tksirius
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Don't be stupid. Flu cases are being counted as COVID. She basically admitted it earlier and the CDC's official guidance backs that up.
Are you personally worried about getting the Coronavirus?
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In the last sentence of my post I said I'll still vote for the next guy like Trump (meaning the next guy who isn't a career politician) and hope he's not as big of a tool bag. That is me straight up calling Trump a tool bag. So not sure why you are saying I said he wasn't one. I did say he wasn't a life long douche bag (again meaning a life long politician). Maybe I didn't make that part clear enough. I was busy with something else when I typed the post. All I meant is people who spend their lives in politics are normally shitty people so I will pretty much always vote for a guy who isn't a career politician. Hopefully the next non career politician isn't as big of a tool as Trump. That's what I meant. I think Trump makes a decent president but he's about as unpresidential is it gets.
Actually flu tests have been up...due to lack of COVID testing, they have been running more flu tests than normal as that is an important part of differential diagnosis.Also, due to heightened concern among the populace about COVID-19, more people with flu-like symptoms have been seeking testing than normal.
What do you mean by, "she basically admitted it earlier"? Are you talking about the brief video you posted? That was a video from a press-conference dealing with the current COVID surveillance network, and the clip came at the end of a portion when she was explaining that flu was down so the extensive, existing flu surveillance network is being repurposed to serve COVID-surveillance duty. It was completely out of context in the clip you posted, but her direct quote makes perfect sense if you consider the context. "We're done with the flu" was referring to being done tracking the flu through that existing network (ended after tracking the flu season for 15 weeks, they normally track through 20 weeks). Of course, this doesn't mean they will stop testing for the flu, just stop the labor-intensive data-aggregation associated with the surveillance network
And no, CDC has not told physicians to call flu deaths COVID deaths. Testing for flu is an important part of differential diagnosis, so if a patient has and dies from the flu in the hospital, it will not be counted as a COVID death.
I agree with you about many politicians are either self-possessed, dirty/criminal, egotists, glad handers etc. I am not sure if they are like that before or after they get elected but high office even down to the city and county level seem to bring the worst out of people. It is a failing of human nature that we see all the time concerning when people get in power or want power and we shouldn't be surprised.
Yes, I saw this in another web page. I think if the data is pretty correct after repeating the study, etc it could by very sobering but somewhat positive news.
Basically, Stanford researchers used the antibody tests on 3,300 people in Santa Clara County CA with a population close to 2 million. This is new research and hasn't been peer reviewed or repeated.
Test results indicate that 2.5% to 4.2% of the county population have had covid 19.
That result works out to between 48,000 and 81,000 THOUSAND county residents having had covid enough to form antibodies.
At the recent time of the study the CA Public Health Dept had found through regular swab testing that 1000 had it.
Is it 1000 people or 50,000 people????
So could it be that some areas, maybe many populated areas like NYC and Chicago and around San Fran have huge numbers with the virus. Does that mean if they started mingling and working closely together again the spread will skyrocket again??
I don't think there has been time to research and conclude whether people with it can catch it again, are STILL infectors to others, etc.
The main Dr in the study said it seems the asymptomatic percentage is higher than thought and this may show who can go back to work.
I fully agree. Power corrupts. It's one reason I am a Libertarian at heart and for things like term limits and a smaller government. Thank God we probably have the best constitution every written.
My view is that the projects of US citizens should or maybe governed best at the local up to the Fed level depending on how widespread the project covers and makes sense.
The virus doesnt know state lines so testing and a major response to covid should be led majorly by the Feds which they are not doing.
An interstate system is just that it goes from state to state and should be Fed overall but as we know the states get funds for contractors to do the work.
The military covers all the states so should be mainly Fed but States have their own Guard etc.
Weather and agriculture of course travel across states as do railroads and other commerce so there needs to be Feds overseeing this.
I am a former educator but I think Education is mostly done in each State and Local area as students do not usually cross State or county lines. I think the Fed Education Dept could and maybe should be made smaller to mainly work on education research etc to pass on info to local educators.
Energy is now interstate and somewhat shared so should have a big Fed presence especially with nuclear aspects.
I heard this analysis of the current covid testing levels:
Right now US is doing about 130000 to 140000 tests a day. At that rate it will take close to 7 years to test everyone or close to everyone.
Seven years is way too slow, the year 2027. Need to new simpler, maybe rapid response antibody tests cranked out.
Open factories for making needed things like gloves, tests, masks, and put a lot of people back to work.
Right now US is doing about 130000 to 140000 tests a day. At that rate it will take close to 7 years to test everyone or close to everyone.
Seven years is way too slow, the year 2027. Need to new simpler, maybe rapid response antibody tests cranked out.
Open factories for making needed things like gloves, tests, masks, and put a lot of people back to work.
AIRHAWK
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Honest question, because we have been locked up for a month, whenever this state/country "reopens", is there any reason to think the virus will not spike again? It only makes sense that it will right? It hasn't gone away. Will we jerk our knee again and shut it down again? And maybe for longer. Not a doctor but doesn't the human body need to be exposed to build up immunity to it? Not being smart ass, just asking.
Agree on getting the PPE and more importantly the pharma manufacturing back from China. It's on our strategic interest and we simply can't trust China. Even Trump haters have to admit that Trump is way ahead of any other politician in the past 30 years trying to get that done with these new trade deals.
HawkGold
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Special education in the hands of local and state would be a disaster.
You must know a fair amount on this issue and I do not. But you can post your reasoning here or send me a personal message because I am always ready to learn and am interested in educational matters.
tksirius
HN's Love Doctor
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/w-h-o...lcohol-prohibition-during-coronavirus-crisis/
W.H.O. Recommends Bringing Back Alcohol Prohibition During Coronavirus Crisis
The latest bad idea from the globalist body.
W.H.O. Recommends Bringing Back Alcohol Prohibition During Coronavirus Crisis
The latest bad idea from the globalist body.
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