Merged Covid Megathread

[ISUCyclones2015]

Lawsuit: Tyson managers bet money on how many workers would contract COVID-19 - Iowa Capital Dispatch

A lawsuit claims that Tyson Foods ordered employees to work during the pandemic while managers privately wagered money on how many of them would contract COVID-19.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

 

[cycloneG]

Lead Researcher Behind Controversial Danish Study Says You Should Still Wear A Mask

Lead Researcher Behind Controversial Danish Study Says You Should Still Wear A Mask

Critics of mask-wearing policies used a Danish study on mask-wearing to bolster their claims such policies are ineffective, but scientists, including those involved with the study, disagree.

www.forbes.com

 

[cycloneG]

Another study shows masks help protect people from contracting COVID-19

The data continues to show masking helps to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to the CDC.

www.wtsp.com

The study's author concluded while direct contact with COVID-19 patients increased the likelihood of contracting the virus, those who wore a mask were less likely to test positive for the virus.

"It’s nice to have proof masking really works," said Dr. Matthew Sims in an interview with the Detroit Free Press. He is the director of Infectious Diseases Research at Beaumont Health and lead author of the research paper.

"Masks play a vital role in protecting people and can dramatically reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19."

 

[cycloneG]

Masks and contact tracing lead to an 82 percent decline in coronavirus cases: CDC study

Masks and contact tracing lead to an 82 percent decline in coronavirus cases: CDC study

In Delaware, public health orders in April and June were found to make a big difference in the spread of the virus.

thehill.com

 

[cycloneG]

Rule number 1: No gatherings

Ohio wedding leads to 32 COVID-19 cases – including newlyweds

The couple had scaled back their wedding from 200 guests to 85 people.

www.today.com

 

[Jer]

From Fauci today, sounds like best guesses on us common folk getting vaccinated is in the May-June time period. More at risk earlier and general population starting in April and going through July.

If things start trending down in Feb-Mar and then vaccines become more available, we could be mostly back to normal by summer.

 

[ScottyP]

From Fauci today, sounds like best guesses on us common folk getting vaccinated is in the May-June time period. More at risk earlier and general population starting in April and going through July.

If things start trending down in Feb-Mar and then vaccines become more available, we could be mostly back to normal by summer.

Would they vaccine front-line workers and at-risk population early if they have already recovered from Covid? I realize that there is a possibility of re-infection but not sure how recovered patients factor into the strategy.

 

[dmclone]

If you need to be cheered up about coVID, watch the new Kevin Hart special on Netflix.

 

[isutrevman]

Michael Osterholm in June:

 

[isutrevman]

Masks and contact tracing lead to an 82 percent decline in coronavirus cases: CDC study

Masks and contact tracing lead to an 82 percent decline in coronavirus cases: CDC study

In Delaware, public health orders in April and June were found to make a big difference in the spread of the virus.

thehill.com

Delaware must have gotten rid of their mask mandate in October:

 

[awd4cy]

From Fauci today, sounds like best guesses on us common folk getting vaccinated is in the May-June time period. More at risk earlier and general population starting in April and going through July.

If things start trending down in Feb-Mar and then vaccines become more available, we could be mostly back to normal by summer.

Damn I hope that’s true. That would be wonderful if that timeline happens.

 

[awd4cy]

Delaware must have gotten rid of their mask mandate in October:
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Most every northern state is trending like that though.

 

[isutrevman]

Most every northern state is trending like that though.

Agree, regardless of mask mandates.

 

[throwittoblythe]

From Fauci today, sounds like best guesses on us common folk getting vaccinated is in the May-June time period. More at risk earlier and general population starting in April and going through July.

If things start trending down in Feb-Mar and then vaccines become more available, we could be mostly back to normal by summer.

I have not been following exceptionally close to the vaccine developments other than what I read in the headlines. This is the timeline I was expecting for young and otherwise healthy folks. I figured it would be late spring/summer before someone like me could get a vaccine.

I'll be curious how this timeframe would affect large gatherings (thinking MLB games, for example). I wonder if they'll do no fans for spring training and try to open it up for the regular season.

 

[MartyFine]

 

[cycloneG]

Delaware must have gotten rid of their mask mandate in October:
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More than likely people started having more indoor gatherings as the weather cooled.

 

[HFCS]

Data driven visualization of the state responses.

 

[Rabbuk]

Data driven visualization of the state responses.
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Is more red good? I'm bad at graphs.

 

[HFCS]

Is more red good? I'm bad at graphs.

when your red overlaps onto the next state because there isn't enough space, it still counts

 

[CloneJD]

More than likely people started having more indoor gatherings as the weather cooled.

Maybe. Some posit that transmissibility is heavily influenced by seasonal humidity which could be driving spikes regardless of mitigation measures.