[11th_VA]

"Houston, we have a problem …"

[Robert DeLong]

Actually that seems about right, as more people become infected the spreading rapidly accelerates.

[nuconvert]

But is it any more deadly than the flu?

[jonsie]

Yep, the ole “J” curve.

[Vermont Lt]

Wait until next week when the lunar new year holiday hits. It will be nuts.

[gridlock]

What is the vertical axis? Single cases, x100 cases, x1000 cases?

[i_robot73]

Unlike Zero, whom imported Ebola, the cheap-labor express & open-borders crowd will allow the airlines do it better\faster *SMH*

[HK_Kai_Chung]

Hong Kong confirmed the first case of the Wuhan coronavirus today. Sigh... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3047193/china-coronavirus-first-case-confirmed-hong-kong

[heavy metal]

the most deadly fastest spreading virus on our hands is communism...

[Chgogal]

FYI

[HonorInPa]

We live in a world or hyperbole. Every headline now contains words like terrifying, explosive, blasted, catastrophe, etc. Every article has someone’s hair on fire about something. I especially loathe the aricles that talk about someone getting “ripped” on Twitter. Delete the app, problem solved.

[Regulator]

Outstanding reason to ban all travel from China for the forseeable future.

[null and void]

Call it the Cootie Alert...makes it sound less scary. /s?

18 posted on 1/22/2020, 5:13:30 AM by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)

Challenge accepted

Cootie alert!

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Cootie ping list.

The purpose of the “Cootie” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

I expect someone will object *cough* Spktyr *cough* *cough* *gasp* *wheeze*

[billyboy15]

As usual the media will hype this as the end of the world. The mortality rate of this virus is about 2% which is very, very low.

This too shall pass.

Full disclosure, I am not in the medical field but I did stay at a Holiday Inn and know bullshit when I hear it,

[Mercat]

Medicare pays for pneumonia vaccines. There are two shots, over a period of two years. Next fall when I get my flu shot, I’ll get my second pneumonia shot. It’s all I can do.

[BusterDog]

We’re all going to f’ing die.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Bioweapon

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

I’ve never been “terrified” by a “graph”. Ever.

[Alas Babylon!]

Captain Trips, calling Mother Abigail!