(03-20-2020, 01:33 PM)GMDino Wrote: This is a new strain that no human has an immunity to.  It spreads easily.

We are shutting down everything to spread it out.  We don't want a sudden spike in cases that overtaxes the hospitals that are already short of tests, respirators and protective gear.

Panic is bad.  Respect for it is good.

And yes, hoarding TP is stupid.

(03-20-2020, 01:42 PM)GMDino Wrote: People still support Trump?

Sad.

PETER ALEXANDER: What do you say to Americans watching right now who are scared?

TRUMP: I say that you are a terrible reporter. That is what I say. I think you had a nasty question. pic.twitter.com/yw1T2HTnT3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2020

 

(03-20-2020, 02:15 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: It’s still the flu. Not all strains are covered in your annual flu shot. Getting the flu sucks.....for everyone. No one wants the flu. If your 90 years old, getting Influena A pry isn’t in your best interest. Why don’t we shut the country down every fly season?

Quote:Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold, in people. However, three times in the 21st century coronavirus outbreaks have emerged from animal reservoirs to cause severe disease and global transmission concerns.

There are hundreds of coronaviruses, most of which circulate among animals including pigs, camels, bats and cats. Sometimes those viruses jump to humans—called a spillover event—and can cause disease. Seven coronaviruses are known to cause human disease, four of which are mild: viruses 229E, OC43, NL63 and HKU1. Three of the coronaviruses can have more serious outcomes in people, and those diseases are SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) which emerged in late 2002 and disappeared by 2004; MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), which emerged in 2012 and remains in circulation in camels; and COVID-19, which emerged in December 2019 from China and a global effort is under way to contain its spread. COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2.

(03-20-2020, 02:45 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: **** it, I'm ready for president Pence. Hes a religious nut that is afraid of women but at least he has some god damn poise.

(03-20-2020, 01:05 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: Here’s my take on the C-flu.
It’s the FLU! No one wants to get the flu, whether is influenza A-B-or C. It’s deadly to old folks and immuno-compromised people. This is nothing new. The flu is deadly. Why are we freaking out this much? Shutting down EVERYTHING.....it’s not going to stop someone from going to get the flu. It’s just going to prolong this. Businesses are going to go out of business because of this fear. Flu season comes every year. People die from the flu every year. A, B or now we have C. I don’t get this fear. The fear itself is worse than the actual flu. Sorry for my ramblings but people need to start hearing some common sense in this effed up times. And QUIT buying toilet paper for an upper respiratory virus.

(03-20-2020, 01:23 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I have to imagine there is going to have to be a fairly substantial tax increase when all this is cleared up. Between the amount of tax money being lost and the amount of these proposed packages, there doesn't seem to be any alternative.

(03-20-2020, 02:15 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: It’s still the flu.  Not all strains are covered in your annual flu shot.  Getting the flu sucks.....for everyone.  No one wants the flu.  If your 90 years old, getting Influena A pry isn’t in your best interest.  Why don’t we shut the country down every fly season?

(03-20-2020, 03:18 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: It’s not the flu. Although it can cause flu like symptoms and the same complications of the flu. So I understand why you recognize they are similar. But, there are important differences.

It is a new strain of coronavirus that apparently mutated in bats and spread to humans.

No human has immunity to this virus and there isn’t a vaccine. Care for viral infections is supportive. There isn’t a medication you can be prescribed to make it go away or “cure” it. Once you’re infected you’re own immune system must combat it.

With a new virus like this we don’t know how bad it could be and we are currently still learning. It could be like the seasonal flu. It could be like the Spanish flu of 1812. Or it could be World War Z. We don’t know at the beginning of any novel virus.

Social distancing is proven to slow the spread of infection which is important at the beginning with a novel virus. If we don’t do it early the infection could become so prevalent it won’t make a difference later. The only question really is when to implement it. After 100 deaths? After 1000 deaths? After 10,000?  So it’s better to err on the side of caution.

(03-20-2020, 03:34 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Iraq and Afghanistan have cost trillions and we got a tax cut for the wealthy and corporations. I think we’ll just add it to our bar tab.

(03-20-2020, 04:37 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Over a 19 year period.

(03-20-2020, 04:50 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: You keep talking tax increases and soon you’ll be to the left of Bernie. Or Trump giving out free money.

(03-20-2020, 05:02 PM)Dill Wrote: Comrade Michael is already at Bernie.

Farther left is the only place for him to go now.

(03-20-2020, 05:02 PM)Dill Wrote: Comrade Michael is already at Bernie.

Farther left is the only place for him to go now.

(03-20-2020, 05:15 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: One Republican is giving out free money. Another is discussing tax increases.

What’s next? The Stay Puft Marshmallow monster?  Human sacrifices?  Dogs and cats living together? Mass hysteria!

Who ya gonna call?

(03-20-2020, 05:16 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I left that Nazi in the dust months ago.

(03-20-2020, 08:11 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Italian deaths from coronavirus increased from 627 to 4,032 in 24 hours according to Reuters.