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- whatthefunk4
How are those with kids under 12 managing these days? Our 1-year-old hasn't been out with us grocery shopping, in stores, etc. b/c there's too much of a risk and b/c she's too young to mask. We spend all our free time outside where she'll play with others and be around others for short periods of time, but for the most part, she hasn't been out in public much at all. I'm not seeing other little ones out in public either.
It's sad how grown adults can't seem to understand how this is impacting the little ones.
- Word. Adults acting as unbred kids, saaad!OBBTKN
- is it your first?uan
- I just took my 3 year old grocery shopping and to the wine store. He did great with the mask, because it's actually not a problem for kids.monospaced
- But at age 1? No way. They can't wear a mask, they won't. Nobody expects them to either.monospaced
- I think he is trolling us.uan
- Hang in there — vaccine approval for 5-and-up is coming and hopefully after that the rest will follow.evilpeacock
- Mine are 4 and 6 1/2. They're totally fine with masks and have been since August 2020. Did daycare / kindergarten this year, and my daughter (6 1/2) has beenmg33
- in camp all summer. She starts 1st grade on Wednesday. All the other parents in the neighborhood have kept their kids safe, gotten tested when they've travelledmg33
- I'm vaccinated but wear my mask in every situation that it makes sense to, as much to protect myself as to set a good example for my kids.mg33
- Our first, my wife and I both have parents who were vaccine-hesitant, now we don't even believe them that they've received it, ones a nurse. WTFwhatthefunk
- We have MAGA in our family who don't believe any of this and they've yet to hold our child let alone spend time. It's rough with a little one b/c we can't takewhatthefunk
- her places as a family and those who aren't vaccinated think WE'RE the crazy ones - been a wild 2 years to be preggo and deliver during covid.whatthefunk
- I have a 1 year old. We just take him everywhere assuming he’s immune. We wear masks, he doesn’t. But spending most of our social time outside.nb
- you sound like a great parent whatthefunk, and I’m sorry your family isn’t following protocol and can’t see your child. I hope it all works out for youmonospaced
- But Delta appears to be more contagious and we’re wondering if we should be more careful with himnb
- Oh shit “ Babies under age 1 might be at higher risk of severe illness with COVID-19 than older children. This is likely due to their immature immune systems”nb
- Source: Mayo Clinicnb
- mg33 - I agree and applaud your example, I as well. Nb - yeah no shit. Mono - thanks.whatthefunk
- At some point though, school and daycare is a necessary risk, no?nb
- whatthefunk you are WRONG! The MAGAs & Republitard grown ass adults...all know how it impacting the little ones, the sick and elderly...they don't give 2 fucks!utopian
- We flew 13 hours with a 3 year old. I ordered this nose spray from Germany called Algovir. if you're in the check out Betadine. Natural seaweed extractBeeswax
- *in the USA. Betadine is an iodine solution that is an antiseptic.Beeswax
- Kids deal with covid as if it was another flu. everyone at my kids daycare had it. Me, wife, my babysitter had it. I'm certain both of my kids (3 and 6) had itpr2
- i never mask up and neither are my kids.pr2
- that said, i gave up on trying to explain anymore how science is clear on covid and kids. they don't get sick and when they do, it's mild at worst.pr2
- Missed the point again pr2. Again. And the science behind the point. Again.monospaced
- It’s not about the kids getting covid, that’s the root of your confusion and utter misunderstanding. It’s about stopping the spread you dunce.monospaced
- Until you grasp that concept you’ll be the laughing stock of this site.monospaced
- Captain fear ™Hayoth
- Obligatory link showing pr2 does know what the fuck he is talking about https://www.nytimes.…robotinc
