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*** OFFICIAL *** COVID-19 CoronaVirus Thread. Fresh epidemic fears as child pneumonia cases surge in Europe after China outbreak. NOW in USA (7 Viewers)
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The Commish
Footballguy
yup....that's a traffic issue. Last time we had a problem like that it was during the 08-09 recession and everyone was refreshing to watch their 401Ks go in the tank.
the moops
Footballguy
the moops
Footballguy
This is on my bank's home page
Digital Banking System Slowness
Due to much higher traffic than usual, online banking and the mobile app are currently experiencing system slowness. If you aren’t able to log in right now, please know that we’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible. We understand that many of our members are eager to check for stimulus payments today, and we appreciate your patience. Thank you so much.
NotSmart
Footballguy
Thousands of MLB Players, Families to Participate in Coronavirus Study
The study measures the prevalence of COVID-19 among MLB employees across the U.S. by testing for a blood protein the body creates in response to the infection
Twenty-seven Major League Baseball teams will participate in a study looking for COVID-19 antibodies among club employees and their relatives, the league confirmed Tuesday.
The Athletic first reported that 10,000 volunteers will participate in the study, which will be conducted with the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory, Stanford University and the University of Southern California.
The study will measure the prevalence of COVID-19 among people across the United States by testing for a blood protein that the body creates in response to the infection. The tests, which are not the same as the ones used in health care settings, are not diagnostic and therefore do not look for active infections.
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The MLB was approached for the study because it offers the researchers a geographically-diverse pool of volunteers spread out across the country, which should allow the study to get a good understanding of how the virus is affecting communities across the U.S.
"This will be the first time we will be able to see how truly prevalent COVID-19 has spread throughout the United States," Bhattacharya told The Athletic. “And instead of it taking years to pull together a study of this scope, especially with stay-at-home orders, MLB has helped us turn it around in a matter of weeks.”
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Players and staff are already testing themselves at home, The Athletic said, in a simple test that has the league's employees ##### themselves, put the blood on a testing strip, add a buffer solution, and wait ten minutes for their results.
The researchers hope to have all 10,000 results by the end of the week.
“To even begin to understand how far along we are in battling this virus, we need to know how many Americans have had it,” said Bhattacharya.
The study measures the prevalence of COVID-19 among MLB employees across the U.S. by testing for a blood protein the body creates in response to the infection
Twenty-seven Major League Baseball teams will participate in a study looking for COVID-19 antibodies among club employees and their relatives, the league confirmed Tuesday.
The Athletic first reported that 10,000 volunteers will participate in the study, which will be conducted with the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory, Stanford University and the University of Southern California.
The study will measure the prevalence of COVID-19 among people across the United States by testing for a blood protein that the body creates in response to the infection. The tests, which are not the same as the ones used in health care settings, are not diagnostic and therefore do not look for active infections.
...
The MLB was approached for the study because it offers the researchers a geographically-diverse pool of volunteers spread out across the country, which should allow the study to get a good understanding of how the virus is affecting communities across the U.S.
"This will be the first time we will be able to see how truly prevalent COVID-19 has spread throughout the United States," Bhattacharya told The Athletic. “And instead of it taking years to pull together a study of this scope, especially with stay-at-home orders, MLB has helped us turn it around in a matter of weeks.”
...
Players and staff are already testing themselves at home, The Athletic said, in a simple test that has the league's employees ##### themselves, put the blood on a testing strip, add a buffer solution, and wait ten minutes for their results.
The researchers hope to have all 10,000 results by the end of the week.
“To even begin to understand how far along we are in battling this virus, we need to know how many Americans have had it,” said Bhattacharya.
April 15, 2020, 7:02 AM EDT / Updated April 15, 2020, 10:37 AM EDT
By Tim Stelloh and Ben Kesslen
Twenty-seven Major League Baseball teams will participate in a study looking for COVID-19 antibodies among club employees and their relatives, the league confirmed Tuesday.
The Athletic first reported that 10,000 volunteers will participate in the study, which will be conducted with the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory, Stanford University and the University of Southern California.
The study will measure the prevalence of COVID-19 among people across the United States by testing for a blood protein that the body creates in response to the infection. The tests, which are not the same as the ones used in health care settings, are not diagnostic and therefore do not look for active infections.
The Athletic, citing Stanford researcher Jay Bhattacharya, reported that players, families, team staff, concessionaires, ushers and other part-time employees of all ages, backgrounds and genders will participate.
Download the NBC News app for full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
The MLB was approached for the study because it offers the researchers a geographically-diverse pool of volunteers spread out across the country, which should allow the study to get a good understanding of how the virus is affecting communities across the U.S.
