Coronavirus Thread IV: Legends, Laments and Lockdowns

[Thermodolia]

New record for daily death toll. How are we supposed to keep up with the burial/cremation of so many bodies?

Also one of my friends was tested for the virus again yesterday because she was around one of her friends who tested positive. She gets the results Monday.

Mass graves unfortunately.

[Rojava Free State]

New record for daily death toll. How are we supposed to keep up with the burial/cremation of so many bodies?

Also one of my friends was tested for the virus again yesterday because she was around one of her friends who tested positive. She gets the results Monday.

Mass graves unfortunately.

B b b b but it's going waaaaaay down.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Trumps war on the CDC continues.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Sooooo this happened apparently.
I go in for an interview at Jack in the Box last Monday and sit down with the GM, it went well and at the end of it he offered his hand (despite not doing so at the beginning) and I awkwardly shook it without thinking.
I come in for my first day the next Monday and hear that the man who's hand I shook was in quarantine for 2 weeks.

I noped out of that job.

Holy shit thats bad

[Greed and Death]

New record for daily death toll. How are we supposed to keep up with the burial/cremation of so many bodies?

Also one of my friends was tested for the virus again yesterday because she was around one of her friends who tested positive. She gets the results Monday.

Mass graves unfortunately.

Dug by inmates most likely.

[Aneabil]

The US is just getting worse and worse, even I know better than them how to at least slow the spread of the virus.

[Salandriagado]

No it doesn't. It appears that antibody titres drop off after a few months. That's not even remotely the same thing.

So the antibodies becomes undetectable at a certain point? So it will then be like HIV after treatment sort of? In that you still have/had the virus but that the antibodies don’t show up on tests?

I guess the concern is that the titers dropping off could mean that you are open to reinfection ala Syphilis

No. Very nearly literally all antibody responses drop to nothing after a period. That includes antibodies to diseases for which you obtain lifelong immunity (chickenpox antibodies, for example, drop off dramatically after about a year). In the case of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, most people hit their peak antibody response a few weeks after the infection, which then drops off to a plateau at a lower level, which generally remains in place for as long as any studies have ran to date. A drop in antibody levels does not in any way mean that your immunity has dropped off. Further, this virus is entirely unlike HIV: it has no capacity to go dormant in the way that HIV does. Almost everybody will clear the virus before their symptoms even finish (shedding of dead viral particles can continue for significantly longer, but that's just your body getting rid of the virus corpses its response made). There's a reason that RT-PCR testing is inaccurate outside of a fairly narrow window: it's because there's fuck all virus left to test for after that.

TL;DR: Having neutralising antibodies means that you're immune. No longer having neutralising antibodies does not mean that you are no longer immune. This is a totally normal thing that happens with basically every virus, regardless of how long people tend to remain immune to it.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

No it doesn't. It appears that antibody titres drop off after a few months. That's not even remotely the same thing.

So the antibodies becomes undetectable at a certain point? So it will then be like HIV after treatment sort of? In that you still have/had the virus but that the antibodies don’t show up on tests?

I guess the concern is that the titers dropping off could mean that you are open to reinfection ala Syphilis

Antibodies are just a protein, the immune memory resides with... Memory B Cells. This is basic biology 101.

[Xmara]

New record for daily death toll. How are we supposed to keep up with the burial/cremation of so many bodies?

Also one of my friends was tested for the virus again yesterday because she was around one of her friends who tested positive. She gets the results Monday.

Mass graves unfortunately.

We haven't got to that point yet, I don't think. But it seems like that's what we will have to resort to soon.

We're projected to have 224,000 deaths by November 1.

[Nobel Hobos 2]

So the antibodies becomes undetectable at a certain point? So it will then be like HIV after treatment sort of? In that you still have/had the virus but that the antibodies don’t show up on tests?

I guess the concern is that the titers dropping off could mean that you are open to reinfection ala Syphilis

Antibodies are just a protein, the immune memory resides with... Memory B Cells. This is basic biology 101.

Considering 101 is the first course in tertiary study, it's a bit arrogant to assume everyone should know such "basic" biology.

[Rojava Free State]

Mass graves unfortunately.

We haven't got to that point yet, I don't think. But it seems like that's what we will have to resort to soon.

We're projected to have 224,000 deaths by November 1.

The predicted death toll increased?

Damn we fucking up.

[Ifreann]

I don't see why you care, Broadway shows don't get performed here.

Because your proposal would mean the complete collapse of any economy and that’s why no leader in their right mind would announce it

But what does it matter to you? You won't have to live under any restrictions we impose here. Your precious lights of Broadway don't depend on the Irish economy to stay lit. Your sister isn't going to lose her job because I have to wear a mask at work. Why do you care? The mere suggestion of the possibility that we might increase our restrictions again and you're so defensive that you try to restart an argument from months ago.

