Today's downer

[colhenrylives]

The state schools superintendent's latest guidelines for re-opening schools are very restrictive when it comes to any hint of physical contact for student-athletes. Hope for a quick prep football re-start is not good at this point. The new rules are found in 62 pages of detailed material that seems to put the kibosh on many team sports, at least in the near future. Golf. Tennis. Archery. Horseshoes. Perhaps. Everything else, not so much.

 

[colhenrylives]

A bottom line in light of these new guidelines: It will be up to each county and its health director and public education honchos to come up with rules that address the guidelines issued today. So, again, it's possible that leagues with schools in more than one county could have some unfortunate conflicts when it comes to contact sports, crowds, travel, facilities, old coaches and officials (who are more prone to die from the virus), etc.

 

[RidgeRider]

A bottom line in light of these new guidelines: It will be up to each county and its health director and public education honchos to come up with rules that address the guidelines issued today. So, again, it's possible that leagues with schools in more than one county could have some unfortunate conflicts when it comes to contact sports, crowds, facilities, old coaches and officials (who are more prone to die from the virus), etc.

I am listening to the announcement right now and they very clearly said this is a guideline not a mandate and that every district will likely do something different from each other. This is the way it should be and I am glad they took this approach. Some districts will benefit from knowing what they can do to help students be safer and others will learn what they should do if things get worse suddenly. Some counties are hardly being affected and others are much worse. The state is finally moving away from 'one size fits all' solutioning, which is the way many have been hoping. Thanks for posting the info, as I was unaware they had released that document today.

 

[colhenrylives]

I am listening to the announcement right now and they very clearly said this is a guideline not a mandate and that every district will likely do something different from each other. This is the way it should be and I am glad they took this approach. Some districts will benefit from knowing what they can do to help students be safer and others will learn what they should do if things get worse suddenly. Some counties are hardly being affected much worse. The state is finally moving away from 'one size fits all' solutioning, which is the way many have been hoping. Thanks for posting the info, as I was unaware they had released that document today.

You are right on the money. Again.

 

[colhenrylives]

On much of this stuff, all of us are wandering around in the dark. But hope springs eternal.

 

[RidgeRider]

On much of this stuff, all of us are wandering around in the dark. But hope springs eternal.

Yep

 

[ILOVETROJANFOOTBALL]

Yep

Meantime the CDC announced today that fully 50% of COVID positive tests were FALSE positives. But what's 50% between us girls?

 

[RidgeRider]

Meantime the CDC announced today that fully 50% of COVID positive tests were FALSE positives. But what's 50% between us girls?

I also heard that WHO announced today that asymptomatic transmission is very rare. All this “science” and nobody really knows the answers. Medicine is part science, part guessing and part trial and error.

 

[larry legend33]

Is it possible to schedule out of state games for
programs like oak ridge, del oro, Whitney, GB who are in counties that seem to be more progressive with allowing “stuff” to open? Believe OR has bishop manougue again but there are a few teams in greater Reno that are solid as well. Just curious if counties like SF, Alameda, San Mateo, Sac, etc make it more difficult.....

 

[EBALISBEAST]

Perhaps the parents can help a little with this? Not sure but facts about COVID-19 aren't harming Kids. The facts as I know them today is. The average death age for COVID-19 is older than the Average Death age in the US. People with compromised immune systems are the most AT RISK Groups. How about we don't blanket the whole world with rules. Rather those who are most in Danger of catching COVID-19. That would mean a group of age group 80 or older and people with compromised immune systems. People who are healthy should resume regular daily activity. Those who are most in danger should follow these rules.

 

[ankleassassin]

Perhaps the parents can help a little with this? Not sure but facts about COVID-19 aren't harming Kids. The facts as I know them today is. The average death age for COVID-19 is older than the Average Death age in the US. People with compromised immune systems are the most AT RISK Groups. How about we don't blanket the whole world with rules. Rather those who are most in Danger of catching COVID-19. That would mean a group of age group 80 or older and people with compromised immune systems. People who are healthy should resume regular daily activity. Those who are most in danger should follow these rules.

