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Everyone,
Gonna say this once more.
Keep it cool. keep it calm.
We all are in the same position of boredom and without distraction.
Keep it non-political
Share what's going on in your world.
Avoid personal attacks.
Thanks in advance
Just heard a pretty big update, at least too me. They have suspended trash service in my local area. I'm not sure what they are thinking but the quickest way to spread disease is to stop collecting trash. There was a Waste Management strike in Naples that lasted months and it got so bad no one could drink the tap water. Hundreds of thousands of bottles of water had to be shipped in. They evacuated all US Military sponsored civilians out of Naples. Only Active Duty service members and mission essential govt civilians and contractors where allowed to stay. Hopefully this does not happen here but a couple weeks of no trash pick up and its going to get ****.
That's what is so unique and almost comforting about this....we are ALL in this together. You guys by know know my personal opinion on the virus (which I will keep to myself)...but this is not a regional thing like a Hurricane, famine, war, earthquake, tornado, tsunami. This is truly worldwide, and we are all in the exact same boat. People in Oregon are going through he same thing we are in Florida...as are people in Europe, Asia and all over.
1 case here in Carroll County (University of West Georgia faculty member) has been reported as of this morning. The person infected has not been on campus since March 11th so they say.
As a former 11 year (1982-1993) active duty US Marine, this is NOT how I feel. Prayers for you all. GO DAWGS!!!
My husband told me to call and let him know I made it to work today. After I walked 30 feet to my little office area I gave him a call. My son is 10 feet away from me doing homework. It's just weird and necessary. At least work is getting done.
@razorachilles my wife was at that Marriott hotel from feb 24-27 where the Biogen conference was on feb 26th. I believe my wife carried it but didnt show symptoms and im showing mild symptoms that i cant attribute to anything else but that i cant say is or is not Covid19.
day 4 with shortness of breath and coughing, no fever or any serious developments. I still cant get tested as my doctor still says not enough testing unless symptoms are severe. My concern is not for me but our elderly and those whose jobs are or will be affected by all this.
I really appreciate this!
You looked ready to kick some commie ass.
Thank you for your service Christopher, all of us really appreciate it. I know that the majority feel the way you do and most reasonable civilians won’t let a few proverbial bad apples spoil their opinion of our armed forces.
At this point I'm not sure it's really going to do anyone any good to get tested as the only cure for the minor symptoms is rest. Getting tested and maybe popping positive is mostly an administrative measure. It's not like if you test positive you are going to get medicine or have to be hospitalized. 80+% of the infected have little to no symptoms. So, unless you develop more severe symptoms really the only thing you can do is self-quarantine.
That's exactly right pgjackson. I would like to know because it will help us understand what is going on in the US and because it will help those around me - but it won't really impact me one way or the other. As the Surgeon General said today, whether you test positive or negative, your response and behavior should be the same.
i found this to be an interesting read
Thank you - and all the veterans here - for your service.
Bankwalker, man, that is a tough question. I'd say that it makes our US statistics unreliable now and going forward as we have no idea who has it and who doesn't. The CDC today said 6 of 7 cases in the US may be undetected as I am a potential case of. It is a scary world when we are relying on China for good statistics and China is sending medical support to countries around the world.
Here's a good (apolitical) article on the stats in China on fatality rates: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/lower-coronavirus-death-rate-estimates/
As we already know, the mortality rate for those under 65 is very low compared to those over 65.
In my knowledge of viruses from my biology background, It is most likely the virus is less deadly than 3.5%. It is very hard for a virus to survive and propagate itself if it kills too much (thinking about the world from the perspective of a virus and its genetic survival). In other words, there is selective pressure on viruses to not kill its host so that it can spread. However, there is also selective pressure on viruses to have a delayed effect on the host and the delayed onset of symptoms can offset the selective pressure against a virus that is more deadly.
I don't think Covid19 is the massive killer that a perfect virus has the potential to be. I do believe that one day we will face a virus that has enough of a delay of symptoms showing that it decreases the selective pressure against its lethalness and that concept is very scary. I would say that if Covid19 helps us be prepared for a more dangerous future virus than Covid19 could be a blessing in disguise. I know that is a weird way to look at it, but our whole society is built around not worrying about these kinds of things from global supply chains to cultural norms of shaking hands.