Why so many covid 19 cases and deaths in LA County (Los Angeles: construction, vehicle)

[tyCable]

For the most part, pollution. I don't know what is the measure is in Los Angeles, but carbon monoxide and the health of the individual has a lot to do with COVID-19 being transmittable to a person. A lot of people are out of medical care in Los Angeles. No medicine. No shelter. No food. No water. Public health is in dire need. This play a big part in the individual's health. Getting COVID-19 is easier if you fall in this category of the public. Poor and more susceptible to getting the disease. Something Governor Gavin Newsom have been trying to contain by calling for a lockdown. Or stay at home order.

[11thHour]

Originally Posted by tyCable

For the most part, pollution. I don't know what is the measure is in Los Angeles, but carbon monoxide and the health of the individual has a lot to do with COVID-19 being transmittable to a person. A lot of people are out of medical care in Los Angeles. No medicine. No shelter. No food. No water. Public health is in dire need. This play a big part in the individual's health. Getting COVID-19 is easier if you fall in this category of the public. Poor and more susceptible to getting the disease. Something Governor Gavin Newsom have been trying to contain by calling for a lockdown. Or stay at home order.

I remember reading an article a month or two back that said there is evidence linking those who live in high-air pollution areas as being more susceptible to Covid. I cannot remember the specifics as to why.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by 11thHour

I remember reading an article a month or two back that said there is evidence linking those who live in high-air pollution areas as being more susceptible to Covid.

It sounds as if air pollution may lead to greater complications, as well as a higher COVID death rate.

Coronavirus and Air Pollution:
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-chang...and-pollution/

In the case of the patients with COVID-19, those who will be more at severe risk of developing illness are those with underlying conditions like high blood pressure or heart diseases or respiratory diseases. We see where air pollution might exacerbate those diseases and make the patients, the population, more vulnerable to the disease, plus to the severity of developing a more serious illness.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/dise...ir%20pollution.

[Coloradomom22]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Los Angeles County has become the latest county in California to impose a mandatory quarantine on long-distance travelers.

The regional stay-at-home order prohibits hotels and other lodging companies from offering rooms to people visiting for tourism and leisure.

Who it affects: Anyone traveling to L.A. County for leisure or recreation from anywhere outside the Southern California region. That includes people who come to L.A. for a nonessential reason, including to visit family members. It also includes L.A. County residents who have left the region and are returning home.

The Southern California region includes Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...ravelers-works

Seems this would be hard to enforce. And it just encourages people who are visiting family to skip the hotel and just stay with them, causing more overcrowding and virus spread.

[Racer46]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

It sounds as if air pollution may lead to greater complications, as well as a higher COVID death rate.

Coronavirus and Air Pollution:
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-chang...and-pollution/

In the case of the patients with COVID-19, those who will be more at severe risk of developing illness are those with underlying conditions like high blood pressure or heart diseases or respiratory diseases. We see where air pollution might exacerbate those diseases and make the patients, the population, more vulnerable to the disease, plus to the severity of developing a more serious illness.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/dise...ir%20pollution.

Yes, and the bad air, which covers most of CA causes lung damage and that just increases the seriousness of the virus. Air pollution is better than say in the 1970's but it is still bad overall.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Racer46

Yes, and the bad air, which covers most of CA causes lung damage and that just increases the seriousness of the virus. Air pollution is better than say in the 1970's but it is still bad overall.

A huge contributor to bad air quality in California--and in Oregon and Washington--is from the wildfires.
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/23/91572...dfires-this-ye

[Taiko]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Jumping-jacks require no equipment. Why can't people do 1,000 jumping-jacks instead of going for a jog and spewing their mouth garbage all over my neighborhood?

It is a matter of what motivates people. People actually drive to a gym to walk on a treadmill. Back last spring when Park Rangers guarded trails to make sure nobody used them I saw a noticeable increase of people jogging on the streets.

In the end humans are a social animal and the prime mitigation strategy is for people not to be in the presence of other people and eventually the want or need to be with others will win out

[Racer46]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

A huge contributor to bad air quality in California--and in Oregon and Washington--is from the wildfires.
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/23/91572...dfires-this-ye

That really made it bad in some areas to the point that it was dangerous even for very healthy people. Hopefully this year will see far fewer fries.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by Taiko

It is a matter of what motivates people. People actually drive to a gym to walk on a treadmill. Back last spring when Park Rangers guarded trails to make sure nobody used them I saw a noticeable increase of people jogging on the streets.

In the end humans are a social animal and the prime mitigation strategy is for people not to be in the presence of other people and eventually the want or need to be with others will win out

People can exercise on a stationary bike at home in a colder than usual kitchen, like this. And the dude seems motivated, sort of...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khkKfMotNoI

[amokk]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

It sounds as if air pollution may lead to greater complications, as well as a higher COVID death rate.

Coronavirus and Air Pollution:
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-chang...and-pollution/

In the case of the patients with COVID-19, those who will be more at severe risk of developing illness are those with underlying conditions like high blood pressure or heart diseases or respiratory diseases. We see where air pollution might exacerbate those diseases and make the patients, the population, more vulnerable to the disease, plus to the severity of developing a more serious illness.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/dise...ir%20pollution.

Called it on post 6 of this thread almost a year ago.

Originally Posted by amokk

I think it's because LA County has had terrible air pollution especially in the 50-80's. So the people that grew up and lived in the area through those years are now in their 60's+ and have severely compromised lungs and are more susceptible to COVID. It's as if every single resident of LA has been smoking for the last 50 years.

Oh and the other reason is this:




LA has a more than your average amount of complete nutjob conspiracy theorists who don't understand that this disease is actually lethal instead of some government made up Trumpian fake news.