COVID-19 Briefing for 12-08-2020

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 April 17th, 2020.

Cases

1009 Detected
(+33 from Friday and +67 from last Monday and +204 in four weeks)

80 Active
(+26 from Friday and +14 from last Monday and +42 in four weeks)

920 Recovered
(+7 from Friday and +53 from last Monday and +161 in four weeks)

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


Testing

7269 by MCPH
(+84 from Friday and +386 from last Monday and +622 in four weeks)

4205 by Others
(+20 from Friday and +229 from last Monday and +898 in four weeks)

11474 total
(+104 from Friday and +615 from last Monday and +1520 in four weeks)

250 tests pending results
(+73 from Friday and +142 from last Monday and +163 in four weeks)

Stories About Vaccines



First vaccine shipments won’t be enough to cover priority group (USA) [LINK]

British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial [LINK]

Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the U.S. more vaccine doses. [LINK]

Pfizer and Moderna turn down White House invitation to a ‘vaccine summit’ [LINK]

Pfizer tells U.S. officials it cannot supply substantial additional vaccine until late June or July [LINK]

Fauci warns Covid vaccine won’t immediately stop deaths, as Christmas could make pandemic worse than ever. ‘We’ve got to not walk away from the facts and the data,' Dr. Fauci says. 'This is tough going for all of us.’ [LINK]

Canada Has Reserved More Vaccine Doses Per Person Than Anywhere [LINK]

Yes, your boss can fire you if you refuse to get a Covid vaccine [LINK]

Doctors: 70% Need to Get Vaccinated for Herd Immunity [LINK]

Trudeau says "first Canadians will be vaccinated next week" if regulators OK Pfizer doses [LINK]

Trump to sign Covid order preventing international access until Americans get vaccine [LINK]


UW experts say COVID-19 vaccine won't impact January, February case numbers (Washington) [LINK]




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



Mass testing with a short period of contact restrictions dramatically reduced SARS-CoV-2 infections in Slovakia (Press Release) [LINK]

Carrageenan nasal spray may double the rate of recovery from coronavirus and influenza virus infections: re-analysis of randomized trial data [LINK]

Lack of antibodies against seasonal coronavirus OC43 nucleocapsid protein identifies patients at risk of critical COVID-19 [LINK]

Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: A Randomized Trial: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0 [LINK]

Lipid storm within the lungs of severe COVID-19 patients: Extensive levels of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase-derived inflammatory metabolites. [LINK]

Every week of lockdown increases binge drinking, study finds [LINK]

Cyclosporine A plus low-dose steroid treatment in COVID-19 improves clinical outcomes in patients with moderate to severe disease. A pilot study [LINK]

IgG Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Correlate with Days from Symptom Onset, Viral Load and IL-10 [LINK]

Simultaneous COVID-19 in Homozygous Twins [LINK]


Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice [LINK]

Paper-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes [LINK]



Medical Professions and the Medical System

Covid deaths eight times higher than those from flu or pneumonia [LINK]

CDC: Wear masks indoors at all times, except at home [LINK]

Nursing home staffers attended a 300-person superspreader wedding. Now six residents have died. [LINK]

COVID-19 one year on: The Taiwanese scientist who tried to warn the world of coronavirus [LINK]

Screening wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 with Edwin Oh, PhD [LINK]

Dr. Scott Gottlieb: ‘I will not eat indoors in a restaurant’ because the Covid risk is too high [LINK]

Fauci Warns Christmas May Top Thanksgiving in Covid Infections [LINK]

‘Makes you ask why the hell we even bother.’ Infectious disease experts face disillusionment as COVID-19 pandemic worsens [LINK]

Healthcare workers plan weekly walkout of Las Vegas hospital due to COVID-19 working conditions [LINK]



COVID-19 in the USA

Hardly Any 1918 Flu Memorials Exist. Will We Remember COVID-19 Differently? [LINK]

The Pandemic’s Final Surge Will Be Brutal [LINK]

Florida authorities raid home of ex-official who said she was ousted over coronavirus data [LINK]

Millions of Americans are heading into the holidays unemployed and over $5,000 behind on rent [LINK]

Fact check: More than 40 patients receiving treatment in converted hospital parking garage [LINK]

Covid-19 Doesn't Care About Our Religion: Busy Christmas church services spark viral outrage, criticism (Springfield, MO) [LINK]

Former Alabama senator dies of Covid, in his last words warns, 'We messed up' [LINK]

Ohio club cited for Covid violations after 500 people attend indoor Trey Songz concert [LINK]

All-remote learning is failing many students all across the country: "These children are struggling" [LINK]

Maskless crowd at high school football game prompts apology from Oklahoma district [LINK]



COVID-19 Around the World



COVID-19 infections plummet in France [LINK]

The rich infected the poor as COVID-19 spread around the world [LINK]



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Published at 7:30am on Tuesday, December 8, 2020