Covid- 19 - Second wave

[TitoFan]

Good news on the COVID front, at least in the US.

Brace yourselves for a significant drop in new cases and maybe even in deaths coming up in the near future.

No... it has nothing to do with vaccines, or new cures, or anything of the sort.

It has nothing to do with social distancing, or masks, or the enforcement of these.

It has nothing to do with the virus running its course and petering out.

In fact, the drop will be sudden.

Good news, eh?







Effective today, all COVID data from hospitals will NOT be sent to the CDC, but rather directly to Washington, to the Trump administration.






Yes... unfortunately, the CDC has been less than 100% efficient in the receiving and transmitting of COVID-19 data to the public.

So that task has been taken away from them, and data will now be received and disseminated by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration promises to treat all incoming data fairly and with equanimity, and vows that COVID data will not be used for political purposes.





I don't know about anyone else, but I'm stoked.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Yeah the absolute subhuman piece of garbage is now bypassing the CDC so we will certainly NOT BE NEEDING ANYMORE MASKS BECAUSE THE VIRUS HAS PRETTY MUCH DISAPPEARED ALREADY

[El Kabong]

Fact check: Hospitals get paid more if patients listed as COVID-19, on ventilators
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...us/3000638001/
The coronavirus relief legislation created a 20% premium, or add-on, for COVID-19 Medicare patients.


Our ruling: True
We rate the claim that hospitals get paid more if patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators as TRUE.


Who qualifies for Medicare?
You are eligible for Medicare if you are a citizen of the United States or have been a legal resident for at least 5 years and: You are age 65 or older and you or your spouse has worked for at least 10 years (or 40 quarters) in Medicare-covered employment.


Florida Labs Incorrectly Reported A 100% Positivity Rate For Coronavirus Tests
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/15...navirus-tests/
Hundreds of labs in Florida reported to the state that 100 percent of people they tested for Covid-19 had the virus, according to a new investigation by FOX 35 News. Other testing centers reported positivity rates upwards of 80 and 90 percent. In actuality, the positivity rates for most testing centers were often under 10 percent and usually under 20 percent.




Brockton, read my words very carefully.....LIVE.IN.FEAR.

[TitoFan]

Who is that on, though? Hospitals get paid more for COVID-19 patients on ventilators? Paid by whom? The government, right? Ok so... trying to be fair here. What does the CDC have to do with any of this?

People contract COVID (if you believe in the virus, that is... leaves out people like TIC). They get hospitalized. The hospitals are tasked with passing on patient information to the CDC. The CDC is tasked with managing and passing on this information as statistics for public consumption. The government is supposed to utilize this information to help them provide guidelines for the public.

Where is the connection or lack thereof? Honest question.

If the CDC has issues, fix them. Just like the WHO was already trashed by Trump as being no good. Get them fixed. But no.... let's defund the WHO, and bypass the CDC.

Fauci is slowly but surely becoming Public Enemy #1. As soon as he started loosening up and talking his mind, he went from being a good, credible public servant..... to getting trashed by Trump attack dogs.

What gives?

Deal with the pandemic as best you can and let the chips fall where they may.

[Spicoli]

Good news on the COVID front, at least in the US.

Brace yourselves for a significant drop in new cases and maybe even in deaths coming up in the near future.

No... it has nothing to do with vaccines, or new cures, or anything of the sort.

It has nothing to do with social distancing, or masks, or the enforcement of these.

It has nothing to do with the virus running its course and petering out.

In fact, the drop will be sudden.

Good news, eh?







Effective today, all COVID data from hospitals will NOT be sent to the CDC, but rather directly to Washington, to the Trump administration.






Yes... unfortunately, the CDC has been less than 100% efficient in the receiving and transmitting of COVID-19 data to the public.

So that task has been taken away from them, and data will now be received and disseminated by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration promises to treat all incoming data fairly and with equanimity, and vows that COVID data will not be used for political purposes.





I don't know about anyone else, but I'm stoked.

Desperate man with no answers and even less effort so it's easier to control the data. Really is shameful conduct.

[palmerq]

Desperate man with no answers and even less effort so it's easier to control the data. Really is shameful conduct.

It's their own fault, of testing had just been scaled back when he errr joked about it(he never kids though) then this wouldn't have had to happen!

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Desperate man with no answers and even less effort so it's easier to control the data. Really is shameful conduct.

It's their own fault, of testing had just been scaled back when he errr joked about it(he never kids though) then this wouldn't have had to happen!

Exactly bro.

Nothing horrifying to see here. Just that Coronavirus hospital data will now be sent to Trump administration instead of CDC

140K dead, 3.6M infected, still not enough tests—and now potential censorship on the actual extent of the devastation.

Dystopian.

[El Kabong]

When did we switch from tracking COVID deaths to ignoring them and only worrying about cases?

[El Kabong]

big think

[El Kabong]

TWO CHOICES. A) accept that COVID can’t POSSIBLY be eradicated regardless of re-opening timeline, take precautions and let life go on or B) Shut everything down indefinitely until there is a vaccine. “Flatten the curve” never meant “eliminate the virus”.


Which way Brock?

[TIC]

Desperate man with no answers and even less effort so it's easier to control the data. Really is shameful conduct.

It's their own fault, of testing had just been scaled back when he errr joked about it(he never kids though) then this wouldn't have had to happen!

Exactly bro.

Nothing horrifying to see here. Just that Coronavirus hospital data will now be sent to Trump administration instead of CDC

140K dead, 3.6M infected, still not enough tests—and now potential censorship on the actual extent of the devastation.

Dystopian.

nothing horrifying to see anywhere. do you wear a mask for the flu or tuberculosis. of course not because the tv didn't tell you to be afraid