Posted on 12/10/2020 9:39:45 AM PST by Jayster
Why would you want this?
Did you want this for the common cold, also a COVID infection, or the flu?
That’s what my family is doing regarding me as I’m immune risk. They all work in health care or with the public so they’ve stayed away. And I’m ok with that but of course miss seeing them.
Every family determines what they’re going to do.
Friends in Virginia had dinner gathering....now they all 7 are contending with covid symptoms. One among was covid positive and didn’t know it.....only takes one.
“Bingo. Turn it off.”
Easier. Do nothing.
Quote it. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
“Later that day she saw a FB recommendation for “people you may know” and it showed the picture of that stranger from Starbucks.
I think our phones are also listening to us, “
I don’t follow ...
“I remember party-line phones that hung on the wall, and you had to be home to know if someone called;”
Nope. Your party could tell you.
What?
COVID-19 is a specific disease, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 is one of 7 viruses in the coronavirus family known to infect humans. The others include SARS-CoV-1 (SARS2003) and MERS-CoV (MERS2012). Neither of them is a "cold". MERS-CoV kills 35% of those infected, making it one of the most deadly pathogens on Earth. However, that's been its undoing as well, since it kills its victims so quickly and readily, it doesn't spread well.
The other four viruses in the coronavirus family cause about 12-20% of what we call the common cold. Most colds are caused by a rhinovirus. In total, over 200 viruses from at least three different families are known to cause the symptoms we collectively label a "cold". Influenza virus is not in the coronavirus family. In fact, they're not in the same phylum. Influenza virus is as closely related to SARS-CoV-2 as humans are to snails.
“now people seem to be unable to function without their privacy intrusion device in hand.”
You need to take command!
I’m glad everyone is safe. I hope they had a nice Thanksgiving.
And I say again, I am very wary about things such as this.
Thanks. Cogent and informative reply.
Anyone die?
Not yet......nobody hospitalized either.
“he other four viruses in the coronavirus family cause about 12-20% of what we call the common cold.”
You made my point, dummy.
Bingo. I agree. I don't believe anyone or anything anymore.
Most honest post of 2020.
Being wary and this being a scam are 2 totally separate things.
It is not a scam.
No, I did not.
I’ve explained why it’s not the case. If you’re incapable or unwilling to comprehend that, oh well.
On iPhone, do 2 things with the Failbook app:
1 - turn off location services
2 - turn off background processing
That will clamp down on Zuck’s ability to spy on you as you go about your business.
Control notifications on Android
We live in what was considered the first “hotspot” in the country, East King County in Washington State. We have half a million recent Chinese immigrants living here as neighbors, many of whom went home to China last Chinese New Year. A lot of people were sick here before we even knew what it was.
The unusual thing about your story is that you say all 7 people developed symptoms. On the fire department that I worked for last March a firefighter developed symptoms that he thought were from his hay fever but he tested positive. Everyone on the department was then tested, 9 more people tested positive. None of them had symptoms, none of them developed symptoms. All of them tested negative a couple weeks later. Only one person developed symptoms and they did not go away after he tested negative... they were from his hay fever.
That is not unusual. The vast majority of people under the age of 50 who do not have any "comrbidity" develop symptoms. I have several family members who have tested positive, none of them had anything more than minor symptoms. My wife and I had flu symptoms last February... might have been covid, might have been the flu. That is the nature of this bug. Were all the people in the family you speak of over 50?
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