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Money, I have to echo Gio's recommendation of large doses of D3. When I had C-19 in December, I took the D3 regimen (200,000 iu, followed by 50,000iu daily) and am flat out convinced it expedited my recovery. Listen to Gio on this.
God speed to your GF's family and I hope they recover quickly.
What happens in college, stays in college...
Just come to Huntsville, you'll be fine.
His policy, not that of the clinic.
Also, he's s family practitioner, not an infectious disease specialist.
I'd rather have a therapeutic lead the way.
Report: Plastic Barriers Ineffective Against Coronavirus, Possibly Making Spread Worse
Those plastic shields propped up in restaurants, classrooms, and office buildings around the country may be ineffective against the coronavirus and might even possibly be making the spread worse, according to a report from the New York Times.
Though scientists and researchers could not conclusively state whether or not plastic barriers had any impact on the coronavirus, the evidence currently shows that plastic barriers were shown to be disrupters of airflow and ventilation to the point that the virus becomes more transmissible. The barriers were also shown to give people a false sense of security.
In normal circumstances, air typically replenishes within a room every 15 to 30 minutes, but with plastic barriers, research showed a rupture in the airflow that would “create ‘dead zones’ where viral aerosol particles can build up and become highly concentrated.” From the Times:
There are some situations in which the clear shields might be protective, but it depends on a number of variables. The barriers can stop big droplets ejected during coughs and sneezes from splattering on others, which is why buffets and salad bars often are equipped with transparent sneeze guards above the food.
But COVID spreads largely through unseen aerosol particles. While there is not much real-world research on the impact of transparent barriers and the risk of disease, scientists in the United States and Britain have begun to study the issue, and the findings are not reassuring.
Linsey Marr, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, said the presence of plastic barriers in classrooms would create aerosol traps that increase viral transmissions.
“If you have a forest of barriers in a classroom, it’s going to interfere with proper ventilation of that room,” said professor Marr. “Everybody’s aerosols are going to be trapped and stuck there and building up, and they will end up spreading beyond your own desk.”
“One way to think about plastic barriers is that they are good for blocking things like spitballs but ineffective for things like cigarette smoke,” Marr later added. “The smoke simply drifts around them, so they will give the person on the other side a little more time before being exposed to the smoke. Meanwhile, people on the same side with the smoker will be exposed to more smoke since the barriers trap it on that side until it has a chance to mix throughout the space.”
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a study in June alleging that plastic barriers in classrooms further increased coronavirus infections. Prior to the pandemic, a study published in 2014 also alleged that office cubicle dividers “may have contributed to disease transmission during a tuberculosis outbreak in Australia.”
“In a Massachusetts school district, researchers found that Plexiglas dividers with side walls in the main office were impeding airflow,” added the Times. “A study looking at schools in Georgia found that desk barriers had little impact on the spread of the coronavirus compared with ventilation improvements and masking.”
Richard Corsi, incoming dean of engineering at the University of California, Davis, agreed plastic barriers in classrooms will not protect students.
“If there are aerosol particles in the classroom air, those shields around students won’t protect them,” said Corsi. “Depending on the airflow conditions in the room, you can get a downdraft into those little spaces that you’re now confined in and cause particles to concentrate in your space.”
In Britain, researchers found that plastic barriers offer the most protection for store clerks when a potentially infected customer coughs, causing the particles to directly hit the plastic due to the fast moment. However, if the same customer were to stand and talk for a few minutes, the particles would linger in the air. Catherine Noakes, professor of environmental engineering for buildings at the University of Leeds in England, conducted a study in 2013 that showed barriers between beds in hospitals would actually help germs and particles spread.
“We have shown this effect of blocking larger particles, but also that the smaller aerosols travel over the screen and become mixed in the room air within about five minutes,” said Catherine Noakes, professor of environmental engineering for buildings at the University of Leeds in England. “This means if people are interacting for more than a few minutes, they would likely be exposed to the virus regardless of the screen.”
Noakes added that most screens erected in public places are “poorly positioned and are unlikely to be of much benefit.”
“I think this may be a particular problem in places like classrooms where people are present for longer periods of time,” Noakes said. “Large numbers of individual screens impede the airflow and create pockets of higher and lower risk that are hard to identify.”
For a plastic barrier to offer maximum protection, it would have to be sealed on all sides with only minimal airflow between the opposing sections, as in the case of a bus driver or a bank teller, according to the report.
The Times emphasized that while the jury is still out on the role of plastic barriers when combatting coronavirus, “all the aerosol experts interviewed agreed that desk shields were unlikely to help and were likely to interfere with the normal ventilation of the room.” Going forward, experts advised that schools, offices, and places of business “focus on encouraging workers and eligible students to be vaccinated, improving ventilation, adding HEPA air-filtering machines when needed and imposing mask requirements.” Professional engineers should also be consulted when erecting plastic barriers to better improve a room’s airflow.
Going back to 2020, experts have emphasized that plastic shields do not provide much protection to the coronavirus without a mask.
These barriers are designed to prevent large spray-born droplets, which are released when someone talks loudly or coughs at close range,” Shelly Miller, a University of Colorado Boulder professor of environmental engineering, told Vox in October 2020. “But you also have to account for the smaller particles that can go around the plexiglass barrier and stay airborne for longer periods of time, which someone can still inhale.”