I have been doing regular activities. It isnt the concern of the young people but then them coming in contact with the lunch lady, the custodian, the librarian, the physics teacher, his grandmother, his father then those people coming in contact with their co worker, the clerk at target, then that person contacting their great aunt, the starbucks barista, the cross walk button, the atm machine which then someone touches who then hugs their niece who then jumps on papas lap............. I have been out and about with friends of my own age and I havent been to worried but I do worry about them and their interactions.

 

[1315]

Meantime the CDC announced today that fully 50% of COVID positive tests were FALSE positives. But what's 50% between us girls?

You are citing serological antibody tests and not actual “Covid19”, the nasal swab. There’s a danger in pushing a narrative about false positives in “science” or “medical experts” (CDC) are trying to mislead, as above 7, maybe 8, imply. Data analysis and the understanding of serological tests within a specific population, there are TYPICALLY widely varying results (epidemiologists understand this.)
BTW, serological means blood tests and CDC published the info to distinguish between testing for antibodies (serological) and not actual live virus that can be shed (respiratory secretions.) It is of much less epidemiological value measuring the contagion spread and mitigation going “backward” in time (antibody) versus finding the active carriers (nasal CoVid-SARS-2) as those are the potential spreaders: bingo, contact tracing...

Alameda County has introduced the concept of “social bubble.” It’s in the 6/5/20 order. It’s all about contact tracing at this stage, and also why State Superintendent Thurmond issued simultaneous guidelines to open schools. Unfortunately, it’s only going to take a single + swab test from a locker room to result in highly probable forfeits. HS FB once every three weeks until vaccine?

Maybe baseball 2021 saved.

http://www.acphd.org/media/584322/alameda-county-health-officer-order-20-14-english.pdf

 

[EBALISBEAST]

I just wrote a letter to the Alameda County Health Officer expressing my interest in Opening up the County for the Kids! Highlighting the points I made above!

 

[EBALISBEAST]

I have been doing regular activities. It isnt the concern of the young people but then them coming in contact with the lunch lady, the custodian, the librarian, the physics teacher, his grandmother, his father then those people coming in contact with their co worker, the clerk at target, then that person contacting their great aunt, the starbucks barista, the cross walk button, the atm machine which then someone touches who then hugs their niece who then jumps on papas lap............. I have been out and about with friends of my own age and I havent been to worried but I do worry about them and their interactions.

I understand that! Fear is still the great controller in this statement though. What are we afraid of? Are we afraid of dying? Or are we afraid of the unknown? I think it is within the realm of possibilities that we can protect the compromised yet still let the kids continue on their Athletic and Education endeavors. Not alot of leadership being shown by our appointed leaders. We have given the Government alot of control on this matter and they aren't even the experts? Curious to say the least.

 

[ArmchairGOAT]

I understand that! Fear is still the great controller in this statement though. What are we afraid of? Are we afraid of dying? Or are we afraid of the unknown? I think it is within the realm of possibilities that we can protect the compromised yet still let the kids continue on their Athletic and Education endeavors. Not alot of leadership being shown by our appointed leaders. We have given the Government alot of control on this matter and they aren't even the experts? Curious to say the least.

What our State and Local Government did (relying on health experts and data) is the result of this discussion we are having now about how to re-open. If nothing was done, I cannot fathom where we would be. Hoping to have safe opening season for all!!!

 

[EBALISBEAST]

What our State and Local Government did (relying on health experts and data) is the result of this discussion we are having now about how to re-open. If nothing was done, I cannot fathom where we would be. Hoping to have safe opening season for all!!!

Point I am trying to make in regards to government is that they are a Broker. I would much rather hear from the source the experts! Federal Government there’s always a lag. 3-4 week lag as opposed to the Private Sector. Ideas knowledge and action flow quite a bit more freely in the private sector.