- Children's entire systems are developing at an early age and there are long term effects of SARS, Covid, MISC, etc that we don't know about. To risk a child's..whatthefunk
- health at 1-3 while they're developing is crazy imo, older sure, gamble away b/c they're further developed, but for the young ones, no way!whatthefunk
- How are those with kids doing? Tired! Too much to explain in these little blurbs. But overall, holding up ok and feeling lucky for what we have.nocomply
- https://www.nytimes.…
Who's advocating for the youngest class of humans who cannot vaccinate?whatthefunk - We scored cheap tickets to Maui in June when case numbers were low and thought we'd have an awesome vacation. Well... the joke's on us now because we cancelled.nocomply
- With the Delta going around and unvaccinated kids, it felt irresponsible to expose them to the risk have have them potentially miss the start of school.nocomply
- There are a bunch of shows starting again at sweaty clubs I want to go to. But again, it feels irresponsible to put myself in that situation right now.nocomply
- https://www.nytimes.…whatthefunk
- Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing, and Cases Are More Severewhatthefunk
- I've talked at length with others, both parents and non-parents. We unanimously decided that 5 years old was the toughest age to go through this pandemic.nocomply
- Our 5yo is now 6.5. He's had so many challenges thrown at him. But he's remained strong.nocomply
- Meanwhile, my business has taken a total back seat. Parenting our boys though this has significantly impacted work. Hoping for some better balance this fall.nocomply
- I agree w/ you about that age. Our 1 year old is too small and is doing just fine, I empathize with families with older lil ones - keep up the united front!whatthefunk
- If they wear masks they slow the speed, especially to the adults who care for them and allow you all to have normal work lives too. Ffs it’s not about the kidsmonospaced
- Post all you want about how kids don’t get sick from covid, but it is missing the point. The kids can still spread it and do! That closes things down. Ffsmonospaced
- The sooner we ALL start taking real precautions and vaccinating, the sooner we can have life back. But people like pr2 are so fucking ass backwards with sciencemonospaced
- And are ruining it for everyone. Selfish, fearful cunts. Scared of makes you fucking shits? Lowlife scum chooses no masks over loss of life.monospaced
- 99.7% survival rate you brainwashed nazisHayoth
- Explain the 99.7% survival rate to the 621,000 grandparents, dads, moms and children that are dead...captain mook.utopian
- A 1% mortality rate “means it is 10-times more lethal than the seasonal flu,” Fauci said.whatthefunk
- A 99% survival rate might sound promising. But when it’s scaled out to the rest of the country – a 1% survival rate takes on a different meaning...whatthefunk
- You have about the same chance of survival driving in a car. Maybe don’t wear a seatbelt you ignorant selfish cunt. And when you get cancer, remember ...monospaced
- It’s just 1.5% chance so maybe don’t get treatment for that either.monospaced
- Got a 7 years old, he's totally fine about it, I've managed to keep things as normal has possible since it started. No mask, no shots and no need to panic.ApeRobot
- i wish i saved some of the better links explaining covid in kids so you could read yourself. bottom line: seasonal flu is more dangerous to your kid than covidpr2
- PhanLo9
Via Jasper Wong
"My friend Rolf passed away from COVID-19 this week. He would come to every POW! WOW! festival and you could never miss him. He just towered over everyone and was always so full of life. It was all smiles with him and his wife Ashley. They were absolutely the most like-minded and passionate individuals that I know. They would just glow. Anyone that had the pleasure to know the both of them can attest to that. I will miss him so very much. I lost a brother and the world lost a legend."
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The following images is a letter that his wife Ashley posted on Facebook.
