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Old 06-25-2020, 07:04 PM
 
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I imagine summer and quarantine fatigue have something to do with that.

Back in March, it was cold and nothing to do outside, so it was easier to isolate. Now, it's too tempting to sit by the pool, and have a BBQ, and maybe invite the neighbors over, or maybe a few friends, and maybe it's ok to let them use the bathroom while you are here. And the numbers in MA are down so maybe we will have little Timmy's bday party in the yard rather than do one of those driveby honk-fests (which I've heard less of recently BTW).
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Old 06-25-2020, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Woburn, MA / W. Hartford, CT
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I imagine summer and quarantine fatigue have something to do with that.

Back in March, it was cold and nothing to do outside, so it was easier to isolate. Now, it's too tempting to sit by the pool, and have a BBQ, and maybe invite the neighbors over, or maybe a few friends, and maybe it's ok to let them use the bathroom while you are here. And the numbers in MA are down so maybe we will have little Timmy's bday party in the yard rather than do one of those driveby honk-fests (which I've heard less of recently BTW).
Outdoor events may still be OK. I heard Prof. Erin Bromage of UMass-Dartmouth in a TV interview this evening, citing a 20:1 difference in transmission risk (indoors vs. outdoors), all else being equal!
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Old 06-25-2020, 08:07 PM
 
Location: The ghetto
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38k new positive cases in the US yesterday. That's the highest amount ever.
And 39k new cases today. Prior to the past 2 days, the highest amount had been 34k - which was at the end of April.
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Old 06-26-2020, 04:14 AM
 
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I don't see how it can NOT be viewed optimistically. Again, the reality is why won't be able to properly assess for years when the data can be normalized and properly crunched, address demographic differences. In addition, corrections, or more so, adjustments will be need to be made for vastly improved treatment protocols now compared to the states where it hit early. One would think that death rates will be considerably lower in FL, AZ, etc due to the knowledge learned in MA, NY, OR, etc.
The clear lesson is to keep it out of the nursing homes. No visitors. Weekly testing of the staff. PPE mandates. Protocols to limit the spread within the facility. You do that and you chop your body count in half. You then do what you can to keep most of the high risk people in their bubble. Combine that with the improvements in treatment over the last 90 days. Lower density places with automobiles and single family homes should be able to keep most of the high risk people out of the way. Like usual, the places tough to control are the high poverty rate neighborhoods which aren’t single family homes and automobiles.
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Old 06-26-2020, 06:20 AM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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More great news! Kids don't really spread coronavirus!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ch-study-shows

https://www.pasteur.fr/fr/file/35404/download
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Old 06-26-2020, 06:27 AM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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Some day in maybe 20 years from now, there will be entire university Statistics courses taught centrally around the ignorance of statistical analysis and how to lie with numbers that we see day in and day out with Covid-19. Not to mention the sociology, psychology, and economics courses you could teach on this too. Covid is a temporary problem for colleges but the material in the future appears just about endless!
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Old 06-26-2020, 06:36 AM
 
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More great news! Kids don't really spread coronavirus!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ch-study-shows

Am I reading this correctly...this "study" involved 3 kids?
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Old 06-26-2020, 07:29 AM
 
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Am I reading this correctly...this "study" involved 3 kids?
I think I’m reading it the same way.

3 infected kids went to a few schools and nobody else caught it.


Guess we’re good! Send the kids back now! Who needs to wait til Sept!
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Old 06-26-2020, 07:35 AM
 
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Guess we’re good! Send the kids back now!
It might be the best things for our kids in the long run.

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/24/88231...ring-lockdowns
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Old 06-26-2020, 08:00 AM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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Am I reading this correctly...this "study" involved 3 kids?
Um no. It involved 510. Did you read the actual study or was that too much?

The Pasteur Institute. Experts. Why you denying science?
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