• Hello, please take a minute to check out our awesome content, contributed by the wonderful members of our community. We hope you'll add your own thoughts and opinions by making a free account!

Coronavirus (Stay on Topic)

Status
Not open for further replies.
Heelyes said:
In the short term next week is going to make people wish that they could approach today's level
Click to expand...

Maybe, it’s been a bad week and might be a few weeks for some. The correction was needed and overdue. We will be in better shape long term because of this event.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Storm5 said:
Couldn’t tell you what China’s done nor do I care . These are US statistics


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

It’s not like you’d get any truthful stats from the Ministry of Disinformation. Their Kommissar wouldn’t know the truth if it fell out of the sky, landed on his face, and started wiggling.
 
Storm5 said:
I’ve seen many people saying once it’s starts to warm up over the next few months it will die off like the flu does and that next year could be really bad ( speaking of the coronavirus )

Anyone know if that’s true regarding warmth killing it off . Hell I didn’t even know that’s why the flu goes away hahah makes sense though


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

Yeah, I mentioned this in my first few posts in this thread. Got in some heated discussion because of it. As a healthcare professional and standing by my original statement, I expect to see numbers wane in summer (and by wane I mean gradually not instantly stop). “Kill off” is probably not the right terminology, as the virus is almost certainly to linger throughout the year, but warm temps should aid in helping the virus slow its progression - much like the seasonal flu. All with the caveats: 1) Yes it’s too early to know for sure 2) no one knows for sure, but if the many viruses known to man are any fraction of a hint it should be helpful


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
6b0b2780417820b399ce213d9bb70500.jpg

Do we really expect a guy that looks like Winnie The Pooh to let us have the truth?
 
Jon said:
Yeah, I mentioned this in my first few posts in this thread. Got in some heated discussion because of it. As a healthcare professional and standing by my original statement, I expect to see numbers wane in summer (and by wane I mean gradually not instantly stop). “Kill off” is probably not the right terminology, as the virus is almost certainly to linger throughout the year, but warm temps should aid in helping the virus slow its progression - much like the seasonal flu. All with the caveats: 1) Yes it’s too early to know for sure 2) no one knows for sure, but if the many viruses known to man are any fraction of a hint it should be helpful


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

You’re a really smart guy. I like reading your takes on things. I would share my Macallan 12 with you.
 
There seems to be a major difference of opinion on this board and by the public. I don't understand how there are numerous disease experts saying we can expect 40 to 70 percent of the country to be infected and 20 percent of those people will need to be in a hospital and people bring up the flu. I know it hasn't happened yet but it is very possible. This is on top of the regular flu patient. This reminds me of when the professional meteorologist are saying it's not going to snow but weenies on this site say it will because one run of one model said it would.
 
tramadoc said:
So who did I tick off to find a ton of my responses deleted? Did I cross a line or something? Did I hurt someone’s feelings? Bah... deal with it. LOL
Click to expand...
Dude, the staff are the only one's who can delete post and it was I. Not ticked off, no hurt feelings but we've asked over and over to keep the political debate out of this thread. It wasnt just your post that were deleted. One more "deal with it" comment or continued disregard for our request will get you a temporary ban. This is a public warning not only to you but all members...thanks
 
Heelyes said:
There seems to be a major difference of opinion on this board and by the public. I don't understand how there are numerous disease experts saying we can expect 40 to 70 percent of the country to be infected and 20 percent of those people will need to be in a hospital and people bring up the flu. I know it hasn't happened yet but it is very possible. This is on top of the regular flu patient. This reminds me of when the professional meteorologist are saying it's not going to snow but weenies on this site say it will because one run of one model said it would.
Click to expand...

40-70 was from that Harvard professor right? Who else said 40-70%?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
pcbjr said:
I've read reports (not verified) based on some prelim lab tests that this virus does not thrive in humidity, but spurts in drier environs ... if that's the case, summer being wet and RH being less in the winter perhaps summer will result in a hiatus ... we'll see; will be intersting (and sad perhaps) to see what happens in the SH -- their winter/our summer ...

However, there is a case now reported in Iceland, so the reports I've read may be bunk ...
Click to expand...

Isn’t Iceland low in humidity and cold? Lol

It’s going to be interesting to watch the Southern Hemisphere and Mexico and warmer areas. So far a lot of the cases are people who are arriving infected from other areas and it’s not actually community spread.

I’d imagine spread will still be possible in these warmer climates so community spread WILL eventually be reported, but the R0 in those areas will likely be lower and spread slower than dry/cooler climates.

This virus will set the stage for pandemic preparedness and contagion research for decades to come. Interesting times ahead.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
What makes this virus such a problem is the elevated, but somewhat low death rate, viruses like that spread easy, this thing will likely spread in the US, it’s as simple as that, whether it slows down during the warm season and picks back up again next fall/winter or picks up during the warm season, it’s extremely difficult to contain a virus that spreads like that and those cases appearing in Washington state/California is a example of that, lack of testing to, but hey, US has done decent with quarantine, I still wanna bet there’s many right now with the virus that isn’t getting tested
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top