to raise funds to support the war effort. With just nine days left to reach its quota, Los Angeles was $27 million behind in its Liberty Loan fundraising. The upcoming Liberty Day celebration was intended to bridge that gap — even if doing so would doom the city to a deadly outbreak.
City leaders met Oct. 10 and made the tough decision to postpone Liberty Day events and close all schools, churches and places of amusement. This included the city’s 83 movie theaters.
“That we would be compelled sooner or later to place a ban upon public gatherings is certain. Therefore it is the best judgement to do it at once, if by so doing we may stamp out the disease in a few days,” said Los Angeles Mayor Frederick Woodman. “By the action of the health department, we may be saved untold losses in life and endless discomforture.”
(In fact, Philadelphia’s refusal to cancel its Liberty Loan parade in late September led to 1,000 deaths in 10 days, making the city one of the hardest hit by the pandemic.)
Despite the lack of any public fundraising events, Los Angeles managed to rally in the final moments and exceed its Liberty Loan goal by an estimated $3.5 million.
With 307 cases of new infections reported across the city, John Cawley, chancellor for the diocese of Los Angeles issued a statement to all Catholics that no services would be held: “The people are exhorted to offer up prayers in their own homes to Almighty God to take away the epidemic that is at present so seriously threatening the community.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/21/1918-flu-los-angeles-coronavirus/