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- https://www.instagra…PhanLo
- Mierda! :(OBBTKN
- pr2?monospaced
- My heart goes out to his surviving family and I hope they can heal from this tragedy.monospaced
- I have a 37 year old friend just die last week. Same scenario except he went within a week. New baby. His wife is still in the hospital for covid as well.sea_sea
- I guess that's how it's gonna be from now on? I know so many people who refuse, all young in their 30s 40s mostly. So woke. So sad.sea_sea
- I don't wish this on anyone. This really hurts my heart. Unfortunate to say, but if more people experienced this loss, we'd see more people getting vaxxed.mapleT
- And there will still be conspiracy wackjobs thinking this is some sort of leftist propaganda. Strange days, indeed.stoplying
- They have no problem insisting school shootings were faked, so it's not a stretch to imagine they would deny these stories too.monospaced
- Yeah, I read last week that 'otherwise healthy 40-somethings' are the new principal victims. I ken my Dad get on my back about getting vaxxed now.Nairn
- Not sure why I put 'ken' in there - I ran out of space and panicked. "I understand why my Dad was getting on my back about finishing my second vax shot..."Nairn
- (I was getting a bit lax about it)Nairn
- This story makes me so angry. I'm sorry about your friend.CyBrainX
- @sea_sea that's rough. Really sad.PhanLo
- For every sappy story like this one, there are HUNDREDS of the sort: i had covid but didn't even know i had it.pr2
- Like, if you selectively chose one story - no matter how tragic - over hundreds that say otherwise, then you are choosing fantasy over reality.pr2
- Yeah, n=1's quite pointless, isn't it pr2?Nairn
- You are in a fantasy pr2, clearly rejecting reality, science and facts.monospaced
- The fact is that the vaccination would have saved this life, AND EVERY LIFE WE LOSE TO COVID moving forward.monospaced
- There are thousands and thousands of these. Are you still gonna act like this is acceptable like a morally fucked dick?monospaced
- scarabin7
Had my second shot last night and today i feel like hammered dookie. Might be a good idea to schedule a day off following yours. Muscle and bone aches it feels like, sort of a flu without the snotty nose and congestion
- but the good news is, with your new chip, you're now 5G enabled!_niko
- ^true dat!GuyFawkes
- FINALLYscarabin
- Try injecting bleach.shapesalad
- Did you post this with your mind?grafician
- How did you get your shot early?fooler
- I’m family of an essential worker. They’ll be available to everyone very soonscarabin
- Lies! You called Bill Gates didn't you?!grafician
- congrats! full protected scarabin!uan
- I am inessentialSimonFFM
- we need you SimonGuyFawkes
- My wife and I agreed that when we're eligible, we're not getting ours at the same time. It would suck to be wiped out and taking care of 2 little kids.mg33
- that's a real good idea ^scarabin
- my wife had no side effects at all from either of the Pfizer doses, weird. Not sure what to expect. I usually show little to no symptoms when I get sick.monospaced
- Yeah, my partner was laid out for nearly 36 hours after she had her first AZ jab last weekend. she's usually pretty resilient.Nairn
- grafician9
FRANCE: Europe's oldest person, Lucile Randon, who is a nun and aged 116 years old, has recovered fully from a coronavirus infection in which she developed no symptoms.
- She's a nun tho. Extra protected from above.Beeswax
- democratic hoaxneverscared
- It's a really interesting case, at that age you'd expect her immune system to be completely compromised. Sometimes I dont understand bvCovid.Beeswax
- you could theorise that it's her extra strong immune system that has allowed her to live until 116. She's an outlier by definitionBaskerviIle
- It is fake news, covid kills everybody, it's worst than ebola on steroids, stay home and wait for the vaccine or we're all gonna die....ApeRobot
- Upvotes without source, i smell something fucky.GuyFawkes
- TBH if I was 116 I wouldn't be sitting inside waiting until next year to live my life. I'd be out there ripping it upnb
- lol, Guy, it's just a feel good story, not controversial :)monospaced
- @Ape, huh? I get you're being sarcastic, but you sound like a fact denying moron in the end implying it isn't killing people by thousands dailymonospaced
- https://www.bbc.com/…neverscared
- england wins again 117neverscared
- seems like brexit was kool after all ,, hehehe just kiddingneverscared
- good for her.utopian
- yupGuyFawkes
- @monospaced Check the numbers vs Age vs Pre medical conditions.ApeRobot
- My nan who is 94 had it and recovered fully.Chimp
- @ape coronavirus is still deadly derpmonospaced
- ok_not_ok10
- lolGuyFawkes
- hahahahAwhatthefunk
- So are we anti-vaxers now?GuyFawkes
- Ok, that's not ok.Longcopylover
- funny thoughGuyFawkes
- cute top thosea_sea
- I wouldmort_
- Wampautopian
- Milo?PhanLo
- probably wouldautoflavour
- pango14
- PAAAAHAHAHAHAAAProjectile
- lolmoldero
- hahaha
i'm oldgrotesk_neue - oh snapgrafician
- Ramanisky29
- Simply madness. Thinking if we go on with our lives it will go away. Loco times...grafician
- Are you implying that 67,000 of children doctors don't know what they are talking about?
