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Seems pretty likely she’s positive. Hope she’s better soon.Think my mom has it, still waiting on her test result. Couldnt taste anything and had trouble breathing on friday, over the weekend progressed to flu like symptoms. As of yesterday she was feeling a little better. Thankfully she is 51 and in decent health.
Moms test (finally) came back today. It was positive. Luckily she hasnt had any symptoms or fever for 7 days so she was cleared to go to work. And I cleared her to see me on my birthday tomorrowSeems pretty likely she’s positive. Hope she’s better soon.
I'm listening to a practicing pulmonologist (sp?) talk about a European study that says there are cases where people with proven cases of covid19 either did not develop antibodies or developed antibodies but the antibodies have died off. This plus the cases where people who recovered and tested negative have later relapsed suggest that herd immunity is not possible with this virus, or that it's going to take a hell of a lot more than 1% death rate to accomplish.
The information being discussed now is leaning towards the antibodies waning significantly after 90 days however they suspect the T cells in the body will remember the virus and mount another antibody response. There is a fairly young man I think in Texas in his upper 20's with no known comorbidities who contracted Covid 19 and he had trouble breathing and had to be treated at the hospital, he went on and donated his plasma after recovering. He tested positive for it again after several months but his illness the second time was nowhere near as bad as the first and he had no trouble breathing. The discussion is still ongoing as to whether the virus was contracted twice in that relatively short period of time OR if the virus merely went dormant in certain people and resurfaced. The information is all still fluid and unfortunately not definitive yet.
Unfortunately, I think you may be correct. Seeing what is happening in MLB, and , in some degree the NBA, football could be in trouble. This virus is not going away and I don't think we will ever reach herd immunity until an effective vaccine is developed. The biggest question is how long will the antibodies from the vaccine, or even the disease, will last. The key to controlling the disease may be geting rapid testing results and developing an effective treatment which can be administered immediately after diagonsis. I also think that more knowledge will be gained about the long term severity of complications resulting from the disease in all age groups. Hopefully, this knowledge can be gathered by the end of the year.I honestly don't think it will be a college football season this year, they might try but in my opinion it won't last. Hope i am wrong, l love those fall Saturdays. GBO
Unfortunately, I think you may be correct. Seeing what is happening in MLB, and , in some degree the NBA, football could be in trouble. This virus is not going away and I don't think we will ever reach herd immunity until an effective vaccine is developed. The biggest question is how long will the antibodies from the vaccine, or even the disease, will last. The key to controlling the disease may be geting rapid testing results and developing an effective treatment which can be administered immediately after diagonsis. I also think that more knowledge will be gained about the long term severity of complications resulting from the disease in all age groups. Hopefully, this knowledge can be gathered by the end of the year.
I don't know, but I have not heard of any shortages of bed space in the ERs and ICUs. Very good question. I will see if I can find an answer. Very difficult to find the data. As of July16, about 16 % of ICU and ER bed were available compared to their goal of no fewer than 205 should be vacant. Since that time, I know that reported cases have increased and that addition beds have been occupied. While not stated, On cn assume that those beds in special locations are still in use. If I find additional data, I will post it.All the testing for C-19 is like closing the barn door after the horse has run off. Until we have a vaccine that prevents C-19 we just have to live with it. I for one (there are many of us) think the hospital's ability, or lack there of, is the big reason for the reaction we are seeing right now. Which brings me to the question: Early on Nashville and Memphis set up hospitals (limited use) with 1000+ beds in convention centers. (Nashville that is, not sure where Memphis's was/is) What became of them, are they still "set up"? Have not heard a word of them for 2-3 months.
Unfortunately, I think you may be correct. Seeing what is happening in MLB, and , in some degree the NBA, football could be in trouble. This virus is not going away and I don't think we will ever reach herd immunity until an effective vaccine is developed. The biggest question is how long will the antibodies from the vaccine, or even the disease, will last. The key to controlling the disease may be geting rapid testing results and developing an effective treatment which can be administered immediately after diagonsis. I also think that more knowledge will be gained about the long term severity of complications resulting from the disease in all age groups. Hopefully, this knowledge can be gathered by the end of the year.
Please, O Wise One, enlighten the unwashed masses on what it IS about.If there had been no quarantine then we would already have herd immunity. Everybody hoping for an effective vaccine that may never happen. What then? Make social distancing and masks the norm? People actually think this is about Covid.
I have lost a friend. Fatalities are real and horrible. Thank God, most don't die.
Slowing the spread is about being able to treat and take care of the people that get sick.
All the testing for C-19 is like closing the barn door after the horse has run off. Until we have a vaccine that prevents C-19 we just have to live with it. I for one (there are many of us) think the hospital's ability, or lack there of, is the big reason for the reaction we are seeing right now. Which brings me to the question: Early on Nashville and Memphis set up hospitals (limited use) with 1000+ beds in convention centers. (Nashville that is, not sure where Memphis's was/is) What became of them, are they still "set up"? Have not heard a word of them for 2-3 months.
yIf there had been no quarantine then we would already have herd immunity. Everybody hoping for an effective vaccine that may never happen. What then? Make social distancing and masks the norm? People actually think this is about Covid.