{COVID-19} Coronavirus Pandemic III: Second Wave Preperation

[Gadritan]

When I came into work at the jail Sunday we had 1 positive staff case , from my from my housing unit of course. It was a deputy that was doing overtime from another duty station. Today there are 13 positive cases among staff..FML.

I can be tested for free but fuck I don't want to deal with that painful shit unless it's necessary. We were 4 weeks with no positive cases of inmates but now have 3, and besides my house I work on EIGHT other houses on quarantine now.

Just fucking make the whole base quarantine at risk at this point.



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You really need to get tested. Otherwise you're saying 5 minutes of discomfort is more important than your health and the health of others.

I went through 2 nasal swabs. You can do it, I promise.

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[Lokus]

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/a...19-1234642047/

Most of AMC Theatres' locations will be opening up on July 15 with reduced seating capacity. As per the CEO, wearing a mask will not be required because it was deemed too political.

[Tyche]

Do they have rapid oral swab testing? All of our rapid POC tests are nasal.

[Gadritan]

Do they have rapid oral swab testing? All of our rapid POC tests are nasal.

Are the nasal more accurate, or has that been determined yet?

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[6souls]

Inside the Magic: BREAKING: Disney World Cancels Halloween Party.
https://insidethemagic.net/2020/06/w...-canceled-ba1/

[Draylo]

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/a...19-1234642047/

Most of AMC Theatres' locations will be opening up on July 15 with reduced seating capacity. As per the CEO, wearing a mask will not be required because it was deemed too political.

About time, i miss me some AMC movie time.

[Athas]

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/a...19-1234642047/

Most of AMC Theatres' locations will be opening up on July 15 with reduced seating capacity. As per the CEO, wearing a mask will not be required because it was deemed too political.

Fucking... fuck?

Fuck man, what else is there to say?

I guess I could say fuck again.

Fuck.

[Dimmauk]

Wife woke up with 101 temp, she tested negative for all tests. Doctor didn't have COVID tests, so she still has to take that test tomorrow

[Tyche]

Are the nasal more accurate, or has that been determined yet?

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A couple low quality studies suggest it's more accurate sensitive. CDC recommends nasopharyngeal swabs over oral and nasal swabs. No high quality studies that I could find in the last 15 minutes of looking.

[kuronosan]

A couple low quality studies suggest it's more accurate sensitive. CDC recommends nasopharyngeal swabs over oral and nasal swabs. No high quality studies that I could find in the last 15 minutes of looking.

From a lab standpoint an NP is going to get you better samples since you don't have to worry about the gagging.

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[Tyche]

No, just the grabbing, coughing, sneezing, jerking, etc. It's a more difficult specimen to obtain cleanly. I always fully gowned out for NP swabs, even if it was for a pre-procedure or nursing home clearance in a low risk exposure case.

[kuronosan]

No, just the grabbing, coughing, sneezing, jerking, etc. It's a more difficult specimen to obtain cleanly. I always fully gowned out for NP swabs, even if it was for a pre-procedure or nursing home clearance in a low risk exposure case.

I almost thought you were going to make a NyQuil joke.

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[Zealot]

Florida reported 3800 new cases in a single day, the largest single day increase for them.

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[TsingTao]

Florida is gonna get interesting real quick. Their new case numbers have been ramping up hard over the last couple weeks. I don't think they'll be able to hide the bodies for much longer.

[Lokus]

I wonder where the majority of these cases are coming from in Florida. Most of the places I drive by in S. FL are still closed or open but still limit the amount of patrons and almost all of them are still requiring a mask to enter. I do however see more and more people without their masks on while walking in public, usually the older Cuban immigrants. Don't know bout the beaches but they only just opened locally this week.

[archibaldcrane]

Oh

Maybe we will be able to return to our daily death highs sometime

https://twitter.com/SuzyKhimm/status...871300608?s=19

[Roranora]

Oklahoma is just trying to help fill in the epidemiologic data to better estimate R-naught in a naive population

[6souls]

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav...on-nursing-hom
https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/medi...2020%20PDF.pdf

The Trump administration has only distributed $1.5M of the $200M set aside for nursing homes.

In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut note that the CARES Act designated $200 million to the agency that regulates nursing homes to help the facilities deal with the coronavirus. That included up to $100 million to beef up state oversight of nursing homes to make sure that they're "adhering to standards for quality of care, infection control, and maintaining sufficient staffing to minimize the spread of the virus and protect patients and staff."

But the letter notes that only $1.5 million has been distributed to just a handful of states. Murray and DeLauro question why the money was doled out through a laborious bidding process that wasn't even announced for a month after the CARES Act was passed. They ask "why it took so long to decide on this business-as-usual approach" and why the agency has decided to allocate only $80 million for this purpose, $20 million less than Congress allowed.

[Rhyis.]

considering how terrible nursing homes have been doing globally, that should almost be criminal atm

[6souls]

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...ally-necessary

The insurance industry is arguing against having to pay for tests unless it's absolutely necessary.

In the wake of the massive turnout at anti-racism demonstrations around the country, public health officials are encouraging protesters to get tested for the coronavirus. As purely precautionary testing has become more common, some insurance companies are arguing they can't just pay for everyone who's concerned about their risk to get tested.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed by Congress requires health plans to fully pay for testing deemed "medically necessary." But as testing expands enough to allow people without symptoms to be tested, a gray area is beginning to appear.

The coverage mandate can be up to interpretation.

The guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says full coverage is required "when medically appropriate for the individual, as determined by the individual's attending health care provider in accordance with accepted standards of current medical practice."

Health plans have been erring on the side of paying the full cost, though hospitals have reported some self-funded plans trying to impose co-pays and deductibles. But the nation's largest insurer, UnitedHealthcare, makes the same distinction, that full coverage does require a test to be deemed medically necessary.

The industry also worries that if employers start requiring employees to be tested to return to work, it would bankrupt the them.