https://services.aap…pr2 - https://services.aap…pr2
- ah fuck, just look up "aap on school reopening"pr2
- https://arstechnica.…PhanLo
- ^ The administration mischaracterized what they said previously.wordssssss
- Phan, read the AAP pres release they still want the school to open in Sep insisting it should be priority.pr2
- I reckon schools where I live will be open in August. But we don't have skyrocketing cases.PhanLo
- Just let all the little rug rats contract the Covid disease. This will help build character...this is what will Make America Great Again!utopian
- Utopian, time to read some science papers. Kids don't contract the virus in the same numbers as adults and don't transmit it as easily either.pr2
- here is a great summary of state of the research about kids and covid:
https://dontforgetth…pr2 - ture, we also made tests - it showed kids are not more or maybe less contagious than adults. kids aside, the chart could also work with Disney Land reopening.api
- Think of the adults that are needed to open the schools... and all the activities around it... I think its more people tired to take care of kidsSalarrue
- While it's less lethal in kids, they still get it. Then their families get it. Then teachers get sick. Then substitute teachers that make their living by..garbage
- ..filling in at several schools become carriers. It's a stupid idea from a completely clueless administration that has been getting it wrong since 2019.garbage
- Internet Scientist Activated™Hayoth
- ^Fucking idiot activated. I have several friends that work in medicine, and they were worried about this getting out of control in January.garbage
- Hospital-wide "oh shit we've already got our first case in the system" emails. I've also worked in medical publishing for almost a decade.garbage
- If you want to be all "durr hurr science is tough", go for it. I've been self-quarantined for 6 months, and at this point I'm ok with idiots dropping like fliesgarbage
- garbage, you gotta read up more. Nothing you said about "kids families get it, teachers get it etc." is true. Kids are super NOT spreaders.pr2
- Um, I'm read up bruv. You're absolutely wrong.garbage
- "If children meet in groups, it can put everyone at risk. Children can pass this virus onto others who have an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19."garbage
- That's straight from the CDC, and keep in mind that's a CDC that's being hamstrung by this current administration.garbage
- The same CDC that was forced to stop testing in Seattle after we reported the first case and first novel infection.garbage
- https://www.nytimes.…garbage
- Krassy10
- would be even better if it had beer insidehans_glib
- That's pretty awesome!MondoMorphic
- Is it an internet find or did you create the image, Krassy?SimonFFM
- @Simon interwebz find :)Krassy
- The interwebz delivers againTurboslacker
- That beer is almost as bad as the virus.CyBrainX
- Modelo > Corona IMO.ideaist
- @CyBrain Corona with lime is nice in the summer.jagara
- Krassy6
Leader of anti-coronavirus lockdown group that organized protests tests positive for COVID-19
https://www.the-sun.com/news/745…
- Poor, KarenGnash
- and the Karen’s shall inherit the earthRamanisky2
- Something is fishy. She said she’s asymptomatic, but the how/why did she get tested?err
- Reopen nyc and open karen’s casket..maquito
- Whitlock-downedMrT
- Bobomonospaced
- Yeah, how did she get tested when she showed none of the requirements of needing the test since she's apparently asymptomatic?Akagiyama
- Maybe somebody she came into contact with had it?MondoMorphic
- Certainly not on a datefuturefood
- utopian
- is that sparkling stuff the halo of the virus?neverscared
- The kinda chick that only wants to match with top models on Tinder and thinks she’s the shit.NBQ00
- Krassy5
Billionaire Branson Asks For Government Money To Save Virgin Atlantic, Claims He ‘Did Not Leave Britain For Tax Reasons’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dav…
- Capitalism at its finest.utopian
- Fuck himNBQ00
- He could sell everything he has, and use every £ he has, to pump it all into his business, to save his staff. In return, he'd be fed and housed with kindness.shapesalad
- Instead, this... and he'll live in fear...shapesalad
