Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[LuvtheGoof]

One last note, my employer did put a vaccine mandate in place at the end of last year. I have not heard of anyone not complying with it.

When my employer notified everyone of the mandate, there were a few grumblings, but there is 100% compliance with it. I guess they thought it was better to get jabbed than to be unemployed. Oh, and prior to the mandate, we did have one individual that refused to be vaccinated, and died from COVID. That may have pushed a few to get vaccinated as well.

 

[Purduevian]

When my employer notified everyone of the mandate, there were a few grumblings, but there is 100% compliance with it. I guess they thought it was better to get jabbed than to be unemployed. Oh, and prior to the mandate, we did have one individual that refused to be vaccinated, and died from COVID. That may have pushed a few to get vaccinated as well.

Sorry to hear that. No one that I personally worked with passed away from Covid, but it's awful whenever it hits that close to home.

 

[Heppenheimer]

Game changer!!!

COVID-19 may be blocked by cannabis compounds, study says

Compounds found in hemp may prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to a new study published in the Journal of Natural Products.

www.foxnews.com

Several of my heaviest pot-smoking patients have come down with COVID, so I'll pass on recommending this. One with mild COPD who I've almost begged to stop smoking it even ended up in the hospital.

 

[DCBaker]

Here is the new website to order the free at-home COVID-19 test kits - orders can be placed beginning January 19th.

COVID-19 Testing

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order an additional 4 free at-⁠home tests beginning November 20. If you did not order tests this fall, you may place two orders for a total of 8 tests.

www.covidtests.gov

 

[Andrew C]

Here is the new website to order the free at-home COVID-19 test kits - orders can be placed beginning January 19th.

COVID-19 Testing

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order an additional 4 free at-⁠home tests beginning November 20. If you did not order tests this fall, you may place two orders for a total of 8 tests.

www.covidtests.gov

Says shipping is free and done through USPS. So 14-21 day delivery window once shipped?

 

[Nubs70]

Game changer!!!

COVID-19 may be blocked by cannabis compounds, study says

Compounds found in hemp may prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to a new study published in the Journal of Natural Products.

www.foxnews.com

Where is the sign up for the RCT???

 

[Nubs70]

Several of my heaviest pot-smoking patients have come down with COVID, so I'll pass on recommending this. One with mild COPD who I've almost begged to stop smoking it even ended up in the hospital.

There are also gummy bears.

 

[DisneyCane]

Says shipping is free and done through USPS. So 14-21 day delivery window once shipped?

If it even arrives! I've learned that they don't guarantee delivery on first class packages. In one of my businesses we've had products never arrive and the post office doesn't even refund the shipping cost if it is first class.

 

[Lilofan]

Game changer!!!

COVID-19 may be blocked by cannabis compounds, study says

Compounds found in hemp may prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to a new study published in the Journal of Natural Products.

www.foxnews.com

I recall my last trip to Bob Marley's homeland back in the day was the island herb was much potent and very readily available like right outside the Montego Bay airport upon arrival , compared to the dope years ago sold stateside. Perhaps the island locals may fare better against covid based on this article.

 

[sullyinMT]

Where is the sign up for the RCT???

When your placebo is sticks and stems, it’s hard to remain blind.

 

[JoeCamel]

Our recent experience with COVID.

To give a little context, my wife is a labor and delivery nurse who is fully vaxxed and boosted in September (Pfizer). I am fully vaxxed and boosted in October (Moderna). My 13 yo was fully vaxxed in July (Pfizer). My 11 yo was fully vaxxed in December (Pfizer).

Fast forward to this past week.

Our oldest came down with a low grade fever last Thursday and started to have a mild cough. We kept her home and conducted 3 at home tests Thursday, Friday, Saturday, a PCR test for her and I Thursday and all came back negative. She still had a low grade fever on Sunday so we took her to the urgent care to be checked out by a doctor. The urgent care ran another rapid antigen test which was again negative and they also sent off another PCR test which was also negative.

On Monday, our youngest started to exhibit cold like symptoms (mild sore throat, slight cough, a little stuffy) and we gave her an at home test which was negative. On Tuesday she still had symptoms so I gave her another at home test which came back positive. She and I then went to the local testing location and both got PCR tested. While we were awaiting the results, my wife got rapid PCR tested on Wednesday, which was negative. Today we received the PCR results for my daughter which was positive for COVID and mine was negative.

This all leads me to wonder if the tests that are used today, both PCR and rapid antigen, are sensitive enough to detect Omicron or should testing be done in another way such as swabbing the throat.

In the end, my oldest has recovered and is back to normal and our youngest has only had very mild cold like symptoms and is already better. My wife and I have not experienced any symptoms.

Sorry you are going through this. I saw a clip of testing being done and they were swabbing the throat and the question was raised. The explanation given was Omicron involved the throat more than the sinus so it was the best place to check.

Game changer!!!

