OT - NO POLITICS The Coronavirus Covid-19

[Gonzothe7thDman]

I think the WhO had kits available but the CDC wanted to develop their own and ran into manufacturing/testing issues. Went back to the drawing board and by then it was too late.

Why would they take the time to reinvent the wheel when it already existed?

In the middle of an outbreak is the wrong time for nationalism or whatever this was.

 

[Gee Wally]

Why would they take the time to reinvent the wheel when it already existed?

In the middle of an outbreak is the wrong time for nationalism or whatever this was.

First the CDC and NIH was cut to the bone. Money needed for you know, other stuff.

Then this hit in November - 'dont worry just sniffles' , 'will be gone quick like a miracle'.

Third strike holy shit this is real - what do you mean we cant get any WHO kits/ but..but...but..

4th strike - (since it's T ball ) - hey CDC - whoever is left can you make us a test kit? ..hello/..hello? ..Is this thing on?

And here we are.

The End.

 

[Alicat]

hard to envision us flattening like China and North Korea with these morons out there

There are plenty of other assholes like this out there sadly

 

[Spooner st]

hard to envision us flattening like China and North Korea with these morons out there

These are the real corona-anuses.

 

[Gee Wally]

Just got this from UMass Amherst - nobody allowed on campus rest of semester:

Dear UMass parents and families,
Below, please find a copy of a communication sent yesterday to your student by Residential Life providing more information about their housing assignment.


March 13, 2020
Dear Campus Community:

As efforts across the state, the nation, and the world to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 continue to intensify, today I am announcing that UMass Amherst will suspend all in-person classes, including laboratory, studio, capstone, and graduate courses, until the end of the semester. This expansion of our previously announced transition to remote learning means that all classes, without exception, will be transitioned to remote learning.


As a result of this move, effective Monday, March 16 only weather-designated essential personnel should report to campus in accordance with their regular work schedule. All other employees will begin working remotely until further notice. Next week, supervisors will be in contact with all employees to determine work capabilities and assignments. The designation of onsite employees will be modified as we adapt to this challenging situation. Information regarding research laboratories will be forthcoming.

Residential students who have been granted permission to remain on campus over spring break may still do so but will need to depart from campus by March 21. All other students should remain away from campus until further notice. We recognize there will be some students who are dependent on campus living and dining. These situations will be accommodated. Student Affairs and Campus Life will provide more information next week, including details on procedures for how students can request on-going accommodations and how students may return to campus at a later date to retrieve their belongings.

These measures apply in Amherst and on our Mount Ida Campus in Newton and at the UMass Center in Springfield.
With no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on campus or in the surrounding community, our decision to transition to remote learning is not motivated by any evidence that the campus is inherently unsafe at this point. We have made this difficult decision in an effort to significantly reduce the population density of the campus as a preventive measure to enable social distancing, a technique recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to mitigate the potential spread of the virus. The steps we have taken are intended to reduce the risk of infection for the students who are returning home, as well as for the essential employees and the small number of students who remain on campus.

I understand how unsettling the events of the past week have been and that this transition is a massive disruption. I also realize that there are many questions and details of importance to individual members and groups of our community for which we don’t yet have answers. We will try to address these as quickly as we can get guidance from regulatory bodies which have purview over them.

The patience, resourcefulness, and dedication exhibited by our community members during this difficult time is nothing short of inspiring. We are a resilient and caring community. And while we are being challenged today, we will emerge stronger tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy

 

[yazmybaby]

Our Canadian gov't has given 27 million towards finding a vaccine for this.
Breaking news , see below:

Coronavirus: Canadian company announces COVID-19 vaccine candidate

 

[Dr Hook]

My university and others system-wide have closed for another week and are moving everything academics related to online. Schools with residence halls are going to leave them open as well as dining facilities for students who have nowhere else to go, but are encouraging everyone to go home if they can.

 

[Smitty93]

Short answer. Nobody was minding the store.

