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Yellow Snow said:
There's a lot of preparedness info here:

Pandemics | Ready.gov

Learn what to do if a pandemic is declared and how to stay safe when a pandemic threatens. Prepare for Pandemic Stay Safe During Stay Safe After Associated Content A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spans several countries and affects a large number of people. Pandemics are most often caused...
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Thanks, but I wasn't actually requesting the info but more or less engaging RC on his comments.
 
NoSnowATL said:
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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I would agree with you if it were not for the fact that it just brought an entire nation (China) to its knees and this thing is just getting started. Now granted, we are better prepared, but I don't think all the hype is just because it's a new virus.
 
NoSnowATL said:
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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The death rate as a % is way higher than the flu which is what is concerning people.
 
That’s the issue, we have no real cure/antiviral vs Kung flu coronabug, only thing to stop it’s spread is us humans right now/quarantine, most make it fine and get over it, but 2% is quite elevated for a respiratory illness, it’s more lethal to the elderly, and there’s many things we don’t know about this virus, in my opinion it’s similar to Aussie influenza or H3N2 (maybe quite worse) that type of flu (type A) is typically more severe and causes more hospitalizations, although it seems like coronavirus causes pneumonia easier
ATM novel coronavirus is 10-20 times more deadly than regular influenza
 
Myfrotho704_ said:
That’s the issue, we have no real cure/antiviral vs Kung flu coronabug, only thing to stop it’s spread is us humans right now/quarantine, most make it fine and get over it, but 2% is quite elevated for a respiratory illness, it’s more lethal to the elderly, and there’s many things we don’t know about this virus, in my opinion it’s similar to Aussie influenza or H3N2 (maybe quite worse) that type of flu (type A) is typically more severe and causes more hospitalizations, although it seems like coronavirus causes pneumonia easier
ATM novel coronavirus is 10-20 times more deadly than regular influenza
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Bi-phasic possibilities are rising as it appears theres been several cases of dormancy followed by renewed illness weeks later. Not sure if the patients are contagious the 2nd time around or not.
 
This is just getting started and places like this will be hit hard and see many deaths....lets say the kill rate across the board is say .3% and then lets just say that 1/3rd of Americans are exposed by the end of this year.... that 110 million people......1/3 of a percent would be 350k dead from this virus by the end of the year. In a bad year the flu kills 50-60k....

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First Covid-19 outbreak in a U.S. nursing home raises concerns

Washington state reported the first U.S. death from the new #coronavirus, the first health care worker infected, and the first outbreak in a nursing home.
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At a nursing facility in Kirkland, Wash, approximately 27 of the 108 residents and 25 of the 180 staff have some symptoms, health officials said during a teleconference with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorities report that some among them have pneumonia.
 
Sandbar said:
Flu doesn't have that election year umph the American leftwing media is looking for
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I still don't get the political tie...... I know that this is an election year, but let's look at the facts. This thing originated in a foreign country. The Chinese government did their best to cover it up and hide the origin of the virus as well as the infection/death numbers. Now, if it was just a simple new virus that has less effects than the flu, the American people would have never heard a single thing about it and life would have continued as normal. China would not have sacrificed their entire economy and manufacturing reputation over some political battle in the US. Once again, in my opinion, this is not political.
 
tramadoc said:
I want that fcker to give me lotto numbers. Seriously. 39 years ago he wrote that and it “just happened” to occur in Wuhan? That’s some next level Nostradamus ish.
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While still cool, I've read in other websites that the original copy of the book had the virus from the Soviet Union and it was changed to China and Wuhan in the early 90's. Still a little eerie.
 
Matthew70 said:
Nowhere did I say all the info from that site was correct. From now on I will not post anything from his site. What sources are approved for this forum? I had dropped it yet my article was deleted but yet some here continue to post gifs about him and not deleted. It’s a two way street. People can say Trump is manipulating the stock market yet no one provides proof. What about all the lies that main news sources ran about the Russian probe that we’re unfounded. I am here to have conversations and pass along articles I find interesting. We can agree to disagree. This is not a political thread yet I am being attacked because I posted an article from a source that is fake. Which Really what source is fully believable. If it makes this forum for me to leave I will gladly bow out.
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If someone posted an article from "Weekly World News" everyone would be quick to say that it is not a reputable news outlet because it is known as a tabloid. No one is attacking you personally. Folks just want to make sure that what they are reading is factual.
 
Cad Wedge NC said:
I still don't get the political tie...... I know that this is an election year, but let's look at the facts. This thing originated in a foreign country. The Chinese government did their best to cover it up and hide the origin of the virus as well as the infection/death numbers. Now, if it was just a simple new virus that has less effects than the flu, the American people would have never heard a single thing about it and life would have continued as normal. China would not have sacrificed their entire economy and manufacturing reputation over some political battle in the US. Once again, in my opinion, this is not political.
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Not referring to the virus per se, but the panic? Like Dr. Drew said, the media needs to shut the hell up. And YES there are plenty of people who have zero problems making this political to try and tie Trump to it negatively
 
Ok guys cut it out, I'm about to delete a ton of post. We've ask over and over to keep the political, right/left stuff out of this thread and debate it in the political thread. Also a couple of you are toeing the personal attack line and are about to get a break from this thread for a couple days.
 
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Matthew70 said:
Nowhere did I say all the info from that site was correct. From now on I will not post anything from his site. What sources are approved for this forum? I had dropped it yet my article was deleted but yet some here continue to post gifs about him and not deleted. It’s a two way street. People can say Trump is manipulating the stock market yet no one provides proof. What about all the lies that main news sources ran about the Russian probe that we’re unfounded. I am here to have conversations and pass along articles I find interesting. We can agree to disagree. This is not a political thread yet I am being attacked because I posted an article from a source that is fake. Which Really what source is fully believable. If it makes this forum for me to leave I will gladly bow out.
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You do realize the moderators and administrators are volunteers right? We can't be here for every single post, can't read every single post so some stuff gets deleted while others get missed....its not personal. Just move on, please.
 
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