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BigmanPigman
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August 28, 2022
"The most recent seroprevalence estimate for California — the share of residents thought to have been infected with the coronavirus at some point — was 55.5% in February, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That was up markedly from an estimated 25.3% last November, prior to Omicron’s widespread arrival.
"The proportion of Californians infected at some point has almost assuredly continued to climb throughout this year, given the steady spate of newly reported infections."
"Dr. Ralph Gonzales, a UC San Francisco associate dean, said at a recent campus town hall that the latest dominant Omicron subvariant, BA.5, can result in symptoms so mild that healthcare workers are still working despite the illness. Some people are not testing positive until four or five days after they start showing symptoms of COVID-19.
“We are seeing more employees having been on site with multiple days of symptoms. So please try not to work with symptoms — even if they’re mild — because we are seeing quite a bit of mild symptoms with BA.5, and people often don’t even realize they’re sick,” Gonzales said."
Californians working while sick with COVID-19, fooled by mild symptoms
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-27/otc-sat-7am-more-are-working-while-sick-with-covid-19-fooled-by-mild-symptoms"The most recent seroprevalence estimate for California — the share of residents thought to have been infected with the coronavirus at some point — was 55.5% in February, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That was up markedly from an estimated 25.3% last November, prior to Omicron’s widespread arrival.
"The proportion of Californians infected at some point has almost assuredly continued to climb throughout this year, given the steady spate of newly reported infections."
"Dr. Ralph Gonzales, a UC San Francisco associate dean, said at a recent campus town hall that the latest dominant Omicron subvariant, BA.5, can result in symptoms so mild that healthcare workers are still working despite the illness. Some people are not testing positive until four or five days after they start showing symptoms of COVID-19.
“We are seeing more employees having been on site with multiple days of symptoms. So please try not to work with symptoms — even if they’re mild — because we are seeing quite a bit of mild symptoms with BA.5, and people often don’t even realize they’re sick,” Gonzales said."
August 14, 2022
Sunday Morning: Velvet Underground
Original film of band rehearsing the song for album Velvet Underground and Nico
August 9, 2022
Keith Olbermann brought up a good point
about tRump not being able to run again due to today's events. He posted this a little while ago...
https://twitter.com/BillPascrell/status/1556808574768189441?s=20&t=vUf5iLOri66y8CfUIl8WSA
August 5, 2022
"The team noted that the probability of contracting a COVID-19 disease was 7% for mask wearers and 52% for non-mask wearers. The relative risk of getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 was 0.13 for mask wearers."
"In the healthcare setting, 9% of the mask wearers and 33% of the non-mask wearers tested COVID-19 positive. Furthermore, the relative risk of contracting COVID-19 was 0.20 for individuals wearing facemasks within the healthcare setting. Additionally, in community settings, the team noted that 6% of mask wearers and 83% of non-maks wearers tested SARS-CoV-2 positive. The relative risk of contracting COVID-19 in the community setting was 0.08 for mask wearers."
"The results showed an association between using a facemask and testing positive for COVID-19 since over 92% of the subjects who wore a mask did not test COVID-19 positive. The correlation between COVID-19-positivity and wearing a facemask varied considerably between the healthcare and community settings. Overall, 50% of subjects who did not wear a mask did not contract COVID-19. Notably, 83% and 33% of the subjects who did not wear a facemask in the community and healthcare settings contracted COVID-19, respectively. Compared to healthcare settings, the correlation between contracting COVID-19 and wearing a facemask was greater in the community setting."
"Overall, the study findings indicated that mask wearers were less likely to contract COVID-19 in healthcare and community settings. It will be necessary to conduct further research as more information becomes available. The researchers believe that future studies are necessary to ascertain the impact of regulations related to facemask usage and other interventions on COVID-19 transmission."
Study shows probability of getting COVID for mask wearers vs. non-mask wearers
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220802/Study-shows-probability-of-getting-COVID-for-mask-wearers-vs-non-mask-wearers.aspx"The team noted that the probability of contracting a COVID-19 disease was 7% for mask wearers and 52% for non-mask wearers. The relative risk of getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 was 0.13 for mask wearers."
