Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[BG918]

This is tragic. It's truly sad she had the misfortune of being employed by Moore Public Schools, where teachers are being treated like sacrificial lambs, and where the city refuses to mandate masks, and where the citizens are Covidiots.

I have a good friend who dreaded going back to work in Moore as a teacher. Unfortunately, she got COVID from one of her students (who could have seen this happening) and had at least two comorbidities. Fortunately, she survived it but it shows what an idiocracy Moore is.

Moore and Broken Arrow have a lot in common. Both are havens for middle class citizens with lower levels of educational attainment.

[mugofbeer]

Moore and Broken Arrow have a lot in common. Both are havens for middle class citizens with lower levels of educational attainment.

Seriously? Compared to what/whom? You may be right but can you show us some proof?

[dankrutka]

I watched the OU game (outside, distanced, and masked) with friends and two of them already had been vaccinated. What an incredible accomplishment.

[mugofbeer]

An all-time high, along with the 7-day rolling average of 3,310.

Good thing our gov is spending his time promoting tourism.

Hey, were getting tourism adds on TV in CO from Texas, Wyoming and South Dakota right now. OK isn't the only place with a tourism budget.

[Bunty]

Impact of mask mandates: COVID-19 case rate growth lower in cities that acted earliest https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/im...home-top-story

[soonerguru]

Impact of mask mandates: COVID-19 case rate growth lower in cities that acted earliest https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/im...home-top-story

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[Pete]

2,596 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 3,381, an all-time high.

6 additional deaths; 7-day rolling average 20.9.


Updated hospitalization and ICU numbers not out until tonight.

[Bill Robertson]

Just got notification that I'm positive for antibodies again. I'll be a regular at OBI donating plasma for awhile.

[Pete]

2,186 new cases today (reminder that Mon & Tue are always the lowest days); 7-day rolling average 3,376.

22 additional deaths; 7-day rolling average 22.0.

1,759 (+55) hospitalized, which is a new record even though they are no longer counting presumed cases.

Same for ICU at 481 (+26).

[jccouger]

Really would like for vaccines to become available for everybody ASAP. Saw they were giving them to nursing home residents & staff now. Not really sure what the procedure is for how they announce to people on when they will be able to get them.

[Thomas Vu]

Really would like for vaccines to become available for everybody ASAP. Saw they were giving them to nursing home residents & staff now. Not really sure what the procedure is for how they announce to people on when they will be able to get them.

https://covid19vaccineallocation.org/

[FighttheGoodFight]

Really would like for vaccines to become available for everybody ASAP. Saw they were giving them to nursing home residents & staff now. Not really sure what the procedure is for how they announce to people on when they will be able to get them.

This is Oklahoma's plan. https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/...2012-10-20.pdf

Most likely (unless you are a teacher (or staff), over 65, government or an essential worker you are looking at late spring early summer.

[Bill Robertson]

This is Oklahoma's plan. https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/...2012-10-20.pdf

Most likely (unless you are a teacher (or staff), over 65, government or an essential worker you are looking at late spring early summer.

I'm maintaining hope things will move and/or get better faster than that. 1) The vaccine phase we're in was "guaranteed" by many to not happen until late spring 2021 at the earliest. And 2) The more people that get vaccinated, even if it's not me, should lessen the possibility of me getting the virus (again).

[dankrutka]

Zeynep Tufekci partnered with an epidemiologist to pen this article that states should look into single, not double, doses initially to vaccinate more people more quickly (read the article before explaining why you don't think it'll work): Can We Do Twice as Many Vaccinations as We Thought?

[soonerguru]

Just got notification that I'm positive for antibodies again. I'll be a regular at OBI donating plasma for awhile.

This is interesting. So it seems you did have a second bout. Did you test positive or just quarantine?

[soonerguru]

This is Oklahoma's plan. https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/...2012-10-20.pdf

Most likely (unless you are a teacher (or staff), over 65, government or an essential worker you are looking at late spring early summer.

No. They have already announced that phase 2, which is supposed to start in January, will also include people under the age of 65 who have comorbidities. The Moderna vaccine changes things a bit, because it doesn't require the ultra-cold storage the Pfizer one does, so I could see the timeline moving up a month or two from your estimate.

