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This Is How We Can Beat the Coronavirus
The Atlantic ^ | March 19, 2020 | Aaron E. Carroll & Ashish Jha

Posted on 03/20/2020 1:42:51 PM PDT by yoe

While many watched the coronavirus spread across the globe with disinterest for months, in the last week, most of us have finally realized it will disrupt our way of life. A recent (analysis from Imperial College) is now making some Americans, (including many experts, panic.) The report projects that (2.2 million people) could die in the United States. But the analysis also provides reason for hope—suggesting a path forward to avoid the worst outcomes.

We can make things better; it’s not too late. But we have to be willing to act.

(Polly J. Price: How a fragmented country fights a pandemic)

Let’s start with the bad news. The Imperial College response team’s (report) looked at the impact of measures we might take to flatten the curve, or reduce the rate at which people are becoming sick with COVID-19. If we do nothing and just let the virus run its course, the team predicts, we could see three times as many deaths as we see (from cardiovascular disease) each year. Further, it estimated that infections would peak in mid-June. We could expect to see about 55,000 deaths, in just one day.

(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...


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A Must Read article, knowing how to combat the horror of a pandemic is a plus so share this article to help shoulder the work ahead of us.
1 posted on 03/20/2020 1:42:51 PM PDT by yoe
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To: yoe

Delingpole: Chloroquine Known as Effective Against Coronavirus Since 2005. It is now a generic drug and no longer useful to big Pharma.


2 posted on 03/20/2020 1:44:55 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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I’ll take a look, but the Atlantic is usually not reliable on anything even vaguely political.


3 posted on 03/20/2020 1:45:51 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

I disagree. The Atlantic is a generally great contrarian resource for “do the opposite of what they say.”


4 posted on 03/20/2020 1:48:38 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: yoe

“To achieve this, we need to test many, many people, even those without symptoms. Testing will allow us to isolate the infected so they can’t infect others. We need to be vigilant, and willing to quarantine people with absolute diligence.”

Yes.

This article is alright.

Not political.


5 posted on 03/20/2020 1:50:19 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: yoe

Good read. Hopeful, but realistic.


6 posted on 03/20/2020 1:50:59 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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We need to quarantine New York City.

It’s our Wuhan, our Milan, our Daegu.


7 posted on 03/20/2020 1:51:22 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Burning down The Atlantic with everyone who works there still inside would go a long way toward that goal.

8 posted on 03/20/2020 1:51:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Travis McGee

Lol. True.


9 posted on 03/20/2020 1:51:52 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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A Must Read article, knowing how to combat the horror of a pandemic is a plus so share this article to help shoulder the work ahead of us.

No. If it's so damned important why didn't you post the whole thing?

10 posted on 03/20/2020 1:52:06 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Travis McGee

ifinnegan & McGee I have looked at half a dozen CNN headlines, they are all skewed to the left. The Atlantic article seems solid.


11 posted on 03/20/2020 1:52:48 PM PDT by yoe (Want to HELP the Slave Trade and Drug Cartels in USA? Vote for a democrat........)
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To: humblegunner

“why didn’t you post the whole thing?”

If you click on the “read more” link it takes you to the full article.


12 posted on 03/20/2020 1:57:49 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: foundedonpurpose

Can the drug be dispensed as a prophylactic against the virus even to those without the symptoms? If so,let’s make it available to those in isolation so that they can go back to work.


13 posted on 03/20/2020 2:02:57 PM PDT by 353FMG ( In Trump we trust.)
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“While many watched the coronavirus spread across the globe with disinterest for months...”

For months????

Let’ see. The Chinese government kept it hid for six weeks, until January, and in a short time Trump acted.

However, who do you think he is referring to with that statement?


14 posted on 03/20/2020 2:03:42 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Travis McGee

Me Infect You Lung Time!


15 posted on 03/20/2020 2:06:32 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: foundedonpurpose

For people who have not had a chance to read it...

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/19/chloroquine-known-as-effective-against-coronavirus-since-2005/


16 posted on 03/20/2020 2:10:46 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: humblegunner

The Atlantic must be excerpted....


17 posted on 03/20/2020 2:14:15 PM PDT by yoe (Want to HELP the Slave Trade and Drug Cartels in USA? Vote for a democrat........)
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To: yoe

Why isn’t using the antibody-laden serum from infected people who have recovered the answer? What a vaccine does in stimulate your body to produce antibodies against the virus. Serum from a patient does the exact same thing. What am I missing?


18 posted on 03/20/2020 2:16:15 PM PDT by Stirner
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To: foundedonpurpose
big Pharma has no part in this....(Dr. William Grace)
19 posted on 03/20/2020 2:16:50 PM PDT by yoe (Want to HELP the Slave Trade and Drug Cartels in USA? Vote for a democrat........)
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To: odawg

Yes, the notion that President Trump was shamefully late in facing the virus, as strategically planted early on by the Dems, has widely taken hold far and wide. Just like his “well-known” Russian connections.


20 posted on 03/20/2020 2:17:36 PM PDT by gloryblaze
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