The interesting thing about all of this is that we have no way of knowing how many people are actually carrying the virus, because in many they are asymptomatic.
There are a lot more people walking around with this than we know of.
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The interesting thing about all of this is that we have no way of knowing how many people are actually carrying the virus, because in many they are asymptomatic.
There are a lot more people walking around with this than we know of.
Because the sheep are scared shitless by all the overreaction and hype. The market will bounce back once this is proven to be speculation-based. For **** sake, they're talking about cancelling the Indy 500 over this. It's pure bullshit.
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Trump: 'Take It Easy. Just Relax.'
And he is one of us "target" group
So yes we are seein' a Boomer Remover" movement after all.....just don't expect them to win any singing contests as long as they keep using AB as a mixing consultant.
And he is one of us "target" group
So yes we are seein' a Boomer Remover" movement after all.....just don't expect them to win any singing contests as long as they keep using AB as a mixing consultant.
And that will be the reason why we may end up like Italy.
People in a panic when the government tells them to not panic and be courteous.
I’m not worried about actual virus.
It’s how contagious this thing is. Who knows, maybe our citizens have better immunity than italy.
But given we’re dealing with a mutated form of pneumonia I do not want to take that chance.
Next couple weeks will be telling.
Stay safe out there SNers. There are some truly stupid people
As you say, until nitwits read it and listen to him. Until you stop panicking like this is some episode of The Walking Dead and instilling more fear in the 12 people that read this site.
You're behaving just like Tibs. I don't like Dr. Drew, so la la la la la la la, I won't listen.
Dr. Drew is an internist, not just an addiction doctor.
Dr. Drew received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his M.D. from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine, where he remained for his residency. He then became Chief Resident at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. Dr. Drew is a Diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also a fellow with the American College of Physicians (FACP). He has been appointed to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and serves on the Board of Directors for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
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Hallelujah!
I am your shepard
There is still hope for humanity, us survivors that is, all the rest of you Flu Bros will be sacrificed, I'm afraid
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Absolutely, listen to Dr Fauci
Dr. Fauci explains why coronavirus is worse than flu
“One, it’s brand new so we don’t have any prior experience about what it’s gonna do, what it’s dynamic’s gonna be,” he said. “Number 2, it spreads very easily, there’s no doubt about that. It isn’t like some of the other outbreaks that we had that just didn’t adapt itself to spread among humans. And Number 3, it’s very serious in the sense of morbidity and mortality,
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fa...-against-americans-fleeing-europe-immediately
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S.’s top infectious-disease expert, is in favor of a national lockdown
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/d...is-in-favor-of-a-national-lockdown-2020-03-15
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Fauci: Possibly 'a few months' until life gets 'back to normal'
https://thehill.com/policy/healthca...y-a-few-months-until-life-gets-back-to-normal
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The irony is that all the "coulds" and "what if's" are doing much to weaken the immune system. Much like the big guns of the Navy softening up the beaches for the assault force.
Creating bad vibrations as it were. Just wait until the 5G High Frequency towers go up in America as they first did in Wuhan, Italy, Iran, and Soko 5G rollout.
This is much more a battle for the mind and brainwaves, than it is an existential threat from a virus. The virus to date isn't causing the problems in America. The panic is.
During the run up to the Gulf War, the Pentagon still suffered from a fear of a meatgrinder after the trauma of Vietnam. There were projections upwards of 50,000 dead or more in planned assault to dislodge Saddam from Kuwait. An astute Israeli intelligence officer is reputed to have told an American counterpart, "you have shipped too many body bags to the theater, and not enough MP and POW handling capability." Similarly, we are hardwired to either assume the worst or stick our head in the sand. The truth is almost always somewhere in the middle.
Or perhaps the authorities, as Fauci intimated, would always rather err on the side of giving too much animation to the bogeyman than not enough. That way, when the battle is won, the people have a collective euphoria and trauma bond with their leaders and authority much like a battered wife.
Perhaps we're too worried about ventilators, when we should be more worried about all these idle people put on mandatory leave with time and social media on their hands.
Or to quote Mark Twain, "I had a lot of trouble in my life, and most of it never happened."
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******* idiot teenagers can't even coin a good nickname. It ought to be "Boomer Doomer". You have to do EVERYTHING for these young' uns.
