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So if all of Covid started and spread through only a handful of people
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:05 am
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:05 am
Since there’s been no developed vaccine, wouldn’t that mean that in order to rid ourselves of the risk of exposure, that we’d have to reduce the entire number of cases in the world to only a handful of cases?
So, in theory, we are supposed to shut down the entire economy; causing tens of millions in layoffs, financial losses, and extreme damage to the economy in an effort to get the number of cases down to zero?
Does anyone else realize how unlikely or absolutely impossible that’s going to be? Wouldn’t the better method be to allow the natural antibodies that humans develop through our immune system in order to combat something that we’re all likely going to get (Or have had and didn’t even realize it) anyway?
Those with health concerns are absolutely justified in taking whatever precautions necessary to limit their exposure, but to shut down the entire world waiting on us to get to zero patients just seems absolutely impossible. The only justification I can see is we are waiting it out for a vaccine, but after 6+ months; I just don’t see a vaccine really happening. It’s crazy to shut down the entire world over this.
So, in theory, we are supposed to shut down the entire economy; causing tens of millions in layoffs, financial losses, and extreme damage to the economy in an effort to get the number of cases down to zero?
Does anyone else realize how unlikely or absolutely impossible that’s going to be? Wouldn’t the better method be to allow the natural antibodies that humans develop through our immune system in order to combat something that we’re all likely going to get (Or have had and didn’t even realize it) anyway?
Those with health concerns are absolutely justified in taking whatever precautions necessary to limit their exposure, but to shut down the entire world waiting on us to get to zero patients just seems absolutely impossible. The only justification I can see is we are waiting it out for a vaccine, but after 6+ months; I just don’t see a vaccine really happening. It’s crazy to shut down the entire world over this.
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Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:07 am to TDcline
it left the wuhan lab October 7, 2019
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:08 am to TDcline
Definitely seems like it was Chinas’ way to get back at Trump and America and derail his certain re-election
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:08 am to TDcline
This whole thing is craziness. I don't wear a mask and I am sick of all the nancies.
The only thing that makes this bearable for me is that my wife has made 3 times her normal ICU nurse salary 7 months into the year. But the travel nurse assignments of 6 straight 12 hour night shifts must be tough.
The only thing that makes this bearable for me is that my wife has made 3 times her normal ICU nurse salary 7 months into the year. But the travel nurse assignments of 6 straight 12 hour night shifts must be tough.
This post was edited on 7/23/20 at 8:15 am
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:09 am to TDcline
I think there's still question as to whether antibodies are effective prevention of reinfection long term.... or if we're dealing with an annual flu-like reoccurrence with a partially effective vaccine and the need for serious therapeutics.
This post was edited on 7/23/20 at 8:10 am
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:10 am to TDcline
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Since there’s been no developed vaccine, wouldn’t that mean that in order to rid ourselves of the risk of exposure, that we’d have to reduce the entire number of cases in the world to only a handful of cases?
No. You'd have to reduce it to zero.
Your point is sound and obvious. But the democrat governors and mayors are going to keep kneeling on the neck of the economy until the election. #I can't breathe
This post was edited on 7/23/20 at 8:12 am
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:10 am to TDcline
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shut down the entire world waiting on us to get to zero patients just seems absolutely
At the beginning it was just to flatten the curve to slow down the rate of infection.
I am not sure when the MSM decided that zero cases was the answer. That is really not feasible.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:11 am to TDcline
Man, if only those initial 2 or 3 Chinese people had bandanas on their faces none of this would have ever happened.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:13 am to UltimaParadox
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I am not sure when the MSM decided that zero cases was the answer.
When they realized that flattening the curve wasn't going to run Trump out.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:17 am to Penrod
Even when a patient is stable and recovered, if they came from a facility, they can't go back to the facility until there are 2 negative tests.
Those 2 negatives are taking a lot longer than expected.
Those 2 negatives are taking a lot longer than expected.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:20 am to Lawyered
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:22 am to TDcline
All this chaos over a 0.04% mortality rate and a majority of those were sick elderly.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:24 am to TDcline
This seems like a fresh topic for a Thursday morning.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:25 am to TaderSalad
Also, yall member shutting down all the schools and wearing the masks for months at a time in 2009 with H1N1 and it's 60+ million cases in the US?
I sure as hell dont.
I sure as hell dont.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:25 am to TDcline
You missed the whole point. The reason for the shutdown has always been to prevent overloading hospitals. It wasn't supposed to end the disease. If the hospitals have no beds then preventable deaths of all forms will rise.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:28 am to BitBuster
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You missed the whole point. The reason for the shutdown has always been to prevent overloading hospitals. It wasn't supposed to end the disease. If the hospitals have no beds then preventable deaths of all forms will rise.
Yet hospitals have been nowhere near at capacity. Good job, you're part of the problem.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:28 am to BitBuster
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You missed the whole point. The reason for the shutdown has always been to prevent overloading hospitals. It wasn't supposed to end the disease. If the hospitals have no beds then preventable deaths of all forms will rise.
That's cute.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 8:59 am to TaderSalad
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All this chaos over a 0.04% mortality rate and a majority of those were sick elderly.
MY friend's wife who died was 43 with no pre-existing conditions. So, for her...the mortality rate was 100%.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 9:00 am to TaderSalad
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Also, yall member shutting down all the schools and wearing the masks for months at a time in 2009 with H1N1 and it's 60+ million cases in the US?
I remember H1N1. That was the one where 12,000 died in the US (over a 12 month period) and 225,000 people died worldwide...right?
Posted on 7/23/20 at 9:20 am to TDcline
Great post. That’s why no one talks about any long term plan outside of a vaccine. If it spread all over the world with just a few people, then we would have to get it down to zero for it to not keep spreading. No one wants to talk about this because it basically means at some point we are just going to have to accept that some people are going to get it(and yes, some die) or we are going to have to stay locked down and “masked up” for several years.
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