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Sunday, November 22, 2020

COVID-19 Briefing for 11-22-2020



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.



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.

Cases

891 Detected
(+4 from Thursday and +45 from last Friday and +182 in four weeks)

49 Active
(-5 from Thursday and -17 from last Friday and +23 in four weeks)

834 Recovered
(+9 from Thursday and +62 from last Friday and +158 in four weeks)

8 Deaths
(unchanged from Thursday and unchanged from last Friday and +1 in four weeks)


Testing

6883 by MCPH
(unchanged from Thursday and +140 from last Friday and +789 in four weeks)

3640 by Others
(+60 from Thursday and +240 from last Friday and +1192 in four weeks)

10523 total
(+60 from Thursday and +380 from last Friday and +1981 in four weeks)

197 tests pending results
(+74 from Thursday and +67 from last Friday and +29 in four weeks)
















Videos



What Europe’s latest COVID-19 surge means for the United States l ABC News



NCDHHS Briefing: Dr. Mandy Cohen (11/20/20)





Dr John Campbell: Weekend Update





Dr John Campbell: Vaccinations in December (Appearance on German TV)



Desperate efforts to control COVID surge across U.S.






Inside Look at Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution | NBC Nightly News







Stories About Vaccines




FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate [LINK]

Covid vaccine: US military ready to deliver 40 million doses once FDA approves [LINK]

We can’t defeat COVID-19 without vaccinating children. There aren't even any kids' clinical trials yet. [LINK]

Doctors and nurses want more data before championing vaccines to end the pandemic [LINK]

Fewer than 4 in 10 in France say they would get vaccinated within three months after the COVID-19 vaccine is available [LINK]

Moderna to charge $25-$37 for COVID-19 vaccine: CEO tells paper [LINK]

TWiV 683: Two COVID-19 mRNA vaccines | This Week in Virology [LINK]

Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint [LINK]




Research Papers, Clinical Trials, Vaccines, and News About Testing




Covid-19 virus survives in frozen chicken, fish, pork for three weeks: Singapore study [LINK]

FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 (Press Release) [LINK]

Prevention of severe COVID-19 in the elderly by early high-titer plasma [LINK]

In the lab, St. Jude scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment (Press Release) [LINK]

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic frontline health workers in Los Angeles County, California [LINK]

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark [LINK]

Human soluble ACE2 improves the effect of remdesivir in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection [LINK]

Pulmonary surfactant itself must be a strong defender against SARS-CoV-2 [LINK]

SARS-CoV-2 in-vitro neutralization assay reveals inhibition of virus entry by iota-carrageenan [LINK]

Two independent introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into the Iranian outbreak [LINK]

A Review on Possible Mechanistic Insights of Nitazoxanide for Repurposing in COVID-19 [LINK]

Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are detected up to 3 months after infection [LINK]

Analysis of vitamin D level among asymptomatic and critically ill COVID-19 patients and its correlation with inflammatory markers. [LINK]

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received [LINK]

Regeneron's REGEN-COV2 is First Antibody Cocktail for COVID-19 to Receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization [LINK]

Molecular Architecture of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus [LINK]



Medical Professionals and the Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare



Springfield Hospitals: We’re Full, And It’s Starting To Impact Non-COVID Patients, Too [LINK]

‘Many of us have PTSD’: 700 US nurses strike over Covid fears | US news [LINK]

McClellan: Anti-maskers are wrong, not evil [LINK]

Governor considering military to help Missouri hospitals. Garza says field units an option [LINK]



COVID-19 in the USA



The Politics of COVID: an interactive tool [LINK]

Grocery store rationing is back, but relax: The supply chain is doing fine [LINK]

Food lines, late payments, falling income: As COVID cases surge in Dallas and Texas, so do signs of distress [LINK]

Cuomo to get Emmy for use of TV during COVID-19 pandemic [LINK]

Study suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has altered Americans attitudes toward inequality and the poor [LINK]

Entitled People Less Likely to Follow COVID Guidelines [LINK]

Coronavirus updates: Donald Trump Jr. tests positive; model estimates 471k US deaths by March; Cuomo to receive International Emmy [LINK]

As U.S. coronavirus cases soar toward 200,000 a day, holiday travel is surging [LINK]

Kansas issued a face mask order. Counties that opted out saw COVID-19 cases rise 100% in 6 weeks, CDC says [LINK]

Fauci: 'Terribly Painful Months' Are Coming [LINK]

A traveler tested negative for covid-19 before a flight. He had the virus and infected 4 passengers. [LINK]

‘It's rather shocking:' 1 in 49 Coloradans are contagious with COVID-19 [LINK]

Texas National Guard troops deployed to El Paso to help with morgue crisis [LINK]

TEA Relaxes COVID-19 Closure Guidelines; Schools Can Go Virtual But May Need To Make Up Time (Texas) [LINK]



COVID-19 Around the World



Following three weeks of zero community transmission, lockdown restrictions are being further eased in Victoria, Australia [LINK]

Covid-19: Strengthened tier system for England after lockdown [LINK]

Normal Christmas is 'right out of the question,' says Trudeau (Canada) [LINK]

12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported [LINK]

South Korea reports more than 300 new coronavirus cases for fifth straight day [LINK]

Sweden registers record 7,240 new COVID-19 cases [LINK]



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Published at 4:10am on Sunday, November 22, 2020

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