Texas deaths from Covid 8 per 100k pop.
New York deaths from Covid 165 per 100k pop.
Just your regular reminder that the NY governor is absolute shit and their state has done about 20x as worse as Texas. Yee-haw.
Texas deaths from Covid 8 per 100k pop.
New York deaths from Covid 165 per 100k pop.
Just your regular reminder that the NY governor is absolute shit and their state has done about 20x as worse as Texas. Yee-haw.
No-one who knows you respects you.Originally Posted by Lewkowski
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
It's almost weird how dumb you are.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
I wonder if they have been tested for covid-19?
275 Mystery Deaths in Botswana
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If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...te/5365090002/
Looks like jury may still be out.
Meanwhile in Texas ...
Abbot is an idiot.
The lockdown phases were lifted without seeing any falls in cases? Why?
That's mental, may as well have not bothered to lockdown.
Stay tuned for Texas triage: https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42...-numbers-climb
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Nothing is more Texan than ignoring something because you've grown bored of it.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Some of my colleagues have been officially reprimanded for coming to the office every day.
Congratulations America
So England has announced its list of countries which don't quarantining from anymore.
I believe most of Europe with the notable exception of Sweden.
I believe the USA and the whole of the Americas in general are not on the list.
EDIT: Actually Portugal too (mainland, not islands) it seems is still restricted
I believe their excuse was that the positivity rate in their testing had fallen. That's all you need to show you have the problem licked, right?
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"
Aimless I've seen a few comments elsewhere saying the Swedish PM is now saying that Sweden got it wrong not locking down ... but not seen anything in mainstream news media. Do you know if that's true or not? What do you think?
You know data can be skewed, right?Depending on how it's collected and reported (or not) will affect ratios and percentages. If population is your favorite metric, compare the US to the EU since it's closer in numbers. The *death rate* can't be tallied because the virus is still spreading....so you shouldn't compare Texas to New York just yet. Don't forget that Texas has the benefit of learning from NYC and new treatments.
And it's crazy to adopt the attitude that we'll accept a 1% mortality rate, and just learn to live with that, which is what the Trump admin. is suggesting. Just glossing over the virus, acting like it's no big deal -- even saying that 99% of infections are "harmless" -- that's outrageous. Last I heard the breast cancer *death rate* in the US was 1%, but we still want early screening, treatments, and R&D.
The truth is out there...
THE TRUTH
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If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
An administration composed entirely of morons:
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"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
American conservatives are morons:
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"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
American conservatives are morons:
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"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Stop getting tested? And this is a man who makes laws?
ETA
Just went and read more of the article:
Vitale in May said he would not wear a mask ― a measure endorsed and promoted by public health experts worldwide —because the face is the “image and likeness of God.”
Texas etc have had months to deal with this since it became a pandemic in the rest. WTF is going on?
Or is COVID19 still a flu/Democrat hoax?
Florida is so fucked our governor won't even release how many covid patients aren currently occupying ICU beds. Only data we have is if the ICU bed is taken or not, and we are rapidly running out of beds.
Trump and all his blind followers only see the markets as worth protecting, doesn't matter how many people get sacrificed
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Standard economic theory in a health crisis is that properly dealing with the health crisis does the least economic damage as then people can get back to normal quicker, whereas a badly managed health crisis would drag out the economic impact.
On this side of the pond despite much higher population densities the virus is squished down in numbers now and we are hopefully heading to a V shaped recovery. Looks like the USA will be trapped with a U or W shaped one.
If Trump cared about the economy, he'd mandate the wearing of masks. He doesn't.
Hope is the denial of reality
Its interesting that masks are really not that big of a deal over here.
Originally our scientists were following WHO scientists and not recommending mask wearing. They've belatedly come around that masks are a good idea but are very halfhearted about it only really speaking about masks in crowded places (like public transport).
Starting to see more mask wearing about but overall I get the impression most Brits aren't wearing masks not because they're for/against them or its a political issue but just that people can't be bothered with the hassle. But none of the political parties are really talking about masks that much.
He fears any sign from the white house that suggests the disease is out of control, like a nationwide mask requirement, will spook the markets. He was basing his entire reelection on them. It's why he pushed for a rapid reopening and why his tit suckers like desantis followed through, it's why he is threatening to remove federal funding from any school that doesn't reopen in August
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Looks like Texas is undercounting its covid deaths. Surprising.
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I think it's simpler than that. Some of the idiots on Fox managed to convince their viewers that wearing masks is some kind of a liberal conspiracy. Now Republican officials are finding it very difficult to require them.
Hope is the denial of reality
There must be a balance between economy and pandemic. It is a balance between death by COVID and death by starvation. A poorer economy will be less prepared to deal with the next pandemic wave. If economy is wounded, unemployed or starved people will be going out and that will increase the rate of infection. Too much infection and people will halt the economy.
Slowing COVID is about containing COVID until a cure is available. Keeping economy as alive as possible is a must, because many people worldwide depends on economy to survive. Losing jobs is easier than creating jobs. If a cure is not found or it is not widely available, in the end between 70% to 85% of people will get infected, so the only difference will be the final health of economy to keep going. Slowing COVID gives time to develop a cure, and avoids overwhelming health system and run out of beds.
So there is a precarious balance. It is not a binary choice.
Freedom - When people learn to embrace criticism about politicians, since politicians are just employees like you and me.
If you have distance, you do not need mask.
You may imagine people throwing flour then they breath or talk.
This cloud of flour extends about 2 meters away, floating in the air. So if you are outside of that cloud, keeping distance, you do not need a mask.
If you are in a farm, far away from anything, you need not a mask.
If you are in your car, recycling air, no flour will enter, so you need not to wear a mask.
Masks are mostly needed for COVID patients to wear, so the flour cloud gets smaller.
Masks provides minimal protection to non infected patients. Viruses are too tiny, a nanobot almost in a molecular level. Stopping the virus with a mask is like stopping a flamethrower with a chainmail.
At hospitals, doctors wear masks, mostly to avoid infecting others.
The problem is people are not being instructed on how it works.
Freedom - When people learn to embrace criticism about politicians, since politicians are just employees like you and me.
Freedom - When people learn to embrace criticism about politicians, since politicians are just employees like you and me.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
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