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Coronavirus
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Doggydogworld
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No argument. I've been griping about don't test/don't tell for a month. You'll be able to get tested in a week or so. They're rolling out these drive-through centers now, but focused on hotspots first.
I have a faucet that delivers water right to my sink!
Causalien
Prime 8 ball Oracle
Potential racial discrimination of Sars2:
It’s Complicated: Chinese Scientists Find Coronavirus Discriminates By Race AND Sex | Articles
Still inconclusive.
Does not explain why Italy is so hard hit.
It’s Complicated: Chinese Scientists Find Coronavirus Discriminates By Race AND Sex | Articles
Still inconclusive.
Does not explain why Italy is so hard hit.
X Fan
Active Member
Agreed, but the internet/TV news are showcasing the "benefit" and thus older folks here (I bet in other places too) are looking to take it prophylactically.
I thought it was pretty self-evident. Touching hugging culture, high air pollution, high smoker rate, overwhelmed medical facilities, aging population with several generations living together. Probably some more that I can't think of right now.
As soon as Trump went public with it, I think there will now be a run on that medication in the USA. Is there a way to curb the abuse?
I hope it's easy to acquire for hospitals.
X Fan
Active Member
Don't know but my 21 yr old niece has lupus and uses that medicine.....a shortage would impair her health.
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
That is a interesting thought. I wonder if the epidemiology is consistent with younger people infecting the elders at home.
X Fan
Active Member
Private company claims they have created a home test kit:
Home diagnostics startup Everlywell is launching an at-home coronavirus test sample kit – TechCrunch
Home diagnostics startup Everlywell is launching an at-home coronavirus test sample kit – TechCrunch
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and didn't they do very limited testing? The number of people who had the virus before shutting down could have been huge. Just speculation by me though.
This chart tells an amazing story.
It seems like we are approaching the response completely wrong. We are unemploying 100’s of millions worldwide, wrecking the travel, entertainment, restaurant, sports industries, which will have ripple effects through real estate, aircraft companies, restaurant supply chains, banks...
And we are telling many people who are at very low risk they cannot work, because they may infect someone who is at great risk. It seems a far, far better approach to educate the people who have the conditions below, (and provide unemployment to those high risk people if they currently work), and then let them choose whether to self isolate or not.
It seems completely backwards to tell millennials and all other low risk individuals, they can not work, go out... because they may infect a high risk person who has chosen to not self isolate. It’s like saying we’re willing to destroy the economy and trigger a horrible recession, to preserve grandmother’s right to still go out, if she chooses. Grandmothers and Grandfathers and others with the conditions below, should be able to make the choice if they want to risk it or not, and family and society should focus on helping them if they choose not to risk it, by delivery services, unemployment...
It just seems so backwards to unemploy the healthiest and trigger a global massive recession if not depression, prolong the pain..., just so the at-risk (who are a much smaller percentage), can still socialize.
It seems like we are approaching the response completely wrong. We are unemploying 100’s of millions worldwide, wrecking the travel, entertainment, restaurant, sports industries, which will have ripple effects through real estate, aircraft companies, restaurant supply chains, banks...
And we are telling many people who are at very low risk they cannot work, because they may infect someone who is at great risk. It seems a far, far better approach to educate the people who have the conditions below, (and provide unemployment to those high risk people if they currently work), and then let them choose whether to self isolate or not.
It seems completely backwards to tell millennials and all other low risk individuals, they can not work, go out... because they may infect a high risk person who has chosen to not self isolate. It’s like saying we’re willing to destroy the economy and trigger a horrible recession, to preserve grandmother’s right to still go out, if she chooses. Grandmothers and Grandfathers and others with the conditions below, should be able to make the choice if they want to risk it or not, and family and society should focus on helping them if they choose not to risk it, by delivery services, unemployment...
It just seems so backwards to unemploy the healthiest and trigger a global massive recession if not depression, prolong the pain..., just so the at-risk (who are a much smaller percentage), can still socialize.
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The Pandemic Ventilator
I don't know if this has been seen already. It gives a pretty good look at what goes into a ventilator. (not too much).
I don't know if this has been seen already. It gives a pretty good look at what goes into a ventilator. (not too much).
Paracelsus
Active Member
Not sure what this means for TSLA or the Bigger Picture. Perhaps tomorrow is Ground Hog Day...........again?
I'm glad to see more thinking around this lines. I hope all social shaming of anyone who thinks differently will fade away and we will be able to discuss risk/benefit of different scenarios.
EVNow
Well-Known Member
Do you know Italy is not even taking older people (let alone with co-morbidities) into ICU ? They have so many younger people in ICU on ventilators.
Careful this type of logical thinking will get you publicly shamed.
I do agree to an extent but would add some points. Most office jobs who can work from home without issue should still do so. If no reason to go to office then don't go.
Education and putting in steps to minimize the risk is key (along with more testing).
But yea, completely killing the global economy is not a good idea. We are going to deal with waves of unemployment.
X Fan
Active Member
That's a story that needs to be emphasized to our millennials...at least one country is showing that young folks are getting severely sick and hospitalized too....it will be interesting post-crisis on why that happened (significant number were smokers, vapers, etc.).
X Fan
Active Member
Would you rather he just spit out negative news? During times of crisis, leaders need to be calm and preferably uplifting (ie FDR). A stock market recovery is important for the world.
I'm not a fan of his personal characteristics but I want him to project positively to very worried citizens. I've used Dr Birx and Dr. Fauci a few times in this OP....their skillset & positive demeanor is uplifting and the President should do the same.
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