Here is an update for this afternoon on how humanity is dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic that is caused by SARS CoV-2. The story is told through links to news outlets, research papers, and videos. They are presented without comment.
Most Interesting
Social Media and the New World of Scientific Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic [LINK]
COVID-19 Vaccine Info - a nice little quick-reference resource of FAQs about the vaccine - Truth Flies - November 23, 2020 [LINK]
What It Means When Hospitals Say They Have To Ration Care [LINK]
Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity [LINK]
COVID-19 Numbers from Macon County Public Health
Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since May 30, 2020, when the health department started releasing numbers to Macon Media.
Macon County Public Health reported a ninth death due to COVID-19 in Macon County occurred over the weekend. The deceased was over 65 years of age.
Macon County Public Schools announced more cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the school system. The victims are isolating and contact tracing is underway.
Highlands-1
Macon Middle School-2
Franklin High School-1
Macon County Schools Support Staff-1
Cases
909 Detected
(+18 from Thursday and +44 from last Friday and +162 in four weeks)
54 Active
(+5 from Thursday and -11 from last Friday and +17 in four weeks)
847 Recovered
(+13 from Thursday and +55 from last Friday and +144 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(+1 from Thursday and +1 from last Friday and +2 in four weeks)
Testing
6883 by MCPH
(unchanged from Thursday and +62 from last Friday and +562 in four weeks)
3665 by Others
(+25 from Thursday and +198 from last Friday and +856 in four weeks)
10548 total
(+25 from Thursday and +260 from last Friday and +1418 in four weeks)
90 tests pending results
(-107 from Thursday and -43 from last Friday and -42 in four weeks)
Videos
Coronavirus Briefing: NC Gov. Roy Cooper (11/23/20)
Governor Cooper Extends Phase 3 Pandemic Restrictions to December 11, 2020 [LINK]
Dr John Campbell: MMR vaccine and COVID immunity
Dr John Campbell: Second Vitamin D clinical trial, positive results
Stories About Vaccines
The last mile for Covid-19 Vaccines: Updates from Pfizer BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford, AstraZeneca [LINK]
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: MHRA statement confirming data received [LINK]
Qantas will ban travellers who don't have the COVID vaccine — can other businesses follow suit? [LINK]
Oxford/AZ Vaccine Efficacy Data [LINK]
Butantan vaccine reaches the final stage (Press Release) [LINK]
Functional SARS-CoV-2-specific immune memory persists after mild COVID-19 [LINK]
AZD1222 vaccine met primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19 (Press Release) [LINK]
Doctors say CDC should warn people the side effects from Covid vaccine shots won't be 'a walk in the park' [LINK]
Bill Gates: 'Almost all' coronavirus vaccines will work by February [LINK]
Oxford Covid vaccine hit 90% success rate thanks to dosing error | Guardian [LINK]
Another COVID-19 vaccine success? Candidate may prevent further coronavirus transmission, too [LINK]
Rich countries grab half of projected covid-19 vaccine supply [LINK]
Moderna to file COVID-19 shot for emergency nod in November, with Pfizer rollout pegged for early next month: Slaoui [LINK]
Gov. Greg Abbott says COVID-19 vaccine will go to health care workers, vulnerable Texans first [LINK]
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Qantas will ban travellers who don't have the COVID vaccine — can other businesses follow suit? [LINK]
Research Papers, Clinical Trials, Vaccines, and News About Testing
SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Patients Negative for Immunoglobulin G Following Recovery from COVID-19 [LINK]
Complete mapping of mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain that escape antibody recognition [LINK]
Study shows cloth face coverings help protect both wearers and those nearby [LINK]
SARS-CoV-2 concentrations and virus-laden aerosol size distributions in outdoor air in north and south of Italy [LINK]
Antibody persistency and dynamic trend after SARS-CoV-2 infection over 8 months [LINK]
Vitamin D Mitigates COVID-19, Say 40+ Patient Studies (listed at the link) – Yet BAME, Elderly, Care-homers, and Obese are still ‘D’ deficient, thus at greater COVID-19 risk - WHY? [LINK]
Myocardial Injury in Severe COVID-19 Compared to Non-COVID Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [LINK]