Trump attacks CDC over coronavirus preparedness, though he eliminated an office dedicated to pandemic prevention - The Boston Globe


Opinion | Why Have So Few Americans Been Tested for Coronavirus?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/heal...5f5dea-5d82-11ea-b29b-9db42f7803a7_story.html


additionally Patient 0 was known in November....and here we are...finally accepting the oh shit, Houston we got a problem.

This is the problem. We were convinced that we were invincible. That it was China's problem. We could have spent the last 3 months preparing for this, but we didn't.

 

[Krupp]

Whatever happens in these next few weeks I just hope we can weather the storm - "outlast the c**ksucker" as Al Swearengen of Deadwood would put it....

I think this is gonna take more than a month to 'calm down' though; I don't know if everyone just avoiding social gatherings is going to be enough to temper this.

 

[Seidenbergy]

At the very least, I hope this prompts us to start making products here in America. Like my medicine and other products. We are capable of this. And we should do it.

Capable? Yes.

Willing to work for 50 cents an hour like those in Asia? No way.

 

[Mainehockey33]

University of Maine at Augusta moved all classes online. The campus remains open for now. I think that’s what the entire UMaine system has done.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

 

[BAD BOY]

Biophysicist Michael Levitt in a CTECH article .. Calcalistech.com interesting what it says.

 

[Gee Wally]

University of Maine at Augusta moved all classes online. The campus remains open for now. I think that’s what the entire UMaine system has done.

I feel real bad for my twins out at UMass. After 4 years they were looking forward to commencement and graduation parties out there with their friends.
Now, once back from spring break they all have is 6 days to get out of dorms and campus will be closed . Done. Over.
Thousands of them. I think there are 25000 out there all in.

 

[BAD BOY]

Biophysicist Michael Levitt in a CTECH article .. Calcalistech.com interesting what it says.

Sorry people for not phrasing it right or giving the wrong sentence structure . I did the best I could.

 

[Fenway]

I am completely numb

I figure we are in lockdown for at least 2 months

 

[KrejciMVP]

 

[Mainehockey33]

I feel real bad for my twins out at UMass. After 4 years they were looking forward to commencement and graduation parties out there with their friends.
Now, once back from spring break they all have is 6 days to get out of dorms and campus will be closed . Done. Over.
Thousands of them. I think there are 25000 out there all in.

I was saying the same thing to one of my professors yesterday, he has a kid at UMaine Orono. I’ve never seen anything like this. Hopefully all universities that close will give out refunds for room and board, and things like lab fees.

I was taking my capstone biology class this semester with a professor I’ve had before and really like. Molecular genetics lab. It’s a bummer I won’t be able to finish it in person but we got to do things like DNA extraction and PCR already. It was cool being able to do things we learned about in other classes, and UMA doesn’t offer that lab every year.

 

[5Jack0]

Sorry people for not phrasing it right or giving the wrong sentence structure . I did the best I could.

Corona Is Slowing Down, Humanity Will Survive, Says Biophysicist Michael Levitt

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

 

[Gee Wally]

I was saying the same thing to one of my professors yesterday, he has a kid at UMaine Orono. I’ve never seen anything like this. Hopefully all universities that close will give out refunds for room and board, and things like lab fees.

I was taking my capstone biology class this semester with a professor I’ve had before and really like. Molecular genetics lab. It’s a bummer I won’t be able to finish it in person but we got to do things like DNA extraction and PCR already. It was cool being able to do things we learned about in other classes, and UMA doesn’t offer that lab every year.

yup.
My son is heartbroken because he had only two weeks left in lab work project, biochemistry, and was going to write a paper.
Now.....thats gone.
So far no notice of any refunds. Hell, I even already paid for their cap and gowns. Along with everything else.

 

[DKH]

I am completely numb

I figure we are in lockdown for at least 2 months

Sounds like Donald Fehr who works for owners doesn’t see it that way

 

[Fenway]

Something happened - the Mayor will speak at 7

 

[Alicat]

Something happened - the Mayor will speak at 7

City Council probably ripped him a new one plus Mass Teachers Association sent a letter to Gov. Baker urging the cancellation of school

 

[Gordoff]

It is in a normal setting. It's also for the Lombardy region where the hotter spot is. Where are your relatives?

Southern Italy, Bari/Bisceglie