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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. gatordavisl

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    Wow - thanks for the 3rd hand report. Trying to determine whose info I should trust more . . . . . second hand info from a Dr. who has consistently posted reliable info or 3rd hand info from the dude with the "We suck again" avatar . . . . . choices, choices. :emoji_thinking:
     
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  2. l_boy

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    I love it when he just definitively sounds off on things he clearly knows nothing about. Now apparently he is an expert of vents.
     
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  3. dangolegators

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    And how many times you figure Trump's handlers told him not to say stupid shit like we should put bleach into people to treat covid. You voted for Trump. You're disqualified.
     
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  4. surfn1080

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    Well I just typed it up while talking with her. But hey take it for what you want. I could care less if someone I don’t know on an Internet forum trust me or not.
     
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  5. l_boy

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    After 4 years of Trump and staff idiocy, your panties are in a wad about this? Good lord dude. She handled it well enough.
     
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  6. QGator2414

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    This is funny. He confirmed what I said. Booster up…:confused:o_O:cool::eek::p:devil::ninja3:
     
  7. g8trjax

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    Only bad news allowed on here...:)
     
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  8. OklahomaGator

    OklahomaGator Jedi Administrator Moderator VIP Member

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    The surge of cases of the Omicron variant is really driving the overall death rate down, it is now down to 1.33%. Lowest rate in a long time.
     
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  9. philnotfil

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    Two week lag in deaths (approximately), you have to compare deaths now to cases two weeks ago to get a more accurate death rate. Otherwise the death rate swings wildly back and forth depending on if cases are increasing or decreasing. If you take the numbers from the same day, when cases are falling, the death rate skyrockets.
     
  10. gator95

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    I thought we gave billions to hospitals to increase their capacity and have PPE. Why do we have so few staffed beds compared to last year? I get it, some nurses/health care professionals quit, but ignoring science and firing people who have natural immunity but having people work while Covid+ is batshit crazy.

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  11. gator95

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  12. duggers_dad

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    I am sadly that aware. Narrative: novel virus is real, does not discriminate, can kill the young and healthy on its own, must resort to extreme measures to contain it up to and including getting everyone jabbed several times. Freedom to live our lives and to pursue our livelihoods is a luxury we cannot always afforded.

    Dissenters are encircled, set upon, memed, de-platformed, banished into the wilderness, reduced to having to communicate via smoke signals.

    Believers squint, observe puffs of smoke on the horizon, shrug their shoulders and move on.
     
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  13. duggers_dad

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    Nurses out with nagging injuries from TikTok dance routines during worst plague in century.
     
  14. OklahomaGator

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    I have figured it the exact same way since world o meter started reporting the information back in 2020. There has been a lag in deaths for close to 2 years now, so the comparisons are valid.
     
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  15. duggers_dad

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    Just reminiscing about my heroes early on ...

    While most of the private sector huddled at home, you bravely reported to work and performed as instructed.

    You worked long hours, with no special protection and without complaining.

    I do not remember your endless selfies of drawn and streaked faces.

    And you didn’t chide the rest of us to stay home.

    Here’s to you, grocery store workers.
     
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  16. gator95

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    That poster poo-poo's any positive data out there. Not a surprise.
     
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  17. AzCatFan

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    Classroom = hospital room now. Got it. :rolleyes:

    When's the last time we saw a surge in pediatric hospitalizations like we are seeing today? Or how do you explain stories about rising pediatric hospitalization in places like Michigan, Tennessee, and Florida? A giant conspiracy theory among medical professionals who are also fear mongers? Medical professionals who's schooling, licensure, and years of experience pale in comparison to experts on a sports message board?
     
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  18. gator95

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    You're right. It's all covid. Everyone is lying but you. The Hospital administrators, the CDC, doctors, nurses, everyone. Covid is just killing these kids...

    Fear mongers gonna fear monger.
     
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  19. surfn1080

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    Two weeks ago, 7 day average for cases in Florida was 43k, double that of Delta peak.
     
  20. l_boy

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    OK so there other diseases too. So what is your point?