Coronavirus:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

........... so what's driving the explosion in cases.

Not wearing masks and social distancing in Sept. and Oct.

[rogruth]

Maryland new cases hit 2910 yesterday, a more than five-fold increase from less than three weeks ago. Everywhere I go, people are masked and making their best effort at social-distancing, so what's driving the explosion in cases. Granted, I'm not hanging out in bars 'til 1AM and I haven't hosted a kid's slumber-party in twenty-five years. Is it what people are doing in their homes?

Probably having Covid parties to relieve the boredom.
Even talking to your wife/spouse/partner can get boring.
Especially if you have been with them 66 years.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Maryland new cases hit 2910 yesterday, a more than five-fold increase from less than three weeks ago. Everywhere I go, people are masked and making their best effort at social-distancing, so what's driving the explosion in cases. Granted, I'm not hanging out in bars 'til 1AM and I haven't hosted a kid's slumber-party in twenty-five years. Is it what people are doing in their homes?

Probably having Covid parties to relieve the boredom.
Even talking to your wife/spouse/partner can get boring.
Especially if you have been with them 66 years.

That's why we read books and stay out of each other's space. Just got back from the library; dropped off 8, picked up 3 for her and 4 for me. Good until next week!

[up148]

25 year old grand daughter of a 75 year old in-law was diagnosed with Covid a week ago, but she says she feels find and is bored, so she's started going out and around friends again.....obviously she's not a mask wearer either. Her 50 year old father is extremely high risk too. I just don't get where these non-believers are coming from.

[healey36]

It's the "me" generation, mate. I'm good, hump everyone else.

[rogruth]

Maryland new cases hit 2910 yesterday, a more than five-fold increase from less than three weeks ago. Everywhere I go, people are masked and making their best effort at social-distancing, so what's driving the explosion in cases. Granted, I'm not hanging out in bars 'til 1AM and I haven't hosted a kid's slumber-party in twenty-five years. Is it what people are doing in their homes?

Probably having Covid parties to relieve the boredom.
Even talking to your wife/spouse/partner can get boring.
Especially if you have been with them 66 years.

That's why we read books and stay out of each other's space. Just got back from the library; dropped off 8, picked up 3 for her and 4 for me. Good until next week!

I'm sure no one wants to hear this but that was how I used much of my time, reading, when it was much easier to do. Books that I once read in 1 or 2 days now take a week or more. Magazines that took hours now take days, If you like to read do it while you can.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It's the "me" generation, mate. I'm good, hump everyone else.

Too easy. It's cross generational.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Probably having Covid parties to relieve the boredom.
Even talking to your wife/spouse/partner can get boring.
Especially if you have been with them 66 years.

That's why we read books and stay out of each other's space. Just got back from the library; dropped off 8, picked up 3 for her and 4 for me. Good until next week!

I'm sure no one wants to hear this but that was how I used much of my time, reading, when it was much easier to do. Books that I once read in 1 or 2 days now take a week or more. Magazines that took hours now take days, If you like to read do it while you can.

I put off the majority of recreational reading until after I retired; my reading up until then was dominated by technical reading. Now it's reversed and I'm catching up on decades of books that I want to read just for the entertainment.

[rogruth]

That's why we read books and stay out of each other's space. Just got back from the library; dropped off 8, picked up 3 for her and 4 for me. Good until next week!

I'm sure no one wants to hear this but that was how I used much of my time, reading, when it was much easier to do. Books that I once read in 1 or 2 days now take a week or more. Magazines that took hours now take days, If you like to read do it while you can.

I put off the majority of recreational reading until after I retired; my reading up until then was dominated by technical reading. Now it's reversed and I'm catching up on decades of books that I want to read just for the entertainment.

Good for you. Have some FUN while doing that.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm sure no one wants to hear this but that was how I used much of my time, reading, when it was much easier to do. Books that I once read in 1 or 2 days now take a week or more. Magazines that took hours now take days, If you like to read do it while you can.

I put off the majority of recreational reading until after I retired; my reading up until then was dominated by technical reading. Now it's reversed and I'm catching up on decades of books that I want to read just for the entertainment.

Good for you. Have some FUN while doing that.

Everybody should! We just happen to have a great county library system.

[gregj410]

Everywhere I go, people are masked

Maybe the masks really don’t work

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Everywhere I go, people are masked

Maybe the masks really don’t work

Next time you have surgery, ask the team to not wear masks and we'll see if they work or not.

[rogruth]

I was in a Walmart last week and everyone that I saw had a mask on. In a Publix yesterday with a good sized crowd I saw 1 without a mask. At Lowes all had masks. At a small local restaurant with 6 patrons and one waitress I was the only one with a mask. In Cracker Barrel all were masked. I haven't been to a bar in many years but have been told that few persons in a bar will have a mask.
I have not been away from my little corner of southeast Georgia for sometime but from what I hear mask use must vary a lot in different parts of the country. Ages of different groups also seem to be a factor.

[gregj410]

Everywhere I go, people are masked

Maybe the masks really don’t work

Next time you have surgery, ask the team to not wear masks and we'll see if they work or not.

Now tell us about the proper procedure for putting on the masks before surgery

[HONDO74]

Covid vaccine: Pfizer applies for authorisation in US
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55016023

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech will apply on Friday for emergency authorisation in the US for their Covid-19 vaccine.

It will be the job of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide if the vaccine is safe to roll out.

It is not clear how long the FDA will take to study the data. However, the US government expects to approve the vaccine in the first half of December.

Data from an advanced trial showed the vaccine protects 94% of adults over 65.

The trial involved 41,000 people worldwide. Half were given the vaccine, and half a placebo.

The UK has pre-ordered 40 million doses and should get 10 million by the end of the year.

If FDA authorisation does come in the first half of next month, Pfizer and BioNTech will "be ready to distribute the vaccine candidate within hours", the two companies said.

This would be remarkably quick for vaccine development - within 10 months of detailing the genetic code. The average wait for approval in the US is nearer eight years.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Thursday that the filing for emergency use was a "critical milestone in our journey to deliver a Covid-19 vaccine to the world".