- he's a prick and has been for decades.fadein11
- "philanthropist"
LOL!Krassy - Why can’t he take a loan or use his money?Chimp
- shockingly he was still riding a wave of popularity (a lot of people were unaware of his BS) until recently.kingsteven
- Wasn't he an Epstein Island regular and a bit 'handsy' with his cabin crew. There'll be a ledger in a safe deposit box somewhere.monoboy
- A definite wolf in sheeps clothing. A true megalomaniac & cutting edge capitalist. Read almost everything about him back in the day.helloeatbreathedrive
- The sun-dried Bee GeeMrT
- Shake Shack out here giving back stimulus checks to help small biz and the motherfucker with his own island needs more moneyCnazz
- It's just a coincidence that the BVI is also a tax haven. C'mon you commie bastards, give him a break! /s loldorf
- saw the documentary about Necker Island where he says that there are no rules about staff, young girls mainly, being "involved" with guests.....Nutter
- Gardener14
- https://www.youtube.…sted
- NOT cool, Jesus!Akagiyama
- Just for the infidels, for the rest of us he’s killing us with that sweet, sweet wine_niko
- bliznutty9
The Rules:
1. Basically, you can't leave the house for any reason, but if you have to, then you can.
2. Masks are useless, but maybe you have to wear one, it can save you, it is useless, but maybe it is mandatory as well.
3. Stores are closed, except those that are open.
4. You should not go to hospitals unless you have to go there. Same applies to doctors, you should only go there in case of emergency, provided you are not too sick.
5. This virus is deadly but still not too scary, except that sometimes it actually leads to a global disaster.
6. Gloves won't help, but they can still help.
7. Everyone needs to stay HOME, but it's important to GO OUT.
8. There is no shortage of groceries in the supermarket, but there are many things missing when you go there in the evening, but not in the morning. Sometimes.
9. The virus has no effect on children except those it affects.
10. Animals are not affected, but there is still a cat that tested positive in Belgium in February when no one had been tested, plus a few tigers here and there...
11. You will have many symptoms when you are sick, but you can also get sick without symptoms, have symptoms without being sick, or be contagious without having symptoms.
12. In order not to get sick, you have to eat well and exercise, but eat whatever you have on hand and it's better not to go out, well, but no...
13. It's better to get some fresh air, but you get looked at very wrong when you get some fresh air, and most importantly, you don't go to parks or walk. But don’t sit down, except that you can do that now if you are old, but not for too long or if you are pregnant (but not too old).
14. You can't go to retirement homes, but you have to take care of the elderly and bring food and medication.
15. If you are sick, you can't go out, but you can go to the pharmacy.
16. You can get restaurant food delivered to the house, which may have been prepared by people who didn't wear masks or gloves. But you have to have your groceries decontaminated outside for 3 hours. Pizza too?
17. Every disturbing article or disturbing interview starts with " I don't want to trigger panic, but..."
18. You can't see your older mother or grandmother, but you can take a taxi and meet an older taxi driver.
19. You can walk around with a friend but not with your family if they don't live under the same roof.
20. You are safe if you maintain the appropriate social distance, but you can’t go out with friends or strangers at the safe social distance.
21. The virus remains active on different surfaces for two hours, no, four, no, six, no, we didn't say hours, maybe days? But it takes a damp environment. Oh no, not necessarily.
22. The virus stays in the air - well no, or yes, maybe, especially in a closed room, in one hour a sick person can infect ten, so if it falls, all our children were already infected at school before it was closed. But remember, if you stay at the recommended social distance, however in certain circumstances you should maintain a greater distance, which, studies show, the virus can travel further, maybe.
