'It could happen to anybody': Kenner lawyer, 45, in critical care with coronavirus, wife says

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[ncalburt]

everyones immune system is different based on your genes .
this bioweapon Chinese virus does it job given the right circumstances.

[ncalburt]

Correction 149 cases as of 6 am

[Blueflag]

Paracetamol is a brand name of acetaminophen. Just like Tylenol is.

Acetaminophen might be part of a patients pule of pills in a paper cup, but it does not cure pneumonia, but might make you hurt less and reduce fever slightly while you have pneumonia.

Chemically there’s no difference.

[Durus]

If you saw anyone doing that perhaps they have a large family? Maybe they are buying for older people that can’t get out and about. The problem with our JIT shipping methods and our shallow supply chain is that if large number of people only buy what they need, the shelves go bare. This isn’t the result of hording, but a deeper issue.

[Justa]

“Paracetamol is a brand name of acetaminophen. Just like Tylenol is.

Chemically there’s no difference.”

Thank you for the clarification.

[trebb]

Thanks - someone else added a quote for future reference: “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” ― William Pitt the Younger "They" keep talking about closing more and more in order to "flatten the curve" of the peak before it starts ebbing away....I'd wager that no matter how it goes, "They" will tell us how much worse it would have been w/o them furthering the panic (Casinos in Biloxi area forced to close last night and will be "monitored daily to see when it's safe to reopen" - same with schools - closed this week with intent to open next week which makes zero tactical sense....closest case (singular for MS last I looked) is about 50 miles north of the coast.... And it seems to me the Casinos draw folks from all over - if it was as bad as being touted, we should, statistically, have a number of case being reported in conjunction with the casinos where everyone has hands all over the same buttons and panels and any coughs/sneezes tend to be directed at same panels. Empty TP shelves say it all - the virus doesn't cause any significant change in how the intestines/bowels work but can visualize folks tripping over bundles of it and cleaning supplies next Christmas with no place to be able to hide presents...shows how single-minded the panic is.