Cohort study to evaluate the effect of vitamin D, magnesium, and vitamin B12 in combination on progression to severe outcomes in older patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Dosing of thromboprophylaxis and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients [LINK]
Antibody response patterns in COVID-19 patients with different levels of disease severity-Japan [LINK]
Stable neutralizing antibody levels six months after mild and severe COVID-19 episode [LINK]
Diagnosis, Management, and Pathophysiology of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis in COVID-19 [LINK]
Potential Detrimental Role of Soluble ACE2 in Severe COVID-19 Comorbid Patients [LINK]
A repurposed, blood gene signature is associated with poor outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 [LINK]
N439K variant in spike protein may alter the infection efficiency and antigenicity of SARS-CoV-2 based on molecular dynamics simulation [LINK]
Camostat Mesylate May Reduce Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Sepsis: A First Observation [LINK]
SARS-CoV-2 concentrations and virus-laden aerosol size distributions in outdoor air in north and south of Italy [LINK]
Medical Professionals and the Medical System
70-Year-Old Nurse Who Came Out of Retirement to Teach Nursing Students, Dies of COVID-19 [LINK]
Montreal paramedics told not to do CPR on some patients for months due to COVID-19 risks [LINK]
What It Means When Hospitals Say They Have To Ration Care [LINK]
Physicians to strike, citing inadequate PPE and no breaks | HeraldNet.com [LINK]
Dallas ER Doctor: ‘We’re Getting About 30% Positivity’ Rate In COVID-19 Testing; Sees No Relief Until Spring 2021 [LINK]
COVID-19 in the USA
Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity [LINK]
Politicizing masks ‘is like politicizing toilet paper,’ PEOTUS coronavirus adviser says [LINK]
Statewide mask mandates help businesses stay alive, Utah study finds [LINK]
Every U.S. state, except Hawaii, is now classified as having "uncontrolled spread" of COVID-19 [LINK]
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Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virus [LINK]
Colorado order allows hospitals to stop admitting, transfer patients when at capacity due to COVID-19 [LINK]
Governor Cooper Extends Phase 3 Pandemic Restrictions to December 11, 2020 (North Carolina) [LINK]
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DC Council to make final vote on bill that would allow minors to get vaccines without parental consent [LINK]
‘All People’ Should Avoid Cruise Ships, CDC Warns [LINK]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Family Quarantining After 3 Kids Exposed To Coronavirus [LINK]
Kansas man didn’t believe in COVID. Now he’s had a tracheotomy — and change of heart [LINK]
You can get arrested for not wearing a face mask in Boise, Idaho [LINK]
Maine DHHS issues guidance on face covering enforcement: Maine attorney general reminds public that those who defy face covering order can be charged criminally [LINK]
L.A. mayor urges people to stay home for Thanksgiving, announces fine for travelers who fail to acknowledge state advisory [LINK]
Millions Of Americans Traveling For Thanksgiving, Ignoring CDC Advice [LINK]
Americans are scared and weary as COVID-19 cases soar. They're also resilient. [LINK]
Ohio's coronavirus hospitalizations have increased 59% in just two weeks [LINK]
Buffalo Bills TE Tommy Sweeney out for rest of season with heart inflammation issue linked to COVID-19 [LINK]
Group Gathers Outside Sununu’s Home to Protest Mask Mandate in New Hampshire [LINK]
COVID-19 Around the World
The world's largest maker of latex gloves will shut more than half of its factories after almost 2,500 employees tested positive for coronavirus [LINK]
Shanghai Covid outbreak 'traced to cargo from North America' [LINK]
Surge in coronavirus cases forces Sweden to rethink strategy [LINK]
Sao Paulo expects Brazil regulator to OK Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine by January [LINK]
Arrivals in England to be able to cut quarantine if they pay for test [LINK]
Spain's king in quarantine after coronavirus exposure: report [LINK]
How Japan is scrambling to save the Tokyo Olympics [LINK]
Gaza declares COVID-19 disaster with health system near collapse [LINK]
Australia-New Zealand bubble by Christmas all but dead, Jacinda Ardern warns [LINK]
Argentine governor cuts ties with national university and pulls provincial funding from it after university's scientists question his managing of the epidemic [SPANISH]
S. Korea: New virus cases spike to over 300 again as greater Seoul comes under tougher virus curbs [LINK]
Mexico's Catholic Church halts large pilgrimage [LINK]
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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