Coronavirus Tidbits #45 5/9/20
Announcements:
First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting.
Tidbits will likely be a bit shorter and a little less frequent for the next little bit. I have been immersed in it and I need to spend a little more time on self-care, which for me means seeing the spring flowers emerge and digging in the dirt.
Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that.
News
Trump administration shelves CDC guide to reopening country amid coronavirus restrictions
The 17-page report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, titled “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework,”...was supposed to be published last Friday, but agency scientists were told the guidance “would never see the light of day,” according to a CDC official.
The AP has a leaked copy. You can read all the CDC recommendations here: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6883734/CDC-Business-Plans.pdf
Apparently, this is one more way Trump wants to shift blame to the states and away from him (like telling them to fend for themselves in getting PPE and ventilators)
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A snapshot of how the rest of the world is viewing America’s approach to #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/4rIu2tTGXI
— Dr Alexandra Phelan (@alexandraphelan) May 8, 2020
Diagnostics:
still an incredible, negligent lack of testing and understanding.
re Katie Miller: Trump: Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of the sudden today she tested positive... This is why the whole concept of tests aren’t necessarily great
And why are we wasting millions on flyovers to "honor" first responders rather than use those millions of dollars to get them PPE or hazard pay or something useful? Or food for the millions who are hungry...
Drugs:
Doctors lambaste federal process for distributing Covid-19 drug remdesivir
Feds are keeping this info a state secret. Almost impossible to find what hospitals have Remdesivir--so docs won't know where to send patients who might benefit from it. I understand they don't want a run on the drug, but surely there is a better way.
Devices:
Epidemiology/Infection control:
Health authorities in Nebraska will not be allowed to track COVID-19 cases among employees of meat processing plants, Gov. Pete Ricketts said.
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In Iowa, they're playing "Lambs to the Slaughter"
Coronavirus Cases at Iowa Meat Plant Double to 1,000+ on Same Day It Reopens
and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds insisted that if businesses open and employees refuse to return to work because they consider it unsafe, they lose their employment and unemployment benefits.
Reminder, too, that Trump is pushing for protection from liability for the meat packers--but no protection for the employees working in dangerous conditions.
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“During the medical history interview or examination, a history of COVID-19, confirmed by either a laboratory test or a clinician diagnosis, is permanently disqualifying" from joining the military.
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Ignoring outbreaks in homeless shelters is proving perilous
Controlling the spread of coronavirus in group settings is essential to ending the outbreak. Amy Maxman
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Plandemic commentary:
Why It’s Important To Push Back On ‘Plandemic’—And How To Do It
By Tara Haelle https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2020/05/08/why-its-important-to-push-back-on-plandemic-and-how-to-do-it/#127303785fa3
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by David Gorski, MD
https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/05/06/judy-mikovits-pandemic/
Tips, general reading for public:
StayAtHome
Wash your hands.
Rinse and repeat.
Politics:
Federal Court Rules Arkansas Can Continue Preventing People from Getting Abortion Care During Pandemic
"prevents patients from obtaining a procedural abortion unless they are able to take, and receive negative results from, a COVID-19 test within 48 hours of their abortion."
Of course, since tests aren't readily available, the women can't get tested and are therefore screwed again.
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So Mike Pence shows up to a Virginia nursing home 1. without a mask 2. while not social distancing 3. after a Trump valet tests positive for coronavirus 4. for an unnecesssary photo-up.
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Jacob Wohl paid a woman to lie that Anthony Fauci assaulted her.
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Fascinating view of manipulation and lies: Trump made Florida his official residence. He may have also made a legal mess. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/styl…
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Sad, non-Covid story: "Tutwiler" film follows incarcerated mothers in Alabama forced to say goodbye to their newborns. trib.al/4uVx3p5
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Graffiti Grandma:
67-Year-Old Writer Handcuffed and Jailed Over Chalk Graffiti; ‘Petty’ Arrest Amidst a Plague
Jill Nelson wrote: Trump = Plague
Feel good du jour:
Tub time cub time pic.twitter.com/8FILacNfSC
— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) May 4, 2020
Comic relief:
I guess I don’t need to comment on the irony of Stephen Miller’s wife having COVID after he used it as an excuse to close the borders.
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The Pence staffer infected with coronavirus is his spokeswoman, Katie Miller - Stephen Miller's wife. While Katie will now be quarantined for as long as it takes, Stephen is in the clear as there have been no recorded cases of infection in the undead.
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Perspective:
On the push to reopen too soon, I thought this was perfect:
From Blossoms
Bits of beauty:
