Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #87

[SouthAussie]

From previously linked article :

"..On Friday, more than 100 church leaders launched a judicial review of the decision to ban people from worshipping together.

A Met spokesman said officers spoke with the pastor following reports he intended to hold a baptism and an in-person service .."

I'd like to find out why they have a problem with live streaming ???

7 Live Streaming Solutions for Your Church - 2020 Update | Dacast

What we’ll share in this article:

• Live Streaming Solutions for Churches
• Benefits of Streaming Platforms
• How to Live Stream A Church Service
• Platform Solutions for Churches and Houses of
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Benefits of Streaming Platforms

There are many benefits to live streaming your sermon, including reaching those who are not able to attend.

My guess would be that it would not be the churches who have problems with live streaming, that it might me some of the congregation who are not tech-wise, don't have internet, don't have laptops/PCs/appropriate devices who have the problems with live streaming.

Although, one problem for the churches with live streaming is that collection plate offerings are likely less fruitful. And churches may have to feel some of the economic downturn that many others are feeling during the pandemic.

IMO

 

[RANCH]

I learned today that people need to "stop swapping air" but no plan on how to do that was offered.

A waste of 6 minutes of my day.

 

[SouthAussie]

Problem fixed!

 

[SouthAussie]

"I turn 90 years old in December, and I'll likely spend my birthday alone.
I thought if I ever made it to this age, I'd surround myself with those I love. Every year, I celebrate my birthday and Christmas with my sons, my grandchildren, and extended family. They come from all different states.
But COVID-19 will likely peak again then. Because our leaders have failed us, we still don't have a national plan. All of our states have different protocols, and it's not safe for my family to travel to see me. I'm sad, but mostly I'm angry that it's gotten this bad."

• Grandparents are spending their last moments in life without loved ones, because leaders failed to get COVID-19 under control.
• Leaders have given up, and are willing to sacrifice our elderly and most vulnerable.
• Cynthia Lay is a retired higher education administrator.
• This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.

I'm 90 years old, and thanks to the administration, I'll be spending Christmas alone

 

[Cool Cats]

My guess would be that it would not be the churches who have problems with live streaming, that it might me some of the congregation who are not tech-wise, don't have internet, don't have laptops/PCs/appropriate devices who have the problems with live streaming.

Although, one problem for the churches with live streaming is that collection plate offerings are likely less fruitful. And churches may have to feel some of the economic downturn that many others are feeling during the pandemic.

IMO

Good points! Yes not everyone has on-line access at their fingertips.

Here is how Congregations can participate in live-streaming but still tithe their usual amount. It's likely that many people would rather not carry around cash or checks and would find this more convienient.

5 of the Best Church Online Giving Platforms

"..In our increasingly digital age, church online giving platforms have become a popular option for churches looking to connect with members who no longer carry cash or checks to church. If you want to maintain consistent levels of giving at your church, don’t let the offering plate pass them by without presenting an alternative way to give.

Online giving platforms offer your church members a convenient way to give, and also encourage consistent giving each week. Churchgoers have the freedom to decide how much they want to donate and how frequently, and even have the choice to automate their giving by setting up recurring gifts. From debit, to credit, to automatic bank withdrawals, church online giving platforms make tithes and offerings easy for everyone.."

 

[RANCH]

Biden advisers differ on national coronavirus lockdown, as one calls it 'measure of last resort'

"That’s a measure of last resort," Murthy said on "Fox News Sunday." "The way we think about lockdowns, I think, is different now than it was in the spring. In the spring, when we didn’t know a lot about COVID, we responded in a sense with an on-off switch. We just shut things down because we didn’t know exactly how this was spreading and where it was spreading."

But talk of lockdowns are especially sensitive. For one, they’re nearly impossible for a president to enact on his own, requiring bipartisan support from state and local officials. But more broadly, they’re a political flashpoint that could undermine Biden’s efforts to unify a deeply divided country.

Biden advisers differ on national coronavirus lockdown, as one calls it 'measure of last resort'

 

[SouthAussie]

I learned today that people need to "stop swapping air" but no plan on how to do that was offered.

A waste of 6 minutes of my day.

When Osterholm said that, he also said this ....

Osterholm went on to urge support for the nation’s governors while “there is no national leadership on this issue.”
“They're trying. I don't care if they're Democrat or Republican, they're trying and we've got to support them and these issues,” he added.
Biden adviser: 'We are in the most dangerous public health period since 1918'

And the nation's governors (or many of them) are asking for things like this ...