“I would never wear a face shield without a mask. It won’t protect you in any way from inhaling an airborne virus,” Miller added. “I would recommend wearing eye protection if you’re sharing air with an infectious person, since we have receptors that can pick up Covid in our eyes, mouth, and nose.”
Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that workplaces “use physical barriers, such as strip curtains, plexiglass or similar materials, or other impermeable dividers or partitions to separate manufacturing workers from each other, if feasible.” The agency also advises facilities to “consider consulting with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning engineer to ensure adequate ventilation in work areas to help minimize workers’ potential exposures.”
-NY Times
https://www.breitbart.com/science/2021/08/20/report-plastic-barriers-ineffective-against-coronavirus-possibly-making-spread-worse/
Of course "Reuters" will "disagree", but that whole different discussion...
Pelosi warned the Taliban, that she and the world are watching...
Like they fk'n care what she says.
End of days...
I've moved all of my ROTH and 401k into much more stable funds and/or MM. I feel a crash is coming.
Don't believe everything you read and hear. US News isn't exactly known for their accuracy, but these days, none are.
A local doctor here said they can't test for variants, but if the patient has been vax'd, they just assume it's delta and record it as such.
Because there's an election in 2022.
Or the percentage that is relatively new to the US.
DHS Admits Coronavirus-Positive Border Crossers Increasingly Arriving in U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seemingly admitted Thursday that the rate to which border crossers infected with the Chinese coronavirus are arriving in the United States is increasing.
During a press conference in Brownsville, Texas, Mayorkas admitted that federal immigration officials “are seeing an increase in positivity rate among the migrant population” after weeks of the establishment media claiming that coronavirus-positive border crossers have little-to-no impact on the nation’s ongoing surge of cases.
Without revealing specifics on the positivity rate of border crossers, Mayorkas said those arriving at the southern border infected with coronavirus are similar to the rate those testing positive in American communities along the border.
“Our capacity to test, isolate, and quarantine the vulnerable population that makes a legal claim for asylum is stretched,” Mayorkas said. “The rate of positivity among the migrants is at or lower than the rates in our local border communities.”
The admission from Mayorkas comes after David Shahoulian, DHS’s assistant secretary for border and immigration policy, revealed in a court brief last week that the agency has seen “significantly increased rates” of coronavirus-positive border crossers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, spurring “extremely worrisome” conditions at border facilities.
“The rates at which encountered noncitizens are testing positive for COVID-19 have increased significantly in recent weeks,” Shahoulian wrote. “And although the rate of infection among CBP officers had been declining, this rate recently began increasing again.”
This week, a group of House Republicans threatened Mayorkas with legislative action after they alleged he refused to disclose data on the number of coronavirus-positive border crossers being released by the federal government into American communities.
City officials in McAllen, Texas, revealed that the Biden administration has released more than 7,000 coronavirus-positive border crossers into their communities since February. In the last seven days, alone, the Biden administration released more than 1,500 coronavirus-positive border crossers into McAllen.
The latest data reveals that the Biden administration has released about 173,000 border crossers into the U.S. interior since he took office in late January. In addition, just in the month of July, nearly 15,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) were released to sponsors across the U.S. Another 16,000 UACs remain in federal custody until they are released to sponsors.
Lol.
You can't find that kind of comedy anymore. He performed for us as part of a military tour, while we were in Kuwait, getting ready to replace the outgoing unit in Iraq.
It was a great show.
True, but look at the politicians from both sides last year.
That depends on status.
Politician vs. rich old white chick...
Pay to play.
No, this is listed in the article: Dexamethasone
https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/management/clinical-management/hospitalized-adults--therapeutic-management/
Actually, I'm doing much better than before and haven't had the covid-hack in months.
I'm still a fan of D3...
I should have been more clear, I was referring to the company Moderna / stock MRNA, not mRNA technology.
Bottom line, I believe our gov't has more interest in enriching themselves, or covering up mistakes, than the overall well being of our nation or it's citizens.
Any yes, I still work for the USG...
I think they've always been invested with MNRA, before the vaccine.
Additionally, I don't think they're interested in any option, other than a "new or breakthrough" drug.
It's my opinion, that Fauci & Co., doesn't want to admit that the treatment answers were always there (i.e. Buc, HCQ, etc). Their God complex ego won't allow it.
YMMV
#MRNA
I’ll bet his family or other politician’s families are invested there. That’s how this game works.
I bought 65
My order for $154.75 hit while I was on a work call. I should have waited for $151...
Concur.
I don't disagree, but posting like that gives the appearance of just pumping up a stock, vs. providing relevant info.
Just my .02
Didn't you post this exact same thing in AMC, but change the symbols?
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=165213776
Crickets…
Yes, I've had the virus twice and recovered. If the vaccine works so well, why do they want everyone back in masks?
Bring on the therapeutics, so we can treat the issue.
I agree that it's criminal. IMO, the gov't only wants one approach for this and it's via vaccines and not treatment.
I'm not buying his argument, but I'm not buying into anything Fauci is putting out either.
The push to get everyone jabbed has become so political, that it's become the next "climate change".
I'm a believer in therapeutics for treatment, not a highly questionable vaccine.
“But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it....”
That greatly depends on the entry point and method of arrival.
I can think of millions of examples...
Better than a test tube...
And yes, my arthritis is much better when using D3. I couldn't answer the PM, my premium account expired.
I'd hit it... js
I agree with you.
:)
My thoughts exactly.
With that said, I’ve taken Gio’s advise on D3 and I’m convinced it helped me recover from my second round of the V.