2019-nCoV (Coronavirus)

[Cogz]

@Wildlife

https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavi...indings-before-being-killed-in-murder-suicide

The biology department at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is in mourning after the shooting death of a scientist who it says was studying the biological makeup of the coronavirus and was on the “verge of making very significant findings toward understanding” the disease.

“Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications,” the biology department said in a statement. “We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence.”

 

[Sgt Fury]

 

[Hedgelj]

The price tag of overreacting on a pandemic....

Overreaction only from hindsight (so far). The data we are seeing isn't what was predicted when things were being shut down. I was firmly in the camp that this was gonna really suck. Now I'm in the camp of lets reopen and see what happens and also in the camp of some power hungry biatches need their hands slapped as some of the stuff is purely power play and not based upon any rational thought.

 

[Hedgelj]

Another thought. We hear of the meat packing plants (pork, chicken, etc) that are being affected by large numbers of positive coronavirus tests and having to shut down. I can understand that but why hasn't it happened to any of the major retailers that have stayed open such as Walmart, Lowes, Home depot, Kroger, etc? Those store employees have tons of exposure to the public and while they are attempting social distancing with keeping total numbers of people down its not like they're working inside a bubble.
Things that make you go hmmm

 

[hickslawns]

Overreaction only from hindsight (so far). The data we are seeing isn't what was predicted when things were being shut down. I was firmly in the camp that this was gonna really suck. Now I'm in the camp of lets reopen and see what happens and also in the camp of some power hungry biatches need their hands slapped as some of the stuff is purely power play and not based upon any rational thought.

I was skeptical from the start. As it played out I felt the initial reactions were warranted. Now i am feeling about the same as you are. I'm not being a conspiracy theory guy and screaming from under my tin foil hat, but there is an awful lot of stuff that makes me scratch my head and question things.

 

[Jamie]

I was skeptical from the start. As it played out I felt the initial reactions were warranted. Now i am feeling about the same as you are. I'm not being a conspiracy theory guy and screaming from under my tin foil hat, but there is an awful lot of stuff that makes me scratch my head and question things.

any rational, thinking person should be scratching their head wondering what really just happened now. I would have been an alarmist whacko if I had said this two months ago. we've been played, folks.

 

[Hedgelj]

No shut down, heck Woodstock occurred

 

[Geezer II]

any rational, thinking person should be scratching their head wondering what really just happened now. I would have been an alarmist whacko if I had said this two months ago. we've been played, folks.

And who is the conductor of the band ?

 

[Geezer II]

Another thought. We hear of the meat packing plants (pork, chicken, etc) that are being affected by large numbers of positive coronavirus tests and having to shut down. I can understand that but why hasn't it happened to any of the major retailers that have stayed open such as Walmart, Lowes, Home depot, Kroger, etc? Those store employees have tons of exposure to the public and while they are attempting social distancing with keeping total numbers of people down its not like they're working inside a bubble.
Things that make you go hmmm

Meat packing people work elbow to elbow

 

[Jamie]

And who is the conductor of the band ?

you know the answer. we all know the answer. I ask, what is the question we should be asking?

 

["J"]

any rational, thinking person should be scratching their head wondering what really just happened now. I would have been an alarmist whacko if I had said this two months ago. we've been played, folks.

But what’s the end game in all of this? It’s too broad too be aimed at any specific nation.

 

[Redhunter1012]

My mind jumps to different conclusions every damn day, and I dont even really pay attention to the news. If I actually sit and try to process everything, I get a headache and pissed off. If I dont try and assess blame and look at the whole picture, I think we are in about the 3rd inning of a 9 inning game. I still think there'll be quite a bit more death and sickness. We'll be doing some forms of social distancing for years or forever. School may not start back up on time until they see how this comes back this fall. My head hurts

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Thoughts on the three Russian doctors that allegedly jumped from a window? WTF...

 

[Geezer II]

you know the answer. we all know the answer. I ask, what is the question we should

Oops i messed this up - sorry

 

[Geezer II]

you know the answer. we all know the answer. I ask, what is the question we should be asking?

Well we can start with - how long are we going to put up with stupid - theres a lot out there

 

[giles]

Well we can start with - how long are we going to put up with stupid - theres a lot out there

Can’t castrate humans because they’re dumb.

Next question

 

[Jackalope]

No matter the event there will always be those who look to exploit it for personal gain. And many times those people don't give a rats ass about human suffrage or anything else. With a global pandemic like this, there will be billions of dollars at stake and up for grabs. It will draw these types of people out of the woodwork and their involvement will be pretty visible. It's easy to look at individuals who stand to benefit and attempt to correlate blame for the whole shebang. The reality is, most of those people are simply opportunistic sociopaths. If massive sums of money was not involved nobody with means would care. Look at how quickly the availability of antibody tests was made available to the public, vs how long it's taken to get diagnostic tests. We still have a massive lack of diagnostic test capability, the very test that is crucial at identifying active infections and reducing spread. Yet there are multiple places in town where you can go pay $65 for an antibody test that insurance refuses to cover. That is because an antibody test is not intended to treat, cure, or diagnose a medical condition and as such can be marketed directly to the consumer without those pesky "condition criteria" and "doctor requested" requirements standing in the way of the revenue stream.

The truth of the matter is we had an outbreak of a highly contagious pathogen with a very alarming death rate that placed a massive strain on global healthcare demand. If left unmitigated and allowed to spread freely the impact would have been monumentally greater due to a lack of available care, inevitably this would have lead to a far greater death toll. Now however we understand more about the impacts of this pathogen and luckily it is not nearly as deadly as it's predecessor SARS-1. It primarily impacts the elderly, immunocompromised, and those with a wide array of preexisting health conditions. Still hundreds of thousands will die. Further mitigation should focus on the protection of those groups while others have relaxed mitigations. Eventually, we have to come to grips with the fact that every single person will get it, and a certain number of those people will die.

 

[Cogz]

Bob Christian is calling the shots. Let’s see if anyone picks up on that. Middle initial C.

 

[Bowkills]

My wife has been studying effects of education due to the Spanish flu back in the day just to try to get an idea of how far behind the kids r going to be this fall and other things. I don't think we have any idea of the affects this shits going to have on everything. I'm hoping a few large school projects continue on track to insure some work for when the trickle down effect hits construction. A lot has been put on hold but could be in for a very rough stretch even if most folks start to get back to work....

 

["J"]

Bob Christian is calling the shots. Let’s see if anyone picks up on that. Middle initial C.

Catholic? Is that the guy who had those guidestones built in Georgia? Some weird shit going on there...