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[Going Underground]

14 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It is remarkable how not seriously the older generation is taking this in Florida.  My father(82) just now got in his truck to drive to the part store.

My Mom in Maryland also sees it as an  inconvenience. Maybe because lived through the end of World War 2, polio, a few other pandemics and other things. 

 

Interesting from a NYC doc on front line. Sarilumab is a rheumatoid arthritis drug. But just one persons ideas ,need many more drug trials on all these treatments. 

10th Our standard protocol right now is azithro/hydroxychloroquine/zinc but I have little faith in efficacy. For the patients I really worried about (fast O2 requirement rise, high inflammatory markers) I gave tocilizumab off label. Clinical trial of sarilumab starting this week.

 

 

 

[Going Underground]

38 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It is remarkable how not seriously the older generation is taking this in Florida.  My father(82) just now got in his truck to drive to the part store.

Also now have these Coronavirus thruthers  spreading lies and claiming all a hoax. Pretty amazing but they usually pop up all the time. 

[DrungoHazewood]

18 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Also now have these Coronavirus thruthers  spreading lies and claiming all a hoax. Pretty amazing but they usually pop up all the time. 

No matter what the topic there will be some small subset of the population who will stridently, doggedly advocate for a solution that is 180 degrees out from the consensus, and will be amazed and angrily bitter that their evidence that the sky is green is not being taken seriously.  See: @JTrea81

[backwardsk]

It took Italy 30 days to get to 100k after the first 500 were confirmed.  It took the U.S. 18 days to get to 150k+.

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

It took Italy 30 days to get to 100k after the first 500 were confirmed.  It took the U.S. 18 days to get to 150k+.

The total US population is more than five times greater than Italy.

[backwardsk]

23 minutes ago, weams said:

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I completely agree.

[Going Underground]

These estimations are based on [the expectation that] Florida will implement stay-at-home measures within a week from now. We’re assuming next Monday this will be in place. If they don’t, these numbers will go up.”

 

 

Coronavirus Florida: Public health expert calls for statewide lockdown

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[Going Underground]

For the Florida peeps.Be safe and hopefully the models  are wrong or subsides due to weather.Stay safe You don't want to have a mini New York in South Florida.

 

[scOtt]

7 hours ago, Going Underground said:

 

 

Here's a much larger picture so anyone can check. No cases in Franklin County or Washington County, MD. Maybe a couple in Adams County. So I'm still fairly safe. Only been out for groceries beer and tobacco. Just saying...

Tried to order some (TO DIE FOR) Ham and bean soup from a local restaurant yesterday. Got a busy signal for 10 minutes and gave up. Have part of the stuff I need to make my own but the grocery store has ZERO dried beans! A few bags of chick peas and black eyed peas. NOTHING else.

 

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[scOtt]

BTW everything about my world sux right now. This is turning into THE WORST thing I have ever gone thru. Possibly dire straits ahead. Tragically dire even.

[Going Underground]

11 hours ago, scOtt said:

BTW everything about my world sux right now. This is turning into THE WORST thing I have ever gone thru. Possibly dire straits ahead. Tragically dire even.

Hang in there. In 1918 they had a flu pandemic and a World War.  Science and medicine are way more advanced. 95% of the people have mild cases. Don't think they have tested enough and that the death rate is not accurate but 95% or more have mild symptoms. Also fever rates are going down so maybe we can bend the curve below the 100,000 somewhat or greatly.  Watch other things besides the news. 

[Separately – not discussed in press conference – article in NYT: reductions in fevers around country suggests social distancing is diminishing national incidence of disease https://nytimes.com/2020/03/30/health/coronavirus-restrictions-fevers.html… encouraging to see more signs social distancing perhaps making a difference. 8/x]

 

 

 

Chart :

 

646,225

Currently Infected Patients

612,606 (95%)

in Mild Condition

33,619 (5%)

Serious or Critical

 

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 

 

 

 

 

[weams]

12 hours ago, scOtt said:

BTW everything about my world sux right now. This is turning into THE WORST thing I have ever gone thru. Possibly dire straits ahead. Tragically dire even.

We are here for you. Please reach out to me if you prefer not to share here.  Many of us care. 

[scOtt]

4 minutes ago, weams said:

We are here for you. Please reach out to me if you prefer not to share here.  Many of us care. 

I'm good. thanks for the offer tho

 

[Going Underground]

A nice story for a change. In Baltimore they have people volunteering to work with seniors. Call them if they need anything and direct them to the right resource.

 

[backwardsk]

31 minutes ago, weams said:

We are here for you. Please reach out to me if you prefer not to share here.  Many of us care. 

Reach out to any of us.