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03-21-2020, 11:14 PM | #9001 |
Banned
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03-21-2020, 11:16 PM | #9002 |
Elway be drinkin' again
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Colorado USA
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03-21-2020, 11:24 PM | #9003 | |
Ain't no relax!
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03-21-2020, 11:24 PM | #9004 | |
NFL's #1 Ermines Fan
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As I understand it, the shutdown has two goals. 1. In the short term, we don't want a flood of patients in hospitals that will overwhelm the system and cause a number of preventable deaths. 2. It may possibly prevent some people from getting the illness, though my perception is that there's an air of inevitability here, that it won't prevent illness but rather will spread out the impact. So let's ignore #2 and concentrate on #1. There are two ways to keep the system from being overwhelmed. You can have fewer patients coming (via the shutdown) or you can have patients get cured and leave faster (via medication and treatment), or hopefully both. So you just have to run the numbers and if you have both weapons there'll be a spot where you no longer need the shutdown. In fact, if the medication is extremely effective, you could conceivably not need the shutdown at all. One wildcard, though, is that we're assuming at this point that the shutdown will keep the system from being overwhelmed, and we don't know if that's true. It's possible that the shutdown and a magic medication would still not be sufficient to keep the system from getting overwhelmed. But regardless, we know that the world will be better with both. |
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03-21-2020, 11:27 PM | #9005 | |
The Constitutional Choo choo
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: homeof43conferencetitles
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Is it a good or bad thing? |
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03-21-2020, 11:29 PM | #9006 |
In Search of a Life
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03-21-2020, 11:31 PM | #9007 | |
The Maintenance Guy
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03-21-2020, 11:33 PM | #9008 |
The Beast Inside Your Head
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03-21-2020, 11:33 PM | #9009 |
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2020
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793 Deaths in just a day is a lot of people. I don't know how the Italy is countering the virus, but I can really tell the China did a better job.
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03-21-2020, 11:35 PM | #9010 |
The Constitutional Choo choo
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03-21-2020, 11:37 PM | #9011 | |
Sarcasm
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Olathe
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Luckily so far with USA we're doing good on that death rate part. |
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03-21-2020, 11:38 PM | #9012 |
"You like to drink?"
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: "I like to drink."
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03-21-2020, 11:40 PM | #9013 | |
The Constitutional Choo choo
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: homeof43conferencetitles
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**** them. They need to pay dearly for this shit. Every 4 years or so. Another killer bat rat virus comes from them commie bat rat eating bastards.. |
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03-21-2020, 11:50 PM | #9014 | |
Sometimes it's black and white
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: California
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Many if not most of the mourners I've ever seen at funerals would be in the high risk category. If I was forced to make the choice I suppose I would consider cremation and then having a service whenever it becomes reasonably safe. Not ideal but again bleak choices. |
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03-21-2020, 11:53 PM | #9015 |
future chiefs fans
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Location: oakland california
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