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Covid-19 strategy change
3-22-19 | Myself

Posted on 03/22/2020 9:19:49 AM PDT by Crucial

At some point in the near future it's my opinion that out covid-19 strategy should enter a new phase. The strategy's timetable would depend on an actual decrease in virus cases. The two facts that convince me that the virus will come under control is the successful use of drug combinations that drastically decrease mortality and the other is the approval of a 4 hour covid-19 test.

International travel should remain restricted or shut down altogether. Those under 70 should be allowed to go back to work to get the economy running again. Those 70 and older should self-isolate. This is for their protection. I'm not saying this should start immediately. Yet, we have to pick a point on the downslope of the virus's downslope.


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To: olivia3boys

The craziest thing is that our Shop Rite closed down its “shop from home” option - where you could pick up your groceries at a side area.

Despite any precautions we take, I don’t see how most of us avoid contact with this.


21 posted on 03/22/2020 10:13:36 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: LouAvul

Sorry, got in a rush


22 posted on 03/22/2020 10:18:08 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: smokingfrog

After we found out this flu was a non event for children we should have handled it like all the previous Chicom pandemics in our lifetime. Maybe lock up the sick oldsters, but continue to go about our lives.


23 posted on 03/22/2020 10:18:17 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: libh8er

That’s right


24 posted on 03/22/2020 10:18:45 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: kearnyirish2

I’m in the Bay Area where supposedly we’ve been in “shelter in place” since Tues. And yet everyone is constantly going to the grocery store. Every day. With huge crowds.

It’s the opposite of social distancing and when we look back on this I think will be shown to have been a huge mistake. The grocery store exceptions. But then—people also have to eat.

We now will raise a generation of preppers who never again will be caught without lots of rice and beans on hand.


25 posted on 03/22/2020 10:19:52 AM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: datura

Unfortunately today is shaping up to be the worst day, over 7000 new cases, almost 100 new dead in the US. Big spike today, mostly in New York.


26 posted on 03/22/2020 10:19:57 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: InterceptPoint

Ruining the economy too much will certainly mean panic and more death.


27 posted on 03/22/2020 10:20:29 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: riri

That happened to me yesterday. He doesnt believe there’s a virus.


28 posted on 03/22/2020 10:21:48 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: nwrep

And that’s a separate point. New York is probably being mismanaged. And it has a very dense population.


29 posted on 03/22/2020 10:24:01 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Crucial
And it has a very dense population.

You can say that again, look who they voted for.

30 posted on 03/22/2020 10:25:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


31 posted on 03/22/2020 10:26:15 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: olivia3boys

Here in NJ liquor stores were deemed “essential” and can remain open; people are also going to grocery stores, but that situation has calmed down - only large main ones are still crowded, and in my town that is probably due to the fact that neighboring Newark NJ (NJ’s largest city) has few supermarkets.

Having people plan in advance is a good thing; I don’t blame people for not anticipating this (the scale/situation is very unusual compared to storms and such), but now we know.


32 posted on 03/22/2020 10:28:20 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: kearnyirish2

Perhaps anyone who can work from home should continue to do so for some tine after people whose jobs cannot be done from home go back to work. Most of the working class people in this country have to be present at their jobs and cannot work from home. It seems that many of the people of great influence and making the decisions can work from home even if that means they are on television remotely from their homes. The elite of our country may not even personally know anyone in the working class, except possibly as a servant.


33 posted on 03/22/2020 10:31:50 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: kearnyirish2

About liquor—so I have a year’s worth of wine at home. My husband and I are sharing one bottle a night as always, but are no longer replacing them.

When this is over, assuming we keep our jobs, we will start replenishing our stock. :) There will be wine bargains out there. Already are.


34 posted on 03/22/2020 10:34:06 AM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: Crucial

The meds combo should be available as a call in prescription form any doctor for anyone found with a fever and coughing. Tests should be made available asap to all symptomatic. In that order. Yes, treat now, test when you can. How could that hurt? (Eventually the tests will be ubiquitous) And after 14 days from that, everyone goes back to work.

Ignore idiots who don’t appreciate the opinions of FReepers but respect all media publications, that is very 20th century,


35 posted on 03/22/2020 10:36:01 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Crucial

If we let this disease run out of control, it will not help the economy.
People will feel its every man for himself. They will panic more, refuse to go to work or send their kids to school.
Let’s not pretend that there’s any scenario where the economy doesn’t tank.


36 posted on 03/22/2020 10:36:05 AM PDT by nbenyo
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To: olivia3boys

The virus would live weeks in the refrigerator.


37 posted on 03/22/2020 10:38:48 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Crucial

Ruining the economy too much will certainly mean panic and more death.
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Very true. There is no question about that. The triage ultimately has to favor saving the economy over saving lives. I just hope they don’t wait too long to make that choice.


38 posted on 03/22/2020 10:42:59 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed.)
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To: Jim W N

“That includes letting healthy 70-year-olds live their lives, but maybe with regular testing.

https://townhall.com/…/mr-president-follow-the-south-korean…;";

Can you repost that link? It goes to a blank page.

Thanks.


39 posted on 03/22/2020 10:49:09 AM PDT by icclearly
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To: Crucial
the wise choice would have made those 70 and above self isolate from the beginning.....

but no, we have to force a recession if not depression because it would be politically incorrect to ask the most vulnerable to save themselves.........

no....lets force everybody into isolation....

40 posted on 03/22/2020 10:51:08 AM PDT by cherry
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