I haven't been watching or paying attention to any of the press briefings lately, both federal & local state. They've all been a big waste of my time.
Anyhow, apparently yesterday, I missed a 'hot mic' episode just before the federal presser that captured a Fox News reporter making some rather interesting comments. You can watch, read & listen to it below by clicking to the link.
You might want to turn down your volume first though cause my copy of the video is a bit loud.
I also have the original twitter source and the mentioned study report within the video description section along with several other resources that I have collected over the past week.
Most all of my resources will prove to be interesting to say the very least. Although, I'm quite certain that some of you will label me as a tinfoil-er or whatever, which is just fine if that's what will make you feel better.
The bottom line is this for me,,,,
I do believe people are getting sick, however I have difficulty believing the official story. I believe that our country and others were deliberately attacked by bad characters, which will be proven at some point sooner or later. CCP allowed millions of infected Chinese to travel internationally, however none were allowed to travel to other regions of China at the early onset of the outbreak. That took place well before other nations knew that there was a real big problem. CCP used their own people to be the weapon knowingly.
There are several other agendas/programs happening/at play simultaneously currently. All of them are NOT considered to be good in my book. Globalist elites/billionaires/governments are temperately in control obviously. We're all under house arrest and nearly jobless basically...
Regardless, you can count of the fact that I'll do everything in my power to protect my interests, my family, my property and then of course, my country to the best of my abilities, in resolute without hesitation, guaranteed!
So, here's my video link below with the original twitter source within the description area, additional reference materials, official researched documents, media/video resources, website and so on in case any of you are interested in just some of the stuff I have collected over the past week or so.
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https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/...hitehouse-press-briefing_5PiXc7us8xrSL32.html
Preliminary results of USC-LA County COVID-19 study released
April 20, 2020
USC-LA County Study: Early Results of Antibody Testing Suggest Number of COVID-19 Infections Far Exceeds Number of Confirmed Cases in Los Angeles County
Watch the L.A. County Department of Public Health briefing livestream at 1 p.m. on Facebook.
Contact: Leigh Hopper, USC Media Relations,
uscnews@usc.edu or (213) 740-2215;
Carl Kemp, LA County Public Health Communications,
ckemp@ph.lacounty.gov or (323) 365-7260
Los Angeles (April 20, 2020) – USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released preliminary results from a collaborative scientific study that suggests infections from the new coronavirus are far more widespread – and the fatality rate much lower — in L.A. County than previously thought.
The results are from the first round of an ongoing study by USC researchers and Public Health officials. They will be conducting antibody testing over time on a series of representative samples of adults to determine the scope and spread of the pandemic across the county.
Based on results of the first round of testing, the research team estimates that approximately 4.1% of the county’s adult population has antibody to the virus. Adjusting this estimate for statistical margin of error implies about 2.8% to 5.6% of the county’s adult population has antibody to the virus— which translates to approximately 221,000 to 442,000 adults in the county who have had the infection. That estimate is 28 to 55 times higher than the 7,994 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the county by the time of the study in early April. The number of COVID-related deaths in the county has now surpassed 600.
“We haven’t known the true extent of COVID-19 infections in our community because we have only tested people with symptoms, and the availability of tests has been limited,” said lead investigator Neeraj Sood, a USC professor of public policy at USC Price School for Public Policy and senior fellow at USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. “The estimates also suggest that we might have to recalibrate disease prediction models and rethink public health strategies.”
The results have important implications for public health efforts to control the local epidemic.
“These results indicate that many persons may have been unknowingly infected and at risk of transmitting the virus to others,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health. “These findings underscore the importance of expanded polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to diagnose those with infection so they can be isolated and quarantined, while also maintaining the broad social distancing interventions.”
The antibody test is helpful for identifying past infection, but a PCR test is required to diagnose current infection.
“Though the results indicate a lower risk of death among those with infection than was previously thought, the number of COVID-related deaths each day continues to mount, highlighting the need for continued vigorous prevention and control efforts,” said Dr. Paul Simon, chief science officer at L.A. County Department of Public Health and co-lead on the study.
The study’s results have not yet been peer reviewed by other scientists. The researchers plan to test new groups of participants every few weeks in coming months to gauge the pandemic’s trajectory in the region.
About the study
With help from medical students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, USC researchers and Public Health officials conducted drive-through antibody testing April 10th and 11th at six sites. Participants were recruited via a proprietary database that is representative of the county population. The database is maintained by LRW Group, a market research firm.
The researchers used a rapid antibody test for the study. The FDA allows such tests for public health surveillance to gain greater clarity on actual infection rates. The test’s accuracy was further assessed at a lab at Stanford University using blood samples that were positive and negative for COVID-19.
In addition to Sood and Simon, other authors and institutions contributing to the study include Peggy Ebner of the Keck School; Daniel Eichner of the Sports Medicine Research & Testing Laboratory; Jeffrey Reynolds of LRW Group; Eran Bendavid and Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford University School of Medicine.
The study was supported with funding from USC Schwarzenegger Institute, USC Lusk Center, USC President’s Office, Jedel Foundation, LRW Group, Soap Box Sample, and several individual donors.
More information
- A recent Q&A with Neeraj Sood on antibody testing can be found here.
- See the Los Angeles County’s April 16, 2020, Health Advisory SARS-CoV2 Serology Advisory for clarification on antibody testing.
- B-roll and photos from the April 10-11, 2020 antibody testing conducted in Los Angeles can be found here.
To learn more about the L.A. County Department of Public Health and the work they do, visit the following sites and pages:
Source:
https://pressroom.usc.edu/preliminary-results-of-usc-la-county-covid-19-study-released/
