General COVID-19 Talk #4 MOD Warning

[Lt Dan]

The Kings won their last Cup in five games.

Carry on.

Whenever I hear this song I think of that era

 

[Bandit]

That's what she said!

That's what your peg leg is for.

 

[Lt Dan]

Cases are up again

Hosp up 673----> 724
ICU (IMO, the most important metric) down!! 116---->109

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I'm not a scientist and im not going on anything but a gut feeling, sunshine and rainbows, and the patterns of past pandemics but I'm going to guess Omicron is the 'last' truly dangerous surge before this thing is endemic like the flu--dangerous but ultimately yearly background noise.

 

[Bandit]

I'm not a scientist and im not going on anything but a gut feeling, sunshine and rainbows, and the patterns of past pandemics but I'm going to guess Omicron is the 'last' truly dangerous surge before this thing is endemic like the flu--dangerous but ultimately yearly background noise.

 

[Lt Dan]

Cases up again from yesterday
Hosp 724--->779
ICU 109--->122

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

We are sandwiched between all the Delta patients that are still hanging around while the Omicron patients are pouring in. We have had over 40 covid admits in 2 days.

Over 300 hospital staff Covid positive and in quarantine. 90% of those unvaccinated. Admin just pulled the ripcord and hit a hard deadline on vaccines. If we're positive and no symptoms, they want us working.

We've been in a health crisis for years before this and this is just exacerbating the problems we never addressed.

 

[RonM11]

Hang in there, Papa, this thing will be on the decline soon enough. I know the rest of January will be brutal, but after that, things should be better.

I'm struck that the hospital didn't force full vaccine compliance before this. Holy shit.

Thank you for all you do. You guys are the true heroes in all of this.

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

Hang in there, Papa, this thing will be on the decline soon enough. I know the rest of January will be brutal, but after that, things should be better.

I'm struck that the hospital didn't force full vaccine compliance before this. Holy shit.

Thank you for all you do. You guys are the true heroes in all of this.

Thanks. Each hospital system is doing it at its own pace. I think my system just got fed up with it. About time though because patients don't deserve to come to the hospital and catch it from the nurse, doctor or cafeteria worker. They have their own problems.

 

[Fishhead]

23,000 weekend cases

On the plus side, deaths have actually been dropping even though we likely passed delta peak values around the Christmas break.

 

[KINGS17]

T-cells from common colds can provide protection against COVID-19 - study

I don't know if this is a factor which helps children avoid serious cases, but they do pass around a lot of colds among each other. Also, the immune systems of children generally kick ass on viral infections.

Kids and COVID: why young immune systems are still on top

 

[Lt Dan]

7,648 cases per day
Hosp way way up from 779---->>964
ICU 122---> 140

 

[johnjm22]

I’m in the hospital with this right now. It sucks.

Half my employees got it, as well. Even the vaccinated.

Stay safe everyone.

 

[Bandit]

I’m in the hospital with this right now. It sucks.

Half my employees got it, as well. Even the vaccinated.

Stay safe everyone.

Hope you pull through ok!

 

[RonM11]

Almost 1.5 million cases reported in a single day (today). It's f***ing insane. Hospitalizations hit their all-time high yesterday, according to the NYT. See below. 142,388 to the previous high of 142,315, which was last January 14. Deaths have also been trending higher: 7-day average of 1,653 compared to 1,276 last week, a 29.5% increase.

Some good news: it looks like the omicron curves in New York City has plateaued and are on their way downward. Let's hope the rest of the country follows suit.

 

[KINGS17]

I’m in the hospital with this right now. It sucks.

Half my employees got it, as well. Even the vaccinated.

Stay safe everyone.

Best to you. Get well soon, man.

 

[RonM11]

Reported cases? No one is going to care about reported cases if the hospitalization rate from those cases remains low.

Famous last words.

 

[Jason Squirties]

Famous last words.

Reading comprehension?

 

[RonM11]

Not at all. Clearly, the hospitalization rate is low compared to what happened with Delta. My point has always been "sheer numbers." If you are going to have five times reported infections as you did last January, and you are about the same number of hospitalizations, the "rate" is low by comparison. But hospitalizations are now spiking past that number last January.

Sheer numbers.

I would also say..."no one is going to care" is an incredibly cynical view. Hospital administrators, tired doctors, very tired nurses and hospital staff, hospitalized, and patient's families care. A lot.

 

[Lt Dan]

Tuesday is low case count day
Hosp up big again 964------>1013
ICU 140----->159

 

[KINGS17]

United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer

Daily Deaths (7-day moving average) Jan 12, 2021: 3,545

Daily Deaths (7-day moving average) Jan 11, 2022: 1,674

Sheer numbers.

 

[DryIslandBartender]

I don’t know how I got Covid (got vaccinated etc., doesn’t matter I suppose)but it was confirmed today by testing. I feel mild symptoms, nothing horrible or unbearable. Doc says to drink a lot of electrolytes, vitamins, rest and should be fine in 48 hours. If symptoms persist or worsen to call.

No need to retest, I’m quarantined for 10 days.

 

[KingsHockey24]

I have no clue how I've managed to not get Covid with the amount of people I'm around.

I did get the worst flu I ever had maybe a month or so before the big outbreak two years ago or whatever it was. Maybe I had it then?

 

[KINGS17]

I don’t know how I got Covid (got vaccinated etc., doesn’t matter I suppose)but it was confirmed today by testing. I feel mild symptoms, nothing horrible or unbearable. Doc says to drink a lot of electrolytes, vitamins, rest and should be fine in 48 hours. If symptoms persist or worsen to call.

No need to retest, I’m quarantined for 10 days.

Feel better man. I was on a video conference with a colleague today and all three of his kids have come down with it. Two with mild symptoms, the other is asymptomatic. He knows it's just a matter of time until he and his wife get it, but the two of them have been fully vaccinated, so they aren't concerned. Omicron is going to put a big dent in the unvaccinated population, because many of them will have antibodies now.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I don’t know how I got Covid (got vaccinated etc., doesn’t matter I suppose)but it was confirmed today by testing. I feel mild symptoms, nothing horrible or unbearable. Doc says to drink a lot of electrolytes, vitamins, rest and should be fine in 48 hours. If symptoms persist or worsen to call.

No need to retest, I’m quarantined for 10 days.

Highly recommend: Amazon.com

Obv pedialyte and stuff is awesome too

but when i was at my worst that was one of the only things I could stomach, mild flavor