Posted on 03/26/2020 7:53:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
So what does stay at home mean? Is it verboten to go cycling? Hike 5-10 miles? Go for a ride?
As long as you maintain social distancing, how could there be a problem?
Russian roulette.
You first, Douglas A. Perednia.
Sounds like extended spring break.
Sounds like extended spring break.
Sign me up!!! I have both worked and volunteered at the Life Care Center in Kirkland. We live in the middle of half a million recent Chinese immigrants many of whom go back home frequently. Going to Costco around here sometimes feels like you are visiting the fish market in downtown Wuhan. This virus has been going through the community here since at least December.
I was one of the first here to say this could become a serious problem, and took a lot of heat for it. But I had no idea the draconian idiocy that this would turn into. The question here isn't whether you are going to get it, but if you already had it. I am sorry that you little girls down in Dallas have now got your panties in a wad. This is probably more contagious than the flu because over half the people who get it have no symptoms and another 30% have symptoms so minor that they go on with their normal routine and continue to spread it around. It typically becomes serious for old people, sick people, smokers, potheads, and those with medical histories that make them vulnerable to... wait for it... the flu. Strangely there are currently 4 times more deaths per state in places where marijuana has been legalized... look it up.
We wont really know how widespread it has been until they start testing for antibodies.
LOL. Flubros put their money where their mouth is. They are all mouth no brain and less spine.
Wholeheartedly agree, very highly exaggerated.
The flubros virus is mutating into the “I already had it so its no big deal” virus...
Heard some commentary yesterday on how STOOOOOOOPID it was to shut down our colleges and universities.
Instead of letting the youngest, healthiest group stay together in one place to build herd immunity we sent them all home to their parents and grandparents with existing health conditions.
Didn’t this type of party assume that mom and dad had already been exposed in their youth? That would not be the case with Covid-19.
My wife hosted a chicken pox party,around 1992 or 1993.
German measles, so nasty. I have a relative who can barely walk, and shes deaf. Her Mother got it while pregnant. It seems to destroy many of the nerves required for walking and hearing. The mother was warned by the woman who gave it to her, to stay away from her. She ignored the warning, as the woman no longer had symptoms. So sad.
Article is a perfect example of why the Federalist is despised as a far right wing libertarian dirtbag rag.
Now is not the time to be voluntarily infecting people.
This dirtbag MD should hve his licenses revoked for malpractice and incompetence.
I remember all these parties for mumps, measles and chicken pox.
I had every one of those illnesses, and parents would send their kids over and we would all share lollipops.
So a 20 something year old who is discovered to have leukemia while under treatment for COVID-19 who died without leaving the ICU is omitted. After all, the leukemia probably had something to do with his death. But from his, and his friend's and families point of view that isn't really true. Without the COVID-19 infection the young man had an almost 98% chance of being alive 5 years from now.
A 12 year old just died with a COVID-19 infection in the USA. The health department is trying to blame it on other causes, and they may be right, but to everyone else involved the question is what would be the probability that they young girl would be alive if COVID-19 was not present.
Incorrect. Negative COVID-19 results from current testing show the distribution of the virus and provide an upper limit on its presence at this time. The rates of serious cases also show how widespread the disease is.
This virus has been going through the community here since at least December.
Unlikely. That was probably another virus. If it had been COVID-19 the number of serious cases and deaths would have already been apparent in the ERs and ICUs.
Looking at the hate expressed against the so-called flubros I’d say their is something more virulent than Cov19.
And that would be unreasoning name-calling and demands for summary execution .
No, you are mistaken. The testing being given now determines only if the patient is currently infected. Those who have recovered test negative. The number of serious cases does not indicate how widespread the disease is, only that it has hit a pocket of vulnerable people such as at the Life Care Center in Kirkland where in the past both my wife and I have been both paid to work and volunteered.
When antibody tests are developed we may be able find out what the distribution of cases actually was. But early infections of unexplained origin, patient histories and anecdotal evidence in this area all indicate that the virus has been circulating in East King County since mid-December and more likely sometime in November.
If it had been COVID-19 the number of serious cases and deaths would have already been apparent in the ERs and ICUs.
Wrong again... the issues that they had in Wuhan China and Italy are not comparable to here ion many ways. First in Wuhan they have a very densely packed population, approximately 1 million people per square mile. Several people often from multiple generations are packed into tiny apartments typically 400 sq. ft. or less. They share bathrooms and kitchens with other apartments. Their healthcare system is very inadequate for a highly contagious infection that spread through this type of situation like wildfire. 60% of the men smoke and TB and other illnesses that weaken the immune system are rampant.
Italy has the largest number of Chinese immigrants in all of Europe packed into the affected area like sardines. Italy has the oldest native population in all of Europe. Their local customs encourage hugging and kissing multiple people from casual acquaintances to family members. Italy and Spain have 20 million smokers. Both countries have a high incidence of respiratory illness and wretched socialized medical systems. These countries are not comparable to the situation here, so there is no way of knowing what type of burden a virus going through the local community in East King County that 80% of the population has either no or very mild symptoms from.
I appreciate that you have bought into the hysteria and are repeating what you have been told. One thing that I find interesting is that the number of deaths in per state in areas that have legalized marijuana are 4 times greater than in states that have not. This can be found by looking at the daily numbers from every state that are currently being posted.
And you should have your posting privileges revoked for being a gullible fool who has bought into leftist nonsense.
Says the guy with a high school education.
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