“What have you got to hide? I’d love to hear what the CDC has to say.” — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D), quoted by CNN, on news that the White House is blocking the release of CDC guidelines to re-open the economy safely.
I know I'm prejudiced, but I automatically suspect New York media claiming New York is the center of anything. And the article's own graphs, if you actually pay attention to them, show that hte NYC strain represented less than half of Illinois cases.
That is most interesting; thanks, listener. The story says the WH uses the Abbott Labs rapid Covid-19 test. I double-checked my recollection, and verified that it detects not the antigen [virus], but antibodies to it. In fact, it detects the IgG antibodies, which are the second class to develop. So a person may test "negative" who is in the early stages of an infection, and will test "positive" when recovered. There is a window where the test will be useless.
Yes! I'm with Wil! And I hope the guy coughs all over his pillow several times a day.
Ohio: COVID: 22,131 and 1,271 deaths.
Gov. DeWine is going to start opening hair salons etc. on 5/15 and then restaurants for dine-in on 5/21. I think we're going to see a giant spike in Ohio.
Guess my comment above was ill-founded. Out-of-State Visitors Flocked to Georgia [Click] To get their hair and nails done, eat in restaurants, etc. And took souvenirs back home with them to share with the neighbors. Presumably. Georgia borders Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North and South Carolina. Give it another couple of weeks.
"Well, that didn’t take long. Although the White House reportedly pledged the CDC guidelines to reopen the economy “would never see the light of day,” here they are." [Click]
Just came in from gardening on the south side of the house, and wondered what the temperature was. We aren’t yet acclimated this year, but it did seem pretty warm. 93 deg. F now (4PM). Supposed to be 99 tomorrow. But when I opened the weather program, I saw these headlines:
Florida Panhandle Wildfires Burn Homes; Hundreds Ordered to Evacuate Hundreds of structures south of I-10 are threatened in Santa Rosa County.
Northeast Could See Bombogenesis An extreme weather pattern, with snowflakes and record cold, is setting up for Mother's Day weekend.
110°F in China Already? Wildfires are raging in Russia, and at least three countries saw their most intense April heat on record.
Administration Shelves CDC Guide to Reopen Country [Click] It has been leaked at least once, which means that it will be published before long. That’s too big a story to be able to keep it secret.
ReplyDelete“What have you got to hide? I’d love to hear what the CDC has to say.”
— Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D), quoted by CNN, on news that the White House is blocking the release of CDC guidelines to re-open the economy safely.
U.S. Curve Is Not Bending [Click]
ReplyDeleteTravel From New York [City] Seeded Wave of Outbreaks [Click] Follow the link to the NYT article-it’s really good. Things will become clearer, but the basic story seems reasonably clear now.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm prejudiced, but I automatically suspect New York media claiming New York is the center of anything. And the article's own graphs, if you actually pay attention to them, show that hte NYC strain represented less than half of Illinois cases.
DeleteCritics alarmed by US nuclear agency's bid to relax rules on radioactive waste [Click] I’d say it’s not altogether indefensible if “very low level waste” should be well defined, but in the Trump administration’s hands that’s an awfully big “if.”
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ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/politics/trump-valet-tests-positive-covid-19/index.html
Just for you, Susan:
DeleteWil’s response was “Yes! I hope he kisses him goodnight every night.”
That is most interesting; thanks, listener. The story says the WH uses the Abbott Labs rapid Covid-19 test. I double-checked my recollection, and verified that it detects not the antigen [virus], but antibodies to it. In fact, it detects the IgG antibodies, which are the second class to develop. So a person may test "negative" who is in the early stages of an infection, and will test "positive" when recovered. There is a window where the test will be useless.
DeleteVT: 916/52 (+8/+1)
ReplyDeleteRecovered: 714
Hospitalised 5 (-1)
Tests 18,576 (+575)
Yes! I'm with Wil! And I hope the guy coughs all over his pillow several times a day.
ReplyDeleteOhio: COVID: 22,131 and 1,271 deaths.
Gov. DeWine is going to start opening hair salons etc. on 5/15 and then restaurants for dine-in on 5/21. I think we're going to see a giant spike in Ohio.
People may not flood into restaurants, etc. Time will tell.
Deletein Illinois, barber shops will reopen in phase 3 and dine-in restaurants in phase 4. We may or may not move to phase 3 next month.
Delete”Justice” Department Drops Case Against Flynn [Click] I guess they figure they have to act fast before Dear Leader becomes Dear Ex-Leader.
ReplyDeleteHow Germany Kept Factories Open During Pandemic [Click]
ReplyDeleteGuess my comment above was ill-founded. Out-of-State Visitors Flocked to Georgia [Click] To get their hair and nails done, eat in restaurants, etc. And took souvenirs back home with them to share with the neighbors. Presumably. Georgia borders Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North and South Carolina. Give it another couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteHow Bad Will the April Jobs Report Be? [Click] Worse than almost anybody living has seen, and getting worse.
ReplyDelete"Well, that didn’t take long. Although the White House reportedly pledged the CDC guidelines to reopen the economy “would never see the light of day,” here they are." [Click]
ReplyDeleteFirst Read’s take on Trump’s False Choice Between the Economy and Death [Click]
Just came in from gardening on the south side of the house, and wondered what the temperature was. We aren’t yet acclimated this year, but it did seem pretty warm. 93 deg. F now (4PM). Supposed to be 99 tomorrow. But when I opened the weather program, I saw these headlines:
ReplyDeleteFlorida Panhandle Wildfires Burn Homes; Hundreds Ordered to Evacuate
Hundreds of structures south of I-10 are threatened in Santa Rosa County.
Northeast Could See Bombogenesis
An extreme weather pattern, with snowflakes and record cold, is setting up for Mother's Day weekend.
110°F in China Already?
Wildfires are raging in Russia, and at least three countries saw their most intense April heat on record.
So I just checked the Oak Park temperature: 50F at 7 pm. Today's high: 63F. Tomorrow's predicted high: 43F.
DeleteRural Southerners Take On the Coronavirus [Click] “Many Black Belt communities lack hospitals, beds, ventilators, and tests.”
ReplyDeleteNew documents obtained by ProPublica show public health officials in Grand Island, Nebraska, wanted the JBS meatpacking plant closed. But Gov. Pete Ricketts said no. Since then, cases have skyrocketed. [Click] That’s just one example.
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