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And what about the issue of when we should all feel okay about sending kids back to school and having things like conferences, conventions, big indoor sporting events, and cruises? Do these people think we should just do all that right now or still hold off on things like that?
And what about the issue of when we should all feel okay about sending kids back to school and having things like conferences, conventions, big indoor sporting events, and cruises? Do these people think we should just do all that right now or still hold off on things like that?
Nej, jag kommer inte att vara konferenser, stora inomhus-idrottsevenemang och kryssningar (efter mitt eget val), men jag lär mig svenska på fritiden.
And what about the issue of when we should all feel okay about sending kids back to school and having things like conferences, conventions, big indoor sporting events, and cruises? Do these people think we should just do all that right now or still hold off on things like that?
Sounds like is there is no limit to the number of sacrifices needed at the alter of Adam Smith. Whatever it takes.
Merely breathing is now a risk apparently. Can’t wait to see what this revelation does to my life insurance premiums.
“Do you smoke Mr. GVoR?”
“I do not”
“Do you breathe Mr. GVoR”
“Well my medulla oblongata forces me to and my lungs process oxygen to pass around my body via Red Blood Cells”
Also, while they were busy wringing their hands over what who is essential and non-essential, they forgot to protect people who were high risk. The nursing home situation is inexcusable.
That it is! It is disgraceful and puts into perspective how we value that population and their care.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that the only reason these extreme measures were tolerated was the now-debunked modeling that predicted our healthcare system would be overwhelmed and people would die unnecessarily deaths from the lack of basic healthcare. It's funny how quick they pivoted when it became clear that wasn't going to happen.
The current primary mechanism of spread is in people who work/live in close contact with other people. Nursing homes, prisons, meatpacking plants, healthcare workers, firemen, police officers and MOST IMPORTANTLY, people who live with someone who was infected off that list. Prior to business closures and social distancing, you can add restaurants, choirs, churches, funerals, birthday parties, call centers. Mardi Gras. With the exception of mardi gras, indoors, in close proximity for an extended period of time. South Korea just had another major outbreak centered on one person going to a bunch of nightclubs. In NC, we've dramatically reduced spread of the virus amoungst the general public.
The overwhelming of the health care system happened. NYCs hospitals were overwhelmed. Our local hospitals in the triangle would have been overwhelmed but for cancellation of schools, stay at home orders and cancellation of elective procedures, which allowed for creation of additional capacity.
This is like Y2K. People saw the problem coming, acted to prevent a catastrophe, and then armchair quarterbacks come in and say it wasn't a big deal when the catastrophe that people worked hard to prevent did not happen.
Since the first google results I find are no newer than Apr 24, it's very hard to get on the asymptomatic %. It's certainly why we should all continue to limit prolonged contact, social distancing, and good hygiene (which includes masks). Asymptomatic is as "low" as "up to 25%" (which is a huge range) and as high as 50% (of tests in Iceland as of early April).
While the true "asymptomatic rate" is hard to pin down, the asymptomatic + presymptomatic but positive rate is clearly in the neighborhood of 50%. This is based on testing on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the aircraft carrier Roosevelt and to a lesser extent the town of Vo in Italy, all of which had population wide testing.
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