Coronavirus in Massachusetts (Boston, Springfield, Harvard: Presbyterian, comparison, cleaning)

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by redplum33

As I said nearly a thousand posts ago:

"There's a reason why schools were the first to close."

A bad reason is a reason, I suppose.

Just to add on, for whatever it's worth, I sell distance learning products to schools in Europe. We ran an offer for free accounts for 12 months and initially got quite a bit of interest in March and early April. Following up with unresponsive leads, it seems most of them have lost interest due to the reopening of schools across most of Europe, which started at the beginning of the month and continues now. What about the European experts who have encouraged this? Why is one American public health official the only person to take cues from in a global pandemic? There are treasure troves of data from countries all over the world and lots of examples of potential reactions.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by jayrandom

And what, people just didn't notice a bunch of kids dropping dead in all the other panic?

Here is the alert from NYS:


I'm not saying not to be concerned, but the main takeaway is that children presenting symptoms need immediate medical care. The risk needs to be balanced against the negative effects of keeping kids out of school. I think the risk of increased transmission is almost certainly greater than the risk of PMIS.

I believe I read that PMIS generally occurs approximately 30 days after contracting the virus. If that's accurate then at this point it's probably too early to know how common it is.

[justyouraveragetenant]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

A bad reason is a reason, I suppose.

Why is one American public health official the only person to take cues from in a global pandemic? There are treasure troves of data from countries all over the world and lots of examples of potential reactions.

Politicians have term limits but not mr fauxci. Politicans can be corrupted and so can mr fauxci.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by redplum33

As I said nearly a thousand posts ago:

"There's a reason why schools were the first to close."

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

A bad reason is a reason, I suppose.

I don't understand how it could be viewed as a bad reason. It's crystal clear what happens in community settings.

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by redplum33

I don't understand how it could be viewed as a bad reason. It's crystal clear what happens in community settings.

"Community" settings, or school settings?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-homes-us.html

You would have a point if 1/3 of all deaths were from schools. But it's actually nursing homes.

What is your opinion on the entire continent of Europe?

[jtolpin]

Originally Posted by justyouraveragetenant

Politicians have term limits but not mr fauxci. Politicans can be corrupted and so can mr fauxci.

Just an FYI - Im sure its not just me, though I may not know how to spell his name, but you lose a lot of credibility spelling his name incorrectly that way.

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by jtolpin

Just an FYI - Im sure its not just me, though I may not know how to spell his name, but you lose a lot of credibility spelling his name incorrectly that way.

The "x" and "c" are right next to each other on the keyboard, so possibly a typo (but two typos?). But if not, I agree, the puns don't serve the interests of seriously and earnestly questioning the decision making of the people in charge. It only makes it easier to disregard.

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by jtolpin

Just an FYI - Im sure its not just me, though I may not know how to spell his name, but you lose a lot of credibility spelling his name incorrectly that way.

I pointed out the atrocious spelling in a previous post...it's not just with the name Fauci.

[bohemka]

Originally Posted by Bridge781

Ive seen that there are 4 kids at Boston children’s being hospitalized with these covid related illnesses. Concerning but not quite alarming for the moment I guess.

That's what everyone was saying in January, too.

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

Can we say how many are in for influenza? The fatality rate for children with influenza is many many times higher (though both are incredibly low).

Why are you comparing this to the flu? I thought we had moved on from that mindset. You've been midwesternified already.

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by bohemka

That's what everyone was saying in January, too.



Why are you comparing this to the flu? I thought we had moved on from that mindset. You've been midwesternified already.

You are so right about this. There are 2 of my FB friends, and my own brother, who I can see are consistently downplaying the threat as witnessed by their reactions to my posts. Commonality? They all live in the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois). Coincidence? I think not...