Oso planning to go pro
Sarcasm, man.
March 28th to April 5th read the comments here by a number of members. The cheerleading in how stupid he was, how the death rate would have exploded by now. Even last week how he has to be hiding the numbers. The partisanship is so bad.
It’s an advisory alert and directive to medical professionals to provide more information. Similar to outbreaks of other contagious diseases that occur.It’s VERY different than calling it “terrifying” or saying 30-fold for something that now affects .3% of children instead of .01%. Or other inflammatory headlines.It does exactly what should be done. Inform and bring awareness, not incite fear or increasing anxiety.
Just speculation but i don't suspect any other administration would be accusing joe Scarborough of murder in the middle of a pandemic. or accusing their predecessor of treason, or saying we should inject bleach to kill COVID-19. Or appointing their dim witted son in law to lead the fight. not even jerry ford. Just me speculating.
I try to picture Billy Carter leading a task force if something like this happened under Jimmy Carter lol.
One question I have is when did the guidance on masks change and why? I believe the CDC and Dr. Fauci said masks didn’t matter much unless they were N95. Due to poor fit, causing people to touch their face, and giving a false sense of security, they did more harm than good. Plus, the particles are so small it doesn’t block transmission.Now there are comments like “if you want to know if someone is a thoughtless jerk, just look to see if they aren’t wearing a mask.” I’ll definitely wear a mask if mandated, it just seems like there’s been a 180 on this. I’ve avoided it because all I have are makeshift masks that either don’t cover everything or are a very poor fit. For example, if I keep reusing the same mask, I think the virus stays on that material for awhile.Just have been surprised about the mask mandates as in the beginning it seemed like most medical professionals thought there wasn’t a benefit.
Gooo - it really points to whether or not you believe there is/will be an effective vaccine and treatment (I say is for rocket). If we think we can do it, better to delay. If we think it’s unlikely, then we are just delaying the inevitable.
Just have been surprised about the mask mandates as in the beginning it seemed like most medical professionals thought there wasn’t a benefit.
One question I have is when did the guidance on masks change and why? I believe the CDC and Dr. Fauci said masks didn’t matter much unless they were N95. Due to poor fit, causing people to touch their face, and giving a false sense of security, they did more harm than good. Plus, the particles are so small it doesn’t block transmission.Now there are comments like “if you want to know if someone is a thoughtless jerk, just look to see if they aren’t wearing a mask.” I’ll definitely wear a mask if mandated, it just seems like there’s been a 180 on this. I’ve avoided it because all I have are makeshift masks that either don’t cover everything or are a very poor fit. For example, if I keep reusing the same mask, I think the virus stays on that material for awhile.
I think there will be some advances on the treatment front, but I am skeptical that they will arrive soon or be dramatic. As for a vaccine, I fully believe we will have one, but almost certainly not before March. My hope was that the delay from stay at home orders would be more effective in reducing total numbers for a longer period of time. This study, if it proves to be correct, seems to indicate that delays are small and minimally effective.
The mob mentality surrounding this is so annoying. On both sides.
The question is when. September would be unprecedented speed, but would save countless lives. If it takes to December?...still a lot of deaths.
I'm a bit more optimistic on the treatment front. I think we see some monoclonal antibody treatments come online pretty fast. The question is when. September would be unprecedented speed, but would save countless lives. If it takes to December?...still a lot of deaths. And I agree with those models. If we can't get a treatment online, the probability we see deaths over 1M is high. I'm cautiously optimistic we can get treatments online. I'm basing my optimism on some colleagues in this arena, who are normally fairly pessimistic, but who are instead surprisingly optimistic here.
Between this article and the success of convalescent plasma seems probable that long term and herd immunity will be a thinghttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/t-cells-found-covid-19-patients-bode-well-long-term-immunity#
Yesterday, Texas health officials reported 58 new deaths related to the coronavirus and 1,448 new cases, the highest single-day increase for both numbers.
I think you misunderstand the word "Exactly".
This is great news. I feel like it’s been a while since we have learned anything new with this virus (at least on the positive side). So just reading about a deeper understanding of how we fight this was uplifting.
There were so many of you it wasn't exactly worth my time.