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Arcc said:
Actually the only one of those three are semi true at this point is death rate being higher than the flu. The reason it’s semi true is because it is definitely more dangerous for older people than the flu. For healthy people under 50 I’m not sure it is as deadly as the flu or at least provable at this point.
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Did you not read it?

The measure scientists use to determine how easily a virus spreads is known as the "basic reproduction number," or R0 (pronounced R-nought). This is an estimate of the average number of people who catch the virus from a single infected person, Live science previously reported. The flu has an R0 value of about 1.3, according to The New York Times.

Researchers are still working to determine the R0 for COVID-19. Preliminary studies have estimated an R0 value for the new coronavirus to be between 2 and 3, according to the JAMA review study published Feb. 28. This means each infected person has spread the virus to an average of 2 to 3 people.
 
If it can ever come up, Fulton County schools had an employee diagnosed with coronavirus. They dismissed the school in question immediately and are shutting down for tomorrow. Tweets:



 
Nerman said:
POTUS must be reading SouthernWX ☠
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So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
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The ember spat out of your fireplace burning underneath the gasoline-soaked dried out Christmas tree in your living room is infinitesimal compared to the fire that destroyed your neighbor's house last year. Think about that!

-- @realcoldrain

Just now
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
o_O If the panic continues there's no telling what might happen economically. I get that this is a new unknown virus, but the global panic is ridiculous. This is not an end of the world, killing everybody it touches, "I Am Legend" type of virus. If people would use common sense, wash hands, stop going places if sick, leave their stocks alone, live life, etc, we will get through this like we do the flu every year. I'm not being insensitive here, I really do feel for the people who are dying and losing loved ones and it is truly tragic for them. But the whole world panicking and forcing global economic collapses, etc will accomplish nothing. The flu averages a half million deaths worldwide every year, where is the global panic for that?
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We have a vaccine for the flu. There isn't one for this yet. People have been getting incredibly sick with this virus over a very small amount of time. That's the big difference. A lot of those deaths for the flu would be preventable if people would get the shot.
 
Steven_1974 said:
We have a vaccine for the flu. There isn't one for this yet. People have been getting incredibly sick with this virus over a very small amount of time. That's the big difference. A lot of those deaths for the flu would be preventable if people would get the shot.
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Supposedly there is a vaccine in phase one of testing but it will take a good deal of time before it's readily available, probably 12-18 months assuming everything moves along quickly.

www.foxnews.com

CEO of company claiming to have coronavirus vaccine says they are moving on to phase one of testing

A group of Texas scientists claims to have created a vaccine to prevent the coronavirus, and according to the CEO of the Houston based engineering company, it could be approved and available to the public by the end of the year.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
 
Windergawx said:
Mike Adam's seen this coming fyi yes natural news sometimes is far out field just like infowars but they get things right a lot of times. My advice go back and see who rang the bell in January and February and listen take with a grain of salt and use common sense
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Rain Cold said:
Coronavirus Can Stay In Air For 30 Minutes, Travel Twice 'Safe Distance' According To Study

Coronavirus Can Stay In Air For 30 Minutes, Travel Twice 'Safe Distance' According To Study | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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The owner of the company work for just left a vm saying our banquet is still on in Austin. That the flu is worse. Is not the cases in China and SK decreasing?
 
Matthew70 said:
The owner of the company work for just left a vm saying our banquet is still on in Austin. That the flu is worse. Is not the cases in China and SK decreasing?
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They are, allegedly. They have also taken extreme measures to lock down and quarantine vast areas.
 
Nerman said:
Did you not read it?

The measure scientists use to determine how easily a virus spreads is known as the "basic reproduction number," or R0 (pronounced R-nought). This is an estimate of the average number of people who catch the virus from a single infected person, Live science previously reported. The flu has an R0 value of about 1.3, according to The New York Times.

Researchers are still working to determine the R0 for COVID-19. Preliminary studies have estimated an R0 value for the new coronavirus to be between 2 and 3, according to the JAMA review study published Feb. 28. This means each infected person has spread the virus to an average of 2 to 3 people.
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I did read it and read it when it was first published a week and a half ago. When things are regarded as preliminary or estimated it isn’t fact at least not yet.
 
I chose to skip the banquet. Thing that bothered me about his vm is he seemed so it’s nothing but a flu. Even though a lot of our sales force is 60 and up. We have several near 70. Oh he also referred to the warmer temps will kill it. ??‍♂️
 
Rain Cold said:
They are, allegedly. They have also taken extreme measures to lock down and quarantine vast areas.
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yeah lol people keep citing China's cases decreasing, they literally locked down what would be equal to HALF of the US population totally....they actually dumped dump trucks worth of dirt on major roads to prevent people from leaving etc....real end of the world stuff, that is what they had to do to slow it down and stop it.
 
www.independent.co.uk

‘Get ready’: Italian doctors warn Europe of coronavirus impact on hospitals

‘It will be tough’, British doctor admits after Italian experts warn one in 10 of those infected need intensive care
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Italian doctors have warned medics across Europe to “get ready” for coronavirus in a letter revealing up to 10 per cent of all those infected with coronavirus need intensive care, with hospitals becoming overwhelmed.

It's interesting Italy's hospitals didn't get overwhelmed with the flu? But this is POTUS last tweet:

"So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that! "
 
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Thread by @silviast9: 1/ I may be repeating myself, but I want to fight this sense of security that I see outside of the epicenters, as if nos going to happen "here". The media in Europe are reassuring, politicians are reassuring, while there's little to…
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That is a crazy read if you want to hear what it's like inside an Italian hospital. Not for the faint of heart. But it's why this needs to be taken so serious.

 
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