Coronavirus General Discussion

[shekels]

Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants is sparking concern about shortages of beer,. . .

The lack of ethanol output is disrupting this highly specialized corner of the food industry, as 34 of the 45 U.S. ethanol plants that sell CO2 have idled or cut production, said Renewable Fuels Association Chief Executive Geoff Cooper.

CO2 suppliers to beer brewers have increased prices by about 25% due to reduced supply, said Bob Pease, chief executive officer of the Brewers Association. The trade group represents small and independent U.S. craft brewers, who get about 45% of their CO2 from ethanol producers.

“The problem is accelerating. Every day we’re hearing from more of our members about this,” said Pease, who expects some brewers to start cutting production in two to three weeks.link

Hello darkness my old friend.

Fortunately not all beer will suffer this fate.
Co2 is produced when Beer is made. Yeast eat Sugar = Co2
Commercial Brands filter out the Yeast before bottling.

[bedraggled]

Beer & CO2.

Having made 4 batches of IPA along the way- that's 20 gallons- an important part of the process is the CO2 lock. The lock releases the excess bubbles. The lock starts releasing the gas in roughly 48 hours and percolates for another 48. I didn't need another source for the fizz.

[shekels]

Beer & CO2.

Having made 4 batches of IPA along the way- that's 20 gallons- an important part of the process is the CO2 lock. The lock releases the excess bubbles. The lock starts releasing the gas in roughly 48 hours and percolates for another 48. I didn't need another source for the fizz.

I use to bottle Condition beer for Fizz, but it became easier to just put beer in a serving Keg .

[Ad Orientem]

Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals...

Soon after he repurposed his 60-bed cardiac unit to accommodate covid-19 patients, Mount Sinai cardiovascular surgeon John Puskas was stumped: With nearly all the beds now occupied by victims of the novel coronavirus, where had all the heart patients gone? Even those left almost speechless by crushing chest pain weren’t coming through the ER.

Variations on that question have puzzled clinicians not only in New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, but across the country and in Spain, the United Kingdom and China. Five weeks into a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, many doctors believe the pandemic has produced a silent sub-epidemic of people who need care at hospitals but dare not come in. They include people with inflamed appendixes, infected gall bladders and bowel obstructions, and more ominously, chest pains and stroke symptoms, according to these physicians and early research.

“Everybody is frightened to come to the ER,” Puskas said.

Read the rest here...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/p ... story.html

[ochotona]

Last time, I tried giving myself a megadose of vitamin D (10,000 IU). The sinus infection melted away literally within a few hours. By the next morning I was completely fine. Just one episode, true, but that was astounding. I've been taking vitamin D ever since.

What's your daily dose of D, WiseOne? I just starting taking 1,000 IU of "D3 Cholecalciferol". Is that enough and the right kind?

[ochotona]

Oh yeah... I just logged into the TX unemployment website just to test my password and verify my info is still up to date. They have caught up, and I didn't get a 404. I have received a grand total of four benefit checks over the last five years due to oil industry nonsense. I hope more nonsense isn't coming, but I guess I'm ready for it.

[Dieter]

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04 ... s-ppe.html

And

https://www.businessinsider.com/illinoi ... ina-2020-4

[WiseOne]

Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals...

Soon after he repurposed his 60-bed cardiac unit to accommodate covid-19 patients, Mount Sinai cardiovascular surgeon John Puskas was stumped: With nearly all the beds now occupied by victims of the novel coronavirus, where had all the heart patients gone? Even those left almost speechless by crushing chest pain weren’t coming through the ER.

Variations on that question have puzzled clinicians not only in New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, but across the country and in Spain, the United Kingdom and China. Five weeks into a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, many doctors believe the pandemic has produced a silent sub-epidemic of people who need care at hospitals but dare not come in. They include people with inflamed appendixes, infected gall bladders and bowel obstructions, and more ominously, chest pains and stroke symptoms, according to these physicians and early research.

“Everybody is frightened to come to the ER,” Puskas said.

