Coronavirus in Texas (main thread) (Houston, Dallas: homes, high school, college)

[elnina]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Two things will happen when testing becomes more wide spread:

1) The number of cases will skyrocket
2) The death rate will plummet

There are about 5M uninsured people in Texas. There are many undocumented immigrants and many poor and homeless people.
If the CV hits them, it will be very hard to contain and I don't think the death rate will plummet.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by elnina

There are about 5M uninsured people in Texas. There are many undocumented immigrants and many poor and homeless people.
If the CV hits them, it will be very hard to contain and I don't think the death rate will plummet.

That’s not what I’m talking about. I mean when we find out how many people truly have had coronavirus that we didn’t know about that simply stayed at home and didn’t seek treatment, mathematically it has to go down. We know about every single person who has died from this. We don’t know about all that have survived. That’s why the case number will go up but when taking into account everyone who has gotten this, there’s no way it’s actually a 3.6 mortality rate.

[ScoPro]

If only 10% of the country’s population gets the virus in the next year and the death rate averages 2%, that’s 660,000 dead. Anyone with a brain should be concerned and follow protocols.
But for gods’ sake, the power & water will continue being generated and pumped. This is not a freakin’ hurricane.

[Capitalprophets]

Just to be clear, when you say testing capable facilities. Do you mean they will be able to perform the swab collection and test in order to deliver result in positive or negative? Or is it simply a collection site?

[calgirlinnc]

I am truly baffled by the disconnect between the response of colleges/universities and public schools. Most major colleges are extending spring break by one week, but AFAIK only 2 districts have closed. So will the college age kids stay or go home, only to possibly catch the virus from their siblings who have to go to school?

It makes NO sense.

[RSTX]

Originally Posted by calgirlinnc

I am truly baffled by the disconnect between the response of colleges/universities and public schools.

My guess, and this is only a guess (nothing scientific behind it), is it is harder to cancel public school than college. Waaaaaay more students/teacher/staff involved. Plus, college students can (more or less) take care of themselves during the day. PreK - 12 kids need child care. The school is "free" child care for many families.

There may be a more concrete reason. Just a thought of mine.

[Westerner92]

I like how you can tell which people have a certain single news source based off their comments on any given current issue. Him and haw about media frenzy all you want, but without them and the states picking up the fed’s slack, we’d quite possibly be seeing or facing down a situation where much of the nation’s elderly population would be critically ill at once and overwhelm healthcare systems, which would not only raise the death rate of this disease, but most other medical conditions as well.

Originally Posted by calgirlinnc

I am truly baffled by the disconnect between the response of colleges/universities and public schools. Most major colleges are extending spring break by one week, but AFAIK only 2 districts have closed. So will the college age kids stay or go home, only to possibly catch the virus from their siblings who have to go to school?

It makes NO sense.

The virus hasn’t been detected much in children, and it’s not for lack of testing. The few that have been found were infected by close contact with their guardians. Shockingly, children don’t seem to be a vector for this virus like they are for almost every other infectious disease.

[shoe01]

https://dshs.texas.gov/news/updates.shtm#coronavirus

[calgirlinnc]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

The virus hasn’t been detected much in children, and it’s not for lack of testing. The few that have been found were infected by close contact with their guardians. Shockingly, children don’t seem to be a vector for this virus like they are for almost every other infectious disease.

Point taken. However, I don't see much of a difference between an 18 year old high school senior and a 19 year old college freshman.

[jackalope48]

Originally Posted by calgirlinnc

I am truly baffled by the disconnect between the response of colleges/universities and public schools. Most major colleges are extending spring break by one week, but AFAIK only 2 districts have closed. So will the college age kids stay or go home, only to possibly catch the virus from their siblings who have to go to school?

It makes NO sense.

College dorms are the land based equivalent of cruise ships. Lots of people densely packed all eating buffet style and next to each other constantly. School districts are closing as well. Colleges have people with doctorates in this stuff who can go scream at the administration so it started there faster.