oceanbreeze77
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Hospitalizations are just exploding
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Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion
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easyrowrdw
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We've had limited in-person since Labor Day, with kids phased in slowly over the subsequent six weeks or so. We'd had fewer than 100 total student cases in the district, but there were 40 last week.* There are more than 20,000 students, but still that's a big jump. No cases at our school though so I feel very fortunate.
I'm hoping things don't take a turn after the holidays.
In-person leaning has made a world of difference at our house, that's for sure.*Edit: the "vast majority" of cases have been linked to out-of-school activity. The health dept has only identified seven schools that have had in-school transmission. That's encouraging at least.
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SamusAranX
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is Jersey Week?
Sirwalterraleigh
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All the schools in New Jersey have a 4 day weekend the first or second week of November (it’s technically for the convention of the New Jersey education association...which of course didn’t even happen and few care about anyway...), so a large amount of people jump ship and bag the week. It’s filthy crowded in wdw the last 10+ years that week...that is a big reason why.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Sirwalterraleigh
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3 more just reported...12 now...every night we get to “spin the wheel”
GoofGoof
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Deaths are just a lag in reporting....or the hospitals lied about number of Covid patients to get paid more....or the deaths were all motorcycle accidents that just got classified as Covid....or they are all old people who would have died soon anyway...did I miss any?
Sirwalterraleigh
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Kevin_W
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I've heard stories about Halloween parties being a problem around here. We have 62 students and 47 staff currently out with covid (out of 11,200/2000- it's a big district). cuulative is ~140 students, most high school. %-wise it's not huge, but enough to be alarming.
Again, a good thing is that they haven't traced any spread to in-school activity itself.
Testing news -
"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular (real-time loop mediated amplification reaction) single use test that is intended to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19."
"The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit test has been authorized for home use with self-collected nasal swab samples in individuals age 14 and older who are suspected of COVID-19 by their health care provider. It is also authorized for use in point-of-care (POC) settings (e.g., doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms) for all ages but samples must be collected by a healthcare provider when the test is used at the POC to test individuals younger than 14 years old. The test is currently authorized for prescription use only.
The test works by swirling the self-collected sample swab in a vial that is then placed in the test unit. In 30 minutes or less, the results can be read directly from the test unit’s light-up display that shows whether a person is positive or negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Positive results indicate the presence of SARS-CoV-2. Individuals with positive results should self-isolate and seek additional care from their health care provider. Individuals who test negative and experience COVID-like symptoms should follow up with their health care provider as negative results do not preclude an individual from SARS-CoV-2 infection."
www.fda.gov
"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular (real-time loop mediated amplification reaction) single use test that is intended to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19."
"The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit test has been authorized for home use with self-collected nasal swab samples in individuals age 14 and older who are suspected of COVID-19 by their health care provider. It is also authorized for use in point-of-care (POC) settings (e.g., doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms) for all ages but samples must be collected by a healthcare provider when the test is used at the POC to test individuals younger than 14 years old. The test is currently authorized for prescription use only.
The test works by swirling the self-collected sample swab in a vial that is then placed in the test unit. In 30 minutes or less, the results can be read directly from the test unit’s light-up display that shows whether a person is positive or negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Positive results indicate the presence of SARS-CoV-2. Individuals with positive results should self-isolate and seek additional care from their health care provider. Individuals who test negative and experience COVID-like symptoms should follow up with their health care provider as negative results do not preclude an individual from SARS-CoV-2 infection."
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the first at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test that allows for self-collection and provides rapid test results.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Testing news -
"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular (real-time loop mediated amplification reaction) single use test that is intended to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19."
"The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit test has been authorized for home use with self-collected nasal swab samples in individuals age 14 and older who are suspected of COVID-19 by their health care provider. It is also authorized for use in point-of-care (POC) settings (e.g., doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms) for all ages but samples must be collected by a healthcare provider when the test is used at the POC to test individuals younger than 14 years old. The test is currently authorized for prescription use only.
The test works by swirling the self-collected sample swab in a vial that is then placed in the test unit. In 30 minutes or less, the results can be read directly from the test unit’s light-up display that shows whether a person is positive or negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Positive results indicate the presence of SARS-CoV-2. Individuals with positive results should self-isolate and seek additional care from their health care provider. Individuals who test negative and experience COVID-like symptoms should follow up with their health care provider as negative results do not preclude an individual from SARS-CoV-2 infection."
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the first at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test that allows for self-collection and provides rapid test results.
Wonder what the production potential and street cost is on something like this??
Nubs70
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oceanbreeze77
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I'm trying to stay as hopeful as possible, but remember those videos we all saw from hospitals in china in late jan/early feb? I won't be surprised if we look like that soon.
"The test by Lucira, which was developing an at-home influenza test kit before the pandemic, met the agency’s burden for ease of use. The test will cost less than $50, according to the company’s website."
_caleb
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It’s right there beside the data showing that nobody has ever been infected at WDW.
oceanbreeze77
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Rumor has it that outdoor dining could be nixed if things get worse....so highly likely.
ktla.com
L.A. County to require businesses to close by 10 p.m., limit occupancy amid surging COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles County will tighten pandemic safeguards and restrictions, officials announced Tuesday, as COVID-19 cases doubled since the beginning of November. Starting Friday, restaurants, breweries…
ktla.com
Dan Deesnee
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Rumor has it that outdoor dining could be nixed if things get worse....so highly likely.
L.A. County to require businesses to close by 10 p.m., limit occupancy amid surging COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles County will tighten pandemic safeguards and restrictions, officials announced Tuesday, as COVID-19 cases doubled since the beginning of November. Starting Friday, restaurants, breweries…
Fear is such an incredibly effective means of controlling people. The way we're handling this will be studied for decades if not centuries.
Kevin_W
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Is it? We must not have much fear or fear-mongering then, because I sure haven't seen much control.
Heppenheimer
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So, maybe good positive predictive value, but lower negative predictive value?Testing news -
"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test for self-testing at home and that provides rapid results. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is a molecular (real-time loop mediated amplification reaction) single use test that is intended to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19."
"The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit test has been authorized for home use with self-collected nasal swab samples in individuals age 14 and older who are suspected of COVID-19 by their health care provider. It is also authorized for use in point-of-care (POC) settings (e.g., doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms) for all ages but samples must be collected by a healthcare provider when the test is used at the POC to test individuals younger than 14 years old. The test is currently authorized for prescription use only.
The test works by swirling the self-collected sample swab in a vial that is then placed in the test unit. In 30 minutes or less, the results can be read directly from the test unit’s light-up display that shows whether a person is positive or negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Positive results indicate the presence of SARS-CoV-2. Individuals with positive results should self-isolate and seek additional care from their health care provider. Individuals who test negative and experience COVID-like symptoms should follow up with their health care provider as negative results do not preclude an individual from SARS-CoV-2 infection."
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the first at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test that allows for self-collection and provides rapid test results.
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