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If I (or anyone else) decide to go out into public and end up contracting this rarely lethal virus, thats my fault and no one elses. It's called personal accountability, Its a concept that you and sadly a large portion of the population obviously has a hard time comprehending.
Nobody gives a care if YOU contract it. IT is about you spreading it around. That is the concept that sadly a large portion of the population obviously has a hard time comprehending
Such is my understanding too. However, the point is: we are rapidly running out of hospital beds to treat COVID 19 patients, much less those suffering heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, etc.
So, while this new UK strain is not 'deadlier', it is not 'less deadlier', and hence if more people become infected, a certain percentage will require hospitalization, and the beds may not be available.
One of my sisters, age 67, developed COVID 19. Her husband took her to the hospital and the diagnosis was confirmed. After a CT scan of the lungs showed no problems, she was sent home to quarantine. Save for a dry cough, severe fatigue and headaches (the latter caused by the steroidal medication), she is recovering nicely, although she has lost memory of several days. Her husband seems to be okay, so far.
Right. This weekend my local hospital is taking the carpet out of the west conference room to turn it into space for more ICU beds. On Friday evening the covid ward was full from 30 patients with one new patient waiting in the emergency room for a bed.
It's a property rights issue. Always has been but since neither team believe in rights that has been lost in all of this.
On your property, I do as you say. On my property, you do as I say.
If we don't agree, we must leave.
Yes, that’s true. It’s like Costco requiring masks before they let you in. Once people are in, many wear them with an exposed nose or just pulled down.
I can’t imagine they would keep that policy going once everyone has had enough time to get the vaccine, but who knows?
Pfizer has a vaccine card they give you. Maybe some places will require a card for entry or the option of going maskless.
It’s far from a fatal disease with a 98% survival rate and higher if you’re under 65.
You have no right to tell me to wear a mask. If you’re so scared, stay home. The rest of society will live our lives.
Only if you mean survival until you die. Do you know what a Case Fatality Rate is? What population subset are you basing your number on? I s survival with long haul consequences nothing to be concerned about?
It's just not being afraid of dying from it. I don't want to be sick with it even for just a few days. Some people still don't feel over it after two weeks. What a drag to be sick that long. So I will wear a mask in public when indoors. And you should, too.
Nope. First, I rarely get sick. I think I had the flu about 20 years ago. When I get a cold, it’s gone within a day or two with minimal symptoms.
What are you going to do when eventually the restrictions have to lift?
Can anyone translate that into English for me?
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