"This will be the first time we will be able to see how truly prevalent COVID-19 has spread throughout the United States," Bhattacharya told The Athletic. “And instead of it taking years to pull together a study of this scope, especially with stay-at-home orders, MLB has helped us turn it around in a matter of weeks.”
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Bhattacharya said the MLB responded "immediately" when asked to participate in the study, which will have no effect on the baseball's currently unknown return date.
Players and staff are already testing themselves at home, The Athletic said, in a simple test that has the league's employees ##### themselves, put the blood on a testing strip, add a buffer solution, and wait ten minutes for their results.
The researchers hope to have all 10,000 results by the end of the week.
“To even begin to understand how far along we are in battling this virus, we need to know how many Americans have had it,” said Bhattacharya.
By Tim Stelloh and Ben Kesslen
Twenty-seven Major League Baseball teams will participate in a study looking for COVID-19 antibodies among club employees and their relatives, the league confirmed Tuesday.
The Athletic first reported that 10,000 volunteers will participate in the study, which will be conducted with the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory, Stanford University and the University of Southern California.
The study will measure the prevalence of COVID-19 among people across the United States by testing for a blood protein that the body creates in response to the infection. The tests, which are not the same as the ones used in health care settings, are not diagnostic and therefore do not look for active infections.
The Athletic, citing Stanford researcher Jay Bhattacharya, reported that players, families, team staff, concessionaires, ushers and other part-time employees of all ages, backgrounds and genders will participate.
Download the NBC News app for full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
The MLB was approached for the study because it offers the researchers a geographically-diverse pool of volunteers spread out across the country, which should allow the study to get a good understanding of how the virus is affecting communities across the U.S.
"This will be the first time we will be able to see how truly prevalent COVID-19 has spread throughout the United States," Bhattacharya told The Athletic. “And instead of it taking years to pull together a study of this scope, especially with stay-at-home orders, MLB has helped us turn it around in a matter of weeks.”
Related
SPORTS
MLB plans are just a bit outside, sources say
Bhattacharya said the MLB responded "immediately" when asked to participate in the study, which will have no effect on the baseball's currently unknown return date.
Players and staff are already testing themselves at home, The Athletic said, in a simple test that has the league's employees ##### themselves, put the blood on a testing strip, add a buffer solution, and wait ten minutes for their results.
The researchers hope to have all 10,000 results by the end of the week.
“To even begin to understand how far along we are in battling this virus, we need to know how many Americans have had it,” said Bhattacharya.
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Flying Elvis
Footballguy
Stimulus funds listed as pending in my online banking today.
Gov. Dewine talked about Ohio's reopening plan on the radio this morning. It makes sense, but there are going to be a lot of unhappy people.
"Under the Governor's reopening plan, hospitals and physicians offices would be first to resume operations --- followed by non essential businesses closed by the pandemic. The days of street festivals, concerts and major sporting events may not return for a year or a year and a half until there is a vaccine or until enough people have had COVID 19 that we have developed herd immunity."
https://700wlw.iheart.com/content/2020-04-15-life-in-ohio-post-pandemic-will-look-nothing-like-what-it-did-before/
"Under the Governor's reopening plan, hospitals and physicians offices would be first to resume operations --- followed by non essential businesses closed by the pandemic. The days of street festivals, concerts and major sporting events may not return for a year or a year and a half until there is a vaccine or until enough people have had COVID 19 that we have developed herd immunity."
https://700wlw.iheart.com/content/2020-04-15-life-in-ohio-post-pandemic-will-look-nothing-like-what-it-did-before/
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Brilliant way to get around backlash.
I cant get tested, but all these baseball players keep getting tested!!!
MLB season coming soon I hope.
top dog
Footballguy
Will be interesting to see how that all plays out. I can see no concerts, but banning sporting events in Ohio for a year will have some huge ramifications if those leagues start up and Ohio says.. "None played here". Would the NFL, MLB, NBA, etc. allow a team to have no home games? Not to mention the huge dollars for the Universities such as Ohio State that come in from their sporting events.
shader
Footballguy
If I'm a sports league, I think you've got to plan on there being very little attendance in 2020. You have to plan for that, and figure out how to survive.
For instance, the NFL:
1. What is percentage of revenue lost by no attendance? Immediate paycuts of everyone by that % for as long as there are no fans. That should instantly help.
2. Do teams need to play in the huge stadiums this season? As an example, are there world-class football fields somewhere in the area that seat 5-10k fans? Let all fans in the area who have immunity come to these games for very, very cheap prices. You've instantly built a closer connection to the fanbase.
