Coronavirus good Uplifting and hopeful news only

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MoCo Phase 2 Countdown in real time..



https://countingdownto.com/?c=3062599

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Anonymous wrote:A new drug really works on covid - and it is cheap and available :

Dexamethasone is a life-saving coronavirus drug https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53061281

It's a common steroid. They found it only helps seriously ill patients already on supportive oxygen or a vent. I can't imagine this isn't already standard treatment in the US for patients in the ICU.

https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1272877907036311554?s=20

Also, media:. Please emphasize solid RCT data shows no dexamethasone benefit to people not on respiratory support. Not useful till people need ventilator or oxygen. No logic to hoarding or prophylactic use. Corticosteroids suppress the immune system. Not to be taken willy-nilly.

well.. those in critical conditions were most desperate to get something as nothing worked at that point.

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I think this qualifies as good news. Testing and cases increased in FL, but deaths have not.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/raulelizalde/2020/06/17/good-news-florida-is-having-an-explosion-of-covid-19-cases-but-fewer-deaths/amp/

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When tens of thousands of people hit the streets protesting the police killing of George Floyd, many worried that the crowds—often too dense to allow the recommended 6 feet of social distancing—would spark a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Yet in New York, city and state officials tell me, there have been no spikes of the illness.

Nor have there been sudden surges in several other cities where large demonstrations were held, including Minneapolis, where Floyd was killed and the first protests erupted, and Philadelphia. Spikes have occurred elsewhere—especially Texas, Arizona, Florida, and California—but they coincided with the reopening of bars, restaurants, and other indoor establishments, making it hard to trace the upticks to the protests.

—Slate

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NY has LOWEST infection rate of all states. I’m very curious about this! Realizing New Yorkers were traumatized early on and are likely more cautious than most others, I still think this is miraculous as it’s still a densely populated state.

Fewer than 1% of some 60,000 New York residents tested on Tuesday were positive for the virus

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-has-lowest-us-coronavirus-infection-rate-cuomo-says-idUSKBN23O2NK

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This is the website I go to when I want some hope

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

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Anonymous wrote:This is the website I go to when I want some hope

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

Wow I've never seen this before! Thank you!

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Anonymous wrote:MoCo Phase 2 Countdown in real time..



https://countingdownto.com/?c=3062599

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US and Virginia test positivity rate both below 5% on average over the past week.

As PP noted, deaths continue to trend down even though cases are up. Some of the increased cases are due to reopening, but a lot are still due to increased testing.

Watch the positivity rates and don't trust statistic that's not at least a 7-day average. These numbers bounce around a lot over the course of a week.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo Phase 2 Countdown in real time..



https://countingdownto.com/?c=3062599

This is incorrect. Phase two is at 5pm today.

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Anonymous wrote:US and Virginia test positivity rate both below 5% on average over the past week.

As PP noted, deaths continue to trend down even though cases are up. Some of the increased cases are due to reopening, but a lot are still due to increased testing.

Watch the positivity rates and don't trust statistic that's not at least a 7-day average. These numbers bounce around a lot over the course of a week.

DCs positivity rate has been under 3% recently. I’ve seen a few stories how hospitalizations and deaths continue to decrease in most (not all) areas even if cases are going up. I’m curious about this trend and I’m sure we need to wait a few more weeks to see, but there has been speculation the virus is losing some virility. Or there is just less viral load (perhaps due to distancing, masks, outdoor activities). I’m praying for the former scenario as it would make our fall/winter outlook a whole lot better.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:US and Virginia test positivity rate both below 5% on average over the past week.

As PP noted, deaths continue to trend down even though cases are up. Some of the increased cases are due to reopening, but a lot are still due to increased testing.

Watch the positivity rates and don't trust statistic that's not at least a 7-day average. These numbers bounce around a lot over the course of a week.

DCs positivity rate has been under 3% recently. I’ve seen a few stories how hospitalizations and deaths continue to decrease in most (not all) areas even if cases are going up. I’m curious about this trend and I’m sure we need to wait a few more weeks to see, but there has been speculation the virus is losing some virility. Or there is just less viral load (perhaps due to distancing, masks, outdoor activities). I’m praying for the former scenario as it would make our fall/winter outlook a whole lot better.

Please, god, be this.

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I have heard that doctors are also getting better at treating it (proning, mix of repurposed medications, etc)

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Anonymous wrote:New York state has the lowest rate of transmission than any other state in the nation, as of Friday. Pretty amazing how far they have come! Hope for other parts of the uS! 🙏🏻

Once virus runs its course, this is what happens.

But the interesting thing is that about, what? 20%% of New Yorkers have had covid or test positive for antibodies? There is increasing support for the theory that "herd immunity" doesn't require a 60% infection rate (also, see Italy). It also makes me wonder if there is something to the idea that approximately 40% of the population has T-cell immunity through infection from other coronaviruses.

New York's high death rate is largely due to doing a lousy (I would say criminally negligent) job of protecting nursing home residents, and other hospital management issues.

This was posted on another thread, but this paper has data on death risk by age group. If we focus on protecting the vulnerable, the risk to healthy younger people is low.

https://medium.com/wintoncentre/what-have-been-the-fatal-risks-of-covid-particularly-to-children-and-younger-adults-a5cbf7060c49

I have read many reputable scientists speculating about the issue you mention (cross-immunity from other viruses lowering the threshold for herd immunity). I feel like they are being somewhat/ very cautious in discussing it though- Perhaps to discourage the “let’s just do herd immunity” crowd. I mean, getting to a point where 20% of the entire US population would involve so much death and suffering. But, I’m hopeful that it’s true and that hard-hit places don’t see a resurgence.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the website I go to when I want some hope

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

Wow I've never seen this before! Thank you!

My new home screen!