Yeah, right....if there’s one thing high schoolers don’t do, it’s have sex. I don’t even think these were married couples.
COVID just hit Columbia in a big way
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Yeah, right....if there’s one thing high schoolers don’t do, it’s have sex. I don’t even think these were married couples.
This entire thing has been a huge joke like many of us said from the beginning.
We’re these kids in Litchfield this week OR there last week
Were these kids in Litchfield this week OR there last week?
Do you know if they were tested while at the beach? If so, did they stay at the beach OR go home?
For an interested parent.
They were there last week and many tests have returned (as I am told, every test has been positive) and others are still getting tested or tests have not returned yet. They've returned home.
Healthy kids 16-22 that get this are likely asympotomatic or mild flu at worst. Lots of spring break college kids tested positive from trips to Mexico and Florida. None of them died and despite the media hysteria predicting it there were no confirmed super spreader events from spring break.
Kids are going to get and spread it this fall if they don’t get it over the summer. But we are not going to see spikes in deaths of young people.
Kids are going to get and spread it this fall if they don’t get it over the summer. But we are not going to see spikes in deaths of young people.
Story goes that the Dad and his son knew they had the virus and had a party anyway down at their beach house (Debordieu) and invited all these high schoolers over. If that info is correct, dad and his son sound really cool. Of course, I am getting this info from a 17 year old, so there’s that. Thankfully mine didn’t attend!
Lots of places are giving antibody tests. That just shows that you could have had it
Bit they are accurate only 50% of the time
Achieving herd immunity without a vaccine would lead to hundreds of thousands of US deaths. It’s also impossible to achieve reasonable herd immunity by only letting young people get it and keeping old folks at home. We’re seeing elevated case numbers, percent positives, and total deaths since gradually opening back up. Imagine what that looks like when concerts, movie theaters, bars, clubs, and sporting events get back going. Bigger the crowd/closer the quarters - the greater the risk. I’m glad things are slowly opening back up, and yes these young kids should be ok. But we don’t know how many have underlying illnesses or went home and spent time this week with parents and grandparents with health issues....that’s going to be the problem.
But deaths are not going down in SC. Eleven were reported yesterday. Hopefully data will improve, but for now the % testing positive is up, new cases are up, and hospitalizations are up. We can debate the implications of the data, but in SC the fact is that the situation is not improving. That’s does not mean no football or any closings, but it does mean if you have an underlying condition you better be careful.
Hey @gooddogjudge, thank you for sharing and keep us posted on how things unfold.
I'm not sure how we've gotten to the point where some think the virus is so non-threatening that stuff like that shouldn't be shared, but I considered it useful and I know others did as well.
I'm not sure how we've gotten to the point where some think the virus is so non-threatening that stuff like that shouldn't be shared, but I considered it useful and I know others did as well.
Actually deaths are going down in SC. Yesterday 11 were reported, but only one was on Sunday. Timing of reports misled you. After today, you'll see a nice drop in the trend line (unless 17 are reported for today, and that's not happening).
Sort of sad that a post meant to inform is assumed by others to be some sort of political statement or one designed to induce panic. But I know that @colatiger, @Howard's Jock and others are here in the middle of it...thought it would be good to share. I'm not advicating for lockdown or mass hysteria or everyone having a group hug without masks...was simply trying to share what I believe to be a accurate information.
FWIW I have asthma and have worn a mask but twice during all of this. When my time comes, my time comes.
Just checking in to see if South Carolina as a state is safe to drive in. Heard there was a zombie apocalypse yesterday close to 20 people and I just don’t want to risk my family driving through. If anyone can help, please let us know.
I live in Charleston and haven’t stepped foot in Columbia more than 10 times in 20 years fwiw. But I hope that all my fellow Skyhawks are safe. I’m just waiting on them to change the name of the school. James H Hammond could make Tillman blush
Oh. My bad. I have in my mind the neighborhood in which you stated you grew up . Thought you were still here.
By the way, I think at least 10% of Hammonf graduating seniors were black....when i grew up they wouldn't allow a black person to attend.
I gave a guy named tony a tour in third grade (as much as you give a tour at that age) which would be 1986 or so. He was the only black guy on campus or would have been. Confederate flag still flew on the way in. He didn’t attend. In high school, Alex English kids were 90% of the black population it seems. Not saying it’s right mind you.
I agree 100%. It is infuriating that we find ourselves here.
There are tons of studies that say asymptomatic carriers are one of the primary ways this thing is spreading. The WHO cited a few studies out of China. They have turned out to be a very shady organization.
With that many people in a house.... LOL they 100% all shared cars, food, beds, coolers, sunscreen, played games, and did some "other" activities young folks do, etc. without distancing or sanitizing. All high touch, close proximity activities. Not surprised.
Boy I see that asymptomatic is now a huge buzzword for deniers. Many of these people could be pre-symptomatic and not asymptomatic. Pre-symptomatic spread is still the main reason this is spreading so fast. The incubation period is anywhere from 5 to 14 days. Many times people do have symptoms and don't realize it because they are not very bothersome.
There was some national story about crowded beach houses in New Jersey being sources of outbreaks yesterday. FWIW.
Theyre good to go to protest...just no church.
We just had 2 positive test from a jobsite in Atlanta. 1 from the GC and 1 from a subcontractor. The GC has shut the job down on interior work. Exterior work can continue.
We are mainly interior so I made the call to hold off this week and part of the next to let predecessors get back ahead of us. For me it's just a reason to be more efficient when we come back so we can finish all at once rather than the GC wanting punch completed here and there every other day
I know a business that just had multiple people test positive for it but they aren’t even sick enough to stop working from home. Almost everyone I know that has gotten it that is not elderly has very mild symptoms and only got tested because they were required because of their job. Most have mild fever, body aches, loss of taste or smell.
One states everything smelled like bleach and they didn’t use bleach and another said they could only taste salt
Just so y'all are aware, kids from Christ Church went to the same beach and hung out with the kids from Hammond. They have 12 positives so far including some chaperones.
So the high schoolers were staying in Litchfield but got invited to a party in debordieu and that’s where everyone got it.
LOL I’d kick that kid’s and his dad’s ass if they knowingly spread it to me and one of my loved ones got really sick. Who does that?
Yes, there were 17 reported yesterday and only 1 on Sunday, but the days before that were Saturday 7, then 13, 7, 17, and 1 for a total of 57. I don’t see a downward trend there. In the last five seven/day units beginning on May 4 and ending yesterday, the 7-day death counts were 56, 60, 49, 68, 57. I don’t see a trend that is down. The weekly mean was 57. There a lot of ways to display and analyze the data. “Lies, damn lies, and statistics”. I am sure we all hope it goes down and all of us get back to the activities that we enjoy including Clemson football.
