Coronavirus is one mutation away from infecting millions

[Blake]

Geez, I go to sleep for a few hours and we overtake China in a blink of an eye. That was faster than I was expecting.

I thought maybe in a week or so we'd be ahead of them but by midday. Yikes.

And then Trump sends out letter to the governors just itching to get up and running asap.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/82204...rus-guidelines

[Fadi Fawaz]

Well , my brother just went into ICU with a fever 103.1. he is severely immunocompromised having continually battled Guillain-Barre syndrome for the last 10 years. His kidneys are gone and he's on dialysis so if this is Corona it might be a real problem for him.

It could be worse. My sister who has Aarskog-Scott Syndrome is on a ventilator and has a temp of 104.7.

I think I'll get Chinese; support the local economy and all.

[midnightpulp]

Quibbling about true rates of mortality and transmissibility in the context of the global suffering caused by the pandemic is akin to arguing how many angels can stand on the head of a pin.

You may think your hypotheses are predictive and indeed, they might turn out to be.

None of that changes the fact that COVID-19 has already caused a steep economic contraction and gruesome pestilence.

I think you're the one who's being dense here. It's weird to think math tells you everything you need to know. It's also weird to give the impression that the whole universe of mathematical evidence backs you up.

Damn, dude. You asked Darrin to unpack his math, and I unpacked it for you as well to add something to the conversion. Now you're coming at me for doing something you requested. It's you who are quibbling.

[TeyshaBlue]

Damn, sorry to hear, man.

Is he on a ventilatior?

Not yet but he only has one functioning lung so Im sure he's at least on oxygen.

[Spurtacular]

Damn, dude. You asked Darrin to unpack his math, and I unpacked it for you as well to add something to the conversion. Now you're coming at me for doing something you requested. It's you who are quibbling.

QuibbleHole

[Reck]

Are you guys trying to support local restaurants with take out?

Or, paranoid about it?

Most have already closed.

The ones that remain open are the tiny ones who cant afford to close. Closing means going out of business forever for them.

I'm being a lazy and ordering pizza. Done so the last 3 nights. The delivery guy is decked out in gloves and mask. ing weird to see.

[slick'81]

I've gotten takeout from Longhorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden. I know people dog them for being chain restaurants but I love the ribeye, chicken fried chicken from LS and chicken parm from OG.
OG has a very good takeout service.

Jason's Deli is cool too. Don't even have to get out of the car when you pull up and they let me buy a dozen eggs.

I'm also finding out which frozen pizzas are best. Red Baron is solid, digiornos is , imo.

Digornos is fckn garbage! taste like frozen piss......delivery taste my ass

[hater]

I've been doing take out about every other night. Add some microwave time just for good measure.

good point Ill put my food thru 400 degrees for 5 more mins from now on

[Nathan89]

Man, I'm going to have some long ass hair when this is all over.

Unfortunately, I was already due for a haircut well before and delayed like an idiot. Now I have to deal with this crap.

[clambake]

Nope. Nobody is allowed in.

is he still coherent?

[midnightpulp]

Not to worry, board epidemiologists say mortality and transmissibility are low.

No, it's the actual epidemiologists saying that. Would you like links?

And low is relative. It's low compared to Measles.

[DarrinS]

Nope. Nobody is allowed in.

People are going to on me for posting this, but he should ask his doctor for that hydrocloroquine and z-pak coctail.

[ChumpDumper]

And then Trump sends out letter to the governors just itching to get up and running asap.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/82204...rus-guidelines

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[Blake]

No, it's the actual epidemiologists saying that. Would you like links?

And low is relative. It's low compared to Measles.

If you're offering, I'd like to read a couple of the transmissibility links you're looking at. Thanks

[ChumpDumper]

People are going to on me for posting this, but he should ask his doctor for that hydrocloroquine and z-pak coctail.

Well, they are taking it out of the mouths of lupus patients now so someone might as well use it.

[Reck]

good point Ill put my food thru 400 degrees for 5 more mins from now on

Hope you like toast.

[Winehole23]

Damn, dude. You asked Darrin to unpack his math, and I unpacked it for you as well to add something to the conversion. Now you're coming at me for doing something you requested. It's you who are quibbling.

I had no doubt you could explain, I was wondering if DarrinS could, that's why I asked him and not you.

[MannyIsGod]

https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/...31459978493953
Former head of cmms

[DarrinS]

People are going to on me for posting this, but he should ask his doctor for that hydrocloroquine and z-pak coctail.

Correction: Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)

[DarrinS]

Well, they are taking it out of the mouths of lupus patients now so someone might as well use it.

We need to crank out more

[Blake]

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[MannyIsGod]

Well , my brother just went into ICU with a fever 103.1. he is severely immunocompromised having continually battled Guillain-Barre syndrome for the last 10 years. His kidneys are gone and he's on dialysis so if this is Corona it might be a real problem for him.

Hoping for the best man.

[Winehole23]

No, it's the actual epidemiologists saying that. Would you like links?

And low is relative. It's low compared to Measles.

Feel free to provide more links I don't doubt you have sources.

Would you characterize the epidemiology as broadly in agreement or settled on the questions of mortality and transmissibility?

If not, can you provide any examples contrary to your argument?

[picnroll]

Drawing conclusion from test positive data is going to be a mess. Testing criteria are a moving target. My sister, a doc in Fl, said criteria were and remain at state labs symptomatics over 65 and symptomatic healthcare workers but now she can send tests on any symptomatic patient to Labcorp or Quest. Soon they’ll be testing contacts. Positive numbers will explode but what will it mean.

[ChumpDumper]

We need to crank out more

We need to not take it out of the mouths of people for whom we know it actually works.