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Sadly but as expected, the Wash state COVID epidemic is killing the oldest/most vulnerable people now: Nursing home outbreak
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All I can say is that it's going to be a very interesting week to watch the news. Markets, super Tuesday, and the virus.
And I have Jury duty.
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Tell them you have a cough, runny nose and fever. 
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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"More than 89,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 3,000 have died."
That's a one percent death rate upon contracting it. Likely folks with preexisting conditions and the elderly make up the majority of the 1% dying from it, which cannot be any comfort to most members here.
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Octogenarians who contract it have a 15% death rate. That's gonna be rough if it gets into nursing homes especially.
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Look at how many people have died from the flu in the us this year. Wash your nasty ass and dont rub your hands all over your face when ya get out of walmart. Dont flip out its a flu bug. Like lay with dogs ya will get flees.
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Tell them you have a cough, runny nose and fever. Lol
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Campfire 'Bwana
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"More than 89,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 3,000 have died."
That's a one percent death rate upon contracting it. Likely folks with preexisting conditions and the elderly make up the majority of the 1% dying from it, which cannot be any comfort to most members here. 89/3 = 3.37% But if infections are under reported by 2/3rd, which is in the real of possibilities, it could still be 1% overall death rate, and closer to 5% for at risk groups at the same time.....or something like that. I didn't work out the exact most likely probabilities.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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"More than 89,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 3,000 have died."
That's a one percent death rate upon contracting it. Likely folks with preexisting conditions and the elderly make up the majority of the 1% dying from it, which cannot be any comfort to most members here. I thought you taught school. 3 out of 89 sure as heck is not 1%. And you have no idea what the mortality rate is until those 89,000 have either recovered or died.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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Here's a comparison between hospitilization and death rates this year for people age 18-49 compared to 65+ https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html
age cases hosp deaths hosp_rate death_rate
18-49 11,913,203 66,869 2,450 0.56% 0.02%
65+ 3,073,227 279,384 25,555 9.09% 0.83%
So the "normal" flu is 40 times more deadly for those over 65. Of course, two years ago that number of death approached 3x.
Last edited by antelope_sniper; 03/01/20.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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Now days anything will kill ya...
Coyotes shot no waiting.
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Tell them you have a cough, runny nose and fever. laffin’
Every day on this side of the ground is a win.
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Look at how many people have died from the flu in the us this year. Wash your nasty ass and dont rub your hands all over your face when ya get out of walmart. Dont flip out its a flu bug. Like lay with dogs ya will get flees. This season, which includes fall/winter for influenza, over 16000 have died from the flu. It is just peaking now in most northern states, so there will be a few more thousand added most likely. Given that COVID-19 appears to have a much higher CFR, that doesn't bode well. This may be "just a flu bug" in street language, but it most likely will be one of the worst "flu bugs" most of us have experienced. PS--it is not an influenza bug but rather a completely new coronavirus that no human has ever before encountered
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No such thing as the normal flu. Frequently, the approved flu shot isn’t correct for that years flu strain.
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
- Albert Einstein
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Old people tend to die more from disease, it's God's plan.
Let's Go Brandon! FJB
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A man in his 70s died at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland —
the same hospital where the death of a man in his 50s was announced yesterday.
Both men had underlying health problems. The three other new cases are two women,
one in her 80s and one in her 90s, and a man in his 70s. All three have other health issues
Old age and pre-existing health issues (compromised immune system)...mother nature at work.
-Bulletproof and Waterproof don't mean Idiotproof.
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"More than 89,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 3,000 have died."
That's a one percent death rate upon contracting it. Likely folks with preexisting conditions and the elderly make up the majority of the 1% dying from it, which cannot be any comfort to most members here. I thought you taught school. 3 out of 89 sure as heck is not 1%. And you have no idea what the mortality rate is until those 89,000 have either recovered or died. And the other 178,000 that are presently not showing symptoms either survives or dies. Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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"More than 89,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 3,000 have died."
That's a one percent death rate upon contracting it. Likely folks with preexisting conditions and the elderly make up the majority of the 1% dying from it, which cannot be any comfort to most members here. You wanna explain those numbers?
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No such thing as the normal flu. Frequently, the approved flu shot isn’t correct for that years flu strain. First thing many Coronavirus deniers ask somebody who is scared of it is, "did you even take your flu shot this year?". "This year" if you took a flu shot you may have taken it back in September, in which case, it probably wore off in mid-December and you are vulnerable again. Plus the fact that this year's flu shots were only partially effective...less so than usual because IIRC the one they vaccinated for only accounted for like 40% of the flu's that were being experienced. I have no idea if later-given flu vaccines were/are more effective due to a change in the recipe. The main info we have on this remains from Asia. Many questions are unanswered. Best to take all the precautions you can to not get it and at the same time, not panic.
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"More than 89,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 3,000 have died."
That's a one percent death rate upon contracting it. Likely folks with preexisting conditions and the elderly make up the majority of the 1% dying from it, which cannot be any comfort to most members here. You wanna explain those numbers?
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