COVID-19 (artist formerly known as Wuhan strain novel Corona virus)

Iceland is not really representative of Somewhere like the US or the UK. At all. There's only 200k of them, they all have a pretty high standard of living, and not living particularly densely.

 

400k and they’re metabolically healthy something the US and UK isn’t at all.

Japan has had population studies on antibodies present in the population and antibodies present were found to be quite high.

but apparently their elderly population also has some of the highest vitamin D levels as well which is an indicator of good metabolic health as a population.

 

Any suggestions to when the Oxford vaccine will be made available to us. Seems like the most effective for rural areas due to being a traditional vaccine mechanism

 

If they're metabolically healthy and the US/UK is not... this is just another reason why they wouldn't make for a very good comparison group.

 

I said they weren’t genetically diverse as a population and the metabolic differences could impact the comparison but Iceland did a good job of mass testing that can still be used but may not reflect perfectly.

they also did an interesting job of mapping the virus to and tracking it genetically

they also required tourists to test on arrival and then 5 days later.

 

I don't like that vaccine. It seems, of them all, the most suspect to me.

 

So, my wife has to quarantine until Friday due to "exposure". She had a conversation with someone last Monday (5-10 minutes, socially distanced, both wearing masks) that tested positive on Saturday and didn't have any symptoms until Thursday night/Friday morning.

We are all for it because it gives my wife an excuse to work from home, but am I crazy in thinking that she doesn't meet any of the criteria from the CDC for close contact quarantining?

 

And the details of the conversation was provided to the health department by the person that tested positive.

 

I think you are right, but might as well quarantine to be sure because she was potentially exposed, since y'all are in a position to do so.

 

We are, just wanted to make sure I was understanding the CDC guidelines correctly and not crazy.

Since it was over 48 hours prior to symptoms that my wife had the conversation with the person, she should be in the clear in regards to needing to quarantine. Since they followed social distancing/masks guidelines, she should be in the clear as well, but they are adamant that she has to quarantine and won't/can't offer an explanation as to why.

 

Idk about her but should probably just go ahead and fire you into the sun

 

There is a belief, valid or not, that humans are terrible clocks, and that 5-10 minutes means 20-30 minutes.

 

JAMA article from a few days ago finds that, through analysis, 24% of transmissions are asymptomatic and 35% are presymptomatic.

Presympomatic would probably go get a test, so we're looking at 24% increase in infections in an area, relative to cases. So 1.24 * cases = infected individuals.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/ja...ferral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=010721

 

As long as she washed her hands and wore a mask, zero chance she gets it..

 

Well that's not true. Transmission risk would be pretty low, but not zero.

 

Explains why my wife thinks I can last 5 minutes.

 

Yes i know. Im one who isnt sure masks do too much to stop the virus. Many disagree and thats fine. I often dont agree with the majority

 

No. I have stay so I can suck the joy out of every interaction I have and be a burden to everyone who knows me.

 

I just want to have to quarantine once so I have an excuse not to leave the house for a week or so. I've been in close contact a few different times, but haven't found out until well after the window for needing to quarantine.

 

there is a chasm between "zero risk" and thinking masks don't significantly help, though. No one disagrees that masks are not 100% effective. that position doesn't exist.

You've been wrong on about everything regarding the pandemic, since before it even started, mostly because you just state your gut feelings and make up strawmen to fight, like the idea that anyone ever said masks are 100% effective.