My mom sent this, and my jaw dropped… We’ve been sheltering in place so these guys can go out and have a social life:
Another covid data point. Our friend S…, 72 yrs old, got covid, not fun. I asked her where she thinks she got it from. She said D… So what do you think he got it from. From his going out to bowl… But I don’t think she knows for sure whether any of D…'s bowling friends have covid.
My Dad called pneumonia “ the old man’s friend”. It takes you silently and quickly. He was in a rest home for three years. He got pneumonia and died in a weak. I think he was relieved.
I was skiing yesterday. Crowds are huge. People with ski leases are working from home in Tahoe. The locals are upset. But mainly about the traffic.
So now we can add “wait for a freezer to break somewhere” to the running list of things like “become a druggie” for those desperate to get vaccinated.
Personally I think we should let the free market decide. Have lotteries for transferable vouchers which can either be used or sold. The vaccines go to those most desperate to get them. I’ll bet current supply would equal current demand.
But as we now know all too well, the modelers were right. For a variety of reasons — including overcrowded living spaces, a high number of workers deemed essential and high poverty rates — the state has been overwhelmed by the winter surge
My projection is that California will see a peak in infections on Jan. 27, with 135,800 new infections. Peak mortality will be after that — around Feb. 9, with 652 deaths from the virus in one day.
Our current projection is 70,837 cumulative deaths in California as of April 1, but it may go higher.
I thought California was all tech people $200k and enjoying WFH. Interesting.
Only in bay area, tech people staying home, WFH. Rest of the places - as usual - go to LA, full of traffic, traffic-jams everywhere, beaches, parks are crowded. Of course, they have facemasks, but still outdoor activities are high.
People are catching it from friends and relatives. Crowded living conditions at home and holiday functions are causing the surge, not restaurants which are closed, or casual contact on the street.
That’s only a small percent of the Bay Area. Only 15% work in tech and a lot of them don’t make $200k. The $200k tech worker is maybe 5% of the Bay Area population.
Found a wikipedia link with 2010-2014 data with cost of living adjustment for Geographical location. Sort by the 3rd column. CA is #50
Btw, does anyone remember we had discussed about geographic distribution and poverty rate? Pasting Link below. There is an attached document in the link for additional information.
Looks the the solution to covid19 is homelessness. No home no covid19
So what SF paid to move homeless to hotels and have regular city employees visit them multiple times a day and bring food to their hotel rooms was not money well spent?
Shocking. The government wasting money. Wow. Stupid on steroids. My friend just sold his SRO motel to the City of South Lake Tahoe to be used as a homeless shelter. Basically Sacramento gave the city $9m to buy 90 units. For the homeless . So they are kicking out legitimate taxpayers and replacing them with druggy dirt bags. “We are from the government and we are here to help you”
Typical liberal horseshit. They just want everyone under their control. How many kicked out will become homeless. This program doesn’t add any units. Plus it will turn these decent units into ghetto shitholes.
Article doesn’t mention that the UK virus is in the US and likely caused the increase in cases starting in October.
This is exactly what Scott Morrow, San Mateo’s health officer was saying. In fact, he didn’t want to close the outdoor dining for just this reason - it’d drive people inside, masks off, without ventilation for longer periods of time, and that’s exactly where the transmission is happening.
It will happen wherever people congregate. Bureaucracy just picks winners and loser instead of solving problems.
Yeah… unfortunately the pressure to make changes to look like you’re doing something is sometimes the wrong thing to do. He held out until the govenor’s mandate kicked in.
I’ve been following Morrow’s writings as they appear on the La Honda Google group I’m still on. He’s been one of the VERY few voices of reason in all this.
Yeah. I’m proud to have him as our health officer.
Which isn’t something I say often. Like never.
Indonesia bucks the trend. It will be interesting to see if their approach is more effective.