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Originally Posted by jdubya
Meanwhile nearly 114,000 people have fully recovered to date
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That'll be the next step here and a HUGE one for the national mood.
In a week or so we'll have recovery numbers starting to spike in a big way as the virus progresses naturally. And yes, in that same period some of those earlier cases will also die. But at that point we'll start getting more positive outcomes than negative ones and if things progress well, that gap will only continue to widen.
Part of this has been the dearth of confirmed recoveries and the fact that those that die do so sooner in the process than those that recover. So there's a recovery lag that makes everything look horrific.
You're starting to see people put their heads up a little. Not that they're running out to the bars, but that they're getting their feet under them and don't feel like they're just spinning 100 mph anymore. This shit just moves so fast that nobody feels secure even IF they're in a low risk group or completely quarantined.
That's why I think it's important to take good news where you can find it. If there are encouraging results from a double-blind study on hydroxichloroquine - man, let the scientists argue about the sample size and the methodologies. Don't ****ing drink marine parasite killer, but consider that it has shown some promise and even if it doesn't help 100% of people or even 50% of people, there's a real chance it can help 30% and that's a good thing.
A brick doesn't have to be a wall. Don't just look for silver bullets and when you don't find them, consign yourself to misery. Take good news as it comes and embrace it. Use it to continue powering forward. If we find enough bricks, we'll build that wall and be in damn nice shape.