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It’s just the flu, bro. Latest from CNN website is that scientists think that CV will not stop until 60-70% of the population gets immunity, at which point herd immunity will develop. The threshold for herd immunity goes up as R0 goes up. Some say the range for herd immunity is as low as 29% and as high as 74%. But the notion that a virus won’t fizzle out until herd immunity develops isn’t controversial. The controversial part is that these scientists/activists say that we should use “mitigation” techniques for up to 2 years while herd immunity develops. Isn’t that...

It’s just the flu, bro. How can this level of tyranny be justified for what is really just the flu? Even though this overblown Wuhan flu crisis isn’t over, just think of the next virus pandemic when some children might actually die. The media will clamor for another lockdown - politicians will react accordingly because they don’t want the blood of the children on their hands. They now have the blueprint for obtaining more socialism in the future. This social distancing is not natural. Anything that involves widespread, sustained and significant deviations from natural human behavior will lead to terrible...

It’s just the flu, bro. Back in day 13 of the thread we discussed “Healthiness differentiated social distancing”. If you are vulnerable maybe you should socially distance but if you are healthy then you should be out and about. This is the proper way to get herd immunity. This way the healthy people build immunity and then, after contagious period passes, they can’t pass CV on to the vulnerable. Instead we are doing the opposite - protect the children at all costs and let the people in nursing homes get sick. Even Sweden has said that their method is great...

It’s just the flu, bro. Good news in Texas - Governor Abbott rolled back the draconian mandatory mask rules imposed in some Democrat counties. So I am thankful that lawmakers are slowly allowing us to have some of our constitutional freedoms again. Herd Immunity - Apparently the science around herd immunity is settled. It is really settled and not just global warming “settled”. Herd immunity levels are known for many viruses and these levels are a function of how many healthy people the average sick person infects. It is a broad range right now but herd immunity for CV occurs...

The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said Monday. “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,’’ Dr. Philip Breen told the New York Times of his physician daughter, Dr. Lorna Breen, who had been medical director of the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital amid the pandemic. The battle-weary ER doctor, 49, was only the latest city healthcare worker to take her own life.

New York (CNN Business)Tyson Foods (TSN) is warning that "millions of pounds of meat" will disappear from the supply chain as the coronavirus pandemic pushes food processing plants to close, leading to product shortages in grocery stores across the country. "The food supply chain is breaking," wrote board chairman John Tyson in a full-page advertisement published Sunday in The New York Times, Washington Post and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. US farmers don't have anywhere to sell their livestock, he said, adding that "millions of animals — chickens, pigs and cattle — will be depopulated because of the closure of our processing facilities."...

It’s just the flu, bro. A few things helping to end this lockdown: 1. Federalism - people see freedom the next state over and they want it. 2. Protests - this is providing pressure on politicians. Something else that is essential to ending these lockdowns is changing these CDC guidelines. These guidelines are the cover for the tyrannical state level politicians. But Fauci won’t want to go against the “scientific” guidelines. Something needs to change there. These CDC guidelines also affect businesses worried about liability and Fearbra moms worried their children will die. Good news - Purdue says classes are...

It’s just the flu, bro. A fact that has come out of this CV hoax and the GW hoax is that people in government who claim that they are acting on behalf of science are leftists. They try and use their PhD to promote their leftist causes at every turn. Just look at University professors - 90% Democrat. This should be a learning experience for Trump and all future Republican presidents - when you come into office replace every single one of these supposedly politically neutral scientists with a scientist who you trust. If a Democrat appointed the scientist then...

It’s just the flu, bro. The left is using Wuhan Flu as a pretext for socialism. The mantra this time is “we must save people’s lives”. The most recent pretext for socialism before this one is global warming. With global warming the pretext is that “we must save the planet”. In either case, the validity of the pretext is irrelevant. What matters is the effectiveness at tugging at people‘s heartstrings. With both Global warming and Wuhan flu the call is for massive government expenditures and increased control over people’s lives. The disaster with Wuhan flu is that people believe they...

It’s just the flu, bro. This is turning more and more into a freedom issue. This state of emergency is exactly what the far left wants - disrupt and destroy capitalism and replace with socialist utopia. Quarantining sick people is a legitimate thing to do to sick and contagious people. It has been done in the past in the USA and in other countries. Quarantining healthy people is a new concept that destroys freedom. To those with health conditions and who have a legitimate fear of CV (or any flu) - it is your responsibility to protect yourself. The misery...

