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re: I read a bunch of COVID-19 scientific articles today
Posted on 2/25/20 at 10:40 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Posted on 2/25/20 at 10:40 pm to Eli Goldfinger
I was thinking that US officials getting worried right now was a bit overblown but then a few hours ago the city of San Francisco declared a State of Emergency ahead of this and that made me think of the risk the homeless, opiod-addicted populations in San Fran, LA and Seattle cause.
Here you have populations of THOUSANDS with shite for immune systems, who are in close proximity to one another, who always feel "a little under the weather" and who share lots of things (clothes, furniture, needles, etc). The areas where they are thickest (read: areas where people are paid to clean human feces off the sidewalks) have the potential to be a worst-case scenario for COVID-19.
If we have major problems from this virus, those groups will be where the worst of it comes from.
Here you have populations of THOUSANDS with shite for immune systems, who are in close proximity to one another, who always feel "a little under the weather" and who share lots of things (clothes, furniture, needles, etc). The areas where they are thickest (read: areas where people are paid to clean human feces off the sidewalks) have the potential to be a worst-case scenario for COVID-19.
If we have major problems from this virus, those groups will be where the worst of it comes from.
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Posted on 2/25/20 at 10:47 pm to Bard
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was thinking that US officials getting worried right now was a bit overblown
You were right.
Because...
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but then a few hours ago the city of San Francisco declared a State of Emergency
^^ this happened despite the fact there are no cases in San Fransisco. This is pure hype. It's become political. And as such, I think this should also be considered criminal.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 5:50 am to Bard
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COVID-19
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this and that made me think of the risk the homeless, opiod-addicted populations in San Fran, LA and Seattle cause.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:25 am to Bard
Couple of things.
Exposure is not infected
Think about how much of the entire population of the planet is in China {~25%} and surrounding counties
The SF “emergency” is possibly political. The president makes a statement and they do something to suggest the opposite. Not saying it is necessarily, but nothing has happened in the Bay Area in the past 2 days to escalate to emergency status now vs a week ago.
Wash your hands, don’t rub your eyes/face with a dirty hand
Exposure is not infected
Think about how much of the entire population of the planet is in China {~25%} and surrounding counties
The SF “emergency” is possibly political. The president makes a statement and they do something to suggest the opposite. Not saying it is necessarily, but nothing has happened in the Bay Area in the past 2 days to escalate to emergency status now vs a week ago.
Wash your hands, don’t rub your eyes/face with a dirty hand
Posted on 2/26/20 at 7:51 pm to Bard
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cause.
Here you have populations of THOUSANDS with shite for immune systems, who are in close proximity to one another, who always feel "a little under the weather" and who share lots of things (clothes, furniture, needles, etc). The areas where they are thickest (read: areas where people are paid to clean human feces off the sidewalks) have the potential to be a worst-case scenario for COVID-19.
You may be mistaken. Sure, some of the homeless who are already deathly sick with hepatitis and other communicable diseases could suffer greatly if they contract COVID-19 but I think a lot of homeless/street folks are more hardy than many people who have much better living conditions.
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