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D&D Coronavirus thread

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by NewRoxFan, Feb 23, 2020.

  1. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Contributing Member
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    Listen buddy, put up some facts or go home
     
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    What type of trucking, long-haul or short?

    Do you have time to disinfect the truck with lysol and such when you get to work?

    eta: sorry, I should have read further posts before responding.
     
  3. baller4life315

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    Haha. Definitely nothing to do with trucking.

    There was a major incident at MDW airport yesterday and [allegedly] LAS airport is currently being evacuated and closed, as we speak.

    I’d imagine some major announcements or initiatives in the world of air traffic control are forthcoming in the immediate future.
     
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    So even if we contain it... other counties won't... then we will get waves of reinfection. Life will be **** for a few years I think.
     
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  5. NewRoxFan

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    Actually, yes. Other people in the media and that watch the media (eg Soledad O'Brien) have been also holding media members to task for not providing context or challenging misstruths, lies, or even simple mistakes. The reason... many people will listen to or read things communicated by government/elected officials and repeat them or believe them. Even people here repeat or quote lies they read or hear.

    The Hill could/should have pointed out that the senator was wrong about MERS and swine flu by providing accurate information about the origins of both diseases. You don't agree that the media has a responsibility to provide people with accurate information?
     
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    UK about to get torched worse than all europe and Italy.

    I think it is really sad but the political slant of folks in UK has caused them to believe its 'no biggie' like some folks here on this bbs. They havent taken as seriously in UK early enough.

    Thankfully the 'no biggie' folks are a few here and there in usa. Im actually impressed with the majority following suit on this in usa and the jackassey political views to make it 'no biggie' have been squashed early.

    hope im wrong about UK and come rub in my face if i am.
     
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  7. NewRoxFan

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    This is almost criminally wrong... and hopefully republicans in Alaska act appropriately to remove him from office (what am I saying... republicans acting responsibly?).

    Rep. Don Young tells Alaska seniors ‘beer virus’ fears are overblown, skips vote on COVID-19 relief
    https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/0...-are-overblown-skips-vote-on-covid-19-relief/
     
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    In Italy, where deaths from the coronavirus have surged lately, it appears that 99%+ of all people who died had complicating factors in the form of other illnesses.

    Italy Coronavirus Deaths - by other illnesses

    48.5% - 3 or more other illnesses
    25.6% - 2 other illnesses
    25.1% - 1 other illness
    00.8% - No other illnesses
    100%

    Also, while the median age of death in Italy from the coronavirus is 63, the average age is 79.5 (80 years old).

    This is still scary and all, but the level of panic by most of the population who does not have these complicating factors and who are younger may have been unneccesarily overblown.
     
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    Wow, while others including the president were downplaying Coronavirus, burr was privately comparing to the 1917 flu pandemic, the most severe pandemeic of recent times. Why didn't he speak out publicly? Why was staying quiet to not contradict trump so important?

     
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    Just wait til Hurricane season starts, if this isn't over. Can you imagine people admitting they have Coronavirus when in need of rescue? I'd say all quarantines would be eliminated at that point.
     
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    It's all about money bro.

    This is no different than all the research exxon did regarding carbon emissions in the 70s and 80s and then once they had all the data decided to run a campaign that climate change was not true even though their highly paid scientists had concluded otherwise.

    It's always about ****ing money.
     
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    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-young-people.amp.html

    Mojo it is people like you and other trump supporters that keep down playing this virus. Please ****ing stop with this garbage. This is serious. Nothing is overblown as a matter fact it is the opposite. So get your head out of your ass.
     
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    This may make you feel better

    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/sup...that-could-be-less-available-in-pandemic.html
     
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    I do , but there’s only so much you can ask for in a single tweet .

    they took the video , quoted what he says in the video ....

    and apparently that’s irresponsible reporting .
     
  18. NewRoxFan

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    trump thanks an OAN reporter that said the media has been working with China to criticize the president...



    Its more offensive seeing the actual reporter's question...

     
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  19. NewRoxFan

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    There were plenty of characters to add "neither virus was from China"
     
  20. malakas

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    The so called illness includes hypertension :rolleyes:
    Do you want to see how many 50+ y.o have hypertension?
     
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