that was some plunge.

The last one wasn't a failure. It was a defiance.

this is crazy.. this guy's name was Adolph. i didn't know people still did that. i mean.. the last Adolph was dead in a bunker. 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/coronavirus-victim-healthy-dad-adolph-tj-mendez

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He Was A “Perfectly Healthy” 44-Year-Old Father Of Six. He Died From The Coronavirus.

Adolph “T.J.” Mendez was still playing basketball with friends earlier this month. He died from complications of COVID-19 on Thursday.

 

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Dammit. I don't even wanna set foot outside anymore, but I got called into work tomorrow. Granted it's only for 4 hours, and human contact should be minimal, but still.

  On 3/29/2020 at 9:23 PM, Entorwellian said:

vitamin c is BAD

https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/new-york-hospitals-treating-coronavirus-patients-with-vitamin-c/

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  On 3/31/2020 at 7:26 AM, ambergonk said:

Dammit. I don't even wanna set foot outside anymore, but I got called into work tomorrow. Granted it's only for 4 hours, and human contact should be minimal, but still.

had one thing i needed to do today. did it in a hurry. wore a mask. changed clothes washed hands the took off mask then washed hands again. i think i'm good on groceries until next monday.  already have the getting groceries strategy in my mind even though it's a week away.

it always feels weird even to step outside to take the garbage cans out to the street. 

  On 3/31/2020 at 8:10 AM, batch said:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/new-york-hospitals-treating-coronavirus-patients-with-vitamin-c/

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  On 3/31/2020 at 7:26 AM, ambergonk said:

Dammit. I don't even wanna set foot outside anymore, but I got called into work tomorrow. Granted it's only for 4 hours, and human contact should be minimal, but still.

My boss was thinking that we would get back to work this week lol yeah sure...

A new article in the Lancet suggests that the mortality rate is "only" around 0.66% when taken into account all infected and not just the ones that have severe symptoms: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30243-7/fulltext

That would be still much higher than influenza but nowhere near as bad as some estimates a few weeks ago.

Some other things I've learned: The corona viruses are genetically pretty stable unlike influenza viruses. We have new strains of influenza yearly because they mutate so fast and that's why last year's influenza shots don't protect against the latest strains. Also based on previous knowledge on corona viruses the immunity lasts about 2-3 years. So if we get the vaccination we might need booster shots every 2 years.

Also, as I said before, it's probable that the strains with milder symptoms become more commonplace and replace the deadlier strains over time due to evolutionary advantage. So, maybe we have a seasonal corona epidemic every couple of years in the future but it's not going to be this bad.

Anyway, this is NOT the worst case pandemic that the virologists have been fearing. This is more like a rehearsal for that..

  On 3/31/2020 at 9:27 AM, iococoi said:

 

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He could be a fraud, or he could believe what he says and just be stupid.. And it's not nice to laugh at stupid people so...

  On 3/31/2020 at 9:41 AM, yekker said:

And it's not nice to laugh at stupid people so...

  On 3/31/2020 at 9:47 AM, Rubin Farr said:

 

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There's a silver lining here. Those numbers - if true - would indeed make him look bad. At least we got that established. Was worrying those numbers wouldn't even be a problem for a sec.  

  On 3/31/2020 at 9:40 AM, zkom said:

A new article in the Lancet suggests that the mortality rate is "only" around 0.66% when taken into account all infected and not just the ones that have severe symptoms: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30243-7/fulltext

That would be still much higher than influenza but nowhere near as bad as some estimates a few weeks ago.

Some other things I've learned: The corona viruses are genetically pretty stable unlike influenza viruses. We have new strains of influenza yearly because they mutate so fast and that's why last year's influenza shots don't protect against the latest strains. Also based on previous knowledge on corona viruses the immunity lasts about 2-3 years. So if we get the vaccination we might need booster shots every 2 years.

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One thing I've read is that immunity for the corona viruses that we normally get - and that cause variants of the common cold - only lasts for about a year or so, which is why we can get these types of colds over and over again. Which is not to say that this particular corona virus doesn't cause a slightly longer lasting immunity, though.

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Also, as I said before, it's probable that the strains with milder symptoms become more commonplace and replace the deadlier strains over time due to evolutionary advantage. So, maybe we have a seasonal corona epidemic every couple of years in the future but it's not going to be this bad.

 

How do you figure this? While the principle is correct, I don't think a 0.66% mortality rate (or even a 5% mortality rate, even) is high enough to cause this effect. But IANAE* of course.

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Anyway, this is NOT the worst case pandemic that the virologists have been fearing. This is more like a rehearsal for that..

Yeah, someone from the Dutch version of the CDC pretty much said the same thing in some newspaper or other just a few weeks ago. "This teaches us how prepared we are should a *truly* dangerous virus hit us." or words to that effect. (the answer seems to be: not very)

* Epidemiologist 

trump will hand the mic to whoever will praise him. 

  On 3/31/2020 at 11:10 AM, rhmilo said:

One thing I've read is that immunity for the corona viruses that we normally get - and that cause variants of the common cold - only lasts for about a year or so, which is why we can get these types of colds over and over again. Which is not to say that this particular corona virus doesn't cause a slightly longer lasting immunity, though.

The 2-3 year immunity was based on previous SARS epidemics that are also caused by corona virus.

  On 3/31/2020 at 11:10 AM, rhmilo said:

How do you figure this? While the principle is correct, I don't think a 0.66% mortality rate (or even a 5% mortality rate, even) is high enough to cause this effect. But IANAE* of course.

It does not have to be deadly for the effect to take place. If there are severe symptoms in general the infected people will be easier to identify and quarantine. If the symptoms are very mild or non-existent then the virus can spread completely freely.

  On 3/31/2020 at 11:19 AM, zkom said:

The 2-3 year immunity was based on previous SARS epidemics that are also caused by corona virus.

Ah, ok.

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It does not have to be deadly for the effect to take place. If there are severe symptoms in general the infected people will be easier to identify and quarantine. If the symptoms are very mild or non-existent then the virus can spread completely freely.

I can follow this line of reasoning, but this would only work if infected people are symptomatic as soon as they can spread the virus. Right now this isn't yet clear for COVID-19. 

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he looks fatter in this clip. probably stress eating a bit. or is it the aspect ratio making him look fatter?

The presidential seal looks as should I think so there's nothing wrong with the aspect ratio.

This is perhaps one of the strangest DJ Trump clips I've ever seen, his motor skills look like that of a baboon. Don't really understand what is making him look like a tweaker here.

could be just the resolution of the clip, but he's also looking more orange than usual. maybe he's spraying an extra layer on for corona protection?