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Does this box appear on the video itself? Apparently not...

Examples:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3P6wVUH0pc
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhrU6wp_9M

But nothing on the embedded version:

• https://www.youtube.com/embed/o3P6wVUH0pc
• https://www.youtube.com/embed/QWhrU6wp_9M

A screengrab of what this looks like:

Pure corruption here. Protectionism to prop up profits of approximately 630 million versus major benefits and savings of 300 billion. Even if you look at the calculus of the entire industry of 70 billion it becomes a no brainer.

I question her credibility to market claims like this. I suspect she has no staff scientist or people with the sort of background to make such claims. Even snake oil salesmen like Dr. Oz are pointedly putting us in hands way too make a buck.

This is the most likely place that governments and the richer ruling elites are likely to fail their societies. Even the United States is like to do this and one need look no further than their response to the hurricane aftermath in Puerto Rico to see this.

amazing the reach of Coca-Cola!

I suspect that racial inequalities like Redlining, school support, and public housing issues (including evictions and predatory lending) will overlay these unmobile areas. cf Scarlet E series from On the Media.

The rates here are so low as to be nearly negligible on their face. Why bother reporting it?

toilet plume, two words everyone just loves!

I'm almost losing count of how many racial health disparity stories I've been seeing lately. It's so common I've got tags for it on my site now.

https://boffosocko.com/2019/01/09/i-was-pregnant-and-in-crisis-all-the-doctors-and-nurses-saw-was-an-incompetent-black-woman-time/

The basic economics of this system would indicate (especially as classes become larger and larger) that more careful consideration of choice, economics, accessibility, availability, etc. on a larger institutional level creates larger marginal gains for those in the class. If a staff librarian, teacher, or someone else within the system does the leg-work up front and does it well, then the dozens or even hundreds of students in the course don't need to spend (read: waste) their own time re-inventing the proverbial textbook wheel once they're in the class.

Portions of the situation here make me wonder if we might pull a page from Dr. Peter Pronovost's playbook in the health care space and create a simple checklist of what to do when planning for textbooks and readings. Checklists that include things like:

• will the texts actually be used?
• will they be primary to the subject or are they supplementary?
• What are their prices?
• Are alternate materials available?
• Are older editions available?
• are public domain or open web versions available?
• are there copies in the library? reserves? pirated versions? pre/post prints?
• etc.

Once such a checklist is available, institutions should require that it be available along with syllabi and other course listings.

cross references:

• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/12/10/the-checklist
• https://laparoscopy.blogs.com/outcome/ItsTheOutcomeDocs/Peter%20Pronovost%20Protocol.pdf

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Take Away

Transmission of viable SARS-CoV-2 RNA can occur even from an infected but asymptomatic individual. Some people never become symptomatic. That group usually becomes non-infectious after 14 days from initial infection. For persons displaying symptoms , the SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be detected for 1 to 2 days prior to symptomatology. (1)

The Claim

Asymptomatic people who had SARS-CoV-2 contact should be tested.

The Evidence

Yes, this is a reversal of August 2020 advice. What is the importance of asymptomatic testing?

Studies show that asymptomatic individuals have infected others prior to displaying symptoms. (1)

According to the CDC’s September 10th 2020 update approximately 40% of infected Americans are asymptomatic at time of testing. Those persons are still contagious and are estimated to have already transmitted the virus to some of their close contacts. (2)

In a report appearing in the July 2020 Journal of Medical Virology, 15.6% of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients in China are asymptomatic at time of testing. (3)

Asymptomatic infection also varies by age group as older persons often have more comorbidities causing them to be susceptible to displaying symptoms earlier. A larger percentage of children remain asymptomatic but are still able to transmit the virus to their contacts. (1) (3)

Transmission modes

Droplet transmission is the primary proven mode of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, although it is believed that touching a contaminated surface then touching mucous membranes, for example, the mouth and nose can also serve to transmit the virus. (1)

It is still unclear how big or small a dose of exposure to viable viral particles is needed for transmission; more research is needed to elucidate this. (1)

Citations

(1) https://www.who.int/news- room/commentaries/detail/transmission-of-sars-cov-2- implications-for-infection-prevention-precautions

(2) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html

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