Viruses gotta virus.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 16:21 last edited by Doctor Phibes 10 May 2020, 16:26
**"So why are luminaries like the president, members of the Senate, White House correspondents, and NFL stars coming down with COVID-19?
Because the measures the so-called experts keep blathering about, wearing face masks and social distancing, are next to useless. COVID-19 is simply working its way through the population, regardless of catchy slogans like "New York Tough" and "A small ask, wear a mask!""**
Sorry, that doesn't add up. It seems to me the reason all those politicians caught the virus appears to be primarily because they didn't practice social distancing.
Also, what makes this guy an expert? Or, to be more blunt, why should I give a shit about what he thinks? Is he a doctor? Is he an epidemiologist?
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 16:46 last edited by
On this virus, many of the epidemiologists knew just slightly more than the average economist.
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On this virus, many of the epidemiologists knew just slightly more than the average economist.
wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 16:51 last edited by@Jolly said in Viruses gotta virus.:
On this virus, many of the epidemiologists knew just slightly more than the average economist.
But his argument doesn't hold water. He's saying social distancing doesn't work, and as evidence he's saying look at all these rich people who didn't practice social distancing that have been infected.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 16:52 last edited by
What he's saying, is none of the mitigation efforts we make are lasting.
And in that, he is correct.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 16:56 last edited by
He's also saying there's no point in further shut-downs, which again doesn't make sense. The point of the shut-down was to slow the virus. It's now speeding up again. If there aren't further shut-downs, what's to stop another Italy or NYC situation?
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 22:45 last edited by Jolly 10 May 2020, 23:09
Testing and treatment.
We've gotten a lot better at both. Doesn't mean we won't have some bad hotspots, but if (but if) we can protect the most vulnerable, we may not overwhelm the medical system. And if that be the case, maybe we can generate herd immunity.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 23:06 last edited by
Bad hotspots? We’ve already had 4 worse than NYC, but the hospitalizations have not come close to exceeding capacity. The deaths of Florida, CA, TX don’t equal the totals from NY and NJ in the early days despite a much larger number of cases. We accomplished what we were told needed to be accomplished.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2020, 23:08 last edited by
I don't think it would be smart to be too complacent. This isn't over yet.
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wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 01:21 last edited by
I watched a news story a few minutes ago about how Sweden didn't have any lockdown, and have done better regarding the China virus than anyone. They've done so much better on fact it's causing many of the experts to consider the possibility that locking down doesn't help at all.
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Testing and treatment.
We've gotten a lot better at both. Doesn't mean we won't have some bad hotspots, but if (but if) we can protect the most vulnerable, we may not overwhelm the medical system. And if that be the case, maybe we can generate herd immunity.
wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 02:48 last edited by@Jolly said in Viruses gotta virus.:
maybe we can generate herd immunity.
Interesting article in National Geographic on why herd mentality will not work.
(PS I have a subsription to National Geographic, but I believe this article can be read by anyone)
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wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 14:11 last edited by
Herd mentality is definitely working
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wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 14:22 last edited by
@Copper why do you say that? Not sure I understand?
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wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 15:26 last edited by
I believe you meant herd immunity
Not herd mentality
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wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 15:35 last edited by
@Copper
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wrote on 6 Oct 2020, 16:33 last edited by
That was a loooowwwww blow. We need to moooove on.