@xmedleft Actually, I was trying to interact with the state health dept in mid january. I had a friend, a couple, who had been in Italy in Dec and earlyJan. and came down with a terrible "flu syndrome," but after I forced them to go to be tested, were found not to have flu, and I asked for the state to test them for other viruses, we were refused! Imagine if they might have had covid and the presence found, what might have been prevented! We were in Afric in Febuary and I tried to keep in contact with the state health department but they were not really geared up for anything. We returned to the US on March 7th and I had a local Board of Health, of which I am a member, meeting on March 9th, that is when I started getting voistrous about the outbreak, no one listened. I don't remember when the state strated to get serious. I was on a conference call about testing ain mid March, I asked about false negatives, reflecting that my ER/IU colleagues reported at least a 305 false negative reate, the state denied any knowledge of that! So there was widespread refusal to take things seriously enough.
@samueltyler2 From the couple in Italy bringing in it sounds like you could be in Virginia. The 1st couple of cases we had in my region were a case from Italu then a case from Egypt. Ah, I remember it so well, the days it could be tracked so easily and individuals with it made the news...
@xmedleft I lived my academic career making the "experts" in the health department eat their words on many diagnoses I made. I can't really believe, in retrospect, how they denied my requests.
@samueltyler2 any dumb cunt can present themselves in a fucking lab coat and claim to be scientists on TV. Any one with a brain can figure out that this virus is man made, and certain globalist elites, the UN and the Chinese Communist Party have a lot to answer for.
@SW-User wow, that is both a disgusting attempt at slamming me, an act of despiration, and totally unsupported by science. Please crawl back into whatever hole you came out of.
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@samueltyler2 it’s alright mate, go back to sleep in front of your idiot box
hi my friends ... I made a post on February 4th ... that was the beginning of the coronavirus ... now the whole world is at the mercy of this virus ... are you still not afraid of coronavirus? I'm afraid for myself ... for my family
not now but in a month's time maybe it is deadlier than the flu and SARS if it carries on this will have an impact on economies too but maybe i am being a pessimist
@Darina Well I hope above all that it is safe. Whether it works is less of a concern to a degree as long as an ineffectual vaccine isn't used to encourage dangerous behaviours during a pandemic.
@SW-User I know that already in March scientists tested the vaccine on themselves ... June and July human trials - volunteers now they will vaccinate teachers and doctors who work in the red zone ... some had a fever for one ... two days everyone is doing well now I will vaccinate ... when there is a vaccine for children ... my daughter will do the same ...
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@Darina that's not a valid phase 3 study. Where is your randomised comparison with another drug or nothing etc
@Khenpal1 just watch , hope you like music ;) https://video.repubblica.it/dossier/coronavirus-wuhan-2020/coronavirus-band-terrazzi-e-finestre-a-roma-il-flash-mob-musicale-si-fa-da-casa/355829/356396
If the coronavirus should become an epidemic, just take the usual precautions you would take for avoiding the flu.... wash your hands a lot, avoid crowds, avoid eating out, etc.
Maybe the coronavirus is Islamophobic, developed in a Chinese laboratory to eradicate the Muslims in western China. That would be cheaper than keeping them in concentration camps.
@SW-User except its not a flue and we are just at the beginning of its spread. We don't know the death amount, CCP was never honest with numbers. Due to impact it has on China's economy, USA is going to be hit hard in few months time.
If fear is what is needed for people to act responsibly then it is okay if they have fear. What they need is sense enough to understand the dangers we are facing, and help to prevent further spread of the virus. In this case, you are your "brother's keepers." since even if we don't care if we are infected, which is a bit silly, then think of your friends and relatives that you would put into risk if you become infected!
@Darina which is true. It's up to the business if their employees or customers should wear mask in their store. But as a person,always good to wear a mask
Yeah, news says its getting worse despite rushing against time to find a vaccine that actually works. In the meantime I just came to terms that it may be the apocalypse....😶
@xmedleft the anti-science, bigoted, tRumpets both disgust me and frighten me. President Elect Biden will be the first president EVER to take the oath of office while a large portion of the population believes he was not truly elected!
one should for few reasons. 1st flue kills so many per year - they are just reciting the headlines without totally knowing how the flue is measured. 2nd. WTO is corrupt in general and financed by China.
3rd You can't trust bloody China with any facts 4th there is no cure and we hardly know much about the virus , some recover with some HIV drugs . Even when recovered one can still have the virus.
5th Always China and the other lands China dependent.
@ronisme1 yes ... maybe you're right ... we are hostages of news on TV too much information
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@Darina at your age you are statistically much more likely to due from an accident, an undiagnosed genetic condition, alcohol poisoning, or suicide. You don't worry about them on a daily basis. It's a media three ring circus show currently.
I am angry .If they ate human food instead of wild animals that breed disease we wouldnt be in this situation .I thought humans had got civilised and were past the point of scavenging rotting carcasses .Sorry just my opinion its disgusting .
@Darina Sorry but its true .You only have to watch what they try to smuggle into other countries its disgusting in fact I go so far as to call it savage .
I’m just sat here looking at memes of it. I’m making light of the situation as I’m scared of catching it myself. No illness or disease is funny but I cope that way.
Concerned but not really scared. Roughly 2% mortality rate, which is higher than the flue, but still means you have 98% chance of surviving if you are unfortunate enough to get it.
What will be will be. The majority of masks don’t help, and it’s carried contagious for up to two weeks without symptoms so really there’s very little you can do. I choose not to live in fear.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that 33 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and the state is currently monitoring at least 8,400 others —a day after U.S. health officials confirmed the first possible community transmission of the coronavirus in a Solano County resident.
I am very frightened. This virus seems to be very virulent. It could end up as a serious pandemic. I am at an age when it could be even more dangerous than if I were a young man!
@lyle687276 keep thinking that. People with your thinking are the ones who are catching it now. They dont wear masks and think it is fake. Every day more of them get it. Now even trump is getting scared of it as his staff gets it from not being safe. I suggest you start to listen to the facts. This is not political or made up. It is for real. Darina, I still am not afraid but do my best to stay safe with my mask on.
@ronisme1 Real science says otherwise. This virus is no worse than a bad flu. And kids are hardly touched, unlike the flu. Is it worth destroying the fabric of our country?
@lyle687276 really? kids are not touched??? In America 97,000 kids got it in the last 2 weeks of July. Look it up. Real news, not fake. That is more than zero. Now I will agree they dont die like us old guys do but dont tell me science when you dont follow the news. More people have died from this than some of the wars the usa has fought in. Use science and check on those stats. Yes, I know of people who have died and thank god they are not my relatives.
