COVID-19 reality for us

[redir]

Originally Posted by 2LeftCleats

One of the strangest and most disturbing thing’s I’ve read about the pandemic is that Dr. Fauci, on the basis of several decades of service, is considered by some to be part of the Deep State and there is concern for his safety.

We as a society might just come through this largely intact if we quit doing stupid stuff.

Did you hear about the guy who tried to drive a train into a hospital ship?

Mass hysteria really brings out the nut cases.

[bthornt]

Here's the link:https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...ugers-to-ny-NJ

Makes you lose faith in people.

[Spdntrxi]

just a bit of good news (I call it good anyways)

Couple vaccines are in the pipeline.. . Expect wide FDA approval by Jan/Feb 2021.. so hold on folks.

[rallizes]

Originally Posted by bthornt

Here's the link:https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...ugers-to-ny-NJ

Makes you lose faith in people.

ha maybe in some persons sure

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Spdntrxi

hold the torch and you will have no issues with people invading your 6ft space.

This was literally out my window....

[Spdntrxi]

ahhh. the unipiper

[William]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

This was literally out my window....

Keep Portland weird!!






W.

[AngryScientist]

NJ is having a tough time right now.

This is super concerning.

Of the state’s 537 total deaths, 47% have been people over the age of 80, officials said. And 76 of the deaths have been from residents of long-term care facilities. New Jersey has 375 long-term care facilities, and 110 of the have at least one confirmed coronavirus case.

[cloudguy]

Perhaps this deserves its own thread but I'll post it here for starters: Tour of Flanders happening virtually this Sunday. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/eve...ers-on-sunday/

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by cloudguy

Perhaps this deserves its own thread but I'll post it here for starters: Tour of Flanders happening virtually this Sunday. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/eve...ers-on-sunday/

interesting!

The riders will compete from home on smart trainers that are able to replicate the demands of the climbs and cobbles, and the action will be streamed via Kiswe and broadcast on Belgian television channel Sporza.

Riders will enter their weight so that their power-to-weight ratio determines their speed, with their avatars brushing shoulders on the virtual course in real time.

[echappist]

Originally Posted by bthornt

Here's the link:https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...ugers-to-ny-NJ

Makes you lose faith in people.

To be fair, that's one of the best news i've heard in a long time. I mean what's not to like about:

-price gougers losing ability to rip people off; and
-and medical workers receiving needed supplies

Can't be more win-win than that.

Chapeau to the FBI for being on top of this.

[paredown]

The data guys might find this WaPo article interesting--they are already adjusting the death rate numbers upwards from the March 31st White House briefing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...evised-upward/

[paredown]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

NJ is having a tough time right now.

This is super concerning.

Absolutely concerning--and I saw a factoid go by that already the NJ deaths skew heavily to older residents.

[AngryScientist]

This is fascinating, i had no idea this was true:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/o...iral-dose.html


The importance of viral dose is being overlooked in discussions of the coronavirus. As with any other poison, viruses are usually more dangerous in larger amounts. Small initial exposures tend to lead to mild or asymptomatic infections, while larger doses can be lethal.

From a policy perspective, we need to consider that not all exposures to the coronavirus may be the same. Stepping into an office building that once had someone with the coronavirus in it is not as dangerous as sitting next to that infected person for an hourlong train commute.

This may seem obvious, but many people are not making this distinction. We need to focus more on preventing high-dose infection.

[sjbraun]

This may seem obvious, but many people are not making this distinction. We need to focus more on preventing high-dose infection.[/COLOR][/I][/QUOTE]

Yes, that's what social distancing tries to accomplish.