[Tombradyonia]

We haven't got to that point yet, I don't think. But it seems like that's what we will have to resort to soon.

We're projected to have 224,000 deaths by November 1.

The predicted death toll increased?

Damn we fucking up.

Must be fake news, I heard GOP spokespeople saying it was already going away.

[Rojava Free State]

The predicted death toll increased?

Damn we fucking up.

Must be fake news, I heard GOP spokespeople saying it was already going away.

I'm still shocked that 39 to 45% of Americans are planning on voting for the second worst president in American history this November after he killed 137,000 Americans with his stupid crap.

[Shanghai industrial complex]

Must be fake news, I heard GOP spokespeople saying it was already going away.

I'm still shocked that 39 to 45% of Americans are planning on voting for the second worst president in American history this November after he killed 137,000 Americans with his stupid crap.

who is the first worst?

[Post War America]

I'm still shocked that 39 to 45% of Americans are planning on voting for the second worst president in American history this November after he killed 137,000 Americans with his stupid crap.

who is the first worst?

Buchanan probably

[Nobel Hobos 2]

I'm still shocked that 39 to 45% of Americans are planning on voting for the second worst president in American history this November after he killed 137,000 Americans with his stupid crap.

who is the first worst?

Hopefully not Trump after all. He's mostly failed to screw things up: pulling the wrong levers or writing EO's that die in court, but I'm sure he could do worse now he's had a few years practice.

Trump 2020: Challenge Accepted!

[Rojava Free State]

I'm still shocked that 39 to 45% of Americans are planning on voting for the second worst president in American history this November after he killed 137,000 Americans with his stupid crap.

who is the first worst?

James Buchanan.

[Knask]

The predicted death toll increased?

Damn we fucking up.

Must be fake news, I heard GOP spokespeople saying it was already going away.

The GOP spokespeople are trustworthy, they've consistently been saying the same thing since february.

[Gormwood]

Must be fake news, I heard GOP spokespeople saying it was already going away.

The GOP spokespeople are trustworthy, they've consistently been saying the same thing since february.

At least they have a consistent message!

[Gormwood]

White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone'

A new White House coronavirus task force report shows that 18 states are in the COVID-19 “red zone,” meaning they recorded more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past week.

The 359-page document, which was obtained by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Center for Public Integrity and dated July 14, also shows that 11 states are now reporting positivity rates exceeding 10 percent for COVID-19 diagnostic tests.

The 18 states in the red zone for new cases are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

The only blue state being California.

The 11 states with test positivity rates above 10 percent — another red zone designation — are Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

2 blue states out of 11.

Trump had to make mask wearing and social distancing a culture war issue and red staters had to chomp down on that hook.

[Genivaria]

White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone'

A new White House coronavirus task force report shows that 18 states are in the COVID-19 “red zone,” meaning they recorded more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past week.

The 359-page document, which was obtained by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Center for Public Integrity and dated July 14, also shows that 11 states are now reporting positivity rates exceeding 10 percent for COVID-19 diagnostic tests.

The 18 states in the red zone for new cases are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

The only blue state being California.

The 11 states with test positivity rates above 10 percent — another red zone designation — are Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

2 blue states out of 11.

Trump had to make mask wearing and social distancing a culture war issue and red staters had to chomp down on that hook.

Is it still hyperbole to say Republicans are destroying America?

[Stellar Colonies]

Schools are potentially not opening in my county this fall. I'd certainly prefer that our circumstances were favorably enough to allow my younger siblings to continue in their classes and for me to start college this fall, but...online classes are better for now.

Some of my relatives very strongly want their kids in taking onsite classes though...

who is the first worst?

James Buchanan.

I would've thought Woodrow Wilson, but Buchanan was certainly a resounding failure.

[Genivaria]

Schools are potentially not opening in my county this fall. I'd certainly prefer that our circumstances were favorably enough to allow my younger siblings to continue in their classes and for me to start college this fall, but...online classes are better for now.

Some of my relatives very strongly want their kids in taking onsite classes though...

James Buchanan.

I would've thought Woodrow Wilson, but Buchanan was certainly a resounding failure.

Speaking of schools reopening, what are the chances of a massive teacher/student protest come Fall?

[Stellar Colonies]

White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone'

A new White House coronavirus task force report shows that 18 states are in the COVID-19 “red zone,” meaning they recorded more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past week.

The 359-page document, which was obtained by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Center for Public Integrity and dated July 14, also shows that 11 states are now reporting positivity rates exceeding 10 percent for COVID-19 diagnostic tests.

The 18 states in the red zone for new cases are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

The only blue state being California.

The 11 states with test positivity rates above 10 percent — another red zone designation — are Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

2 blue states out of 11.

Trump had to make mask wearing and social distancing a culture war issue and red staters had to chomp down on that hook.

I liked it better when my state was only number one in economy and population...