Governors and public health officials across the United States are pleading with Americans to change their behavior and prepare for a long winter as the country shatters record after record on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

- Gov. Doug Burgum, announced several measures late Friday, including a mask mandate, a limit on indoor dining of 50 percent capacity or 150 people and a suspension of high school winter sports and extracurricular activities until Dec. 14.
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the nation’s most sweeping statewide measure of the fall season, issuing a two-week “stay at home” order to begin Monday.
- Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon issued orders Friday to place the state in a partial lockdown for two weeks, shuttering gyms, halting restaurant dining and mandating that social gatherings have no more than six people.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested that he could soon impose a stay-at-home order, and he scolded local officials for not enforcing mask rules and restrictions on businesses

Covid-19: Lockdowns Return and North Dakota Issues Mask Mandate as Records Fall

 

[mickey2942]

It amazes me how much conflicting information and misleading, or worse, completely wrong information about Covid.

An example of this:
1. Person has Covid, follows all Isolation protocols. Is released from Isolation by the Department of Health for his county. They have been monitoring his symptoms via an email program, follow up phone call. He can go back to work.

His employer wants to see a "negative test" before HR will let employee come back to work. He gets a test, it is POSITIVE!

Yes, because the virus is still in his system. But according to the CDC, he is no longer considered "contagious". Apparently, the PCR test will register the Covid virus for up to 12 weeks after the person is symptom free.

Great, even the CDC website is confusing.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

And this is interesting, that various entities are requiring a negative Covid test. When, people may test positive for months after having Covid. Waiting for the lawsuits on this issue.
Negative COVID-19 test required for Washington, DC, visitors from high-risk states: Mayor

 

[SouthAussie]

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President-elect Joe Biden has set up a 13-member coronavirus advisory board will play a high-profile role in helping the Biden-Harris administration contain the coronavirus pandemic in the US as it enters its deadliest phase so far.

“Failure is not an option here,” Dr Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota and a member of the advisory board, told the Guardian. “We have to do whatever we can to reduce the impact of the virus on our society.”

The high-powered board, which includes a former US surgeon general, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, leading virologists and experts in bio-defense and the health of marginalized populations, is an about-face from the Trump administration.

'Failure is not an option': Biden's Covid taskforce ready to step up

 

[Knitty]

Florida COVID-19 cases: 10,000 new cases reported Sunday

And our governor doesn't have a plan. In fact, the last time he addressed COVID-19 was before the election.

 

[SouthAussie]

Florida COVID-19 cases: 10,000 new cases reported Sunday

And our governor doesn't have a plan. In fact, the last time he addressed COVID-19 was before the election.

Yes, well, he is the last one I would (personally) expect to have any plan to get his state out from underneath the virus.

I doubt that he is one of the governors included in Osterholm's message ...

"They're trying. I don't care if they're Democrat or Republican, they're trying and we've got to support them and these issues"

 

[mickey2942]

Florida COVID-19 cases: 10,000 new cases reported Sunday

And our governor doesn't have a plan. In fact, the last time he addressed COVID-19 was before the election.

Florida has been a train wreck since the beginning of the pandemic. I am expecting, someday, to see a huge expose on excess deaths, and hopefully some politicians will have to testify before Congress on issues relating to Medicare, Long Term Care, Covid mismanagement and statistical irregularities in reporting Covid statistics.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Yes, well, he is the last one I would (personally) expect to have any plan to get his state out from underneath the virus.

I doubt that he is one of the governors included in Osterholm's message ...

"They're trying. I don't care if they're Democrat or Republican, they're trying and we've got to support them and these issues"

Florida is not the place to look for sure. There was a national plan, but that went poof didn't it as to complying with rules way back, although New York State picked it up and ran with it. And the difference shows.

The umbrella plan for Joe Biden can be found if one googles "Joe Biden covid plan". It's the initial overview, and details will be developed from that strategy to develop tactics and action plans.

Someone up thread stated they didn't understand what sharing air means. Perhaps this just released video can assist in understanding?

