LSUDad Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Eq4bits said: So we should stock up on & start drinking gin & tonic? ;p~ I never stopped. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, Eq4bits said: Million dollar question... is this due to the fact of more tests being available & administered or due to just more infected despite quarantine measures being used? We will see a huge spike in positive tests due to processing productivity increases. The self quarantining is gonna help a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eq4bits Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, LSUDad said: A combination of things. If you look, what we call quarantine and what the younger folks call it, that’s two different things. All the young adults partying on Florida beaches & St Simons Georgia are idiots. Its not a fugging hurricane! Maybe this damn virus is to weed out the stupid.... j/k but i had to say it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Eq4bits said: Million dollar question... is this due to the fact of more tests being available & administered or due to just more infected despite quarantine measures being used? Most likely due to more tests being given - more people have it than we know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Sean Payton tested positive for Covid-19. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/saints-sean-payton-tested-positive-coronavirus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Eq4bits said: start drinking gin & tonic? ;p~ I love a good G&T! 2 cases here in Lafayette now. Good news is there is a cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Welp as set forth above looks like the malaria drug is being given a look: Quote BREAKING|239,367 views|Mar 19, 2020,12:02pm EDT Updated: Trump Says FDA Approved Anti-Malaria Drug Chloroquine To Test As Coronavirus Treatment https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/03/19/trump-says-fda-approved-anti-malaria-drug-chloroquine-to-test-as-coronavirus-treatment/#1b0866c303d9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Eq4bits said: All the young adults partying on Florida beaches & St Simons Georgia are idiots. Its not a fugging hurricane! Maybe this damn virus is to weed out the stupid.... j/k but i had to say it Governor stepped in: Quote Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is shutting down spring-break festivities in his state amid the coronavirus pandemic and as footage trends of tourists and Floridians crowding beaches and concert venues. "The message I think for spring breakers is the party is over in Florida," DeSantis told "Fox and Friends" on Thursday morning. "You're not going to be able to congregate on any beach in the state," he added. "Many of the hot spots that people like to go to, whether it's Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Clearwater Beach are closed entirely for the time being." On Tuesday, DeSantis banned gatherings with more than 10 people, closed bars and nightclubs for 30 days, and forced restaurants to shift to 50% capacity. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-florida-gov-ron-desantis-ends-spring-break-partying-2020-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 3 hours ago, dachsie said: Most likely due to more tests being given - more people have it than we know yep. think of it as a baseball player. if you throw him 10 pitches today and he hits 3. tomorrow you throw his 30 and he hits 10. he’s not suddenly 7 hits better. he just saw more pitches. basically what’s happening now in a ridiculously oversimplified way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 so lil nootch and his military buddies been hanging out here since the school shutdown. played Pidro and had some beers last night. just fixed him his first ever Rum and Coke. this might get fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Just went to Capt Brads Coastal Kitchen. Pickup order of Fried Fish, Fried Crab Claws, Crab Cake and Crab Bisque. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Silver lining. Son lives in Houston and will be working from home for the foreseeable future. Cleared with boss that he can work from "home" here in Louisiana and is on his way here. Wife cooking crawfish étouffée tonight. Man I'm going to eat well this week. I have been praying every single day and began a Novena this morning for everything related to this virus. This virus is living proof that no matter how "advanced" we are as a civilization and despite all the technology we now have, life can be very tenuous as we know it. Personally (and to each his own) I find great comfort in my faith in times like these. Edited March 20, 2020 by Hatchertiger 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/16/2020 at 11:49 PM, LSUDad said: https://kfor.com/health/coronavirus/drug-used-to-originally-fight-malaria-showing-promise-in-treating-coronavirus-oklahoma-medical-research-foundation-says/amp/ Bayer has donated 3M of these pills. Now help from another country. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/israeli-drug-company-donating-6-million-doses-of-malaria-drug-to-us-to-combat-coronavirus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS Mom Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 The virus has me nervous, not about catching it, more about income. I am still looking for a full time position. Currently working a full time temp job in the hospitality industry and have deemed I’m essential and have been working from home since Wednesday. On Thursday, had two interviews. One had to be in person (due to the type of industry, I understand why), we maintained social distances. The second was a two hour Skype interview with 6 people. Praying that I find something soon. Sending love, prayers and virtual hugs to my GDT family. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Senator Rand Paul just announced he has tested positive for Coronavirus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) The death rate in the US is approaching 13%. Edited March 22, 2020 by COTiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 9:23 PM, LSUDad said: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/israeli-drug-company-donating-6-million-doses-of-malaria-drug-to-us-to-combat-coronavirus Teva Pharmaceuticals is under scrutiny by DOJ for price fixing in the generics market. I guess they are trying to curry favor with the US, maybe negotiating a lower settlement. I guarantee this is not out of the goodness of their heart. They have been ripping us off for years. Quote Nov. 26, 2019 - Federal prosecutors have been probing alleged generics price fixing for years, and, over the summer, lawmakers urged them to get moving with the investigation. Now, Teva and other drugmakers are in talks for possible settlements, a report says. Teva, Taro and other generic drug makers have been discussing possible settlements with federal prosecutors over the past six months, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the discussions. Of course, the talks could still fail to yield deals, as the news service points out. A Teva representative told the news service the company is cooperating with the investigation and would be open to a deal it makes sense for shareholders and patients. <snip> Aside from the federal investigation, Teva and other generic drug makers face a lawsuit from 48 state attorneys general alleging pricing collusion on hundreds of medicines over several years. States say the companies divided up markets and drove prices higher. Humana and UnitedHealthcare each piled on with their own lawsuits. https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/feds-consider-deferred-prosecution-agreements-years-long-generics-price-fixing-probe Where it says Teva is open to a deal, that's a tacit admission of guilt. But, I would accept their chloroquine pills, and give them some credit for them in the settlement talks. I would not forgive the price fixing. Any port in a storm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Enjoy... Edited March 22, 2020 by LSUDad 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 LA now under a state-wide stay at home order until April 12th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 This ought to make people motivated to stay home: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/03/21/college-football-coaches-send-coronavirus-message-social-distancing-no-season/2892279001/?mc_cid=ea84fdb038&mc_eid=db82eb4b67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Hatchertiger said: LA now under a state-wide stay at home order until April 12th. I saw a graphic yesterday that show the rate of infection in Louisiana is over 13% - highest in the nation. Yes, even more than NY. Less people but more percentage wise are infected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 16 hours ago, COTiger said: The death rate in the US is approaching 13%. the death rate is 1 POINT 3% in the US as of last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, dachsie said: I saw a graphic yesterday that show the rate of infection in Louisiana is over 13% - highest in the nation. Yes, even more than NY. Less people but more percentage wise are infected that is the formula i’d like to see. 13% of what (were not anywhere close to 13% of our population having it)? and how do they arrive at that percentage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Nutriaitch said: that is the formula i’d like to see. 13% of what (were not anywhere close to 13% of our population having it)? and how do they arrive at that percentage? You are on to something, it’s going to come out. The more you know? As for now, this may help in the fight. https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/new-study-says-high-temperature-and-high-relative-humidity-significantly-reduce-spread-of-covid-19/703418/amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Nootch here is the graphic that is being used as support for the 13% figure: https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/covid/govCV19Brief-2.pdf I'm not sure what the 13% actually represents or how it was calculated. Pretty sure Louisiana can thank Mardis Gras as the reason we have higher numbers than the states around us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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