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As the Coronavirus Surges, a New Culprit Emerges: Pandemic Fatigue.
New York Times ^ | October 17, 2020 | Julie Bosman, Sarah Mervosh and Marc Santora

Posted on 10/18/2020 1:13:03 PM PDT by karpov

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To: momincombatboots

And that is just disgusting and horrifying and it completely breaks my heart.

brings tears to my eyes.

There was a guy on this board who went by the name of farmer dean. He had fought sepsis from colon surgery for three years but was losing the battle finally some months back.

His wife didn’t see him the whole month before. I spoke to him on a Sunday evening and he said he was tired and needed to go to sleep.

And he never woke up again.

His wife’s voice and face should have been the last thing he saw. it broke my heart

My prayers are with any of you folks going through this. And any elderly people you have in homes


41 posted on 10/18/2020 3:01:49 PM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: karpov

How about Pandemicitus. I’ve got it. I’m sick of the stupidity.


42 posted on 10/18/2020 3:13:28 PM PDT by cyclotic (The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
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To: karpov

I don’t know anything about pandemic fatigue but I do know I’m dying of a terminal case of cabin fever.


43 posted on 10/18/2020 3:23:43 PM PDT by upchuck (Congressional subpoenas. Congressional hearings. Criminal referrals to the FBI. It's all just Kabuki)
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To: dp0622

I found out today one of my best friends is in the hospital and not expected to live. He is conscious, but I cannot go see him due to COVID.

Makes me madder than than I can say. I hope the people who are exploiting this rot in Hell.


44 posted on 10/18/2020 3:49:28 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Leftism is the plaything of a society with too much time on its hands." - Candace Owens)
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To: sima_yi

The daily death toll (as determined from the seven day moving average) is in fact decreasing.
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Yep, nationally it’s been falling since mid August:

https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america?view=total-deaths&tab=trend

(^^the linked site is pro mask but has very nice interactive graphs)


45 posted on 10/18/2020 4:01:17 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: volunbeer

There has been a number of medical papers saying that 40% of human common colds are caused by a coronavirus which does confer some memory cell immunity.

There have also been articles saying “viruses gonna virus” and that there is nothing you can do to stop it. Maybe slow it down a bit, but at a HUGE societal cost.


46 posted on 10/18/2020 4:04:40 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: American Infidel

The “15 days” was absolutely preposterous when it was first said. Everybody knows that epidemics and pandemics take months and sometimes two years to fade away.


47 posted on 10/18/2020 4:07:33 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: volunbeer
They are in the US. Fatalities are WAY DOWN here in the US as doctors become better at treating patients and people are now more likely to get tested if they come down with any possible symptoms.

Younger people getting it. Vulnerable people better protected. But the biggest factor could be mutations making it more contagious and less lethal.

Sweden had this right. Period.

Sweden had an 8% economic drop in the second quarter, same as us. But they had it right about getting the spread over and done with while protecting the vulnerable. They didn't protect their vulnerable very well though. Five times as much death as Denmark, eight times Finland and 10 times Norway. The difference is their younger people can now get on with their lives.

48 posted on 10/18/2020 4:10:24 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: karpov
It isn't a "surge" ... it's not a "new spike". You see, when you lock people away and restrict their normal human interactions the virus will -- temporarily -- not be able to infect as many people in a given timeframe. Then, when things are relaxed a little (through the gracious benificence of the imperial governors), the virus picks up where it left off.

It's really quite simple, you see. THE VIRUS DOES NOT GIVE UP AND GO AWAY DURING THE TIME PEOPLE ARE LOCKED AWAY OR RESTRICTED IN THEIR HUMAN INTERACTIONS. It just "waits" for us to come back together in some semblence of normality before -- in the absence of an effective vaccine -- it runs its normal course again. This is what viruses do.

49 posted on 10/18/2020 4:15:07 PM PDT by glennaro (Know that a muzzle is a symbol of subservience, of self-degradation and, most tragically, of fear.)
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To: karpov

In my case my BS meter has pegged.

I’m not fatigued.

I am PI$$ED.


50 posted on 10/18/2020 4:16:11 PM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: AFB-XYZ; All

Yup. And we have several people here who seek attention and perpetuate this crap by posting long lists of BS numbers.


51 posted on 10/18/2020 4:16:19 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: Texas resident

Democrat Party/CCP shutdown to keep Trump from being elected. They share a common enemy.

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True. The only country in the world back open for business is Communist China. coincidence? It was their bio-weapon.


52 posted on 10/18/2020 4:27:01 PM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the pariah country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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To: volunbeer

Additionally, a large amount of the positives that are asymptomatic are probably false positives. Some tests are so bad that some, like NFL players, are required to take several tests to get the best 2-3, 3-5, etc. before the results are accepted.


53 posted on 10/18/2020 4:29:45 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: palmer

Five times as much death as Denmark, eight times Finland and 10 times Norway.
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Things are still playing out and these numbers could shift substantially if Sweden’s neighbors experience a late surge in infections.


54 posted on 10/18/2020 4:31:15 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: rlmorel

I am very sorry to hear that.


55 posted on 10/18/2020 4:34:46 PM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: dp0622

Thank you for sharing that and God bless you and your Mom!


56 posted on 10/18/2020 4:41:41 PM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: dp0622

Yeah. Makes me want to throw something...I won’t, but inside, feel like I want to smash something.

One of my dearest friends, and in the past years as he has battled, he has not wanted any of us to see him, and I missed him very much.

Now I can’t even go to his bedside and tell him how I feel about him, and all the joy he has given me in this life. He is going to go...and I can’t do that...grasp his hand and look into his face.

It really really hurts. But thank you. I know you can imagine it.


57 posted on 10/18/2020 4:53:17 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Leftism is the plaything of a society with too much time on its hands." - Candace Owens)
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To: karpov

Joe could lock down the country.
A Dem congress would suspend Habeas Corpus if he asked.

Someone should ask him if he would do that.
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58 posted on 10/18/2020 5:01:14 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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59 posted on 10/18/2020 5:15:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Yardstick
True, it ain't over by a long shot.
60 posted on 10/18/2020 6:30:25 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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