Another bonus of the Moderna vaccine is that it only requires one shot. Oklahoma is due for its first shipments of that vaccine next week.

[catch22]

No. They have already announced that phase 2, which is supposed to start in January, will also include people under the age of 65 who have comorbidities. The Moderna vaccine changes things a bit, because it doesn't require the ultra-cold storage the Pfizer one does, so I could see the timeline moving up a month or two from your estimate.

Another bonus of the Moderna vaccine is that it only requires one shot. Oklahoma is due for its first shipments of that vaccine next week.

According to the CDC website, Moderna requires a second dose 28 days after the first.

[HangryHippo]

Edit - catch posted it.

[C_M_25]

Interesting conversations going on over at the Covid19 science subreddit. There are 2 things dominating right now. 1. There is growing concern that the pfizer vaccine is using a specific type of lipid nanobodies that are causing the allergic reactions. There hasn’t been many reactions yet, but, by percentages, you’re 16x’s more likely to have a reaction to this vaccine than the flu vaccine. Also, they worried that you may see more allergic reactions on the second dose than the first. It will be interesting to see how that works out. Kinda glad I’m not getting these first shots at the moment. Let’s give them time to work out the kinks.

The other subject dominating is the new variant sweeping through Europe and South Africa right now. Apparently, this new variant has a mutation on the spike protein in the exact spot these vaccines are designed to target. The thought right now is that the vaccine should still help, but it is not known for sure how much efficacy is reduced, if at all. This new variant is also moving through the population much faster than previous versions of this virus.

[king183]

According to the CDC website, Moderna requires a second dose 28 days after the first.

It definitely requires a second dose. Soonerguru must be confusing it with the J&J vaccine, which is still in clinical trials.

[dankrutka]

Interesting conversations going on over at the Covid19 science subreddit. There are 2 things dominating right now. 1. There is growing concern that the pfizer vaccine is using a specific type of lipid nanobodies that are causing the allergic reactions. There hasn’t been many reactions yet, but, by percentages, you’re 16x’s more likely to have a reaction to this vaccine than the flu vaccine. Also, they worried that you may see more allergic reactions on the second dose than the first. It will be interesting to see how that works out. Kinda glad I’m not getting these first shots at the moment. Let’s give them time to work out the kinks.

The other subject dominating is the new variant sweeping through Europe and South Africa right now. Apparently, this new variant has a mutation on the spike protein in the exact spot these vaccines are designed to target. The thought right now is that the vaccine should still help, but it is not known for sure how much efficacy is reduced, if at all. This new variant is also moving through the population much faster than previous versions of this virus. Man, what has China released onto this world?...

1. Important to point out that the allergic reactions are extremely low and they’re not even sure the vaccine is causing them.

2. From what I’ve seen, epidemiologists have no concerns with the vaccines working on different COVID strains. There’s already been several strains. It’s pretty typical for viruses like this.

It definitely requires a second dose. Soonerguru must be confusing it with the J&J vaccine, which is still in clinical trials.

What to do you mean by “require”? See the article I posted above.

[Bill Robertson]

This is interesting. So it seems you did have a second bout. Did you test positive or just quarantine?

Just quarantined. I knew what it felt like before and was 99% sure what it was.

[Martin]

i moved several off topic posts to the politics version of this thread. please keep politics out of this thread... thanks!

[king183]

1. Important to point out that the allergic reactions are extremely low and they’re not even sure the vaccine is causing them.

2. From what I’ve seen, epidemiologists have no concerns with the vaccines working on different COVID strains. There’s already been several strains. It’s pretty typical for viruses like this.





What to do you mean by “require”? See the article I posted above.

By “require,” I mean that the available evidence shows the second dose is required to achieve the long term immunity the clinical trials were designed to study and the vaccine was intended to provide. The article you posted correctly acknowledges that the first-dose-first strategy may only be effective for short term immunity (e.g., 6-7 months). It’s an interesting strategy proposal.

[Pete]

3,656 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 3,435 an all-time high.

43 additional deaths reported, a single-day record. 7-day rolling average 22.1.

Hospitalizations are 1,728 (-31).

ICU is 449 (-32).