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You are right Mikala,
I understand that it doesn't protect you against CATCHING the virus. My question was that if you HAVE the Corona virus, would it help protect you against the pneumonia aspect of the infection?
The article Lilyflower cited suggests that it WOULD be helpful in preventing a bacterial lung infection.
Especially important, since pneumonia has a death rate of 5%-10%. so you could survive COVID-19, but die from pneumonia
Italy: Serious/critical cases: 2,060
S Korea: Serious/critical cases: 59
I think the tracking is lacking for the serious/critical reporting. I've seen new cases added for the US that list the new patient as critical, but our total in that column doesn't change.
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yeah, I read that, it offers me a little bit hope because we "ordered" people over 65 to stay home. How many will follow the order? who knows?
My emergency room doctor uncle texted me yesterday that he wish somehow, the "order" could be enforced. It won't solve the problem, but it will help. Cases =/= serious/critical Many can be quarantined or manage their symptoms at home.
I know a bunch, and see them on here. They have a varied list of reasons why they go out, but guess what? No matter how good the reason is, the virus doesn't care. It doesn't give hall passes.
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By April 28th, there will be, or have been, 364,102,440 Coronavirus infections in America.
We won't really get there, of course, but the method I used to compute it is sound. Here goes.
We had - as of yesterday - 4704 cases.
The 10 day average of increases is 31%.
Roll that figure forward until the end of April and we will have infected every single person in America.
By the end of March there will be/have been 234,860 cases. About 1.6% will die, according to current US statistics.
I am going to post a new figure every day, which will represent the new corrected figure.
Stay away from other people. There is no vaccine and no cure.
Your numbers leave out one important consideration, which would be the actions we are all taking to limit exposure and protect against contracting the disease
I think the tracking is lacking for the serious/critical reporting. I've seen new cases added for the US that list the new patient as critical, but our total in that column doesn't change.
I noticed that as well, that 12 serious/critical case number has been like that for days, even as people in the US continue to die?
I think the tracking is lacking for the serious/critical reporting. I've seen new cases added for the US that list the new patient as critical, but our total in that column doesn't change.
Not to mention that people who "aren't critical" keep dying
I know a bunch, and see them on here. They have a varied list of reasons why they go out, but guess what? No matter how good the reason is, the virus doesn't care. It doesn't give hall passes.
No, but if you don't use the hall, you don't need a pass. It's not a guarantee that we will all come in contact with this virus. Many years I never catch the seasonal flu, even though it's out there.
I don't think we really have a system yet for reporting. Each state is running with their own system, and the CDC is running with what runs through their labs.
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Your numbers leave out one important consideration, which would be the actions we are all taking to limit exposure and protect against contracting the disease
Uh huh. And which actions would those be? A few pockets of people closing bars and schools? A small segment of the population voluntarily staying home?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is less than what Italy did 14 days ago. Less. Several states have done, quite literally, nothing to prepare or prevent. Think on that for a moment.
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