Coronavirus positives in Bradenton and Hillsborough Counties (Miami, Sarasota: water, offering)

[wondermint2]

Sarasota COVID testing site at Ed Smith closed today

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/new...day/ar-AASjSAV

The Florida Department of Health has announced the COVID-19 testing site at Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota was unexpectedly closed Friday.

Department spokesman G. Steve Huard told ABC7 Friday morning he did know the reason for the closure.

All testing sites in Sarasota County will be closed Saturday, New Year’s Day.

The following sites in Sarastoa County were open Friday, Dec. 31:

Former Sarasota Kennel Club, 5400 Old Bradenton Rd, Sarasota. This drive-through site is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. offering rapid and PCR COVID-19 testing. This site is operated by Nomi Health.

Robert L. Taylor Community Complex parking lot, 1845 34th Street, Sarasota. This walk-up site is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PCR COVID-19 testing is available throughout the day. This site is operated by Lab Services.

Dallas White Park, 5900 Greenwood Ave, North Port. This walk-up site is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PCR COVID-19 testing is available throughout the day. This site is operated by Lab Services.

Manatee County:
Manatee County has one testing site at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Boulevard, Palmetto. It’s holiday hours are:

New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31): Open normal hours (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
Jan. 1, 2022: Adjusted hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Jan. 2, 2022: Open normal hours (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

[gosouth01]

Originally Posted by Sunshine Rules

Food for thought............

Quietly without media attention, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has withdrawn the PCR process as a valid test for detecting and identifying SARS-CoV-2.

“After December 31, 2021, CDC will withdraw the request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel, the assay first introduced in February 2020 for detection of SARS-CoV-2 only.”

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2...Testing_1.html

The CDC admits that the PCR test cannot differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses.



My question is...how long have they known this test cannot tell the difference between Coronavirus and the flu?

The above post from Sunshine sounded familiar. Sunshine made a similar misinterpretation of a CDC announcement in a post back in July.

07-25-2021, 07:42 PM
Sunshine Rules Real Estate Agent

The CDC announced, albeit quietly, on Wednesday that the RT-PCR tests used to tell millions of Americans they’re infected with Covid-19 has been unable to accurately differentiate between the various coronaviruses. Of particular note is the inability of these tests to know whether someone is infected with Covid-19 or influenza.

[Trying941]

Originally Posted by wondermint2

Thanks for pointing that out. While it is valid to point out that many FL covid hospitalizations were admitted for another reason and then subsequently tested positive for covid (vs. actually admitted for Covid) - I believe those CDC estimates are too low. For example this is a tweet from Jackson Health System in Miami from today:

https://twitter.com/JacksonHealth/st...08762141118465

"Across the Jackson Health System hospitals, we currently have 348 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those, 194 patients – or 56 percent – are admitted to the hospital primarily for non-COVID reasons."

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*Thus if we extrapolate that 44% are admitted *for* Covid to the 4759 Covid hospitalizations reported today for FL we would get 2094 covid patients actually admitted FOR Covid in Florida (as of today). Also we can look at FL Covid ICU patients to get an idea of severity. Todays FL ICU number is 531. Lower than at this point of the Delta wave but beginning to increase more recently.

With regard to your analysis, the CDC is correct to project based upon admissions “for” Covid, not, as you suggest, “with” Covid for two reasons.

First, one needs to make apples to apples comparisons to compare states to other states.

Second, severity is based upon admissions for Covid, or ICU use.

The “with” measurement you suggest would distort tike kind comparisons and inflate severity by includng those asymptomatic.

[wondermint2]

Originally Posted by Trying941

With regard to your analysis, the CDC is correct to project based upon admissions “for” Covid, not, as you suggest, “with” Covid for two reasons.

First, one needs to make apples to apples comparisons to compare states to other states.

Second, severity is based upon admissions for Covid, or ICU use.

The “with” measurement you suggest would distort tike kind comparisons and inflate severity by includng those asymptomatic.

I posted an actual amount based on an actual Florida Health System in Miami for the very recent date of Dec. 31, 2021. As for as I know they are the only health system in FL currently posting this information. Why would you think that this is way off base compared to something that is just an estimate (a "projection") from the CDC?

And the "projection" is coming from the CDC which recently miscalculated the prevalence of Omicron cases in a big way.

CDC sharply drops estimate of Omicron prevalence in U.S.
https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-sharply-d...174834846.html

But now all of a sudden since the CDC "projection" fits your political narrative (that the pandemic is something to sneeze at) - the high and mighty CDC has it right this time. The same CDC that you have soundly criticised numerous times in the past by the way.

