17 thoughts on “C-19 Chat Post – September 3 2022”
I heard on the radio this morning that 22 of 26 states had students being kept back due to remote learning due to school closings during the height of the pandemic.
Sadly, this is not a surprise. Some was avoidable, some not. Although, I was under the impression schools didn’t hold kids back but provided individual services instead. I’ll have to check on that.
I’d be curious what states. I know SC had very many parents switch to home schooling but that is only one state.
I found the article. Seems parents finally have a say for their kids in some states. Good for them. Also some who repeat a grade will also have an IEP. Thanks for mentioning this, Philip.
Yes, it’s better to be kept back in the long run during these trying times. Prior to the pandemic though, there would have been shame and embarrassment being held back.
I’m hearing from the few school folks I know that MA doesn’t hold Back.
Worse Riley (DESE) wants to raise the MCAS score for seniors to graduate.
My oldest (late July bday) repeated first grade. We went outside the school for evaluation. She simply young and needed the extra year. Son was AP throughout and a march bday so we didn’t have to decide to hold his K entry. We did hold our youngest (August bday) till six as she has done for her youngest.
Monitoring Argentina’s mystery pneumonia. 11th case was just reported this morning. It’s a 64 year old man who is now on a ventilator. Hopefully, whatever kind of outbreak this is – and we do NOT know yet – can be contained. At this point, the word “mystery” is appropriate, as the authorities have been testing rigorously and have ruled out dozens of possible causes.
Interesting thought. Is it possible that Covid-19 has “mutated” into a new strain of pneumonia?
Unlikely, but a possibility. I really hope not, as this one is very virulent. 11 cases, 3 dead, the remainder either on a ventilator or quite sick. That does NOT sound like Covid-19.
Good news from Argentina. Looks like the responsible bacterium is Legionella. This means it will be confined to a small number of people. Obviously devastating for those who contracted it, But it doesn’t spread beyond confined spaces. https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1566087706223984640
Is that the old Legionnaires disease from the 1970’s?
I don’t know, but it probably is related.
Really good news. I’m hoping it doesn’t find a way to mutate and is contained. Thanks Joshua
Seems there is lots of discussion of COVID’s impact on blood vessels.
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found elevated levels of a biomarker related to blood vessel damage in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection, even if the children had minimal or no symptoms of COVID-19.
I heard on the radio this morning that 22 of 26 states had students being kept back due to remote learning due to school closings during the height of the pandemic.
Sadly, this is not a surprise. Some was avoidable, some not. Although, I was under the impression schools didn’t hold kids back but provided individual services instead. I’ll have to check on that.
I’d be curious what states. I know SC had very many parents switch to home schooling but that is only one state.
I found the article. Seems parents finally have a say for their kids in some states. Good for them. Also some who repeat a grade will also have an IEP. Thanks for mentioning this, Philip.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/kids-repeating-grade-good-89159492
Yes, it’s better to be kept back in the long run during these trying times. Prior to the pandemic though, there would have been shame and embarrassment being held back.
I’m hearing from the few school folks I know that MA doesn’t hold Back.
Worse Riley (DESE) wants to raise the MCAS score for seniors to graduate.
My oldest (late July bday) repeated first grade. We went outside the school for evaluation. She simply young and needed the extra year. Son was AP throughout and a march bday so we didn’t have to decide to hold his K entry. We did hold our youngest (August bday) till six as she has done for her youngest.
Monitoring Argentina’s mystery pneumonia. 11th case was just reported this morning. It’s a 64 year old man who is now on a ventilator. Hopefully, whatever kind of outbreak this is – and we do NOT know yet – can be contained. At this point, the word “mystery” is appropriate, as the authorities have been testing rigorously and have ruled out dozens of possible causes.
Interesting thought. Is it possible that Covid-19 has “mutated” into a new strain of pneumonia?
Unlikely, but a possibility. I really hope not, as this one is very virulent. 11 cases, 3 dead, the remainder either on a ventilator or quite sick. That does NOT sound like Covid-19.
Good news from Argentina. Looks like the responsible bacterium is Legionella. This means it will be confined to a small number of people. Obviously devastating for those who contracted it, But it doesn’t spread beyond confined spaces. https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1566087706223984640
Is that the old Legionnaires disease from the 1970’s?
I don’t know, but it probably is related.
Really good news. I’m hoping it doesn’t find a way to mutate and is contained. Thanks Joshua
Seems there is lots of discussion of COVID’s impact on blood vessels.
https://twitter.com/erictopol/status/1566106114059513856?s=21&t=Cr_2m0tP2QL7eUw1s-b32w
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found elevated levels of a biomarker related to blood vessel damage in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection, even if the children had minimal or no symptoms of COVID-19.
All children….
https://www.chop.edu/news/chop-researchers-find-elevated-biomarker-related-blood-vessel-damage-all-children-sars-cov-2
Joshua mentioned this recently. Thank God and praying this continues
https://twitter.com/erictopol/status/1566136769614979078?s=21&t=VNQURHLqeqLx-pRc2MqQTg
Amen!
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