"In the healthcare setting, 9% of the mask wearers and 33% of the non-mask wearers tested COVID-19 positive. Furthermore, the relative risk of contracting COVID-19 was 0.20 for individuals wearing facemasks within the healthcare setting. Additionally, in community settings, the team noted that 6% of mask wearers and 83% of non-maks wearers tested SARS-CoV-2 positive. The relative risk of contracting COVID-19 in the community setting was 0.08 for mask wearers."
"The results showed an association between using a facemask and testing positive for COVID-19 since over 92% of the subjects who wore a mask did not test COVID-19 positive. The correlation between COVID-19-positivity and wearing a facemask varied considerably between the healthcare and community settings. Overall, 50% of subjects who did not wear a mask did not contract COVID-19. Notably, 83% and 33% of the subjects who did not wear a facemask in the community and healthcare settings contracted COVID-19, respectively. Compared to healthcare settings, the correlation between contracting COVID-19 and wearing a facemask was greater in the community setting."
"Overall, the study findings indicated that mask wearers were less likely to contract COVID-19 in healthcare and community settings. It will be necessary to conduct further research as more information becomes available. The researchers believe that future studies are necessary to ascertain the impact of regulations related to facemask usage and other interventions on COVID-19 transmission."
August 2, 2022
Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades has died at 95.
"Pat Carroll, Emmy winner and voice of Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid,' dies at 95
Her career stretched from the 1950s with Sid Caesar to the 1960s with Red Skelton, Carol Burnett and "Cinderella," and beyond."
"She also played one of the wicked stepsisters in the 1965 television production of “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” with Lesley Ann Warren. And she won a Grammy in 1980 for the recording of her one woman show “Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.”
"A new generation would come to know and love her voice thanks to Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” which came out in 1989. Carroll would often say that Ursula was one of her favorite roles. She said she saw her as an “Ex-Shakespearean actress who now sold cars.”
Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner has died at 95.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/pat-carroll-emmy-winner-voice-ursula-dies-95-rcna40881Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades has died at 95.
"Pat Carroll, Emmy winner and voice of Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid,' dies at 95
Her career stretched from the 1950s with Sid Caesar to the 1960s with Red Skelton, Carol Burnett and "Cinderella," and beyond."
"She also played one of the wicked stepsisters in the 1965 television production of “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” with Lesley Ann Warren. And she won a Grammy in 1980 for the recording of her one woman show “Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.”
"A new generation would come to know and love her voice thanks to Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” which came out in 1989. Carroll would often say that Ursula was one of her favorite roles. She said she saw her as an “Ex-Shakespearean actress who now sold cars.”
August 2, 2022
IT'S ALIVE! The premiere episode of Countdown With Keith Olbermann steals from a) all his other programs b) Beethoven and Bach and c) Peter Finch as Howard Beale in the film "Network" - only with Olber-Beale screaming "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take Trump any more! Searing political commentary in Segment One, the news of the day and the Worst Persons In The World in Segment Two including the passing of basketball immortal Bill Russell AND the story of the man who spent years impersonating him. Then in "Things I Promised Not To Tell" in the final segment, the whole history of the Countdown franchise and what really happened at MSNBC all those years ago. Welcome and enjoy: we're starting off with a super-sized premiere edition! Good night and good luck!
https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1554134868698824704?s=20&t=YeSsn7oodK-4YXvCwcJwVQ
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1175645
* Skip to the 2 minute mark to get past the ads.
Keith is back with a new daily podcast...
https://omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/episode-1-countdown-with-keith-olbermann-8-1-22IT'S ALIVE! The premiere episode of Countdown With Keith Olbermann steals from a) all his other programs b) Beethoven and Bach and c) Peter Finch as Howard Beale in the film "Network" - only with Olber-Beale screaming "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take Trump any more! Searing political commentary in Segment One, the news of the day and the Worst Persons In The World in Segment Two including the passing of basketball immortal Bill Russell AND the story of the man who spent years impersonating him. Then in "Things I Promised Not To Tell" in the final segment, the whole history of the Countdown franchise and what really happened at MSNBC all those years ago. Welcome and enjoy: we're starting off with a super-sized premiere edition! Good night and good luck!
https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1554134868698824704?s=20&t=YeSsn7oodK-4YXvCwcJwVQ
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1175645
* Skip to the 2 minute mark to get past the ads.
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