Read the rest here...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/p ... story.html

I posted about this a few pages back, and linked to a WSJ article on the same topic. It is likely that people are avoiding the ER, but it's also likely that heart attacks, strokes etc are being disguised as COVID cases.

This could be an unparalleled opportunity to study the question of whether receiving medical care for certain conditions actually improves the outcome. I suspect that in many cases, patients might be better off staying at home! The benefit of receiving the care has to outweigh the adverse effects of procedures & hospitalization, and that is by no means a given. I suspect a lot of treatment benefits are overstated due to bias in clinical studies.

[yankees60]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

United States
Coronavirus Cases:
789,383
Deaths:
42,303
Recovered:
71,832

[yankees60]

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detai ... phicdetail


Covid-19 data

Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries

Official covid-19 death tolls still under-count the true number of fatalities

[yankees60]

Calls To Poison Centers Skyrocket As Americans Overdo It On Disinfectants

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapi ... 5d84342111

[yankees60]

MLB Rumors: Marlins CEO Derek Jeter Forgoes $5 Million Salary IndefinitelyRead more at:

https://nesn.com/2020/04/mlb-rumors-mar ... efinitely/

[yankees60]

'Operation Gridlock’: upstate New Yorkers protest coronavirus closures with a drive-by demonstration

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus ... story.html

[shekels]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

United States
Coronavirus Cases:
789,383
Deaths:
42,303
Recovered:
71,832

What happened to the other 675,248 people?

Also, what about all the people infected but never developed any symptoms?

[Tortoise]

MLB Rumors: Marlins CEO Derek Jeter Forgoes $5 Million Salary IndefinitelyRead more at:

https://nesn.com/2020/04/mlb-rumors-mar ... efinitely/

In other news, a dentist in the Chicago area forgoes $X salary indefinitely.

[yankees60]

'Operation Gridlock’: upstate New Yorkers protest coronavirus closures with a drive-by demonstration

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus ... story.html

Going on in at least 4 other states already. I predict within 2 weeks it will be happening in all 50. People are done with this.

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[yankees60]

Should you wipe down your food or packages? What the FDA is saying now

https://news.yahoo.com/wipe-down-food-p ... 35173.html

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[Kriegsspiel]

Wow just wow. It's sometimes tough to diagnose low testosterone in people attempting to meme, but that one seems clear enough.

[dualstow]

I’d rather be posting the link below it, “Handicapped Pupper Zooms to a Snack”, but this is Pandemic Freakout at Asians

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout ... an_people/

[Kriegsspiel]

I’ve seen headlines about polls showing that people are afraid of restrictions being lifted too soon. To me, it sounds as if they prefer what I call Lockdown Socialism.

Under Lockdown Socialism:

–you can stay in your residence, but paying rent or paying your mortgage is optional.

–you can obtain groceries and shop on line, but having a job is optional.

–other people work at farms, factories, and distribution services to make sure that you have food on the table, but you can sit at home waiting for a vaccine.

–people still work in nursing homes that have lost so many patients that they no longer have enough revenue to make payroll.

–professors and teachers are paid even though schools are shut down.

–police protect your property even though they are at risk for catching the virus and criminals are being set free.

–state and local governments will continue paying employees even though sales tax revenue has collapsed.

–if you own a small business, you don’t need revenue, because the government will keep sending checks.

–if you own shares in an airline, a bank, or other fragile corporations, don’t worry, the Treasury will work something out.

This might not be sustainable. link

via Tyler Cowen.

[Kriegsspiel]

I’d rather be posting the link below it, “Handicapped Pupper Zooms to a Snack”, but this is Pandemic Freakout at Asians

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout ... an_people/

Wow that homeless lady really doesn't like Asians. Was that a craft beer in her hand? Must be a California-homeless. Nope, it was a Starbucks.

[dualstow]

Hah, was it? I figured it was a can of Coors.

[Kriegsspiel]

The can is Starbucks for sure, but I'd be willing to bet that the contents are alcoholic

[dualstow]

or Windex.