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Florida unlock profile at present is identical to Arizona. Florida case ratio is even higher than Arizona.
This has two sides. The high level of cases means cases will grow in the short run.
The high level of immunity (from the case ratio) means cases will slow faster than realized.

Florida and Arizona both have low seasonality and will not have issues in the fall.

Worldwide COVID-19 Status
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Things you might need
if you get Coronavirus:

TRANSMISSION RATE TRACKING (warns of future outbreaks)

ECONOMIC RECOVERY POTENTIAL

SEASONALITY - POPULATION – Chance of Dying

TRAVEL ADVISORY

Pulse Oximeter – People do not realize they are not getting enough oxygen. They don’t struggle to breathe. But blood oxygen plummets into low 80s or 70s and they are too far gone before seeking help. Read reviews and get one that is reliable and accurate.

These are available in most drug stores, or by mail order:

· Low priced, good review

Also useful at high altitude, if you have pneumonia, etc.

MORTALITY TREND

UNLOCK PACE – deaths & economic cost 2^nd line

Non-contact temperature gun – This device is the modern way to take anyone’s temperature. Fast and if you get a good one, accurate.

Also available in most drug stores, or by mail order:

· Lowest priced 5-star review we could find

SLOW UNLOCK (vaccine starting Dec. 1, 2020)

SLOW UNLOCK (vaccine starting April 1, 2021)

Humidifier – COVID-19 spreads much faster in low humidity. If you live in a desert, or a cold climate where heating reduces humidity, and someone in your household is sick, you’ve probably already thought of wearing masks and gloves. But did you think if using a humidifier? Be sure to get a good one.

Usually available in department or discount stores, mail order:

· This one has a 5-star rating, for large rooms, quiet, as low a price as any (I just bought one, in winter may sell out)

IHME PROJECTION

SUMMARY

· Florida is stable.

· Mortality is not high but trending up. Someone needs to look into this. Perhaps it is not a good place to seek treatment.

· Florida will have a near term peak. Its profile is at the moment identical to Arizona. We think citizens will exercise caution, reducing social contact. Florida also has more local restrictions, see article. Whether it is local governments or otherwise, it is citizens exercising caution. Local governments are citizens. (I’m not sure what state governments are, but they don’t strike me as citizens. They are more political and ideological.)

· Travel risk is moderate to high through summer, gradually declining in fall. About like Texas.

· IHME projection at left is a plot of deaths in 3 scenarios. This is a different part of the IHME forecast than we show on other profiles. It is interesting because it predicts 15,393 deaths in “current projection scenario”. But which is that?

We predict only 6988 deaths, 55% less, in total to the end of the epidemic, and that’s likely on the high side. Our prediction is sensitive to case ratio which we believe is high in Florida, see article, test positivity around 5% which with current cases and population implies case ratio of 30 – we were hesitant to use that number and simulated with a more conservative 25. But we are not sensitive to masks. The data and unlock prediction are a prediction for total contact rate including the use of masks or not. I’ll tell you what. Masks will be used. People that don’t use them will get sick and be unable to go out, their friends will die and maybe they will die, and they will put on masks eventually.

Well, I got sidetracked. What I meant to say is, looks like someone shaded the IHME prediction toward the pessimistic side. They may have some rationale for doing that. And, it may be political, whether they admit it or not.

· Observation: FAST RECOVERY.

Webcam – It is essential to keep in touch with family and friends while isolating, and your school or business might require Zoom or Skye meetings. If you have an old webcam like I did recently, you have no idea how they have improved. Both sound and picture are much better.

The better webcams are $100-$200 and mostly out of stock! I have a Logitec that works great, but it is always on my wife’s computer. Are their any decent webcams for less? I looked at a bunch under $40. Most have some problem if you read the reviews closely. This was the only one I saw without a big negative in the reviews. I ordered one, and will post back here the results

Under $40 webcam with good reviews, 1080p, 30 fps (not for gaming)

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