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Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorNorth, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. G8trGr8t

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    did Fauci piss in your cornflakes or something?
     
  2. NavyGator93

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    Trump said he hates Fauci so all his followers are like "Derp da Derp Derp Derp, I hate Fauci".
     
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  3. NavyGator93

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    I wish my pic posted, really great mt biking trails.
    It is so interesting to see that so many people out here are getting on with their lives while still be safe and considerate.
     
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  4. OklahomaGator

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    Did you hit the Crystal Bridges Museum?

    Home - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
     
  5. gator4ever88

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    All confirmed of dying from covid exclusively? Nothing else? Just straight up covid diagnosis then just dead?
     
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  6. dangolegators

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    Jeez, not this shit again.
     
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  7. NavyGator93

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  8. gators81

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    Well, I guess it’s better to be 8 months late to the party rather than not show up at all. Seems the right just learned that obesity puts you at risk as well.
     
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  9. FutureGatorMom

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    A lot of these arguments remind me of my kids when they were in middle school. The extreme distance from realty and the determination to stay there regardless of the preponderance of evidence showing otherwise is astounding

    But MOM, you don't want me to have ANY friends at all!
     
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  10. GatorNorth

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    Much like our genius gov. Kemp being the last person in the US to know that covid was transmitted asymptomatically.
     
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  11. GatorNorth

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    More disingenuousness from the right

    ITS THE FLU!! (while counting every flu death without question or regardless of underlying conditions while discounting every covid death imaginable as being caused by something else or as a straight up fabrication.
     
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  12. chemgator

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    Interesting stats about the increased risks in cities, based on data from Florida:

    Miami-Dade has 12.6% of the population of Florida, but 24% of the coronavirus cases, as of October 5. One in 16 people in Dade has been infected, so if you are looking towards herd immunity to save us, remember that things have to get seven times worse in Miami to get to 50% infection rate.

    It's not just Miami that has a problem in Florida. Every large city has a problem. I have been tracking 13 of the most populated counties in Florida, accounting for 56% of the population. Those counties have 72% of the coronavirus cases in the state.

    Some cities handle coronavirus prevention better than others. Tampa (Hillsborough) has had 1 in 28 people infected, and St. Petersburg has 1 in 40. St. Pete seems to have more of an elderly population, so their deaths are higher (780 vs 691), which probably explains the additional caution.

    One in 25 people in Ft Lauderdale has had the virus.
    One in 27 people in Jax has had it.
    One in 28 in Orlando has had it.
    One in 31 in West Palm Beach has had it.

    All of those cities would have an extremely long way to go to get to herd immunity.

    The strategies need to be:

    1) Prevention now, including social distancing, masks, and necessary restrictions on high-risk activities.

    2) Vaccine when ready.
     
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  13. gatordavisl

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    Watching this A&M game and can't help but think it looks like a super spreader event. Opening images showed many in the crowd linked shoulder to shoulder performing some pregame cheer. Later images of fans outside the stadium huddled up in a crowd. There are reportedly 30k in the stadium. Some are distanced, but many are not.
    College Station is located in Bezos county, where 1 in 29 people have been diagnosed with the virus. That doesn't mean that 1 in 29 currently have it, but if 1 in 300 had it you would have 100 spreaders in the crowd. No way that a bunch of people will not contract the virus at this game.
     
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  14. duchen

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    As the game went in, there seemed to be more people there. The middle and upper levels looked crowded and without social distancing. That place was at least half filled. And not many masks, but some. At least it was outside.
     
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  15. gator421

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    Not late. They thought it was a hoax until their guy ended up with it.
     
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  16. FutureGatorMom

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    They were awfully loud because they were condensed, but it did look like more than the 30,000 that was allowed. I think the stadium has a little over 100,000 capacity
     
  17. buckeyegator

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    Condensed. What about social distancing.
     
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  18. duchen

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    . They didn’t social distance. The section behind the UF bench was packed with walk to walk fans. Second and third levels in particular. The announced attendance comes from the school. No way there were only 24,000 there, particularly as the game went on. And these were huge sections not socially distanced.
     
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  19. buckeyegator

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    Well I guess the ball is in the sec hands about that 100,000 dollar fine.
     
  20. duchen

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    I will start a thread on this.
     
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