MCPS Covid Data Updated Daily (in a single thread)
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Anonymous
Capitalized and bolded? You realize that school is conducted indoors, right? Outdoor activities are always going to be the exception that covers part of the day, not the entirety of the day. And cleaning is irrelevant. Anyway, numbers will come down, and I look forward to your deep thinking on that fact set. |
Anonymous
Why won’t you make all this data public? Hiding it on this sewer is a waste. |
Anonymous
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Kids at Sherwood tested positive shortly after prom.
Prom might be a factor for other high schools as well. Shrug. It’s going to happen. |
Anonymous
Shrug is a overstatement. |
Anonymous
How about /yawn? |
Anonymous
Ah, but these ladies can't be bothered to protect their own families. We can hardly expect them to protect ours. |
Anonymous
Right. Protect yourself if you’re scared. |
Anonymous
You mean by masking? Yeah, not going to do that. |
Anonymous
Proof that OP has an agenda and is just not posting data for people to accesss. |
Anonymous
Very true. |
Anonymous
| Thank you OP for posting the data. I would think as the numbers at many schools are approaching 10% that MCPS should be concerned. Testing students after spring break and masking would have slowed the spread. How are these numbers any different than after winter break? |
Anonymous
These aren’t from spring break. People are out and about everywhere and there is a slew of end of year activities, especially at the high schools (like prom). And cases are generally up in the community right now. Why are some of you so convinced that the only place you could get Covid is from traveling to Disney? |
Anonymous
The upswing started with spring break. Then all then continued indoor activities combined with no masking. Not a surprise at all. |
Anonymous
Ok. It’s unreasonable to expect humans not to seek joy and congregate for years. You got two years during which the virus became less deadly and we developed some treatments and some vaccines and that’s what you get. Sorry. We aren’t force-covering other peoples’ kids faces anymore. Most people correctly view covid as a cold now. In 2019 did you lament colds after spring break like some sort of moral failure? Didn’t think so. |
Anonymous
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There seems to be two posters that return to this thread time and time again to inject their opinion that "covid is like the flu". This message is directed to those two individuals.
1. The evidence is mounting that you're incorrect. "Even Mild COVID Can Increase the Risk of Heart Problems" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/even-mild-covid-can-increase-the-risk-of-heart-problems/ "Japanese researcher suggests ties between omicron variant and severe hepatitis in children" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/05/12/national/science-health/japanese-researcher-omicron-hepatitis-children/ 2. You seem to believe that just because you're vaccinated, that serious effects cannot occur? Especially after repeated infections? "Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Protection Against Omicron Fades Just Weeks After Second And Third Doses, Study Finds" https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/05/13/pfizers-covid-vaccine-protection-against-omicron-fades-just-weeks-after-second-and-third-doses-study-finds/?sh=7fdd90a732af "New versions of Omicron are masters of immune evasion" https://www.science.org/content/article/new-versions-omicron-are-masters-immune-evasion 3. You seem to believe that repeated infections will not occur, so no response is necessary? "Epidemiological update: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5" https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/epidemiological-update-sars-cov-2-omicron-sub-lineages-ba4-and-ba5 "South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/south-africa-surge-covid-versions-omicron-84715610 'New South African Covid Variants, Omicron BA.4 And BA.5, Found In U.S. For First Time; May Be More Transmissible Than BA.2' https://deadline.com/2022/05/covid-variants-omicron-ba-4-ba-5-u-s-1235013935/ Charlottesville doctors tracking additional COVID-19 variants Doctors say BA.2.12.1 is evading pre-existing immunity from infection with the original BA.1 omicron variant. https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/05/09/charlottesville-doctors-tracking-additional-covid-19-variants/ 4. You seem to believe that there is no possibility of more serious variants occurring in the future? Viral mutations may cause another ‘very, very bad' COVID-19 wave, scientists warn Already other variants have emerged, notably one called 501Y.V2 in South Africa, that are just as worrying as B.1.1.7, Farrar adds. "It is essentially a numbers game: The more virus is circulating, the more chance mutants have to appear," he says. In the long term, mutations could arise that threaten the efficacy of vaccines. https://www.science.org/content/article/viral-mutations-may-cause-another-very-very-bad-covid-19-wave-scientists-warn 5. You seem to believe MCPS will have time to detect, reformulate and communicate a new covid game plan if a more serious variant appears? For which the MCPS Central Office and Board of Education's response track record seems to be inept and incompetent in dealing with covid spikes to date? "COVID-19 testing has dropped as much as 90% worldwide, making it tougher for scientists to spot new variants" https://fortune.com/2022/05/10/covid-19-testing-drop-worldwide-scientists-emerging-variants/ 6. You seem to want to believe that Wolfe and McKnight are helpless to act? Yet it will most likely disproportionately affect the "underrepresented populations" that Wolfe and McKnight claim to champion? the Department of Health might recommend masks if a COVID-19 outbreak was confirmed in a classroom or school. “Beyond that would be MCPS’s decision,” https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-may-ask-some-students-to-wear-masks-again-as-cases-increase/ 7. You seem to be under the mistaken impression that people tracking this thread care what you think? Evidenced by your attempt to discredit the data with inflated opinions not backed by data yourself? You could have chosen to not comment on this post. You could have chosen to not read this post altogether. Yet you feel the need, the urge, to make comments without facts time and time again. It shows your fear. Your insecurity. Your need to convince others that you are correct and the science and data is wrong. There is nothing that I can say nor do to help you. You must decide yourself to see the world as it is, then choose how you will navigate those obsticles. In the meantime, take comfort in knowing that, for now, there is not a more serious variant detected that will outpace Omicron. For now. The question is, how many repeated infections can a child withstand before the cumulative damage takes its toll? 8. If you don't like these comments or opinions, stop reading them. Go away. Feel good about yourself and ignore the thread. Move on with your life! I know it's early in the morning, but go grab a beer, glass of wine, shot of vodka, mommy's little helper, or whatever you need to have a good time! 
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