Why so many covid 19 cases and deaths in LA County (foreclosed, tax)

[Finper]

Originally Posted by suzy_q2010

It is not semantics. The money went to families, not towns.

If you do not think the government should have paid that money, contact the politicians who voted to do it.

My friends dad died of pneumonia with Covid…… she never got any money

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by Finper

My friends dad died of pneumonia with Covid…… she never got any money

She has to apply for it.

https://www.fema.gov/disaster/corona...ral-assistance

[Exitus Acta Probat]

I have the 'Rona again. This virus should have died out by now.

A special thanks to:

1. All the jackasses who couldn't quarantine or wear a mask for just a month.

2. The federal government, who couldn't impose serious travel restrictions, as in, "Um...it's a worldwide pandemic, so don't come here...go on now, git!"

I freakin' give up.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

I have the 'Rona again. This virus should have died out by now.

That's awful. I hope you feel better soon.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

That's awful. I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks. I'm feeling better now.

[JohnG72]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

I have the 'Rona again. This virus should have died out by now.

A special thanks to:

1. All the jackasses who couldn't quarantine or wear a mask for just a month.

2. The federal government, who couldn't impose serious travel restrictions, as in, "Um...it's a worldwide pandemic, so don't come here...go on now, git!"

I freakin' give up.

I don’t understand what you think all that would have done. Australia had drastically more lockdown efforts than the US did yet had a comparable rate of infection. It’s a bit of folly to think we can completely defeat nature.

[Carpenter858]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

I have the 'Rona again. This virus should have died out by now.

A special thanks to:

1. All the jackasses who couldn't quarantine or wear a mask for just a month.

2. The federal government, who couldn't impose serious travel restrictions, as in, "Um...it's a worldwide pandemic, so don't come here...go on now, git!"

I freakin' give up.

So were you wearing a mask all the time and caught Covid twice? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by Carpenter858

So were you wearing a mask all the time and caught Covid twice? Inquiring minds want to know.

No. I followed the CDC guidelines for a long time, then like most people who did the same, just gave up because 50% of the population wasn't following them. I first got Covid-19 last November or December, wearing a mask and doing Christmas shopping at Century City. I don't wear the mask anymore.

My point was that, if EVERYBODY followed the guidelines INITIALLY, and travel was seriously restricted, we may have had a chance of letting Covid-19 die out, and not have and endless stream of variants. Which one are we on now, the Sigma 8675-309 variant? I give up...

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

My point was that, if EVERYBODY followed the guidelines INITIALLY, and travel was seriously restricted, we may have had a chance of letting Covid-19 die out, and not have and endless stream of variants.

I agree completely.

[CA4Now]

If the body’s immune system doesn’t readily recognize a mutated strain, there is a higher chance of it causing infection. In higher-risk people, especially those who haven’t received a recent booster shot, such infections can lead to severe illness or death.

“I’m worried about BA.2.75.2 the same way we’re worried about the proliferation of any new mutations that come along,” Ferrer said. “It’s highly mutated, it looks very different and therefore is evading some of the protections we’ve put in place, both with vaccines and natural immunity.”

At this point, though, Ferrer said it’s a “theoretical worry.” Just because a new strain demonstrates potentially problematic properties doesn’t mean it will outcompete other versions.

Still, whenever a new subvariant emerges, “we need to be cautious and [study it] because, obviously, a new strain creates more risk for all of us,” Ferrer said.

Health officials and experts have noted...that higher-risk people who haven’t gotten a booster recently are still at risk of dying. And death rates, while improving, are still significant. Since August, L.A. County has recorded an average of 70 to 125 COVID-19 deaths every week. By contrast, L.A. County was recording 25 to 50 deaths per week in May.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...-in-l-a-county