3. Enhance viewing experiences. Let's face it, the TV experience has been suffering a long time. Take this opportunity to shake it up. Ditch Thursday night games. Stagger two Sunday night games so that there is always football on.
4. Do away with arcane blackouts
the moops
Footballguy
Seriously. Why isn't this test being pushed to every household in the country?
Doug B
Footballguy
The third paragraph of the article asserts that these home tests are not diagnostic and are not the same as THE COVI9-19 tests that are confirming actual infections.
Still ... I'm very curious about these home pin-stick tests and their efficacy. I found it interesting that the article makes sure to say it's testing for a "blood protein", not an "antibody". @Terminalxylem @Tecumseh @ProstheticRGK , what does that wording tell us, do you think?
EDIT: Yes, antibodies are protein molecules ... but still, the wording seems odd. Maybe to make sure it's not construed as "antidote" or something?
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eurotrashman
Footballguy
This may be a dumb question, but did you do any specific to get your check other than filing your taxes and / or applying for unemployment with your state?
the moops
Footballguy
Nothing to do with unemployment. If IRS has direct deposit info from you from previous tax filings, you don't have to do anything. If they don't, you will get a check in the future. I think at the end of the week, you can log onto a site to add direct deposit info and see status of your money. Highly recomended you chang to direct deposit for checks wont be cut for a while. Unless of course you want the president's signature on your check that is
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Somebody posted this figure far earlier in the thread. Gate receipts are a pretty small source of revenue -- broadcast rights are what really matter.
themeanmachine
Footballguy
we got ours direct deposited today, and did nothing. filed 2019 taxes back in Feb. No unemployment filing (both still working).
Nipsey
Footballguy
Anyone else get "Payment Status Not Available" when checking on their stimulus payment?
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
top dog
Footballguy
I went on and updated my bank info TODAY. Haven't gotten a return in years. Always have to pay. I had to enter my social, adjusted gross income for my return this year and refund/payment amount. When I went back in and tried to update my wife's info, it was automatically updated from mine because we file jointly.
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
top dog
Footballguy
Flying Elvis
Footballguy
I know you weren't asking me, but I received mine and did nothing specific. Like @themeanmachine, I filed immediately at the start of February with direct deposit set up.
the moops
Footballguy
Yep. I think my money is in my bank account but can't get in to see. Tried here and I get that same status as you
The Noid
Avoid me!
Is everyone getting round dollars? 2 adults, 2 kids, filed 2019 in Feb, and got $460.55. Knew there was pro-rating over certain AGI, but thought it was in $5 increments, so is weird seeing the .55 and assumed we would only get a portion of $500 per kid, so the $460.55 doesn't even divide evenly per kid.
the moops
Footballguy
need2know
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
Not quite, but I went online and the IRS informed me they didn’t have enough information for direct deposit. Lol. I just paid my taxes from the same checking account I’ve been using to pay my taxes for 10+ years.
The Commish
Footballguy
It's $5 per $100 or $.05 cents per dollar. If you're over by $101 it's not $10, it's $5.05
I just checked for my mother-in-law who is on SS and recieves direct deposit and it said the same thing.
CurlyNight
Footballguy
My bank is showing a deposit of $22.60 today from the IRS
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
So will get I still get 500 per kid if I am over the threshold for the 1200? Sorry if answered already.
belljr
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
belljr
Footballguy
However even better is I think if you just qualify say 197999 for married with 0 kids.
Your AGI goes up for 1 kid so you need to be under 207000 married with 1 kid
If that makes sense.
I think
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Do you have a link for this? I thought I saw yesterday that cap for married filed joint was just under 200k.
Keerock
Footballguy
sho nuff
Footballguy
Yeah...paying off furniture we "financed". Some savings...combine with the little bit of tax return we are planning to replace our deck with a concrete patio and likely get it covered back there to enjoy some time out side.
Clown Car
Footballguy
For now yes. But when my husband loses his job we will be able to pay our house/electric/water bills for a few extra months past our regular emergency savings. My daughter is buying tattoo equipment with hers.So you're stimulating your savings, not the economy?
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Going to buy a 55 gallon drum of isopropyl alcohol and a keg of aloe with my stimulus money.
Doug B
Footballguy
No schtick -- home-brew sanitizer really lasts a long time. I whip it up 12 oz at a time, and that lasts like a week-and-a-half for four people.
belljr
Footballguy
Sure married is 198000 AGI. There is a calculator on this page. However the way they did it was you get "500" per kid. But that factors into the $5 for every 100 over formula which is stupid.
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/how-much-is-the-stimulus-check-2020-4
the moops
Footballguy
JAA
Footballguy
Did you fill out any paperwork? Did the money just appear? How did they get your bank information?
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