For today (Jan. 1st) Jackson Health System has the admitted *for* Covid at 47%

https://twitter.com/JacksonHealth/st...71754557083648

"Across the Jackson Health System hospitals, we currently have 355 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those, 189 patients – or 53 percent – are admitted to the hospital primarily for non-COVID reasons."

[Trying941]

Originally Posted by wondermint2

I posted an actual amount based on an actual Florida Health System in Miami for the very recent date of Dec. 31, 2021. As for as I know they are the only health system in FL currently posting this information. Why would you think that this is way off base compared to something that is just an estimate (a "projection") from the CDC?

And the "projection" is coming from the CDC which recently miscalculated the prevalence of Omicron cases in a big way.

CDC sharply drops estimate of Omicron prevalence in U.S.
https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-sharply-d...174834846.html

But now all of a sudden since the CDC "projection" fits your political narrative (that the pandemic is something to sneeze at) - the high and mighty CDC has it right this time. The same CDC that you have soundly criticised numerous times in the past by the way.

For today (Jan. 1st) Jackson Health System has the admitted *for* Covid at 47%

https://twitter.com/JacksonHealth/st...71754557083648

"Across the Jackson Health System hospitals, we currently have 355 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those, 189 patients – or 53 percent – are admitted to the hospital primarily for non-COVID reasons."

Political narrative? Pot calling the kettle black!

“Those that rebel and fight against the narrative become the enemy of the brainwashed and a primary target of aggression.”

- Dr Robert Malone
https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/ma...tion-psychosis

[Sunshine Rules]

On Wednesday, the Biden administration officially announced that it had signed a $136.7 million deal with German company MilliporeSigma to produce a key component of rapid coronavirus tests in the United States. The new facility will not be completed until late 2024 at the earliest.

The new facility will be built in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and will, eventually, produce nitrocellulose membranes (aka lateral flow membranes) — the paper that displays the test results. Construction on the new facility is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022 with a MilliporeSigma spokesman telling the Daily Mail: ‘We estimate that the facility will be capable of providing lateral flow membranes in the latter part of 2024.’

[NSHL10]

Originally Posted by Sunshine Rules

On Wednesday, the Biden administration officially announced that it had signed a $136.7 million deal with German company MilliporeSigma to produce a key component of rapid coronavirus tests in the United States. The new facility will not be completed until late 2024 at the earliest.

The new facility will be built in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and will, eventually, produce nitrocellulose membranes (aka lateral flow membranes) — the paper that displays the test results. Construction on the new facility is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022 with a MilliporeSigma spokesman telling the Daily Mail: ‘We estimate that the facility will be capable of providing lateral flow membranes in the latter part of 2024.’

I think this covid experience has changed medicine forever. I expect much more at home testing for covid, flu, and other types of virus in the future. Why wait on line for hours at an urgent care center when you can have a few tests at home purchased at the start of the season?

[beach43ofus]

Sorry, Ihave not read all 2097 osts here, so forgive me if this has been covered...

Why is the USA so far behind the rest of the developed world in getting tests to those in need?

[beach43ofus]

Originally Posted by Trying941

https://www.science.org/content/arti...y-soon-improve

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...me-covid-tests

The initial issue was the CDC bureaucracy. Then Brandon did not prioritize.

Thx! I recall the CDC totally botching the initial testing kit rollout, when this all began, so that doesn't surprise me.

[wondermint2]

Originally Posted by wondermint2

For (Jan. 1st) Jackson Health System has the admitted *for* Covid at 47%

https://twitter.com/JacksonHealth/st...71754557083648

"Across the Jackson Health System hospitals, we currently have 355 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those, 189 patients – or 53 percent – are admitted to the hospital primarily for non-COVID reasons."

I'm going to be posting this information daily for a while. People are interested in the "severity" of Omicron cases and this information can provide a clue. Unfortunately Jackson Health System (in Miami) is the only health facility that I'm aware of in Florida that makes this information public. IMO it's likely to be fairly representative of Florida - some might disagree, so whatever.

Also note that if somebody is admitted to the hospital for something other than Covid and then subsequently tests positive while in the hospital - it still puts an extra demand on hospital resources because of the extra care that is required in those situations. And some of those people might actually be catching Covid while they're in the hospital - which isn't good either.

https://twitter.com/JacksonHealth/st...28490367315972

"Across the Jackson Health System hospitals, we currently have 414 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those, 206 patients – or 50 percent – are admitted to the hospital primarily for non-COVID reasons."