23. We count the number of deaths but we don't know how many people are infected as we have only tested so far those who were "almost dead" to find out if that's what they will die of...
24. We have no treatment, except that there may be one that apparently is not dangerous unless you take too much (which is the case with all medications). Orange man bad.
25. We should stay locked up until the virus disappears, but it will only disappear if we achieve collective immunity, so when it circulates... but we must no longer be locked up for that?
- Do you have anybody you can talk too during this difficult time?monoboy
- #tomonoboy
- i. humans are stupid
ii. no one really knows what to do
iii. just don't be a dickNairn - The weird thing to me with shit like this is you think Nature gives a fuck about your Should Be's and Wants.Nairn
- These make sense. Everyone's confused. So confused even, that they're destroying mobile telephone masts thinking they're the cause.Ianbolton
- And when people say "everything will be back to normal soon" - I seriously have no idea what normal is or what it will be when everything is back to normalIanbolton
- you seem so confused, are you okay?monospaced
- /\ get a life you douchebag troll. you make laugh :Dbliznutty
- I have a great life. Wife and child and happiness. What else is missing?monospaced
- i'm putting the list in alphabetical order and in laymen's terms so you can understand.. gonna need some time to finish.bliznutty
- maybe there are no right answers and two or more seemingly contradictory ideas can both be right, or not, at the same time. And covid just amplifies that.Fax_Benson
- Hahaha. So the life I’m supposed to get, you’re gonna list it out? And it will be things you have? I can’t wait!monospaced
- I assume it’s mostly vague concepts about freedom and the like, complete with links to YouTube videos and Wikipedia pages.monospaced
- fax.. if it's arbitrary, why is it mandatory?bliznutty
- some stuff is fucking obviousFax_Benson
- mono.. you and i have clearly different values, virtues, perceptions, experiences, genetics, educations, backgrounds, motivations, talents, skills, style, servibliznutty
- it would literally take forever to list. anyway i'm still working on yours.. lolbliznutty
- The most confusing virus in history! Logic hates this virus!grafician
- the other difference between you and i mono is that you comment on every one of my posts negatively, i don't give one fuck about commenting on yours. you troll!bliznutty
- Pure coincidence. It’s not some thing I have against you, it’s just the topics you mention that get me.monospaced
- My commenting on your posts isn’t a conspiracy theory. They would be the same regardless of who posted. It’s not personal dude.monospaced
- And as for this post. The guidelines are there because they help, but they aren’t 100%. Like seatbelts. It’s a law because they help, but not always.monospaced
- But there is no major mystery as to what we’re dealing with here. It’s a coronavirus much like the others we are familiar with and we know a lot about it.monospaced
- It certainly helps to isolate from close contact and to protect the more susceptible people in our communities. Every little thing helps, including masksmonospaced
- I can also understand how these may seem like total overreaction in Denver. I agree on that!!! In manhattan where I am it’s a totally different story.monospaced
- can we just agree to disagree?bliznutty
- Everything you listed is has an answer. This list tries to make it look confusing and/or pretends the advice given hasn't adapted based on new information.voiceof
- @bliznutty yo, curious - did you write this post, or did you copy'n'paste from somewhere? Funny shite! :DKrassy
- copy/paste. i found it funny too! in light of this flu pandemic we might as well change all the stop lights green and see if that helps as well. Doh!bliznutty
- sted10
- CCP Bio Weaponshapesalad
- ^ are you like this in real life?kingsteven
- As appalling as the content is, the design choice here is lovely.
Also, lol kingNairn - wow style herei_was
- Superb!OBBTKN
- By comparison, it's rumored 5000 funeral urns were shipped to just 1 funeral home in Hubei Province.robotron3k
- ok bobo.sted
- dumbasses love rumors.neverscared
- I kinda love robokingsteven
- Ramanisky28
lol
- "I thought this was capitalism".
He has my vote!deadsperm - cokacolavirusnbq
- selling toilet paper on the dark web...