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Like I said, give it a week or so, we are still 10 days behind the curve, where Italy is now
I checked airfare to Italy in June. Still pretty high, but I bet that will change soon. I wouldn't get on a cruise ship even before this horseshit started.
There's a local press conference at 2:30 today. Word is that our weak Gov is going to close bars and restaurants for two weeks. Bastages!! We are going to pay our employees through the end of the month and then re-evaluate. They'll take a big hit though because tips are most of their income.
BTW, while the Indiana government is clutching their pearls and closing everything down in hysterical panic, the death toll from the virus here is...wait for it... ZERO!
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What I feel really badly about is all the people / businesses like Tibs' that are going to go under due to hysteria.
Government is in a ****** position. If you DON'T act a fool and shut down every single business and activity in your state, well - if people get sick you are ****** next election cycle... On the other hand, shut everything down and unemployment goes through the ******* roof and next election cycle you're ******.
Honestly, this hysteria is going to completely **** up the economy for a good deal of time, not due to the markets (which will bounce back as soon as wealthy folks start buying low-cost stock) but because of the massive number of layoffs that will occur due to the entire ******* service and education community being shut down for extended periods of time.
All those teachers, all those secretaries, all those waiters/waitresses, hotel maids, chefs, bartenders... every single one of them on unemployment... It's a ******* democrat dream.
And does it strike anyone as weird that China, a place with the 2nd largest world population and the epicenter for the outbreak has pretty much the lowest impact rate in the world? Hmmmm. Just sayin'...
This entire thing is utter media over-reaction bullshit.
Should we utilize social-distancing? Sure. Do we need to shut down our entire ******* economy? Jesus. Seriously?
As I said. When the U.S. death rate due to covid passes 1 million, we can start to be concerned. For us to have the panic that Italy is facing we'd have to lose what... 20 to 30 million people before we hit that 7%.
(Ya, I know. That's a bullshit number. Italy has seen 7% (apparently based on panicked news reporting) mortality rate among people confirmed with covid. Obviously 1300 deaths is NOT 7% of Italy's population. However it goes to show how stupid this overwhelming panic is.
If you're sick. Stay home. If you can't break your 103 degree fever after a few days and if you're having respiratory issues as well, THEN go to the doctor. Until then, stay home, drink fluids and rest. That's what they'd do for you anyway.
Government is in a ****** position. If you DON'T act a fool and shut down every single business and activity in your state, well - if people get sick you are ****** next election cycle... On the other hand, shut everything down and unemployment goes through the ******* roof and next election cycle you're ******.
Honestly, this hysteria is going to completely **** up the economy for a good deal of time, not due to the markets (which will bounce back as soon as wealthy folks start buying low-cost stock) but because of the massive number of layoffs that will occur due to the entire ******* service and education community being shut down for extended periods of time.
All those teachers, all those secretaries, all those waiters/waitresses, hotel maids, chefs, bartenders... every single one of them on unemployment... It's a ******* democrat dream.
And does it strike anyone as weird that China, a place with the 2nd largest world population and the epicenter for the outbreak has pretty much the lowest impact rate in the world? Hmmmm. Just sayin'...
This entire thing is utter media over-reaction bullshit.
Should we utilize social-distancing? Sure. Do we need to shut down our entire ******* economy? Jesus. Seriously?
As I said. When the U.S. death rate due to covid passes 1 million, we can start to be concerned. For us to have the panic that Italy is facing we'd have to lose what... 20 to 30 million people before we hit that 7%.
(Ya, I know. That's a bullshit number. Italy has seen 7% (apparently based on panicked news reporting) mortality rate among people confirmed with covid. Obviously 1300 deaths is NOT 7% of Italy's population. However it goes to show how stupid this overwhelming panic is.
If you're sick. Stay home. If you can't break your 103 degree fever after a few days and if you're having respiratory issues as well, THEN go to the doctor. Until then, stay home, drink fluids and rest. That's what they'd do for you anyway.
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The flu stats are extrapolated based on historic experience and seasonal variation.
The Covid numbers are based on a small subset where tests are given to those likely to have the virus/flu in Italy. Of course the death rate will be higher because of the smaller denominator.
Above you took Indy to task on stats, then decided to use the ones you liked?
All the stats now will need revision later to account for sampling biases.
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I can and I did. This year, to date, the death toll is: Seasonal Flu 100,371 vs. Kung Flu 6,684 - worldwide. That can't be disputed...only speculated about what Might happen. I posted what Has happened.