Coronavirus

Wrong.

Last year it was 60k from the flu.

This year was even predicted to be worse, but many are being reassigned to covid deaths, especially in NY.

I get this forum is on the fear side but this isn't as huge a deal as some are saying and there will be a second outbreak because you can't hide from this sort of thing. Its time to start things up again, if people don't like it they are free to hide at home.

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CDC estimates that the burden of illness during the 2017–2018 season was high with an estimated 45 million people getting sick with influenza, 21 million people going to a health care provider, 810,000 hospitalizations, and 61,000 deaths from influenza (Table 1).Nov 22, 2019

Estimated total Covid 19 deaths in the US is 48k currently.

 

Harris County, where Houston is located, is starting a Masks Mandatory In Public policy on Monday.

Oddly I caught this news report when I returned from grocery shopping during which I wore my mask for the first time.

 

From CDC....
CDC estimates that influenza was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses, more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths during the 2018–2019 influenza season. This burden was similar to estimated burden during the 2012–2013 influenza season.
Estimated Influenza Illnesses, Medical visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the United States — 2018–2019 influenza season | CDC

From the National Review article

But as Rich Lowry pointed out last week, “if we are going to have 60,000 deaths with people not leaving their homes for more than a month, the number of deaths obviously would have been higher — much higher — if everyone had gone about business as usual.” Indeed, the IMHE model is making an estimate of the death toll only for a first wave of infections, and most of the country will still be vulnerable to infection after the first wave passes.​

So the country is approach 50,000 deaths in just over the last month while a national lockdown was in place.

Yes, COVID-19 is far worse than the seasonal flu by any measure,

 

That is how I feel wearing my full face P100 mask at the grocery store surrounded by people who are just shopping like nothing is going on. Luckily for them it isn't too widespread here, but still there are new cases everyday.

 

The wife and I are resetting our clocks today, just like, well, clockwork. Both of us in the office today. Another Thursday, another reset.

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The wife and I are going to be wearing masks in public now as well, especially when in the grocery store with the unwashed masses.

 

I'm seeing more masks and face coverings than before (and I've started wearing my mask). The local Kroger has had shields at the registers for several weeks, and most employees are wearing masks.
BUT I still see sackers yacking away in loud voice, and laughing...with no masks.
AND store managers with no masks standing two feet from employees, talking and laughing.

At the Ace Hardware near me one employee received a stern warning about not wearing their mask, "no mask, no work." He was told to step away from the customer, and to wait while the manager got him a mask.

The downside is the same store wanted $34.99 for what appeared to be a basic (but heavy duty?) paper mask. TBF I didn't handle the box to read the info/details.

 

I have one cloth mask that one of my wife's co-workers made. It's just large enough to sort of fit, but just small enough to not fit comfortably. I'll be checking the local hardware stores for some kind of back-up, or replacement.

 

Hope hopefully this calamity is fast passed

 

Well.. I'm sick. I don't know if it's COVID (I doubt it.. I don't have a fever, but I do have an ear infection, sore throat, some drainage, headache, but definitely severe fatigue), but I won't be able to get tested again because I am not going to be a patient-facing healthcare provider for at least the next two weeks, so the quarantine period will be up by the earliest potential time I can return to work.

This sucks. I'm on antibiotics since I went to urgent care on Tuesday, but they don't seem to be doing a thing yet.

 

Take them all the way to the end of the prescription. Takes time to work.

 

I’m very aware that I’m supposed to take a full course of antibiotics. I work in healthcare. I’m just frustrated that I’m feeling worse each day rather than improving even a little.

 

hope you feel better.

my headache just will not go the fuck away..



Trump has made it known that he is not happy with Ga governor Kemp. and alot of us here in GA feel the same way, some places are to open today and some on monday. but MOST of the places are deciding aganist it and staying closed or just doing take out. I think Kemp realized he fucked up but its too late now

 

Social media is a great propaganda tool.

The battle between the extremes, alarmists versus deniers, is going to get worse before it gets better.

If it turns our we stopped the precautions too soon, what will the deniers have to say? If the virus turns out to be contained, what will the alarmists have to say?

We, and I mean that globally as well, are going to have one hell of a mess after this passes.

Will erring on the side of caution make the recovery worse? Will going back to business as usual cause a new pandemic?

Unfortunately the answers to both questions could be yes, no, and possibly.

 

@rogue49 While I don't think you were singling me out for trivializing the Covid-19 pandemic, I want to make something clear:

I support erring on the side of caution. While I hope it doesn't happen, I think we're setting ourselves up for a resurgence in cases and more deaths.