#MAGAnbq - selling terlet paper on the dark webRamanisky2
- Haha. The corola virusIanbolton
- lol. canola virus ep. > https://www.youtube.…Beeswax
- LOL greatrenderedred
- I was beginning to wonder where deathboy has been, found the helmet.utopian
- I needed thatsection_014
- Poor BrendaKrassy
- Brenda, lol, that dude is sicki_was
- funny but fake afKrassy
- "I thought this was capitalism".
- Ramanisky212
Ha, tell em Hills.
- She's not wrong.Continuity
- Anyone but Hillary.deadsperm
- This somehow, at this point, seems intelligent for Mr. T.FNP14
- but, but her emailsutopian
- hahahaha savageMondoMorphic
- @FNP may I politely request we use one of the many available names for him other than that one!MrT
- ^^Sorry, T. Stole that from a Vic Berger bit!FNP14
- Continuity7
Anyone else finding themselves boredom-/stress-eating, since lockdown?
I've always had a problem with stress-eating (thank gods I have a fast metabolism, because otherwise I'd look American by now), but since I'm lockdown, I wander into the kitchen like a zombie and eat whatever I can get my hands on. It's especially bad late evening.
Looks like I'll have to add HIIT to my routine when the gym opens back up.
- Drink lots of water.nbq
- Biscuits are going down fast in my house.PhanLo
- Aye, I know the feeling.Continuity
- "Carb loading".
Lolz @ "...I'd look American by now..."ideaist - When I get really hungry, I have a tremendous amount of toilet paper in stock to keep my belly full.utopian
- Lolz @ "...I'd look American by now..."Krassy
- I'm on my 3rd bottle of vodkaAkagiyama
- i eat like fuck when im working at home just snack snack snack!microkorg
- I’m eating and drinking like if it was the end of the wo... wait!maquito
- https://www.youtube.…shapesalad
- Stress-eating, too. Nuts and sweets after rich dinner. Corona belly ahead.SimonFFM
- Nairn9
Further to the above..
"WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments"
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/…
It sounds like there's so much data, research and treatment sharing going on behind the scene and so much accelaration, that there might be some cause for hope.
Humans are an odd lot - typically it's required wars and militarism to bring out our 'best' - turns out it's just threats generally. Ozymandias was right... .
Also, I will always +1 Logan's Run references.
- I listened to a scientist saying the other day that the sharing on this is incredible. Something he also said was uncharacteristic in normal times.fadein11
- obviously it's unprecedented times but he said the community has come together way better than expected on this.fadein11
- On 60 Minutes last night, they interviewed scientists working on this. It was refreshing to hear them say "we're not in competition with each other...mg33
- ...we're all in competition with this virus."mg33
- I hope coming out of this this level of rapidly working together continues.mg33
- yep mgfadein11
- It's great they're working together collectively. Back to normal in a year.PhanLo
- it's incredible, working in the medical faculty for 8 years and my mind is constantly blown at the level of research, the international sharing of knowledge...kingsteven
- what company will make the vaccines? Will they share the patent between multiple companies to speed things up? There's tons of cash for them to make with thisBennn
- somehow this has to start happening beyond science + medicine so that we stop arguing over isms and start agreeing on objectively good ideasFax_Benson
- Are you advocating World Government, fax?Nairn
- @Bennn these are treatments not vaccinesernexbcn
- might tweak the name a bitFax_Benson
- +1 OzymandiasDRIFTMONKEY
- i_monk10
We didn't panic over the swine flu (H1N1) because it had an average incubation period of just two days and you'd be contagious for a little over a week after symptoms appeared.
COVID-19 has a much longer incubation period and you are infectious before symptoms show, which are mild.
Mortality rates are also orders of magnitude different: 0.02% for H1N1, up to 3.4% for COVID-19.
Most people recovered from H1N1 without complication, while 19% of COVID-19 patients need to be hospitalized.
That's why we didn't panic about the swine flu.
