COVID-19 Briefing for 12-09-2020

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

1020 Detected
(+11 from Monday and +67 from last Tuesday and +205 in four weeks)

85 Active
(+5 from Monday and +14 from last Tuesday and +45 in four weeks)

926 Recovered
(+6 from Monday and +53 from last Tuesday and +163 in four weeks)

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


Testing

7269 by MCPH
(unchanged from Monday and +216 from last Tuesday and +622 in four weeks)

4376 by Others
(+171 from Monday and +406 from last Tuesday and +1069 in four weeks)

11665 total
(+191 from Monday and +636 from last TuesdayWednesday and +1711 in four weeks)

250 tests pending results
(-120 from Monday and +32 from last Tuesday and +43 in four weeks)

Videos





Dr John Campbell: Monday Pandemic Update, 2 sides of the pond





President Trump Delivers Remarks at an Operation Warp Speed Summit





President Donald Trump holds event to celebrate Covid-19 vaccine



COVID 19 Vaccine (finally)



Race and Ethnicity Among Children With COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)



Coronavirus Briefing: NC Gov. Roy Cooper (12/08/20)



Learn more. [LINK

CDC: Being Better Prepared for COVID-19 and the Next Global Health Emergency






Ohio State vs. Michigan canceled due to an increase in COVID-19 cases | SportsCenter







Stories About Vaccines



U.S. Vaccine-Delivery Hope Rests on J&J, Astra Approvals in 2021 [LINK]

A man named William Shakespeare is the second person to recieve Pfizer vaccine [LINK]

Pfizer-Biontech covid-19 vaccine (bnt162, pf-07302048) vaccines and related biological products advisory committee briefing document [LINK]

COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination information for public health professionals. [LINK]

A Nursing Researcher’s Experience in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial [LINK]

Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK [LINK]

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays for antibody monitoring in natural infection and vaccine trials [LINK]

Pfizer-Biontech covid-19 vaccine (bnt162, pf-07302048) vaccines and related biological products advisory committee briefing document [LINK]

First batch of Pfizer vaccines to land in Israel as new virus cases climb [LINK]

FDA review confirms safety and efficacy of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine [LINK]

Bill Gates says six Covid vaccines could be available by spring 2021 [LINK]

CVS Health said it is ready to administer COVID-19 vaccine with cold storage in place and and an app for booking appointments [LINK]

Oxford-AstraZenca vaccine is safe and up to 90% effective, new analysis confirms [LINK]


No Alcohol for 2 Months, Russia Tells Coronavirus Vaccine Recipients [LINK]

AstraZeneca shot better at preventing COVID-19 than slowing its transmission, data shows [LINK]

UAE Registers Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine By Chinas Sinopharm Company - Reports - UrduPoint [LINK]




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



Elevated biomarker for blood vessel damage found in all children with SARS-CoV-2 [LINK]

Evidence of thrombotic microangiopathy in children with SARS-CoV-2 across the spectrum of clinical presentations [LINK]

SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in educational settings: a prospective, cross-sectional analysis of infection clusters and outbreaks in England [LINK]

Evidence of thrombotic microangiopathy in children with SARS-CoV-2 across the spectrum of clinical presentations [LINK]

http://ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/article/4/23/6051/474421/Evidence-of-thrombotic-microangiopathy-in-children [LINK]

Schools Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Catastrophic Global Situation [LINK]

Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic [LINK]

Over half a million people taking part in pioneering COVID-19 research [LINK]

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals in vivo signatures of SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells through 'reverse phenotyping' [LINK]

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Seattle, Washington: October 2019-April 2020 [LINK]

A 6-mRNA host response whole-blood classifier trained using patients with non-COVID-19 viral infections accurately predicts severity of COVID-19 [LINK]


The UK RECOVERY trial: An ambitious test of COVID-19 treatments [LINK]

Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic changes of vital organs in SARS-CoV-2 induced systemic toxicity [LINK]

Seroconversion stages COVID19 into distinct pathophysiological states [LINK]

Study links regular use of Fox News, Twitter, and Facebook to reduced knowledge about COVID-19 [LINK]

Americans likely to start getting Pfizer vaccine this week [LINK]

Large US Study Confirms Covid-19 Complications: Lung, Kidney and Cardiovascular issues [LINK]


Medical Professions and the Medical System




What Have We Learned from Coronavirus After One Year: Clinical Outcomes. [LINK]

A Kansas radiology technician slept in an RV outside his hospital for over a week after coworkers got sick with COVID-19 and no one else was available to take X-rays [LINK]

Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other workers [LINK]

'It's unsafe': Nurses alarmed at possible 2-day ICU training program announced by Gov. Newsom [LINK]

Nurse who bragged about breaking COVID-19 rules on TikTok has lost her job [LINK]

'A very, very dark place': Hospitals brace for crisis-care mode with too many patients, not enough staff [LINK]

South Florida hospital employee discharged nine months after contracting COVID-19 [LINK]



COVID-19 in the USA

What Changes Minds About Masks? In This Small Town, It Was A Child's Death [LINK]

100M shots in the first 100 days: Biden unveils Covid priorities, introduces health team [LINK]

Fauci says Covid could be under control in 'back half of 2021' if enough people are vaccinated. [LINK]

10,000 of America's restaurants are expected to close in the next three weeks [LINK]

Former White House employee who served 11 presidents dies of coronavirus at 91 [LINK]

Execution staff have COVID-19 after inmate put to death [LINK]

2 California megachurches rebrand as "strip clubs" to defy government lockdown orders [LINK]

California COVID-19 cases explode to single-day record with more than 34,000 new infections [LINK]

Michigan flags ordered at half-staff for COVID victims [LINK]

California sends emergency alert to SoCal residents to warn public of stay-at-home order [LINK]

Ravens vs. Cowboys: Dez Bryant reveals he tested positive for COVID-19 minutes ahead of kickoff [LINK]

COVID In New Jersey: Gov. Murphy Says ‘Rate Of Noncooperation With Contact Tracers Now Up To Whopping 74% Of Cases’ [LINK]


Weddings, funerals and worship now classified as ‘essential’ under Colorado’s COVID-19 Dial Framework [LINK]

Mississippi governor plans Christmas parties despite his own orders and record COVID-19 numbers [LINK]

Pennsylvania Expected to Announce New Restrictions on Gatherings, Events and Businesses that will Start Saturday [LINK]

Week After Giuliani Hearing, Michigan House Is Accused Of COVID-19 Violations [LINK]

Los Angeles deputies break up underground party, arrest 158 [LINK]

L.A. restaurants win court battle over closures; judge says county didn’t prove danger to public [LINK]

Idaho health meeting interrupted as protesters converge on officials' homes [LINK]

Mrs. Claus tests positive for COVID-19, canceling photos with Santa at Coca-Cola Park [LINK]

New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief [LINK]



COVID-19 Around the World

UN approves Vietnam suggestion to adopt International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (December 27th) [LINK]

Devastated by Covid, Latin America Is Now Unprepared for Vaccine [LINK]

Virus rages in German regions with far-right leanings [LINK]

Canadian church fined over $32,000 for holding drive-in services, denied relief from shut down orders [LINK]

Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19 [LINK]

Four lions at Spanish zoo test positive for COVID-19 [LINK]

Tokyo reports second highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday [LINK]


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Published at 7:10am on Wednesday, December 09, 2020