The coronavirus spread updated in real time

[_Res Ipsa]

You're welcome, RI. I was sure you would be one of those who found it interesting. This is only one of the important research projects with which Craig plays a major role. I am so proud of him! I'm sure you would find much of his work fascinating. It is one of my greatest honors to be regarded by him as a friend.

I recall reading his wordprint paper, but I had no idea what his main area of research is about. Sounds like an interesting guy.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

Trump said a vaccine would be ready in three months. Not that anything, ever, matters to his base, but he's wrong. In a stunning bit of verbal jiu-jitsu when discussing drug prices he suddenly switched topics to the coronavirus:

"But now we're going to make another subject - and that'll be probably the first subject, and that has to do with the vaccine and how are they doing."

He promptly urged drug companies to 'go faster' in making a CV vaccine.

Well, crap man. Just go faster! Why didn't Pence think of that?

- Doc

[_MsJack]

This thread on Twitter, person in Seattle who says she's showing symptoms but can't get anyone to check her for coronavirus, apparently they won't test you until you're in critical condition unless you had recent travel to China or exposure to someone who did:

https://Twitter.com/into_the_brush/stat ... 79840?s=19

And Washington state had the first coronavirus case in the country.

And our government had nearly 2 months to prepare for this.

This is going to be a nightmare.

[_Dr Exiled]

I worry for my elderly parents.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/dr-fa ... 9827013761

Fauci, who had to correct Trump's statement above about a vaccine being available in 3 months, stated we're at a pandemic level now with the virus.

Here's his wiki bio for anyone who wants to compare and contrast his expertise against Trump's:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_S._Fauci

edit: map

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboar ... 7b48e9ecf6

- Doc

[_Res Ipsa]

This thread on Twitter, person in Seattle who says she's showing symptoms but can't get anyone to check her for coronavirus, apparently they won't test you until you're in critical condition unless you had recent travel to China or exposure to someone who did:

https://Twitter.com/into_the_brush/stat ... 79840?s=19

And Washington state had the first coronavirus case in the country.

And our government had nearly 2 months to prepare for this.

This is going to be a nightmare.

So, I listened to my local health health board meeting last night. I also read the tweet storm. From a medical perspective, there is no reason to test her. Why? Because there is no treatment yet. Unless she is so ill that she needs hospitalization, she’s going to be sent home regardless of test results.

In terms of preventing spread of the disease, a test result should have no effect on her behavior. She already knows that she shouldn’t go back to work until her symptoms have been gone for a couple of days. That is what she would be told regardless of test result.

The problem is not with the testing. It’s with our back asswards healthcare system. My friend in Germany asked me once why employers have sick leave policies. His employers policy, which I believe is typical, is simple: if you’re sick, stay home! Why the hell would we want stick people at work?

Because of our phobia about “socialism,” we’ve created a system that gives employees an incentive to show up sick. The most effective solution to this woman’s problem would be a declaration that all employees get paid when they stay home sick with coronavirus symptoms, with the government providing financial support for the employer. In a crisis, most people want to do the right thing, just like this woman. We need to make it possible to do that. Testing her won’t. Telling her to stay home until she’s symptom free for a couple of days will.

[_moksha]

Have Pence head the response team and you have to pray at the start and end of every meeting. It's like the Republican Caucus at the Utah State Legislature.

The Seattle area has almost caught up with Beijing in the number of deaths from the coronavirus.

[_Res Ipsa]

I worry for my elderly parents.

Me too. I talked with my mom last night about starting social distancing now. My sister lives nearby, so she can do grocery shopping for her. She can start avoiding crowds now. She can practice extra-vigilant hygiene now. She now understands that if she or her cousin develop symptoms, she should call her doc instead of just showing up. Have you talked to them to see if they have a plan? That’s something you can do to help them.

I’ll be rooting for them.

[_Res Ipsa]

Have Pence head the response team and you have to pray at the start and end of every meeting. It's like the Republican Caucus at the Utah State Legislature.

The Seattle area has almost caught up with Beijing in the number of deaths from the coronavirus.

What? We have a death gap with the Chinese? We’ll soon fix that.

[_Jersey Girl]

Trump said a vaccine would be ready in three months. Not that anything, ever, matters to his base, but he's wrong. In a stunning bit of verbal jiu-jitsu when discussing drug prices he suddenly switched topics to the coronavirus:

"But now we're going to make another subject - and that'll be probably the first subject, and that has to do with the vaccine and how are they doing."

He promptly urged drug companies to 'go faster' in making a CV vaccine.

Well, crap man. Just go faster! Why didn't Pence think of that?

- Doc

Trump's a freaking idiot. He doesn't know what clinical trials are? It'll be a good 18 months before a vaccine is FDA approved. Maybe he should toddle on over to the FDA office and ask them how it works.

I mean, he's in DC and all.