The Vietnamese have seemed to figure this disease out. Possibly a previously exposed population?
Agent Orange will wipe out the Coronavirus. The Vietcong finally got us.
The Vietnamese have seemed to figure this disease out. Possibly a previously exposed population?
Agent Orange will wipe out the Coronavirus. The Vietcong finally got us.
Sales of Corona Beer are way down, People think it causes the Corona Virus, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-27/corona-beer-takes-a-hit-from-coronavirus-as-brand-image-suffers?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twi
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Parsec wrote:
DistaceCoach10k wrote:
60 confirmed cases in the United States. 370 million residence. That is 1 case per 6 million people. The experts need to give it their full attention and make it a top priority. The citizens need to focus on their lives and not blow it out of proportion.
I genuinely cant tell if people are actually this stupid and can't see the gaping problem with this reasoning, or if this is just trolling.
No, they're honestly that stupid. But they'll be the first to call you up and beg for supplies when the time comes. Watch.
Parsec wrote:
DistaceCoach10k wrote:
60 confirmed cases in the United States. 370 million residence. That is 1 case per 6 million people. The experts need to give it their full attention and make it a top priority. The citizens need to focus on their lives and not blow it out of proportion.
I genuinely cant tell if people are actually this stupid and can't see the gaping problem with this reasoning, or if this is just trolling.
Lol imagine thinking that this virus would take just weeks to infect its maximum number of people, when similarly contagious viruses like flu take half a year for their number to peak.
Imagine not understanding the impact of an Ro above 1, and the exponential growth in cases that results.
Imagine not realizing the virus has an average 5 day incubation period that can be up to two weeks, meaning developing cases are not yet detected.
Imagine not realizing this started in China in November and cases didn't start expoding till late Jan.
Imagine not realizing US cases weren't likely seeded until January and thus are 1-2 months behind China.
Imagine thinking something as contagious as the flu, but 20x more lethal and causing severe illness in 20% of cases is not a concern for an overcrowded medical system.
Imagine not being able to realize that while this is no holocaust and no tens of millions won't die, if we take some action, are more careful with hand washing and hygiene, limit social distance when possible, and track cases and use quarantine we might be able to keep the impact of this below that of the flu.
Imagine being so incapable of thought those things don't register.
COVID-19 fatality rate by age:
AGE
DEATH RATE*
80+ years old
14.8%
70-79 years old
8.0%
60-69 years old
3.6%
50-59 years old
1.3%
40-49 years old
0.4%
30-39 years old
0.2%
20-29 years old
0.2%
10-19 years old
0.2%
0-9 years old
no fatalities
COVID-19 fatality rate by preexisting condition:
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
DEATH RATE*
Cardiovascular disease
10.5%
Diabetes
7.3%
Chronic respiratory disease
6.3%
Hypertension
6.0%
Cancer
5.6%
no pre-existing conditions
0.9%
But yes let's all panic. It hasn't even killed a small child yet.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/
Parsec wrote:
DistaceCoach10k wrote:
60 confirmed cases in the United States. 370 million residence. That is 1 case per 6 million people. The experts need to give it their full attention and make it a top priority. The citizens need to focus on their lives and not blow it out of proportion.
I genuinely cant tell if people are actually this stupid and can't see the gaping problem with this reasoning, or if this is just trolling.
I'm with you on that. Funny how stupidity and trolling often indistinguishable. The sheer idiocy of some people's reasoning is staggering. Talking about how many cases there are in the States ignores the fact that we've barely been testing for this or that the total number of infected is a LOW and not an average, max, or even accurate count.
Modernity has given us some great things on a micro scale but really hurt us on the macro scale. We take safety for granted and don't at all understand the boundaries. It takes being personally affected for people to understand and that's crazy when it comes to life altering risks.
Hey chief, when diabetes or cardiovascular disease become highly contagious your argument will seem far less stupid.
Also f*** you for the "it only affects the elderly" crap. That is truly sociopaths reasoning. You're literally saying 'it's cool if some old folks die'. Never mind the number of people who end up being critically ill.
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R0 shouldn't be treated as a metric. It is distributional only. # of infected is RANDOM, often broadly dispersed, and always exposed to downward bias...ie. it defaults low.
Other than that you're spot on, and far more polite than I.
Another case of the Coronavirus of unknown origin in the U.S. This one also in the SF Bay area, but the South Bay this time. There is about 85 miles of Bay Area between the 2 points of infection. That doesn't bode well for all points between.
Let's face it, this is going to get MUCH worse before it gets better. The President had better wake up! Although, I'm sure he doesn't care that it's in California, his favorite state.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/28/santa-clara-county-announces-new-coronavirus-case/
Good post Parsec.
Anyone thought about all the travel at Spring break?
Hopefully they can get a more diverse Task Force to solve this Fast, https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-coronavirus-trump-lack-of-diversity
Ok, Now it's time to Panic! wrote:
Another case of the Coronavirus of unknown origin in the U.S. This one also in the SF Bay area, but the South Bay this time. There is about 85 miles of Bay Area between the 2 points of infection. That doesn't bode well for all points between.
Let's face it, this is going to get MUCH worse before it gets better. The President had better wake up! Although, I'm sure he doesn't care that it's in California, his favorite state.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/28/santa-clara-county-announces-new-coronavirus-case/
The president is very concerned about the corona virus and how it will effect Donald Trump's re-election. This could be his mission accomplished moment. This problem is not over for the USA and he looks and sounds foolish when he says this. The significance of Trump's credibility problem is highlighted when there is a national emergency.
Mike Pence has been set up as the fall guy when this falls apart.
How long can this Corona Virus .
douglas burke wrote:
How long can this Corona Virus last?.