So 2 weeks after opening Texas has recorded the highest jump on positives 1800 reported On Saturday. But T said that the numbers are going down in the country. Yeah ok
I found this interesting. A group of small businesses is resisting the re-opening of Arizona and have signed a letter stating why it is too early to open the state back up. More business owners are signing the letter every day.
Yes, a friend forwarded me this clip of one of the business owners who is against the re-opening, and it's shockingly commonsensical:
"We'll Open Up When Disney Opens Up"
This can't be good.
Shockingly, 13 navy sailors aboard the USS Theodor Roosevelt have tested positive for Covid-19, again, after fully recovering from the virus and returning to work on the navy ship.. Sometime after returning to work fully recovered including 2 rounds of negative tests results,, they showed symptoms of the illness again S new round of testing began and the results showed they indeed had the virus again.
While I had heard of suspected repeat infections in China and Europe, there had been very few cases reported.
A cluster of repeat cased from the same ship? Shocking.
The implications...
Personally for me, this is a big argument against the herd immunity track. Not only this can cause more senseless deaths, but also the end game to this kind of method is feasable due to seeing cases where people can re-infected by the virus, making this whole antibodies introduction to the wider population in vain hope to stem the tide pointless.
Which is also why I'm very against the idea of the "recovery passport" where some countries are thinking about that, besides the awful social privileges implications, there's also the factor that not only you can get infected again. And there are some cases that the virus will not go away swiftly at the very least. This makes it dangerous to not just the passport wielders, but also to anyone who interact with these people who are given a 'free pass' to move around.
I still can't get over 13 on the same ship getting it again. There is a lot of research that will need to be done. Are the symptoms more mild, is the infection reactivated or is it completely new, will they get it a third time, can they expose others again and what would this mean for everyone wanting to reunite after being ill. Yes, this really puts heard immunity into question.
@deetoo I think it means they are willing to dispense with some of the lab testing and start on public trials earlier than they normally would. It's a big risk v. reward. I'm hoping it works because Americans don't seem able to wear a mask without feeling oppressed even if it's in their best interest.
His poor followers. I doubt he has been taking it. I think I reas somewhere he bought stocks. He is trying to make money.
Trump said at a roundtable Monday that he's been taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement for "about a week and a half" as a preventative measure against the coronavirus.
Really proud of ASU and all the research they have been doing on the pandemic. Not only have they created an accurate Covid-19 test for the public, they have a wonderful website which gathers state and national data for excellent information about virus trends Check out some of their maps and information. This is the project that our Governor tried to kill when he stopped sharing data with ASU. only to find out ASU was going to go live with their website anyway. He got such national backlash that data is now shared again with ASU (and U of A.)
In looking at the national and Arizona maps, it is interesting to see how some counties are really having difficulties. The maps allow you to slide the bar so you can see the maps change over the months and see how the virus has trended over time.
https://biodesign.asu.edu/research/clinical-testing/critical-covid-19-trends
Annie Glenn, wife of the late astronaut and US senator John Glens died from Covid-19. We often appreciate the great courage our first astronaut pioneers had and Glenn sure had his share of courage. But, his wife hand a great amount of courage too.
Thank you Annie for sharing your husband with us all. It can be difficult to find your own voice when your spouse is a giant among giants. She did. She overcame her own speech disorder ( she stuttered) and became an advocate for others with speech impediments and an advocate for abused children.
Defense Secretary William Cohen honored Annie Glenn with the Department of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service in 1998. He called her "a hero in her own right" and praised her for being "a strong voice for children, speech and communications, and the disabled." The Annie Glenn Award was created to honor individuals who overcome a communication disorder.
She reached for her own stars. Her passing reminds us that we all have our own unique gifts which have prepared us to leave this world better than we found it.
We all have the ability to use our own unique gifts to inspire others.
May your memory be a blessing Annie Glenn.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/annie-glenn-wife-late-astronaut-u-s-sen-john-glenn-n1210371