We've apparently had a month long reduction in infections, and the head of the CDC predicts a death rate decline next week (death a lagging indicator).

Al Jazeera, August 19: Philippines faces worst COVID-19 crisis in Southeast Asia

"The government imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns which lasted from March until June.

"The lockdown in the capital, Manila, is easing, and many are hoping it will help kick-start economic recovery."

Their case & death numbers appear on the rise.

Ugh.

Football has become political: Republican Governors allow football; most Democrat Governors don't.

https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1295928223046361091?s=20

I have no axe to grind, but we sure better learn from this. And the Presidential election has engulfed this.

- Sweden originally looked to be a risk taker and now, apparently, has had good results (they protected the old & vulnerable, no large gatherings over 500?, and let others build immunity).

- some of the strictest countries have been hammered.

- obesity & vitamin D deficiency are rarely mentioned. We didn't have the obesity problem when we had the Spanish flu.

- countries who have used the HCQ cocktail early (w zinc) have faired far better. Numerous studies confirm. Cheap & safe. Lancet & another major medical journal had to withdraw their critically faulty studies. Unprecedented.

- about 8 major cities had their long term elderly care hammered when they inserted infected patients back into elder care facilities. Huge death numbers.

- Large states not prepared with PPE / ventilators.

- unintended consequences: depression, suicide, delayed medical screenings, spousal abuse, lost homes (now temporarily in obeyance), children delayed education & socialization, Trillions added to our debt, rioting in about 15 cities (a complex mix of factors), Yelp predicts over 50% of restaurants or small businesses will close?

- Shocking misperceptions on how Covid affects the young.

https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1295693228096839681?s=20

Todd Lowdon@tlowdon
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"Keep calm & carry on. Franklin Templeton-Gallup survey finds inordinate fear of C19 health consequences for anyone under 65. "This misperception translates directly into a degree of fear for one’s health that for most people vastly exceeds the actual risk."

https://twitter.com/tlowdon/status/1295785277093367808?s=20

https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1295693228096839681?s=20

A common occurence when simply stating facts.

Speaking of Latinos, have you been to El Chaparrito in Spingtown? I went when they just had 3 picnic tables. Great family run place.

CDC: A Quarter of Young Adults Say They Contemplated Suicide This Summer During Pandemic

https://fee.org/articles/cdc-a-quarter-of-young-adults-say-they-contemplated-suicide-this-summer-during-pandemic/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Given that the current mortality rate for young people is lower (or far lower) than the seasonal flu, are we now looking at regular shutdowns on college campuses?

Unfortunately, most people haven't spent significant time in African American communities, many don't have long term, intimate relationships in the AA community, and few have read any literature on the topic beyond liberal mainstream tripe. I have.

No expert. Yet I'm embarrassed for the elite young liberal Progressives at CNN for starting off your posted article with an inflammatory, decades old topic.

Here is a short CSPAN clip from Stanford professor and author of 13+ books, Dr. Thomas Sowell. No matter your leanings, he has knowledge, historical perspective, and international comparisons.

https://youtu.be/o_fOsAHMCFA

My reply wasn't aimed at you, brother (or sister). It was to this: "Someone in a class was complaining that the football team only had like half a dozen or so African- American players (and yes, they said discrimination was involved),..."

I was listening to some old Dr. Thomas Sowell interviews. He asks when does he ever see a business or occupation employees proportionally distributed by age or ethnicity. There are hundreds of reasons why people make choices.

Baseless claims of racism so tiring. I believe the UCD African American representation has run around 2% for decades.

If no ICA for a number of months, why not furlough a big chunk of the department? Lots of directors, asst directors, assoc directors.

Meanwhile Governor Cuomo of New York, the epicenter for Covid19, says New York schools will be open.

FWIW, a friend on campus says there is now some activity, and it looks like some older structures - Young, Chemistry, etc - are having some work done.

Maybe start camp a few weeks late & / or a shortened season?

Or the Spring season could be flag football.

(I believe we'll look back on the attack on the HCQ cocktail - cheap, safe, proven - as unprecedented.)

Todd Lowdon@tlowdon "The latest CDC provisional data shows that, in the US, only 42 children aged 14 & under - and only 244 individuals aged 24 & under - have died "with" or "from" COVID-19. The risk to young people is extremely low."

https://twitter.com/tlowdon/status/1291070751781433345?s=20

Especially since there look to be many downward indicators, and it primarily effects those 75+. I've read numerous claims the mortality rate is now well below the seasonal flu. And then the HCQ drug combo is attacked, I don't ever recall such an occurence to a safe, cheap drug.

Maybe they just delay the season?

This article might add some sunlight to the Big Sky's / Covid potential risks. Look at the infection rate, per million, in North Dakota, Montana, etc.

We aren't New York, or the Bronx.

https://www.outkick.com/florida-texas-and-california-have-a-fraction-of-covid-deaths-of-new-york/

Outkick: FLORIDA, TEXAS, AND CALIFORNIA HAVE A FRACTION OF COVID DEATHS OF NEW YORK, by CLAY TRAVIS

"As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged in Florida, Texas, and Arizona over the past six weeks a breathless media covered the daily numbers with fever pitch intensity. America was in the grips of a second wave they gleefully reported, the deaths we’d seen in New York were now poised to descend upon red states that had opened up too quickly...."

"And then, just as the media feeding frenzy was poised to take off to unimaginable levels, the deaths never came...."

"Here are the deaths per 1 million rate in this country for all fifty states:

1. New Jersey 1,792
2. New York 1,685
13. Arizona 519
19. Colorado 320
28. California 238
37. South Dakota 153
39. North Dakota 138
47. Montana 60

"These two states literally have the worst death rate in the entire world.... [per capita basis]

New Jersey 1,792
New York 1,685
Belgium 849
England 680
Spain 608
Peru 594
Italy 582
Sweden 568* [No lockdown]
Chile 502
United States 478

" “How is it possible that New York has fewer cases and more deaths than California, Texas, and Florida combined? Especially when Florida, Texas, and California have 90 million people living in their three states compared to New York’s 19.5 million"..."

https://www.outkick.com/florida-texas-and-california-have-a-fraction-of-covid-deaths-of-new-york/

"No large gatherings or events will be permitted."