MOO

 

[Lilibet]

I would prefer to wait to view all.. and to time when I get the one that I want and when I want

Regarding vaccines, as I tell my friends, when Dr Fauci gets vaccinated “I’ll have what he’s having.”
(a “When Harry Met Sally” reference to Google for those who never saw the movie)

 

[acutename]

"I turn 90 years old in December, and I'll likely spend my birthday alone.
I thought if I ever made it to this age, I'd surround myself with those I love. Every year, I celebrate my birthday and Christmas with my sons, my grandchildren, and extended family. They come from all different states.
But COVID-19 will likely peak again then. Because our leaders have failed us, we still don't have a national plan. All of our states have different protocols, and it's not safe for my family to travel to see me. I'm sad, but mostly I'm angry that it's gotten this bad."

• Grandparents are spending their last moments in life without loved ones, because leaders failed to get COVID-19 under control.
• Leaders have given up, and are willing to sacrifice our elderly and most vulnerable.
• Cynthia Lay is a retired higher education administrator.
• This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.

I'm 90 years old, and thanks to the administration, I'll be spending Christmas alone

one of my friends had a birthday in March and we all said - oh, you can celebrate in a few weeks (ha). Now most of us have had an isolated COVID birthday. we are only really contagious when we breath, eat and talk, so.... all the things that we consider hallmarks of civil society: greetings, meetings, meals- all infectious. I am not sure if I feel sorrier for older people or for the very young- at least if you are old, you had more good years before this. we all hope that the very young have a better future vis-a-vis COVID and other viruses.

 

[Lilibet]

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Today, Biden named 13 scientists and public health specialists to a COVID-19 advisory board. The board will “help shape my approach to managing the surge in reported infections; ensuring vaccines are safe, effective, and distributed efficiently, equitably, and free; and protecting at-risk populations,” the president-elect said in a statement.

His transition team also released an addendum to the Biden campaign’s existing pandemic plan. The new document says Biden will push every state governor to implement a mask mandate, and pledges to provide $25 billion in federal funding to manufacture, distribute, and administer a vaccine or vaccines that will be free of charge. That pledge came as Pfizer announced that initial data from a pivotal clinical trial show its vaccine is likely effective.
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Among other things, Biden has said he wants to:

• stand up a 100,000-person contact tracing corps;
• increase testing by “orders of magnitude,” in part by doubling the number of drive-through test sites;
• use the full power of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to replenish depleted stocks of personal protective equipment;
• establish a task force to monitor racial and ethnic disparities in the response;
• provide funds to help state and local governments as well as businesses cope with the pandemic; and
• call on Congress to provide financial aid to schools.

Once sworn in on 20 January 2021, Biden will be able to quickly realize some of these plans through executive action. Others, however, will require Congress to approve new funding or changes in legislation. And winning such approval could take time, and may prove difficult if Republicans maintain control of the Senate, which will be decided by the results of two runoff elections in Georgia set for early January.
With inauguration 10 weeks away, Biden’s pandemic plans face agonizing wait | Science | AAAS

 

[SouthAussie]

one of my friends had a birthday in March and we all said - oh, you can celebrate in a few weeks (ha). Now most of us have had an isolated COVID birthday. we are only really contagious when we breath, eat and talk, so.... all the things that we consider hallmarks of civil society: greetings, meetings, meals- all infectious. I am not sure if I feel sorrier for older people or for the very young- at least if you are old, you had more good years before this. we all hope that the very young have a better future vis-a-vis COVID and other viruses.

I feel great empathy for all ages. Everyone is hurting through this pandemic, in one way or another.

Through division, or isolation, or economic hardship, or homelessness, or unemployment, or ill health, or death, or ......

(I should say and/or to all of the above things)

 

[pocketaccent]

I badly needed a laugh and this one did the trick. Hahaha..

 

[pocketaccent]

This doctor suggests that the real numbers of daily inrections in the US could be close to a Million when taking account of asymptomatics/untested people.

I believe him. I look like an alien whenever I step outside of my house. Double masked, safety glasses on, face shield on.

 

[musicaljoke]

flu shots are free here in Canada - whether we go to the doctor's office or the drugstore
but many of them ran out of stock when they first started - I haven't checked since then

We've had flu clinics at the arenas and the fire halls for a few weeks now, and no sign of running out of the regular flu vaccine. They ran out of the vaccine for seniors and I believe that they are giving them the regular vaccine instead of no vaccine.

Yes, thankfully there is no charge anywhere that the vaccine is distributed in Canada ... except I'm not sure it's universally free in Quebec.

Public Funding for Influenza Vaccination by Province/Territory (as of August 2020) - Canada.ca