At what point did you / will you take the coronavirus epidemic seriously?

[beefytee]

I was surprised to learn from the debate last night that the H1N1 "swine flu" infected more than 60 million people in the US in the first year. If the swine flu had been as bad as Covid-19 we would have lost over two million folks on Obama's watch.

Great logic there, because we know with a certainty that they wouldn't have done a single thing differently had the H1N1 been more fatal.

It a good thing that Covid-19 isn't 100% fatal or we would have lost over 7 million folks on Trump's watch!

[Now who’s the dean?]

Has anyone looked into what would have happened if eating Wendy’s chicken nuggets was fatal?

[SeattleUte]

Attended an excellent class this evening taught by Phil Pizzo, former Dean of the Stanford Medical School, a Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, and one of the co-authors of the letter written by Stanford medical experts challenging Trump’s COVID adviser, Scott Atlas.

Pizzo was very Fauci-like (unsurprising since they’ve worked together for 45 years) in his presentation and demeanor, and packed in loads of information about viruses generally, how this one differs from others, and what he expects the future holds (he’s cautiously optimistic we’ll be back to normal by mid-2021). It was also nice that he essentially confirmed everything that JIC has been telling us the past few months (not that I ever doubted).

He’s very concerned about the speed with which Russia and China are getting vaccines out. He mentioned that the premature release of a polio vaccine in the ‘50s, and of a swine flu vaccine in the ‘70s, resulted in a lot of terrible side effects and even death in a few instances. He fears that a similar occurrence with a premature release of a COVID vaccine will provide baseless support for the anti-Vaxxers.

https://gbdeclaration.org/

Here’s some science for you.

[Uncle Ted]

https://gbdeclaration.org/

Here’s some science for you.

Science? We don't need your stink'n science! We choose truth over facts!

[SeattleUte]

Huh. I could have sworn you had some disdainful remarks about vigilant mask wearers in your area. Oh well.

Are you talking about wearing masks alone in cars or outside not near anyone? Yeah, I’m disdainful of that.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Open declarations that anyone can sign up for online are always fun. You can find a ton of these on climate change denial. And anti-vaxx.

[Flystripper]

Has anyone looked into what would have happened if eating Wendy’s chicken nuggets was fatal?

well-played sir

[Harry Tic]

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1314297485318217728

The Lincoln Project is hit-or-miss, but this is absolutely awesome. Regeneron!

EDIT: Sound on for this one.

[Northwestcoug]

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/s...97485318217728

The Lincoln Project is hit-or-miss, but this is absolutely awesome. Regeneron!

EDIT: Sound on for this one.

That's pretty good. I liked this one also:

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[BigPiney]

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/s...97485318217728

The Lincoln Project is hit-or-miss, but this is absolutely awesome. Regeneron!

EDIT: Sound on for this one.

love it

[Uncle Ted]

Damnit Utahns... if you screw up BYU's prefect season I am going to be pissed!

‘Moment of reckoning’ for Utah? Something has to change, doctors say
Lawmaker-physician says Herbert’s ‘do the right thing’ mantra isn’t working

With another record-shattering day of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, some health experts say it’s crystal clear that Utah’s approach to stemming the pandemic hasn’t been working.

To Dr. Andrew Pavia, chief of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Utah, that reality fits a disturbing definition.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome,” Pavia told the Deseret News Thursday, hours before state officials announced a new daily record of 1,501 COVID-19 cases amid a nearly weeklong streak of over 1,000 cases a day.

“It’s clear we are at a point we need to pull out some new tools and do something differently.”
[...]
Utah surpasses Colorado
Utah’s spike in COVID-19 cases has propelled the Beehive State across a concerning milestone. Recently, Utah surpassed Colorado, its more populous neighbor, in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Utah has had 81,947 cases compared to Colorado’s count of 74,922.

And Utah, with a population of over 3.2 million, has about 2.5 million fewer people than Colorado, which has a population of more than 5.7 million.

Colorado has tested nearly 975,000 people, while Utah has tested 892,022, according to each state’s COVID-19 dashboards. Per capita, Utah’s infection rate is higher, with about 2,560 confirmed infections per 100,000, compared to Colorado’s 1,314 confirmed infections per 100,000.

Colorado, however, has seen more hospitalizations and many more deaths — with 7,771 and 2,085 respectively — compared to Utah’s 4,167 hospitalizations and 501 deaths as of Thursday. Per capita, Utah’s hospitalization and death rates are lower than Colorado’s.

Utah’s hospitalization rate is about 130 per 100,000 residents, while Colorado’s is 136 per 100,000. Utah’s death rate is about 15.6 per 100,000, while Colorado’s is 36.5 per 100,000.
[...]

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/8/21507888/coronavirus-whats-next-moment-of-reckoning-covid19-pandemic-surge-herbert-dunn-colorado

We could go to the Cotton Bowl! Get your sh*t together and wear your masks.

[beefytee]

Why are we still judging people for wearing masks? Who cares if they are in their car all alone, or out for a walk? It is such a low cost precaution yet people who claim masks are the solution are still making a big deal about them.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Why are we still judging people for wearing masks? Who cares if they are in their car all alone, or out for a walk? It is such a low cost precaution yet people who claim masks are the solution are still making a big deal about them.

I picked up a sandwich at a local deli yesterday and put on a mask to enter the store. Approaching my home on the drive back, I realized I had forgotten to remove my mask and felt embarrassed, but thankful no one from CS had spotted me.

[Northwestcoug]

I picked up a sandwich at a local deli yesterday and put on a mask to enter the store. Approaching my home on the drive back, I realized I had forgotten to remove my mask and felt embarrassed, but thankful no one from CS had spotted me.

Same! I was driving from my office to the hospital, and I had totally forgotten to take off my mask for the 2 minute drive. I shudder to think how many people were disdainful of me!

[Commando]

Confession: I went to get my brake pads replaced and when I stepped out of my car to let the guy pull it into the garage I forgot to grab a mask. Embarrassing!