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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

COVID-19 Briefing for 11-25-2020



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

914 Detected
(+5 from Tuesday and +48 from last Monday and +166 in four weeks)

54 Active

(unchanged from Tuesday and -5 from last Monday and +24 in four weeks)

851 Recovered
(+4 from Tuesday and +4 from last Monday and +140 in four weeks)

9 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and +1 from last Monday and +2 in four weeks)

Testing

6883 by MCPH
(unchanged from Tuesday and +62 from last Monday and +562 in four weeks)

3748 by Others
(+83 from Tuesday and +281 from last Monday and +866 in four weeks)

10631 total
(+83 from Tuesday and +343 from last Monday and +1428 in four weeks)

71 tests pending results
(-19 from Tuesday and -58 from last Monday and -19 in four weeks)
















Videos



Explaining North Carolina, Greensboro’s mask restrictions



MedCram Coronavirus Update 118: AstraZeneca DNA COVID 19 Vaccine Explained (vs. Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna)





JAMA Network Coronavirus Update With Nicholas Christakis - November 23rd







Stories About Vaccines




Coronavirus mRNA vaccines won't just end the pandemic. They could change vaccines forever [LINK]

CDC director: COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out second week in December [LINK]

Will SARS-CoV-2 become endemic? [LINK]

UPS stepping up dry ice production, freezers for vaccines [LINK]

Why Oxford’s positive COVID vaccine results are puzzling scientists [LINK]

Second interim analysis of clinical trial data showed a 91.4% efficacy for the Sputnik V vaccine on day 28 after the first dose; vaccine efficacy is over 95% 42 days after the first dose (Press Release) [LINK]

With more data on its COVID-19 vaccine, Russian institute offers new evidence of success [LINK]

Ford orders 12 ultra-cold freezers to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to employees [LINK]

'Essential workers' likely to get earlier access to Covid-19 vaccine - STAT [LINK]

China Vaccine Maker Applies for Public Use of Covid Shot [LINK]

Initial Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines Will Go To States Based On Population, Not Risk [LINK]

How South Korea’s Flu Vaccine Scare Offers Lessons for Other Nations [LINK]




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




Why Is All COVID-19 News Bad News? [LINK]

Daily COVID-19 Data Is About to Get Weird The upcoming holiday means that many COVID-19 metrics are going to drop—and then rise—in ways that may trip up unsuspecting observers. Here’s what to watch out for. [LINK]

Rite Aid to start charging $115 per COVID-19 test from Dec. 1 as federal funding ends [LINK]

A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia [LINK]

Healthcare workers hospitalized due to COVID-19 have no higher risk of death than general population. Data from the Spanish SEMI-COVID-19 Registry. [LINK]

Ivermectin as an adjunct treatment for hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients: A randomized multi-center clinical trial [LINK]

Potential Role of Xylitol Plus Grapefruit Seed Extract Nasal Spray Solution in COVID-19: Case Series [LINK]

Antigen rapid tests, nasopharyngeal PCR and saliva PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2: a prospective comparative clinical trial [LINK]

ASH Guidelines on Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with COVID-19 [LINK]

Symptoms associated with a positive result for a swab for SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in Alberta [LINK]

Correlation of D-xylose with severity and morbidity-related factors of COVID-19 and possible therapeutic use of D-xylose and antibiotics for COVID-19 [LINK]

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the craft and manual worker population of Qatar [LINK]

What the science says about COVID-sniffing dogs [LINK]

Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains [LINK]


Medical Professionals and the Medical Impact of COVID-19



St. Louis doctor simulates the final moments of a COVID-19 death in viral post [LINK]

Three Important Questions About COVID-19 [LINK]

COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be Stopped if at Least 70% of the Public Wore Face Masks Consistently [LINK]

“We are tired of watching people die,” Colorado ICU nurse exhausted as hospitals are filling up [LINK]

Nearly 300 Wisconsin nursing home residents died from COVID-19 in four weeks, 10 times more than the month before [LINK]

It’s 2:30 a.m. in Wyoming: ‘You’re holding a smartphone to let a husband say goodbye to his wife via FaceTime after 60 years of marriage’ [LINK]

‘Florida is a hot mess’: Nurses union raises alarm as coronavirus spreads [LINK]

Iowa hospitals will see 'New York City-style collapse' says epidemiologist [LINK]

'No end in sight': Inside Covid-hit rural America [LINK]

Arizona nearing ICU capacity, reports that some hospitals have none left [LINK]

Inside a Missouri ICU as It Battles COVID-19 Surge [LINK]

Coronavirus Outbreak at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Kills 6; 70 Test Positive [LINK]

COVID-19 long haulers are developing debilitating, chronic condition called POTS [LINK]

‘A shadow of what I was’: COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ shed light on brain-related symptoms [LINK]

New mom off ventilator, out of hospital and warning others about COVID-19 [LINK]



COVID-19 in the USA



More than 88,000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 across America [LINK]

Answers to Every Possible Pandemic-Thanksgiving Question There is no perfectly safe way to gather. That said, here’s how to make the holiday less dangerous. [LINK]

Nearly 2,100 died of covid-19 in U.S. on Tuesday, deadliest day since early summer [LINK]

Fauci warns of 'stunning number of deaths'; masks will be part of our lives for many months. [LINK]

Analysis | The Health 202: Coronavirus survival rates in the United States haven't improved since the summer [LINK]

Shopper who asked women to wear masks in store is shot in parking lot, Ohio cops say [LINK]

YouTube suspends OANN for a week after it posted fake Covid-19 cure [LINK]

Chances somebody at your Thanksgiving table has COVID-19? Maybe as high as 50% or more [LINK]

New model projects COVID-19 cases in the US will nearly double over next 2 months [LINK]

They had coronavirus. Now they’re showing up at memory clinics with serious cognitive loss [LINK]

Florida bar shuts down after hundreds of patrons gather without masks or social distancing [LINK]

Officials tell public to stay home. Is anyone listening? [LINK]

Majority want their states to stay open amid coronavirus surge: poll [LINK]

New Mexico Legislature passes $330 million virus relief bill [LINK]

Senators urge Pentagon to test all service members, families for coronavirus [LINK]

Thanksgiving air travel is way down from 2019 — but still too high, officials say [LINK]

Sanford replaces CEO after controversial email about masks [LINK]



COVID-19 Around the World



Pope Francis takes aim at anti-mask protestors: ‘They are incapable of moving outside of their own little world’ [LINK]

Sweden Sees No Signs So Far Herd Immunity Is Stopping Virus [LINK]

China beat the coronavirus with science and strong public health measures, not just with authoritarianism [LINK]

COVID vaccine proof needed to enter Australia when travel resumes [LINK]

France to end second lockdown after three weeks [LINK]

Best-case scenario for Tokyo Olympics is ‘venues full of spectators’ [LINK]

Woman refusing to wear mask arrested at a B.C. thrift store (Canada) [LINK]

Japan fights coronavirus in luxurious style with million-yen masks [LINK]

Movie Theaters in France to reopen with Strict Curfew measures as the nation gears up to lift off lockdown restrictions [LINK]



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Published at 4:22am on Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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