Coronavirus

[dusty88]

I did a search, but did not see this yet. I think Dr. Drew has a great take on this...twice:

[video=youtube_share;39A7Tr-H29E]https://youtu.be/39A7Tr-H29E[/video]

Unless he's changed his tune from the previous statement, he's missing the point.

It's not about the case fatality rate.

It's about slowing transmission so care of the most vulnerable can be managed.


The official who spoke right after Trump nailed it: we want to lower the travel to and from the most affected areas.

At this point I'm not cancelling my travel unless specific circumstances dictate it. I will cancel them if recommended by public health officials, or other factors that concern me. But it will likely require some people to stay home or avoid some events, or they are going to be indirectly responsible for those more seriously affected.

 

[jamil]

This stupid virus is so overblown. The world has lost its mind

My biggest concern right now isn’t catching the virus. Or that we’re going to run out of water, or that the power is gonna go out. It’s that people will run out to stores and empty the shelves. And then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. I have to get there and stock up because people are panicking and buying stuff up.

 

[smokingman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8_4iyPMkoY

Live Washington state.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I just went to Harbor Freight and bought another flashlight. And 45 gallon trash bags. I'm ready for anything now. Well, at least darkness and yard cleanup.

 

[Dead Duck]

I just went to Harbor Freight and bought another flashlight. And 45 gallon trash bags. I'm ready for anything now. Well, at least darkness and yard cleanup.

And those make great rain jackets in a pinch.

 

[Ballstater98]

And to think, I threw all those away back in the day.

 

[churchmouse]

My biggest concern right now isn’t catching the virus. Or that we’re going to run out of water, or that the power is gonna go out. It’s that people will run out to stores and empty the shelves. And then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. I have to get there and stock up because people are panicking and buying stuff up.

More evidence of the Sheep mentality of the electorate.

 

[Phase2]

And to think, I threw all those away back in the day.

Wouldn't have worked without the latest anti-virus updates...

 

[smokingman]

List from FDA on drug shortages,due to production limits and available resupply because of Covid-19.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/

and they have a separate page for updates.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/

 

[dusty88]

List from FDA on drug shortages,due to production limits and available resupply because of Covid-19.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/

and they have a separate page for updates.

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/

just to clarify these are all drug shortages, not just those influenced by coronavirus.

For example, most antibiotic ophthalmic ointments have been in short supply for several months now.

 

[smokingman]

just to clarify these are all drug shortages, not just those influenced by coronavirus.

For example, most antibiotic ophthalmic ointments have been in short supply for several months now.

True. Wuhan did not go into lock down until January 23.So just over a month ago.Much of the impact has yet to be felt.

Morgan Stanley is estimating less than 33% of workers who left for the Chinese new year have actually returned to work,thus far.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/china-coronavirus-its-still-far-from-business-as-usual.html

 

[ditcherman]

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...ured-coronavirus-miracle-200228035007608.html

Close the thread, it’s over, nothing to see here.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Grocery stores to give away free paper respirators starting Monday! They will have kids sizes too. This is really starting to get scary.

 

[Dead Duck]

That guy looks unknown.

 

[qwerty]

Unless he's changed his tune from the previous statement, he's missing the point.

It's not about the case fatality rate.

It's about slowing transmission so care of the most vulnerable can be managed.

So the plan is to keep people well and out of the hospital, so the sick people can get treatment.

Good plan....

 

[Phase2]

A lot of this is simply about delaying infections. We don't have anything that will entirely prevent it. Any delays gives you more time to find solutions, more time to prepare for when it does come, more time before your medical system is overwhelmed trying to help too many people. Trump shutting down travel to/from China when WHO was encouraging the exact opposite was a big piece of our low infection rate.

The W.H.O.’s epidemic-modeling teams concluded that travel restrictions had slowed the spread of the virus outside China by two to three weeks.

For the United States, the delay was probably far greater. Air-traffic data shows that flights from China to the United States dropped much more than they did to Europe.

Luck is also a factor, as a single super-spreader can do a lot to break containment. At this other end of the spectrum, a single "Typhoid Mary" from S. Korea has resulted in 81% of her church becoming infected.
81% Of South Korean 'End Of Days' Worshipers Test Positive For Coronavirus

 

[WebSnyper]

At this other end of the spectrum, a single "Typhoid Mary" from S. Korea has resulted in 81% of her church becoming infected.
81% Of South Korean 'End Of Days' Worshipers Test Positive For Coronavirus

Seems like she was just leaning in and spreading... the word... for their end of days religion.

 

[Phase2]

Yeah. I'm thinking her spreading so much disease was from more than simply sitting quietly in the same church. I'm curious what they did there to allow it to spread to so many. Korea has had true exponential growth in the number of cases detected largely because of her.

 

[cbhausen]

A lot of this is simply about delaying infections. We don't have anything that will entirely prevent it. Any delays gives you more time to find solutions, more time to prepare for when it does come, more time before your medical system is overwhelmed trying to help too many people. Trump shutting down travel to/from China when WHO was encouraging the exact opposite was a big piece of our low infection rate.


Luck is also a factor, as a single super-spreader can do a lot to break containment. At this other end of the spectrum, a single "Typhoid Mary" from S. Korea has resulted in 81% of her church becoming infected.
81% Of South Korean 'End Of Days' Worshipers Test Positive For Coronavirus

Mary, Queen of Snot?

 

[BugI02]

My biggest concern right now isn’t catching the virus. Or that we’re going to run out of water, or that the power is gonna go out. It’s that people will run out to stores and empty the shelves. And then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. I have to get there and stock up because people are panicking and buying stuff up.

Well, prepping is short for 'preparing ahead of time'. Just sayin'