Coronavirus

[all hail the horseshoe crab]('https://us.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-vaccine-relies-maryland-strangest-034100637.html')

Just about every vaccine owes its approval to that horseshow crab test...

You got room for one more?

Dang Benny, lot next to mine just sold, as well as everything in 'da hood. COVID-19 has the real estate market on fire...

citiots headed for the hills. wonder if they will ever go back.

Ummm
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You do realize that people smarter than you and I have done exactly that and concluded that masks, social distancing and limiting large gatherings work. If your statement were actually true you wouldn't think the way you do.

You realize that other ppl smarter than us
Disagree with you

[USER=122]@Dx life Rx fishing[/USER] and I live masked, have a "Monk-like" dedication to hand washing and stay socially-distanced under a continent-sized rock with millions of other health professionals, virologists, other bioscientists, and other folk who care to get all the facts and data.

My particular corner of the rock came with a view of the water, fundrf by doing science on nasties like HIV, Hep A, Hep B, Hep C, etc., and now my boat is being fueled by COVID-19 consulting. It's good to be under the rock!!

Good Morning from Roccus’ Office Under The Rock...

I’m happy for you
But there is an entire world of ppl that Are not old enough to retire nor young enough to pick up the pieces and start over
An entire world of ppl that have many others that rely on them for their living

yesterday the catering company that used to service my dinner cruiser ( that hasn’t made a trip all year )
A man that had a very nice business with 15 employees folded for good
Sadly he can’t live under your rock nor can his employees

So I’m happy your well fed , well amused warm and dry
Many aren’t

You realize that other ppl smarter than us
Disagree with you

I’m happy for you
But there is an entire world of ppl that Are not old enough to retire nor young enough to pick up the pieces and start over
An entire world of ppl that have many others that rely on them for their living

yesterday the catering company that used to service my dinner cruiser ( that hasn’t made a trip all year )
A man that had a very nice business with 15 employees folded for good
Sadly he can’t live under your rock nor can his employees

So I’m happy your well fed , well amused warm and dry
Many aren’t

The "take home" message was supposed to be amassing, analyzing and acting on accurate science enables folks to better deal with any nasty virus. In my case, heeding basic viral and immunological science resulted in a very gratifying career which is still active. I never even hinted there wasn't, isn't, and will not continue to be massive economic turmoil due to COVID-19. AAMOF I usually cite this in my comments. It's all a trade off of the two "Es", Economics and Epidemiology. The people doing the trade offs need to have both the accurate scientific and the accurate economic data for their analyses, and can't live under a rock. Some of the "scientific facts" traded around here are utterly false and their use in any analysis or comments voids the entire argument.

And FWIW, I do put my money were my mouth is. Our entire first stimulus check went to local food banks, and the next one will do the same. I fully recognize that this pandemic has been brutal on many and will continue to do our best to help ease the pain for others who haven't been as fortunate as we are.

I never said you didn’t put your money where your mouth was

but that’s not enough
1200 dollar checks aren’t enough
600 or 2000 more isn’t enough

we’ve allowed the cure , mitigation science whatever you care to call it
To be far worse than the disease

ppl need to be Abel to and should make the decisions and take the steps they wish to , in order to protect themselves as they see fit
everyone should be allowed even prompted to go back to work
Or there will be no work to go back too

I don’t buy that the science here is settled

in years to come we will learn a lot more

but in the mean time the only e that matters to me and to anyone
Not retired
Is economic
Because without an economy
Epidemiology doesn’t mean shit
And without an economy life doesn’t mean shit either

nothing means shit if your living on the street in the cold wiping your ass with a news paper and scrounging for a meal
Or living in a socialist shit hole standing in line for bread because they blew it all to hell over a minuscule death rate

The "take home" message was supposed to be amassing, analyzing and acting on accurate science enables folks to better deal with any nasty virus. In my case, heeding basic viral and immunological science resulted in a very gratifying career which is still active. I never even hinted there wasn't, isn't, and will not continue to be massive economic turmoil due to COVID-19. AAMOF I usually cite this in my comments. It's all a trade off of the two "Es", Economics and Epidemiology. The people doing the trade offs need to have both the accurate scientific and the accurate economic data for their analyses, and can't live under a rock. Some of the "scientific facts" traded around here are utterly false and their use in any analysis or comments voids the entire argument.

And FWIW, I do put my money were my mouth is. Our entire first stimulus check went to local food banks, and the next one will do the same. I fully recognize that this pandemic has been brutal on many and will continue to do our best to help ease the pain for others who haven't been as fortunate as we are.

