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Jon said:
Yes I’ve been reminded fairly frequently that it’s early and I 110% agree with your post.

There’s also too much under confidence washing around from my perspective, so honestly it just depends on what side of the spectrum you choose to be on. We are in a bad situation and riding a fine line between comfort and panic. Maybe I’m an optimist, but I’m on the right side of the trend line. No reason to panic...just prepare.


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Couldn't agree more. Nobody should be panicking in the US right now. Preparing is the right course. However, I'm afraid that a lot of people are going to be apathetic about it and then when deaths and community outbreaks start showing up here, everyone is going to try and do the same things at the same time, which is going to lead to a period of chaos.

That could be avoided, or at least mitigated to a degree, with a measured approach now. But people inherently avoid contemplating negative outcomes because it disturbs their sense that a thing can't happen because they've never experienced it. And most certainly, those with the microphone are not going to be preemptively encouraging action. It'll be a mad scramble when things start to really show up here, regardless of the reality of how bad/virulent the actual night is.
 
Rain Cold said:
My takeaway is while that may be comforting to us who are younger and healthier, a highly contagious bug such as this is capable of, and likely will, infect a greater percentage of that at-risk group, likely resulting in a worse situation than the regular flu...assuming we are as bad at containing the outbreak as I think we will be. I, for one, find that to be quite disconcerting, even though I am young and healthy.

I'd also like to continue to point out that we still only have a few weeks of reliable data around this virus. There are a lot of TBDs still pinned up on the board. I'm not saying we're all gonna die, but there is still too much overconfidence washing around, IMO.
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There's too much over hype and panic too, certainly one should be prepared, monitor the status but to think the worse will occur is no better than saying it will be gone by April. Lot of assumptions both ways considering there is still tons of information yet to be gathered.
 
Rain Cold said:
Couldn't agree more. Nobody should be panicking in the US right now. Preparing is the right course. However, I'm afraid that a lot of people are going to be apathetic about it and then when deaths and community outbreaks start showing up here, everyone is going to try and do the same things at the same time, which is going to lead to a period of chaos.

That could be avoided, or at least mitigated to a degree, with a measured approach now. But people inherently avoid contemplating negative outcomes because it disturbs their sense that a thing can't happen because they've never experienced it. And most certainly, those with the microphone are not going to be preemptively encouraging action. It'll be a mad scramble when things start to really show up here, regardless of the reality of how bad/virulent the actual night is.
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So specifically what actions need to be taken?
 
metwannabe said:
So specifically what actions need to be taken?
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Take a deep breath; it's like hurricane season prep; buy in small increments and stock up over a few weeks, but don't raid the shelves ... Son in Tokyo says that the initial fear is what put them over the edge on the supply side ... and if you're as redneck as I, remember how to shoot, skin and cook (JK) ...
 
pcbjr said:
Take a deep breath; it's like hurricane season prep; buy in small increments and stock up over a few weeks, but don't raid the shelves ... Son in Tokyo says that the initial fear is what put them over the edge on the supply side ... and if you're as redneck as I, remember how to shoot, skin and cook (JK) ...
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You telling me to take a breath? I'm fine, not worried, always prepared for the unexpected.... seems biggest prep is to avoid crowds, especially if you have a weakened immune system or overly susceptible to sickness
 
metwannabe said:
You telling me to take a breath? I'm fine, not worried, always prepared for the unexpected.... seems biggest prep is to avoid crowds, especially if you have a weakened immune system or overly susceptible to sickness
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Not telling you to take a breath ... a general bit of advice to anyone who will listen ... stress and worry will lower your immunity, and if elevated can kill you outright (universal "you") ...
 
metwannabe said:
There's too much over hype and panic too, certainly one should be prepared, monitor the status but to think the worse will occur is no better than saying it will be gone by April. Lot of assumptions both ways considering there is still tons of information yet to be gathered.
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Yeah there is. There is just as much fear-mongering as there is nothingburgering. We don't know a lot of what would be really good to know. And we won't for a while. Uncertainty should drive action. Not panic, but action. I guess that relates to your subsequent question, which I'll get back to. It's dinner time rn lol. Parents are in and leaving about 5:30. I'll hit you back later.
 
metwannabe said:
So specifically what actions need to be taken?
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There's a lot of preparedness info here:

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Hmm...
"Adding to the concern, officials said approximately 27 of 108 residents and 25 of 180 staff have some kind of symptoms and are being tested."
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Officials announce possible coronavirus outbreak in Washington nursing facility

Officials on Saturday announced a possible outbreak of coronavirus at a nursing facility in Washington State, a serious situation given the risks the virus poses to elderly people.
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The head of Civil Protection indicated that 38% of sick people are hospitalized and 10% in intensive care, while the remaining 52% recover in home isolation.I
Who here likes those odds?

The Department of Health of the Generalitat of Catalonia will perform at home the coronavirus test to those citizens who have symptoms with a mild picture and have asked patients on Saturday that, if they are not serious, they do not go to the hospitals .
 
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Rain Cold said:
Yeah there is. There is just as much fear-mongering as there is nothingburgering. We don't know a lot of what would be really good to know. And we won't for a while. Uncertainty should drive action. Not panic, but action. I guess that relates to your subsequent question, which I'll get back to. It's dinner time rn lol. Parents are in and leaving about 5:30. I'll hit you back later.
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Just don't make it a TLDR post, I have attention deficit issues ?
 
Cad Wedge NC said:
What the heck? If it is just the flu, why would you declare a state of emergency for that? Is there something we are not being told? I am confused....
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What if the flu was a new outbreak? What we are seeing would be the same. Now you say flu and people just say yea it’s that time of season. This virus is no different, it’s just new. The flu kills more and infects more. I have google as well.


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