- Ok fair enoughNBQ00
- H1N1 killed 12,000+ in USA, the Red Dragon Death flu from the East, so far has killed 160.robotron3k
- We don't have enough data to support those mortality figures. It's serious, but bc so many with no/mild symptoms aren't tested the MR% is grossly exaggeratedSteveJobs
- And how many with no/mild symptoms of h1n1 (or any virus for that matter) do you think didn’t seek med help during that outbreak. Numbers are always skewedben_
- But h1n1 wasn’t some perfect example of mass awareness and preparedness to measure against. And robo, you said it: “so far”.ben_
- Look into exponential curves. I really hope you’re correct though.ben_
- Let's revisit this one in a month shall we?zarkonite
- I'm speaking only to the mortality figures for any who'd assess their chances of survival based on data they may not understand. Not trying to compare to H1N1SteveJobs
- Robo, is that really your argument? Global deaths nearing 10,000 and we haven’t even got hit with it yet in America. Thank god no listens to you in an emergencynb
- Even the most conservative mortality rate for this is an order of magnitude higher than H1N1.i_monk
- Robo’s cool with it, he hasn’t been within 60’ of another human in years let alone 6’.ben_
- why does every single thing robo post have an aggravating/troll slant? i.e the 'red dragon' bs.inteliboy
- Ouch ben, that smarts. Why are you such a meanie..?robotron3k
- grafician5
He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/…
I mean, wow, when the entire country is your "family" and you're a family man...
- stupidity will kill us before the virus doesFax_Benson
- This is how you ruin civilisationsgrafician
- Tennessee? Someone's gonna shoot this asshole over this.section_014
- Hayoth?utopian
- Isn't it a fire hazard to store so much alcohol based stuff in your garage?shapesalad
- CUNTinteliboy
- I seriously hope this fucking prick gets the virus.maquito
- What a MAGA CLINTRamanisky2
- haha. wow people are pretty emo about this and no idea why.deathboy
- WOwzrzmoogchild
- hahahaha cuntpango
- lol idiotboy doesn’t know why this is an issue. what a mookmonospaced
- America in a nutshell. This guy is a shagger/entrepreneur...PhanLo
- Ramanisky20
- He refused to be tested so...grafician
- If there is a God, please, make sure he tests positive. Txnbq
- watching this was exhaustingdorf
- We don't have the most advanced healthcarecannonball1978
- It's like he's reading a ransom note. Must have been excruciating for him not to go off script.BusterBoy
- it's ok guys, if it all goes to shit, at least we'll have a strong economy.dorf
- actually thought this was very well put - he just read the words sure, but the ideas in it are ok for the USgrafician
- a tremendous dumb fuckutopian
- U.S. Isn’t Ready for a Global Pandemic
https://time.com/579…utopian - Me too, grafician. Partisanship aside, it was a solid, reasonable message.MondoMorphic
- "Trump's claim tonight that health insurers "have agreed to waive all copayments for coronavirus treatments" seems to be news to them.
“For testing."grafician - "“For testing. Not for treatment.” a spokesperson for the major insurance lobby AHIP says."grafician
- so you get money for tests only, if you test positive, prayers!grafician
- This is not by Trump. This was a well-written message put together by smarter-than-him people. Obvi. This letter could have been read by Obama, or any1 else.Krassy
- Yup, not contesting that, this might be his only "good speech" ever!grafician
- Is it just me or was he trying to hold back a cough a few times during this?yuekit
- https://youtu.be/X7K…yuekit
- well put together, and a surprisingly good acting, best speech ever.sted
- only the best speechesinteliboy
- Everyone is just going to re-route through the UK. Thanks dickhead!scruffics
- What's up with his right eye?deadsperm
- Oh the communists/fascists come out to attack, again. How original.Hayoth
- We don't have the manufacturing plants. Significant critical drugs are made in China. It's going to get more interesting before it gets boringShenanigansTV
- dont worry his uncle was at M.I.T this is kindergarten stuff for man with his bizarre right eye.neverscared
- 0:40, did he have a stroke?elahon
- i think "Significant critical drugs" are made in America and Europe, no? it's only generics and off-list/untested chems that are mostly from China (I think)Nairn