Coronavirus (COVID-19) is too exciting for adults to discuss (CLOSED)

[jwinslow]

Much like the testing, there are a lot of folks who have struggled to apply, or have to wait. Self employed and independent contractors must wait for weeks to apply for aid in Ohio.

 

[Jaxbuck]

My only quibbles, and they're just quibbles, are: (1) that there's literally no instruction on this Earth that "anyone can follow" because there are ALWAYS people who are oblivious or just assholes (gotta keep going to my megachurch, gotta party at the beach, etc.);

True but same concept is working against us all right now with the lockdowns

(2) that government "lockdown" is responsible for all of the economic pain. A lot of people were avoiding congregating at places like restaurants, going to movies, and generally putting off unnecessary activities requiring contact with others and discretionary spending of money before government started insisting on it. So, is the incremental gain in public safety and possibly long-term economic pain from formal government measures worth the incremental increase in short-term economic pain and possibly long-term economic pain from not taking those measures? Fuck, I don't know. But, as I said over two weeks ago

No one was voluntarily shutting down their business to help with social distancing. The damage is being done by government overreaction, not voluntary social distancing.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Coronavirus...

Food for thought??????????????
This is the first time in history we can save the human race by lying in
front of the TV and doing nothing. Let’s not screw this up!!!

 

[jwinslow]

Hail to Pitt.

Is it too late to trade? The research partnership seems like a good compulsion.

Of course, this is guaranteeing more Purdueing for top B1G teams, but it's a noble trade.

 

[Thump]

I'd be shocked if every sports league isn't cancelled this year.

 

[Thump]

I look for DeWine to drop the hammer today.

 

[OHSportsFan]

I'd be shocked if every sports league isn't cancelled this year.

We need a billionaire to fund a sports island/yacht. Put a dome over it. Do whatever. It’s 2020, we can’t let this happen.

 

[jwinslow]

Seriously though, go read that Pitt article. In a land of despair and inaction, they bring hope, fascinating new tech, leaning on their rockstar from the polio outbreak, lower costs, scalable production, etc. Even the application method is remarkable.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Is it too late to trade? The research partnership seems like a good compulsion.

Of course, this is guaranteeing more Purdueing for top B1G teams, but it's a noble trade.

Beat COVID-19 and lose to Syracuse the following week to finish at the bottom of the ACC.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

And here we go......



That's a 5.9% mortality rate. I'm willing to concede Milli's point about spacing contributing to a lower infection rate, but the lack of health resources relative to the cities is absolutely going to result in a higher mortality rate among those who contract.

Dougherty county is a complete outlier. It has not only the highest mortality rate, but also most deaths period. Why is that? Likely because the average age of the 29 folks who died there is 70, and of those 29 only five were under 50. And it's not mentioned whether any of those who passed also had other conditions.

EDIT: After I posted the above, I found this link (posted on FB by another BP member):

https://us.cnn.com/2020/04/02/us/albany-georgia-coronavirus/index.html

 

[Jagdaddy]

Dougherty county is a complete outlier. It has not only the highest mortality rate, but also most deaths period. Why is that? Likely because the average age of the 29 folks who died there is 70, and of those 29 only five were under 50. And it's not mentioned whether any of those who passed also had other conditions.

EDIT: After I posted the above, I found this link (posted on FB by another BP member):

https://us.cnn.com/2020/04/02/us/albany-georgia-coronavirus/index.html

Rural America is, in general, older than urban/suburban America and older people are, obviously, more likely to have more, and more severe underlying conditions. Therefroe, while the virus is likely to spread more slowly in rural America due to low population density, it is also highly likely to kill a greater percentage of the people in rural areas who do get it.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

So, I just had a rather severe gout flareup. My doc is volunteering at a downtown hospital and referred me to one of his affiliated hospitals urgent care facility. Whole thing was done over the phone while I sit in the car. They had masks in the vestibule but the doors into the clinic are locked. No exam or blood work. They're essentially going to take my temp and pulse, look at the foot out in the parking lot and write me prescriptions including one for an opioid.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Rural America is, in general, older than urban/suburban America and older people are, obviously, more likely to have more, and more severe underlying conditions. Therefroe, while the virus is likely to spread more slowly in rural America due to low population density, it is also highly likely to kill a greater percentage of the people in rural areas who do get it.

I do believe those were the exact points I was trying to make.

 

[ScriptOhio]

I'd be shocked if every sports league isn't cancelled this year.

Hey, with that attitude....

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

So, I just had a rather severe gout flareup. My doc is volunteering at a downtown hospital and referred me to one of his affiliated hospitals urgent care facility. Whole thing was done over the phone while I sit in the car. They had masks in the vestibule but the doors into the clinic are locked. No exam or blood work. They're essentially going to take my temp and pulse, look at the foot out in the parking lot and write me prescriptions including one for an opioid.

Yikes, gout sucks (had an uncle and a neighbor that had it). Get well soon...