COVID-19 may be blocked by cannabis compounds, study says

Compounds found in hemp may prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to a new study published in the Journal of Natural Products.

www.foxnews.com

Didn't work for me...

Several of my heaviest pot-smoking patients have come down with COVID, so I'll pass on recommending this. One with mild COPD who I've almost begged to stop smoking it even ended up in the hospital.

Yeah, didn't work for me either, vaccine seems to be doing pretty well though.

 

[Andrew C]

vaccine seems to be doing pretty well though.

I hope you knocked on wood after saying this!

 

[Bob Harlem]

It's probably safe to say that Florida has peaked in cases this week, the 7 day case average has fallen from 64,033 to 61,500.
Wastewater covid % reports have fallen this week around 60% (see Orange county, and Miami-Dade and other locations) This matches the UF projections so far. Hospitalization has slowed, and should peak this weekend. ICU Use is much lower than it was in the Delta Wave by about 64% in Florida, even with more omicron cases. Incidental rates in Miami are around 53% and covid+ patients are decreasing there.

If the UF projections hold, numbers should be much much lower by the end of this month.

 

[Andrew C]

It's probably safe to say that Florida has peaked in cases this week, the 7 day case average has fallen from 64,033 to 61,500.
Wastewater covid % reports have fallen this week around 60% (see Orange county, and Miami-Dade) This matches the UF projections so far. Hospitalization has slowed, and should peak this weekend. ICU Use is much lower than it was in the Delta Wave by about 64% in Florida, even with more omicron cases. Incidental rates in Miami are around 53% and covid+ patients are decreasing there.

If the UF projections hold, numbers should be much much lower by the end of this month.

Cool. This is about where the experts expected some states to start peaking. Between now and the end of the month. Obviously not everyone peaks at the same time.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The canaboid acid that might help against COVID...

1. Is not a cure. Slowing down the virus can be helpful, but, it doesn't stop the virus dead.​

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2. Is not the psychoactive substance that gets one high. Smoking weed is not a prophylactic nor a cure.​

 

[DisneyCane]

And my concern... it's that little line "in companies that receive Medicare , Medicaid funding".

So how to bail? Stop taking Medicare , Medicaid .

I don't think you know much about the health care industry. Other than maybe plastic surgeons, very few healthcare providers could bring in enough revenue without accepting Medicare. Certainly no hospital could survive financially.

An independent doctor who didn't want to be vaccinated but owns their own practice can just not enforce the rule. CMS isn't going to be auditing every single practice in the country.

 

[DisneyCane]

The canaboid acid that might help against COVID...

1. Is not a cure. Slowing down the virus can be helpful, but, it doesn't stop the virus dead.​

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2. Is not the psychoactive substance that gets one high. Smoking weed is not a prophylactic nor a cure.​

I thought medical marijuana cures everything. At least that's how they make it sound when advocating for legalizing it.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I thought medical marijuana cures everything. At least that's how they make it sound when advocating for legalizing it.

It can help with *some* things.

Non-science minded advocates make all sorts of claims that go far beyond the science which falls into two categories:

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1. An implicit agreement among doctors and patients that the ban on marijuana is stupid (especially if you're not going to ban alcohol). And so, suddenly, you can get a prescription for mj for just about anything that causes pain or anxiety (which is sort of the case with pain killers and the Oxycontin scourge -- which is worse than Weed). Medical licensing and the government rarely crack down on prescriptions that aren't for intended purposes, unless its narcotics.​

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2. Crazies who promote CBD oil as a new cure-all. This is just more homeopathy, astrology, crystals nonsense marketed to the Weed Crowd. But, since CBD doesn't contain the psychotropic THC, it's not regulated.​

 

[Lilofan]

I don't think you know much about the health care industry. Other than maybe plastic surgeons, very few healthcare providers could bring in enough revenue without accepting Medicare. Certainly no hospital could survive financially.

An independent doctor who didn't want to be vaccinated but owns their own practice can just not enforce the rule. CMS isn't going to be auditing every single practice in the country.

Social media, local media can be a big influencer in addressing which medical professional wants to go down that road of not enforcing the rule.

 

[Touchdown]

1. Your bronci are rigid airtight tubes, they do not compress and do not change their volume. They hold about 1200 mL of air.

2. You cannot expell all the air in you lungs (6000 mL) even if you try (4800mL is about the max) and most of the time you only exchange about 500 mL with each breath.

3. if you are only breathing in 500 mL and your air tubes hold 1200 mL then by definition that air never gets to the inside of your lung that exchanges oxygen with your blood on the first breath. Instead it mixes with old air (full of CO2) and you use that “deadly air to breathe.

This is why masks don’t matter with air exchange people, you simply slightly adjust your resting rate to take 100-200 mL which you can totally handle, and no matter what you have a bunch of CO2 in your lungs, it’s normal or to put it in medical terms physiologic.

Anyone who makes these arguements has clearly never had a physiology class.