Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 14836363)

You, and many others, are still failing to understand the incubation period on this thing. The swine flu had an incubation period of like 2 days. This thing it's like 5 days to 2 weeks. That's enormous.

That is 100% why this is different than all these other viruses and diseases that people keep comparing it to. We aren't all going to die and there's no reason to panic, but this thing has no treatment and you can have it for a week or more and spread it around and not know it. The only way to stop it is to keep people away from other people.

Originally Posted by petegz28 (Post 14836258)

I understand what it is but this is getting re-god damn-diculous. We don't shut down the league for the flu and contrary to the media freak out going on, this player and the other players if they do get sick are not going to die.

We are just getting to the point of insanity.

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy (Post 14836398)

Exactly and the more it spreads the more people will die. There is no vaccine so you are relying on the immune system to beat it. There's no guarantee even for a healthy individual although obviously cases of healthy ppl dying from it are rare but it has happened.

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP (Post 14836157)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">48 hours ago Rudy Gobert jokingly touched all the mics joking about the cornavirus he now has tested positive for having the virus <a href="https://t.co/bC6xH3DTIl">pic.twitter.com/bC6xH3DTIl</a></p>&mdash; MB (@babyitsmb) <a href="https://twitter.com/babyitsmb/status/1237917825236336646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 14836453)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All 30 NBA teams can be connected in just the last 5 days.<br><br>The NBA made the right decision to suspend this season. <a href="https://t.co/jUy3X5zwTj">pic.twitter.com/jUy3X5zwTj</a></p>&mdash; StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1237923526461530112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88 (Post 14836432)

There was no vaccine during the first six months of the Swine Flu pandemic.

I am not saying there isn’t legit concern about the threat of COVID-19, but it is unclear why the reaction to COVID-19 is way more intense than the public response to the Swine Flu pandemic in 2009-2010.

The Swine Flu was actually way more deadly among younger people than COVID-19 currently is.

Nearly 13,000 Americans died from the Swine Flu pandemic yet the public hysteria never approached what we are seeing now with COVID-19.

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88 (Post 14836432)

There was no vaccine during the first six months of the Swine Flu pandemic.

I am not saying there isn’t legit concern about the threat of COVID-19, but it is unclear why the reaction to COVID-19 is way more intense than the public response to the Swine Flu pandemic in 2009-2010.

The Swine Flu was actually way more deadly among younger people than COVID-19 currently is.

Nearly 13,000 Americans died from the Swine Flu pandemic yet the public hysteria never approached what we are seeing now with COVID-19.

Originally Posted by KurtCobain (Post 14836113)

They let Jordan play a game with the flu, which is atleast just add dangerous as this virus.

Originally Posted by saphojunkie (Post 14836506)

He was just hungover, btw

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14836515)

Wrong. It was food poisoning.

Originally Posted by saphojunkie (Post 14836537)

Nice pull. I stand corrected.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 14836580)

If you’re still downplaying this shit, shame on you.

The thought process seems to be that it’s not so bad because it doesn’t kill many or any young people — it’s like some people could give zero ****s about anyone over 65. It’s killing like 15% of those who are 80+ so far.

It’s all good and well until it hits home.

Originally Posted by Monticore (Post 14836412)

Please stop comparing it to the flu , having a vaccine makes a difference on the severity and whether you get it or not, if everyone got the flu shot influenza would kill even less but some idiots still refuse to take it, because who the **** knows . Influenza would kill hundreds of thousands in the us without the vaccine which is where corona is going since there is no ****ing vaccine. The only way to reduce deaths is keeping the infected away .