The COVID-19 Science and Medicine Question Thread

And ps
I’m not wearing a mask
Not today
Not tomoorw
Not ever
I’m not living my life or any part of it in a mask

period

Typical NYer mentality Wonder why we are the Corona capitol

It’s bette than the well I’m working and earning
To hell with the ones that aren't mentality
When 8 million ppl get destroyed to “ save”
100000 that’s a much much bigger issue

There’s no reason to be close enough to them outside
Anyone can play a round without getting within 25 feet of a soul of thats their worry

I’ll concede if you wish to Wear one when checking in and paying, it could be helpful and most likely legally required

but once your on the t box you can be plenty separated

It’s bette than the well I’m working and earning
To hell with the ones that aren't mentality
When 8 million ppl get destroyed to “ save”
100000 that’s a much much bigger issue

I'm so glad that your advanced degree in any of the biological or health sciences, and/or supernatural powers to set up a force field around yourself enables you not to worry about wearing a mask to avoid spreading the disease to others or catching it yourself.

Many of us mere mortals would be far more comfortable to see everyone acquiesce and be thoughtful, responsible citizens by wearing a mask when in public settings.

Many of you would be wise to listen to
Those of us with slightly less compassion and a whole lot more common sense
you keep your degree

I’ll keep my common sense

The cure or mitigation can’t be allowed to do
More damage than the disease

or you trade short term Saftey for long long term destruction

The cure or mitigation can’t be allowed to do
More damage than the disease

or you trade short term Saftey for long long term destruction

no one knows that yet

It’s bette than the well I’m working and earning
To hell with the ones that aren't mentality

or the ones who want their businesses opened and to hell with what happens

Wrong as always mtb

I’ve gota foot firmly on both sides of this fence

I’m going to survive

my worry is for all those that wont

unlike you just looking at it from your cozy I’m getting paid perspective

Many of you would be wise to listen to
Those of us with slightly less compassion and a whole lot more common sense
you keep your degree

I’ll keep my common sense

The cure or mitigation can’t be allowed to do
More damage than the disease

or you trade short term Saftey for long long term destruction

This is the COVID-19 SCIENCE thread, please take your economic discussion to the Coronavirus Thread. I'm not saying your treatise is valid or invalid, it just has nothing to do with science. The science is clear, all the aspects of social distancing do reduce infection rates and absolute numbers, flattening the curve. And yes, the economic impact of this IS staggering. Just how much one sacrifices one for the other is matter of debate, not science.

Please feel free to carry on with your diatribe in the other thread. I'll gladly nuke all your musings here unless you would care to add some scientific discussion.

I’m already set up to ride this out till next spring if I’m forced too

The cure or mitigation can’t be allowed to do
More damage than the disease

or you trade short term Saftey for long long term destruction

That will come to light after this passes ..... along with lots of finger-pointing.

I’ll give you that the science of mitigation and distancing is clear
If implemented early enough in the proper conditions

but that’s the end of anything that’s clear with regards to this virus or this topic in general

and as always if my response are not to you liking
Move em
Delete em
Or any other measure you feel like employing

none of it makes a bit of difference to me

Wrong as always mtb

I’ve gota foot firmly on both sides of this fence

I’m going to survive

my worry is for all those that wont

unlike you just looking at it from your cozy I’m getting paid perspective

you assume a lot about everyone else.....especially your wrong as always comment....maybe in your warped view of the world I and it seems everyone else ARE WRONG, but your comments and views are all just pure speculation...you DON'T KNOW!! You are just willy nilly picking an option and saying it's better with no SCIENTIFIC basis for it.

Your just a selfish blind old fool
But that’s been well proven of the last 10 yeard
Nothing new here

I never even heard the word Mitigation before this horrible event, in saying that and even now understanding what it means, I would never speak of it as if I am a person who really knows all about it.

Just simply saying, thank you to all who do know WTF they are talking about and trying to Help.

? R7

Roccus, is it possible to stop the spread of this virus by locking down, or are we only slowing down the spread ?

This is not going away till they have a vaccine or definitive treatments. Thank you china!

Roccus, is it possible to stop the spread of this virus by locking down, or are we only slowing down the spread ?

Great question, something that has been on everyone's mind as of late. If you truly could lock it down, then yes, it would stop it from spreading from the lock down area. However that ship has long left the dock so the realistic answer to that question is no, a lock down at this late stage with the mobile population that we have in 2020 will not stop its spread.

A general lock down slows the spread of the virus. With less person to person contact, there are less chances per day for it to spread so it's rate of spread will be slowed down. And maybe, IF there are things like a seasonal nature and the virus will loose it's steam in the summer like some predict, there will be less infections during a particular outbreak because of the slowing of the rate of infection pushing a large number of uninfected folks into the "Safety Zone" of summer.

Regardless, why is slow better? It's "flattening the curve" which some folks have misunderstood. Flattening the curves doesn't lower the number of infections, it just slows down the rate. The graph below shows this concept. The total number of cases is the area under each curve and they are the same total number. You want to flatten the curve so you don't exceed you ability to care for patients. In this example they also brought more resources to bear to raise the critical line.

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Dom do you think its wise to open everything back up here now in NY

... good question !