Personally I have no idea why he carries on with his inane comments. I mean we all know where he stands.
Yet for some bizarre& unknown reason he continues to keep posting this drivel over & over again. It's as though he's expecting to win over some converts or something to his side of an argument that is going absolutely nowhere. It's a terrible waste of bandwidth.

He should just accept the fact that we're all sheep living under a rock with no clue what is going on in the "real world", shake his head n disbelief & move on already.

Amazing...........

I don’t buy that the science here is settled

in years to come we will learn a lot more

Well look at that, something that's 100% scientifically accurate!!

Science is always a learning experience and is never final.

I’ll say. 25,000 deaths by May in NY and 28,100 on Dec 21. Did it go on vacation for eight months? Anyone know how many more died in NY then last year?

To educate idiots like you
Wader

the world isn’t on board with you
I guess your heads to far up your ass or to deep in the sand to notice

nurses not taking the shot
Firemen too
cops don’t wear mask

I know we are all stupid and selfish and your the only smart one

the jury’s still out and possibly hu
But your happy under your rock telling me I’m insane for not agreeing with you

Piss off

And here’s to reason that 50 percent of the population is refusing to get the shot

especially heath care workers

like me , like a lot of us
They have been out and about since the beginning some using ppe and distancing
Others not
But the non scientific evidence is in , and many many ppl don’t see the need to take a rushed vaccine

just getting that out there pre band wagon

it’s not selfishness
It’s certainly not stupidity

it’s simple a matter of having really lived life during this time and not being under a rock

please commence with the slings and arrows

IF they are ok with living behind a mask and social distancing or not living with PPE and just being lucky they don't come in contact with anyone infected fine!! That's what the science says..no contact no virus.

I don't understand the fear of a vaccine vs. the lack of fear of covid 19

Not sure how I feel about them possible saying we cant fly if we don't have it. Isn't there groups of people who don't believe in vaccines? Then what?

Not sure how I feel about them possible saying we cant fly if we don't have it. Isn't there groups of people who don't believe in vaccines? Then what?

luckily most of them have died..........
:)

my friend posted this new yrs eve

Today was supposed to be a good day. Its New Years eve. My dad retired today. Then we get the news that my wife tested positive for Covid. A few of us in the house haven't been feeling great. Nothing crazy just under the weather. So as a joke I said "someone better go get tested". My wife went and got tested yesterday.
Got an email at 6pm tonight that she is positive. My son, both sisters, nephew and niece and myself are now sitting at urgent care getting tested.
I'm only worried about my mom, dad and uncle. The rest of us other young people should be OK. Im taking all of them to urgent care in the morning. Just keep my loved ones in your thoughts.
So update. Most of you know I love in a house with a lot of people. Mom and Dad, uncle Tom, Stephanie, Johnny, Thomas and Sam, Stevie, Sebastian and myself. My niece Ava is here for winter break.
So with that said we all went and got tested waiting on results for the rest of us. Most of us are having mild symptoms nothing crazy. But last night my Dad went down hill fast. I brought him to the ER, they took him in right away. They tested him there he is positive for the virus. Spoke to him this afternoon he is feeling better, breathing better. He will be there for a few days but whatever they are doing is working. So please just keep him in your prayers. Thank you to everyone for reaching out. I love you all.

He assumes they will all test positive but it does seem that the hospitals can treat it better now

IF they are ok with living behind a mask and social distancing or not living with PPE and just being lucky they don't come in contact with anyone infected fine!! That's what the science says..no contact no virus.

I don't understand the fear of a vaccine vs. the lack of fear of covid 19

They seam too
See an issue

I guess you really have no idea how many ppl are living without following many if any protocols
And for how long they have been doing it

I assure you it’s many and I can also assure you that there’s got to be more to it than luck

Not sure if we would be predisposed to catch it or are all but immune. Why take the chance if we only were forced to postpone a vacation or two, and can only see the inlaws on Zoom? Will take the 1200 bucks and spread it around a lot of our favorite "go to" restaurants for takeout, starting tonight. Put my mask on in the parking lot, yank it off as I exit the door. Been doing that since April. So far so good. Newyorkistan still number one (in deaths) but Kalifornia and Tejas trying to catch up.

Very good quote

I don’t think my thought to be an absolute truth and fully realize they go against the grain here and in Newyorkistan in general
But ppl should that they are what I’m living and what I see on a daily basis

a lot of the poster here are quoting what the hear and the information they are getting from “ experts “ As they remain isolated

maybe I’m a guinnne pig
Maybe everyone I know living like I am are simply lucky
But I find that very very hard to believe
There are just too many that I’m in contact with 100s to be conservative

something just doesn’t add up