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03-07-2020, 08:26 AM | #916 |
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Someone literally called this thing "the flu on steroids" yesterday. Yeah, it's spreading fast, but by no means is this that big of a deal as long as you aren't old and with an underlying health condition.
Just do what you should be always doing as far as proper hygiene and you'll be fine. Shoot, even if you do get it, you likely won't get anything more than mild flu-like symptoms. |
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03-07-2020, 08:35 AM | #917 | |
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03-07-2020, 08:39 AM | #919 | |
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This is very good advice. However, you forgot to mention that you should also remember to cough directly in the face of every old person you meet for maximum effect. |
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03-07-2020, 08:50 AM | #920 |
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Better keep an eye out for Trashcan Man and the Walking Dude.
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03-07-2020, 09:04 AM | #921 |
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03-07-2020, 09:39 AM | #922 | |
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03-07-2020, 09:53 AM | #923 |
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03-07-2020, 10:09 AM | #924 |
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If the asymptomatic spread continues to be up to a couple weeks it unfortunately won’t be surprising if almost everyone ends up knowing someone who dies from this — just depends really on if the summer/warmer weather stops it and if we can have a vaccine at the start of the next flu season. Containing it is pretty much a lost cause at this point.
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03-07-2020, 10:28 AM | #925 | |
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I like how Seattle’s schools are staying open so parents (healthcare workers and emergency responders) can stay working and children stay in a safe and monitored environment. We can get through this together. Last edited by Chiefspants; 03-07-2020 at 01:37 PM.. |
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03-07-2020, 10:39 AM | #926 | |
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03-07-2020, 10:42 AM | #927 | |
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03-07-2020, 11:44 AM | #928 | |
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ts?CMP=soc_567
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03-07-2020, 11:52 AM | #929 |
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03-07-2020, 11:57 AM | #930 | |
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Here's another thread that supports that scary exponential growth hypothesis. I think we're really just hoping warm weather slows this things down, or obsessive hand-washing, or some other factor they're not considering. Like they said - even if their assumptions are way off - it just slows things down a couple weeks. That's how exponential growth works as anyone who's ever done a petri dish experiment can attest. Of course it doesn't help slow the spread that a large chunk of the population still thinks this is no big deal. By the way I started following the people who were predicting exponential growth outside of China over a week ago and if anything they've been slightly under the cases we're seeing. The # of new cases are doubling roughly every 6 days. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...LBVT6O2RNI42TI Quote:
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