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Ok. Correct, it would not have been the same. What makes this dangerous is our lack of a vaccine and lower natural immunities. Yes, this would not be an event if we had either of those. Let’s hope a vaccine comes soon.

Where did I say that?

Come on man. Tens of millions of people get the flu every year. If tens of millions got this, what do you think the death toll would be? The social distancing measures are working. Lower fatalities (due to social distancing) does not not mean corona is analogous to the flu.

Thanks. It’s not unsafe. It’s just not a risk free drug. Of course, those risks are small in contrast to people not being able to breath. Giving this drug to those with mild symptoms might not be a great idea though.

You don’t need a prescription to get it in India so people there have been scooping it up because there is a possibility it may help. The ban seems like a protective measure in case there is substance to claims the drug works.

The issue is the drug is #1 toxic and not something you want to give people without clear cause. #2 In short supply and needed by people with other conditions. #3 There is no clear data that it is actually helping. I think most people would love for it to work. They just don’t like the president making people believe that it is going to solve this issue when it might not do anything.

I’ll say one thing, if this thing leads to remote work becoming much more common, people are going to leave these big cities in droves. Rural areas are going to see a big population increase. The high cost of living, taxes, and now increased risk of death, will not make these areas worth it.

Well, these early comments aged well....

Not shutting down mass transit is next level stupid.

My friend is a nurse in Seattle. They were anything but ready for this. His hospital had 6 masks for the entire hospital when this started. They still don’t have enough PPE. The only place that could handle testing was the university of Washington. For a while, they were closing on the weekends. Total WTF stuff.

NC looks to be flattening out quite a bit. We’ll see.

I guess Bats are still ok huh?

Unfortunately, tariffs are paid by the importer not the exporter. China doesn’t pay anything, US companies pay since they are the buyer.

True story. I have a friend that owns a company that works with large pieces of granite. It is far cheaper for him to import these large pieces of granite from China and ship it to Georgia than it is to buy the same granite from a quarry in West Virginia. He hates it, but he’d be out of business if he didn’t do it. Also, knowledge work is not a joke. Someday, China’s economic model will be replaced by robotics. Everything will be manufactured in fully autonomous factories strategically placed near population centers to cut down on transport costs. That would be the case now, but slaves are cheaper than robots at the moment.

None of us can afford our lifestyles without cheap stuff from China. The sad reality is, China now holds most of the manufacturing expertise. We couldnt make a lot of things even if we wanted to. Not quickly anyway. I do think we start making our own medicine and medical supplies though.

Don’t spend it all in one place.

We’ll see if that happens. From what I’ve read, the current stimulus’ small biz protections are pitiful. We would need trillions or tens of trillions more. I can tell you my job and the jobs of my 500 other colleagues are gone forever if this thing lasts past august. Nothing short of a 20 mil bail out would bring the org back.

It’s not about the stock market. It’s about businesses still being around to bounce back. It’s about people having money to pay for food etc. I’m not saying I’m for this. However, what happens when people start seeing their jobs and companies disappear forever? Fear is a powerful force.

Give it another few weeks and the general population might be saying that too.

Yeah, all the experts have said that if they could wave a magic want that kept everyone at home (and family members 6ft from each other) this thing would be over in 2-3 weeks. These half measures are just going to prolong it. People are now reporting that they are getting it even though they haven’t left the house in 3 weeks except for groceries. Jeez, I wonder where they got it.... Everyday I look outside and neighbors are standing in groups right next to each other talking away. WTF!

Maryland’s new order is indefinite.

Yeah, I work with two people who most likely had it weeks ago. They couldn’t get tested so they will never know.

I see what you’re getting at but this would take a ton of prep time. Not all old people live by themselves and can take care of themselves. The deadly outbreaks in the Seattle retirement homes were started by employees and nurses bringing the virus in. Also, it’s worth noting that the U.K. was going to use a similar plan but realized the number of hospitalizations that would happen among the “non at risk group” would still overload their healthcare system. They went from “let the young work and get the virus” to “put the entire country in lockdown” in just a week or two. What should have happened was an earlier travel ban and a complete lockdown of those first few cities where the virus took hold. Unfortunately, that type of lockdown is unconstitutional at the moment. We might end up seeing the first constitutional amendment in a century when this is over.

Yeah, you can only get tested if you are in the hospital and testing has ruled out everything else. Mild cases don’t get reported.

One thing we have going for us is our population density is nothing like China and Europe. Most of us don’t take public transport, etc. It’s way easier for us to isolate.