It’s just the flu, bro. Houston (Harris County) is starting a 1000 dollar fine for not wearing a mask in public. There is an exception for exercise and eating so I guess I will always be walking or carrying a granola bar. All this is happening at the same time as the Republican counties are relaxing restrictions. Flubros are the voice of reason but as the restrictions hit closer to home my mind started thinking about the panic/fear porn that grips the Fearbros. The panic porn in their nightmares involves seeing families having fun in public without a mask. My...

It’s just the flu, bro. A few things - 1. When is AG Barr going to start defending protesters? He seems to be all talk. At least his talk might deter some tyrants, but an actual defense of a person not compliant with a lockdown would do good and drive the left crazy. I would like to see Barr defend my favorite football player, and fellow Flubro, Tom Brady for his infraction. 2. Death Count - I am currently predicting a fake CV death count approaching 80k by the end of December. I have said 10% of the deaths are...

Although there is still much we don’t know about the coronavirus, we know enough to say that it is far more dangerous and deadly than the flu. It took twelve months and 61 million infections for the H1N1 swine flu to kill 12,500 Americans in 2009–10. The Centers for Disease Control estimated that the seasonal flu killed 34,200 Americans during the 2018–19 flu season. In 2019, car crashes killed 38,800 Americans. As for the new coronavirus? On March 20, the death toll in the United States was 225. By April 20, the coronavirus had killed more than 42,000 Americans.

It’s just the flu, bro. I was sent this comment from a fellow Flubro yesterday. Essentially the left is going crazy about current lockdown protests being CV spreading events. Well they also went crazy about the Wisconsin in person voting 2 weeks ago as a spreading event. Well 2 weeks is time for CV to theoretically spread and kill people. Yet there is no spike in CV deaths in Wisconsin. It is very dangerous for any country (especially the USA) to not permit protests for any reason. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/index.htm In the last minute of Trump’s CV press conference yesterday he said...

It’s just the flu, bro. Lawmakers in DC are putting together a plan to get America back to work. Why do these people feel the need for elaborate planning? I wished they would have declared “Mission accomplished! The curve is has been flattened and hospitals aren’t overrun - everyone back to work!”. They aren’t saving lives. They are wasting money and destroying families and businesses. I saw a study in Massachusetts that they tested 200 random people for antibodies and 33% had the antibodies (but no symptoms). This is almost everywhere and it will be everywhere in the near future....

It’s just the flu, bro. Finally found a good source for national deaths from all causes: http://www.toptradeguru.com/?p=72407 This link has a link to the CDC website and it is showing deaths from all causes are at 5 year lows. Yes people are dying of CV - but It could be one tenth the number that is getting published. If lots of people were dying, who weren’t naturally going to die that day anyway, then the CDC weekly published national death numbers would be significantly higher. They would show a big jump up to reflect the 30k people who have supposedly...

It’s just the flu, bro. A few things: 1. Some study in the Bay Area showed antibodies are widespread and there could be 85 people who have it for every one person who was tested - good news as it shows that its lethality is about the same as the flu. 2. Texas didn’t go far enough with their announcement on reopening. 3. Healthcare workers are getting laid off or are on reduced hours - checked two clinics yesterday and one was closed and one was half hours due to reduced number of patients during Corona. They flattened the curve...

It’s just the flu, bro. Trump has said it is up to the states. The states will likely defer somewhat to the counties and cities. The final domino after that will be the Fearbros and Fearbras. They aren’t just on freerepublic. These people are everywhere. Businesses need the Fearbros and Bras to shift their panic to something unrelated to commercial activity. Full disclosure - my spouse may be a Fearbra. I don’t see her fear going away quickly. There is now going to be a major social stigma around coughing, for example, that will trigger Fearbros and Fearbras to hold...

The coronavirus that has ravaged the world, effectively bringing it to a halt, is not as resistant to high temperatures as previously believed, a new study notes. The research, which was published in the bioRxiv repository and has not been peer-reviewed yet, notes that researchers from France infected African green monkey kidney cells with COVID-19, placing the cells in a "dirty" environment and a "clean" environment. Both vials were heated to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius) for one hour and the researchers found the virus was still able to replicate. However, higher temperatures for a shorter period of time...