COVID-19 Briefing for 12-05-2020

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

976 Detected
(+7 from Wednesday and +49 from last Thursday and +1801 in four weeks)

54 Active
(+1 from Wednesday and +3 from last Thursday and +12 in four weeks)

913 Recovered
(+6 from Wednesday and +46 from last Thursday and +166 in four weeks)

9 Deaths
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Thursday and +2 in four weeks)


Testing

7185 by MCPH
(+58 from Wednesday and +302 from last Thursday and +597 in four weeks)

4185 by Others
(+97 from Wednesday and +420 from last Thursday and +1005 in four weeks)

11370 total
(+155 from Wednesday and +722 from last Thursday and +1602 in four weeks)

177 tests pending results
(+58 from Wednesday and +133 from last Thursday and +38 in four weeks)

Videos





Dr John Campbell: Moderna and other vaccines (12-04-2020)


Download John's two educational text books for free using this link: [http://159.69.48.3]


Dr John Campbell: Pandemic, winter worries (12-04-2020)





Special COVID-19 Session of the UN General Assembly



Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Holds Covid-19 Briefing







Stories About Vaccines



Get Ready for False Side Effects [LINK]

COVID-19 vaccine recipients will not be exempted from self isolation - The Telegraph [LINK]

U.K. Will Start Immunizing People Against COVID-19 On Tuesday, Officials Say [LINK]

Singapore Air to Prioritize Room for Vaccines, 7 Flights Ready [LINK]

First shipments of Covid-19 vaccine will fall short [LINK]

"Black Panther" star Letitia Wright faces backlash after posting anti-vax video [LINK]

Russia begins vaccinations in Moscow [LINK]

Dry ice is critical for Pfizer COVID vaccine. Here's why local manufacturers are concerned (New Jersey) [LINK]

Bahrain becomes second country to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine [LINK]


UK COVID-19 Vaccinations to Hit Nursing Homes 'Within Two Weeks' [LINK]

How Baton Rouge hospitals are preparing for coronavirus vaccine [LINK]

South Africa expects first vaccines from COVAX scheme in Q2 2021 [LINK]

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Dry ice is critical for Pfizer COVID vaccine. Here's why local manufacturers are concerned (New Jersey) [LINK]

Researchers urge priority vaccination for individuals with diabetes [LINK]




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



New CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 uses a smartphone camera [LINK]

Higher viral loads in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients might be the invisible part of the iceberg [LINK]

Robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for months [LINK]

Post-infectious inflammatory disease in MIS-C features elevated cytotoxicity signatures and autoreactivity that correlates with severity [LINK]

Lysine Therapy for SARS-CoV-2 [LINK]

Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in the US as of September 2020 [LINK]

Metformin and risk of mortality in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort analysis [LINK]

The Kids Are Not Alright: A Preliminary Report of Post-COVID Syndrome in University Students [LINK]

Detecting COVID-19 infection hotspots in England using large-scale self-reported data from a mobile application: a prospective, observational study [LINK]

How 700 Epidemiologists Are Living Now, and What They Think Is Next - NYT 12/4/20 [LINK]




Medical Professions and the Medical System



Fauci's timeline for when he thinks America will beat COVID [LINK]

The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point [LINK]

SoCal ICU capacity drops below 15%, triggering stay-at-home order [LINK]

Tennessee prepares to send National Guard to hospitals for COVID-19 surge [LINK]

Paramedics under 'extreme stress' as toll of Covid pandemic climbs, ambulance company CEOs say [LINK]

CDC urges 'universal' indoor mask use when not at home [LINK]

Is It Safe to Fly During the Pandemic? Answers From the Experts [LINK]

Covid Survivors With Long-Term Symptoms Need Urgent Attention, Experts Say [LINK]

Public Health Workers In Kansas Walk Away Over Pressure From Pandemic Politics [LINK]



COVID-19 in the USA

Will a vaccine give us our old lives back? [LINK]

CDC: More Americans died before Thanksgiving in 2020 than during the entirety of 2019 [LINK]

Two people dying every minute: US COVID-19 deaths shatter more records [LINK]

Anthony Fauci says he's accepted job as Joe Biden's chief medical adviser [LINK]

Obituary for Kansas covid-19 victim slams anti-maskers who ‘refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another’ [LINK]

Another Reason to Wear a Mask: COVID-19 May Cause Erectile Dysfunction [LINK]

Navajo Nation extends stay-home order to halt virus' spread [LINK]

Karl-Anthony Towns says he's lost seven family members to COVID-19 [LINK]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to host 900-person Christmas party despite COVID surge [LINK]

Hollywood fears movie theaters 'may not survive' COVID-19 pandemic [LINK]

ore Than 1,000 Migrant Children In US Government Custody Have Contracted COVID-19 [LINK]


Most New Yorkers Won't Receive COVID-19 Vaccination Until The Summer [LINK]

COVID didn’t scare him. Four months later, he’s recovering from a double lung transplant. [LINK]

Wyoming health official says 'so-called pandemic' a communist plot [LINK]

Alaska governor’s outreach director tells people to go out and ‘party like it’s New Year’s Eve’ [LINK]

Business Owner Says Restaurants Are Being Unfairly Targeted By Coronavirus Restrictions (Los Angeles) [LINK]

All Indoor Youth Sports In New Jersey Suspended From Saturday Through Jan. 2 [LINK]

Arkansas police officer dies after getting COVID-19 from suspect [LINK]

OHSAA coronavirus rules: Students can wrestle, but can't shake hands (Ohio) [LINK]



COVID-19 Around the World

Argentina introduces 'millionaire's tax' to help pay for coronavirus [LINK]

Pandemic has devastated India's economy and left its children vulnerable to exploitation as cheap labour | CBC News [LINK]

Italy bans Christmas travel after record daily deaths [LINK]

Wales is now the part of the UK with the most coronavirus cases [LINK]

Nationwide After wearing a mask...Additional infection '0' in a church of 700 people [KOREAN] [ENGLISH TRANSLATION]



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Published at 7:30am on Saturday, December 5, 2020