By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions

Rapid Test Center of New York
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP

Nov 30, 2020

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Topics: Bracing for Post-Thanksgiving spikes, When to get a test, Thanksgiving day parade

Post-Thanksgiving Spikes Well we did it. As Americans, we choose to gather together for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Many of us tried to keep CoViD safety in mind but we still had the busiest air travel period since the pandemic begin. Travel was lighter than usual but the experts are bracing themselves. Both Drs. Fauci and Birx came out on the Sunday talk shows and warned of impending increases in number. I am hopeful that folks paid attention during family gatherings but only time will tell. In two-three weeks, we will see the spike if one is coming and two-three weeks after that, we will see increases in hospitalizations. As of yesterday, over 93,000 Americans are hospitalized for CoViD related illness. Testing Question: When to get a test? Many folks have asked me when is the best time to get a CoViD-19 test if I want to know if I caught it from someone. Looking at the data, the best time is 5-7 days after exposure. At 5 days, you pick up around 95%-96% of people who will ultimately turn positive and at day 7, that percentage goes up to around 98%. The last two percent points come between day 7 and day 14, which is the end of the incubation period. So I advise people to get a test on day 6 or 7 and that will catch the vast majority of their risk. Thanksgiving Day Parade I hope that many of you enjoyed the Macys Thanksgiving day parade last week. I am proud to report that we ran an efficient program to test all of the talent, crew, staff and volunteers to make the safest possible environment in which to throw a parade. We tested over 1300 people over the five day period. We provided security and covid safety officers and health screeners to the production. It was a great partnership and it was a pleasure working with the amazing folks at Macys special events. They are consummate professionals. To top it all off, I personally got to test Santa Claus himself although I never imagined I would be sticking a swab up Santa’s nose. He was such a great sport about it and right afterwards, he gave a great big laugh and handed me a little present. Mrs. Claus was nice as well. We’re off to our next big project, helping to keep Times Square on New Year’s Eve CoViD safe so we can all watch the ball drop and bid 2020 good riddance. What a year! Stay safe, we will all get through this together. Be well, Dr. Stu Weiss

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COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY

Coronavirus update for November 30, 2020 World Wide Updates European Commission agrees vaccine deal with CureVac Kim Jong Un is cutting off his economic lifeline, China, to stave off Covid-19 Novavax enrolls UK Phase 3 trial, expects US/Mexico trial to launch in “coming weeks” Hong Kong imposes stricter pandemic measures as city records 76 new cases Italy approves $9.6 billion stimulus package to tackle Covid-19 emergency South Korea reports more than 400 new cases as tighter restrictions loom India says it can roll out “hundreds of millions of doses” of AstraZeneca vaccine by July Covid-19 infections have dropped about 30% in England during lockdown, research shows  Japan reports more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, as serious infections continue to rise Venezuela suspends nationwide quarantine and lifts curfews on areas bordering Colombia and Brazil Indonesia reports its highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases yet Covid-19 disruptions could result in up to 100,000 extra malaria deaths this year, WHO report projects Singaporean woman who had COVID gives birth to baby with coronavirus antibodies Brazil records 287 new COVID deaths WHO head urges ‘extreme caution’ over festive gatherings France’s death toll rises by more than 400 Croatia’s PM Plenković tests positive for COVID-19 Turkey announces weekday curfew and weekend lockdown WHO Tedros says ‘Let’s not politicize probe of virus origins’ Total Cases Worldwide: 63,502,424 Total Deaths Worldwide: 1,472,046 Total Recovered: 43,875,891 US Updates McConnell calls for coronavirus relief before the end of the year Covid-19 vaccine’s quick assembly does not mean it’s not safe, Moderna chairman says  Oklahoma City Thunder says it will start NBA season without fans Nearly 1 in 4 people hospitalized for Covid-19 in Wisconsin are in ICU  San Francisco 49ers will play next two home games in Arizona as county restrictions tighten More than 5,000 people are hospitalized in Ohio with Covid-19  Florida governor doubles down on no statewide mask mandate New England Patriots fined for violations of NFL’s Covid-19 protocols Moderna to apply today for FDA authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine with “amazing” extra data Field hospitals in Rhode Island to start taking patients as hospitals reach capacity due to Covid-19 West Virginia tells hospitals to prepare to delay elective surgeries New York outlines 5 new strategies to combat the spread of Covid-19 Third consecutive Florida State football game called off NBA’s Charlotte Hornets will not host fans at the start of the season Pennsylvania’s current Covid-19 hospitalizations “clearly surpassed” spring peak, official says Moderna executive says distribution of company’s vaccine will be “typical” Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home order goes into effect today Maryland reports highest number of Covid-19 hospitalizations since May American Airlines is running Covid-19 vaccine distribution test flights US could be administering two coronavirus vaccines before Christmas, HHS secretary says This Texas woman has a warning after her whole family contracted Covid at a birthday party CVS and Walgreens are preparing to administer Covid-19 vaccines in long-term care facilities Florida hospitalizations have gone up 30% in two weeks America’s Black churches have enlisted the help of mental health professionals during the pandemic Thanksgiving travel could result in more US hospitalizations by Christmas New York will begin using hospitalizations as main metric to trigger closures, governor says Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was designed in just two days The US reached more than 93,000 coronavirus hospitalizations on Sunday — the highest of the pandemic New Orleans Saints fined by NFL for violating Covid-19 protocol, will lose draft pick White House coronavirus task force member says families who gathered at Thanksgiving should get tested California reported more than 15,000 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday Pandemic puts decades of gains over US poverty at risk of being wiped out Total US cases: 13,879,974 Total US deaths: 274,024Total Recovered: 8,183,229Total Tested in US: 191,173,031 Total cases in TX: 1,254,007 Total deaths in TX: 21,972 Total cases in CA: 1,224,954 Total deaths in CA: 19,176 Total cases in FL: 999,319 Total deaths in FL: 18,597 Total cases in IL: 726,304 Total deaths in IL: 12,985 Total cases in NY: 685,129 Total deaths in NY: 34,567 Total deaths in NY: 34,297 Contact us

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