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NYT piece on the questions many here are asking. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/us/coronavirus-hype-overreaction-social-distancing.html

If it's not on YouTube, did it even happen?

A virus that only kills old and sick people is kind of a sh*tty bioweapon. I'll take the virus that kills fighting-age folks.

Maybe, like many other world leaders, they simply didn't comprehend the severity of the virus and weren't ready to destroy their economy?

Also Favipiravir/Avigan per this article https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/japanese-flu-drug-clearly-effective-in-treating-coronavirus-says-china

Meh, viruses happen. Why do we need to blame anyone for a natural occurrence?

Unless it's a grad transfer.

January 20, 2021

Schloss?

What does the asterisk on the US number really mean? Are the numbers reliable at all? Or severely understated for the US?

Sounds like any contacts signed now won't go into effect until July 1 unless the nhl season restarts. So no burning a year off that entry level contract by signing now. Takes away some incentive.

Illinois and Ohio shutting down all bars and restaurants.

I guess I've never been to that establishment on a weekend. Is it usually as busy as it is on weekdays when people are buying for the office?

I guess the way I'm hearing it, he was calling the Democrats' framing of his administration's reaction to the virus a hoax. With that said, it's obvious more funding and priority should've been given to the production and distribution of testing kits.

You said to follow/talk to epidemiologists. I hear plenty. Thanks and good luck with the toilet paper.

Are you calling me a liar? And which post of mine wasn't open-minded?

Disneyland has closed.

My girlfriend is an epidemiologist. That denominator doesn't represent the true number of cases due to a lack of testing. I'm not saying the issue isn't serious.

It's pretty widely accepted that the denominator isn't currently valid.

A lot of businesses (and universities) will never reopen after they "temporarily" close. They were financially strapped before this.

Ah, longer time period covered. Got it.

Source? This has the numbers lower. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html With that said.... A different time. A different king.

Ah duh