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Posted on 2/25/20 at 11:51 am to rds dc
In news from China... Spoke with a friend this morning who let me know that media there is once again claiming that the virus came from the US and that they are stating 10k deaths in the US 
So that is two friends in different cities that have given the same info.
The misinformation is pretty solid.
So that is two friends in different cities that have given the same info.
The misinformation is pretty solid.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:02 pm to Lsut81
Wait, I thought the CCP said it came from a warm bowl of bat soup.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:09 pm to Capt ST
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Wait, I thought the CCP said it came from a warm bowl of bat soup.
No, that was social media.
Scientists theorized (and have continued to refine the theory) that it came from bats due to a large genetic similarity. They have since refined the theory that it was in bats and then passed into an intermediary species before jumping to humans (perhaps pangolins but they aren't sure).
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:14 pm to Lsut81
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The misinformation is pretty solid.
Of course it is. It's needed, especially when you've done a poor job early on, done draconian things that disrupted social life (even if for a good reason) and want to save face from pissed off citizens.
"See, America has a bunch of deaths too. It's not just us."
People seem to think that China doesn't need to play political games because they're an authoritarian government. Look at Hong Kong; obedience to authority only goes so far if a lot of people are pissed off.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:16 pm to bbrownso
In other words, from the Wuhan Institute of Virology which amazingly just happens to be across the street from the Bat Soup market where bats and shite are sold
This post was edited on 2/25/20 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:19 pm to wdhalgren
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If you have a link I'd appreciate that
I'll see what I can find. My wife teaches Radiology and she was telling me about it from one of the industry pubs she receives.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:36 pm to bamarep
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I'll see what I can find.
Thanks. Bbrownso linked a good article on the previous page.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:38 pm to Mizzoufan26
Smh
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:39 pm to Mizzoufan26
Glenn Beck was preaching today to prepare thy anus
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:48 pm to wdhalgren
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Not every statement in this thread is intended as a slap at you or Volvagia.
Actually I was poking at Volvagia.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:52 pm to Mizzoufan26
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t's not a matter of "if" but "when" the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, will spread in the United States, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a news conference today (Feb. 25).
For those wondering, SARS-COV-2 is the virus and COVID19 is the illness it causes.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 12:54 pm to wdhalgren
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If you disagree, why not use plain english point out the perceived fallacy rather than defaulting to sarcasm or insults. Not every statement in this thread is intended as a slap at you or Volvagia. Some dispassionate discussion would improve the quality of the thread, if you have any interest in doing that.
Considering the comments in the last few pages I thought it was obvious his post was incorrect. I'll clarify -
The oral tests do work. A batch of oral tests had a faulty reagent and were recalled, but the test itself is fine. It's what the CDC has used for the 426 tests it has run so far.
The CDC is still running tests as they're submitted. They're not finding enough confirmed cases to satisfy some in this thread. This has been a recurring theme for a month.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:08 pm to slackster
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The oral tests do work. A batch of oral tests had a faulty reagent and were recalled, but the test itself is fine. It's what the CDC has used for the 426 tests it has run so far.
Thanks, I learned something. The last I had seen suggested that oral tests had a high false negative rate.
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The CDC is still running tests as they're submitted. They're not finding enough confirmed cases to satisfy some in this thread.
I'll be happy if the confirmed cases remain low, but the number of only 426 tests that was given yesterday seemed very low to me. As international case counts rise, it seems prudent to test more on clinical grounds and not just rely on exposure history. Maybe CT findings will be useful to direct more testing in hospitalized patients.
This post was edited on 2/25/20 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:08 pm to slackster
This isn't at all concerning:
"CDC immunization chief, Nancy Messonier warns "disruption to everyday life may be severe" from coronavirus in the US. She told her children over breakfast: "Right now, we as a family need to be preparing for significant disruption of our lives."
"CDC immunization chief, Nancy Messonier warns "disruption to everyday life may be severe" from coronavirus in the US. She told her children over breakfast: "Right now, we as a family need to be preparing for significant disruption of our lives."
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:14 pm to wdhalgren
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Thanks, I learned something. The last I had seen suggested that oral tests had a high false negative rate.
When I say oral, I mean a saliva and/or nasal swab that is run through a RT-PCR test. As best I can tell, it's what everyone in thr world is using, so if ours don't work, no one's does.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:16 pm to Oates Mustache
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She told her children over breakfast:
Yeah, sure she did...
I’m assuming her children are under the age of 10 being they have breakfast together... And she sat down and spoke to them like they are adults, scaring the shite out of them. I have no doubt she is the spitting image of a liberal college professor.
God, the virtue signaling in this country is ridiculous.
This post was edited on 2/25/20 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:18 pm to Lsut81
I don't know her political affiliation but her statement, along with her position at the CDC is alarming.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 1:18 pm to lsu13lsu
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Actually I was poking at Volvagia
I knew you were in this one
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Per Volvagia, any doctor or hospital can get a test done. This seems like conspiracy hogwash.
but didn't realize that in the one Slackster was quoting
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Yes, because the oral tests don't work. If the oral tests don't work than any test works as good or better.
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