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05-18-2020, 03:47 PM
#101
Originally Posted by
Todd4State
IF there is a second wave I'd rather it be now concerning football season.
This isn't surprising to me as I fully expected cases to rise once things started to open up. Which was the entire point of flattening the curve in the first place. Until the media tried to move the goalposts anyway.
I agree with that too. I don't think the media really moved the goal post though. Some health experts were trying to for sure. I think the media was mostly citing the 14-day decline recommended by CDC before the easing of restrictions. "Follow the plan" seems like a logical stance until politics gets involved. Totally agree with you though that this is a wave and we're going to have to ride it, especially in the short term. Long term, we either get a vaccine or this is the new flu. Herd immunity only works for short periods of time typically. We don't know if it'll be 3-4-5-6 months of immunity or years worth of immunity. The "goal post" has to be bed space and ICU space, combined with PPE and ventilator availability. (E..g, Approaching 80%, lock down. Approaching 60%, <10 people gatherings. I don't know what the numbers should be, just an example). Problem is, we aren't putting together a national testing strategy and tracing strategy to help manage this. We're just winging it. That's pretty damn dumb considering we could be managing it with testing and tracing data.
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05-18-2020, 03:51 PM
#102
Originally Posted by
Johnson85
I'd rather it be now just because it will probably spread more slowly with warmer, more humid weather and people being outside more. Might naturally keep the spread at a point that doesn't overwhelm our healthcare system and put us in better position for the winter when conditions are more favorable to its spread.
I think the humidity is really going to help. At least that's my hope for saving football. Bet it's damn near impossible to spread in a rain storm.
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05-18-2020, 03:54 PM
#103
Originally Posted by
BB30
I guess we should hault people driving until the death total goes down because 1.25 million die each year in wrecks and that is selfish and self centered to want to continue driving while so many people are dying on our roads.**
Real talk though, it seems like most states are taking the correct precautions in opening up. There will without a doubt be a second wave and that is going to be part of it. But that second wave would come regardless of if we opened up now or in 3 months. Might as well get it over with.
I do understand that rationale, but the longer we have to gear up the easier that wave will be to manage. We need to make PPE, tests, etc... before that happens.
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05-18-2020, 04:02 PM
#104
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05-18-2020, 04:10 PM
#105
Originally Posted by
Liverpooldawg
Best numbers in a while for sure. We actually have gone a couple of days here with no new cases. That's the first time that's happened since March.
Great news!
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