This video tells you everything you need to know about Trump's early response to COVID.
exactly! And that's really butt stupid!! Nobody is testing, wearing masks, distancing, or contact tracing.dimitrig said:concordtom said:
Sent this to my mother-in-law, from SD. Her family is still there and some of them post on FB how masks are an infringement on their freedom.
Looking at Covid stats on John Hopkins' website. Specifically, positivity rate. 5% is the threshold that has long been referenced - anything greater than that tells researchers that the virus is spreading rapidly.
As you may have heard, the national average just crossed 10%. California is at 5%.
I looked at which states had the highest % of tests coming back as positive:
Wyoming is 62.9%
S. Dakota is 57.5%
Iowa is 51.7%
Kansas is 43.8%
Those are simply astounding figures.
Could it be because the only people getting tested are people with symptoms?
In places like CA where we take it seriously lots of people are getting tested regularly regardless of how they feel because their job requires it or because they want to protect their loved ones.
In places that see COVID-19 as a hoax maybe people only get tested once they show up at a doctor.
Except the young people pass it around to the old people, who die.hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.
Bearister kills 'em on BI every day!bearister said:hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.
Well, I know why Sweden is doing what it's doing: The government is on the hook for footing the care bill for the elderly, so why not do some trimming. Now the optics are so bad they are backing off.
Yeah! What he said!sycasey said:The problem is not that young people will die. The problem is that young, healthy people pass it on to older or sicker people and create a bigger public health crisis.hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.
This is not about caring for yourself, it's about having consideration for your fellow man.
Or as reminded in these pages recently, a poster wrote that a 40 year old woman they knew died. So, yeah, occasionally.chazzed said:sycasey said:The problem is not that young people will die. The problem is that young, healthy people pass it on to older or sicker people and create a bigger public health crisis.hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.
This is not about caring for yourself, it's about having consideration for your fellow man.
Also, in some cases (including young, healthy people with the illness), COVID-19 leaves lingering problems that we do not fully understand at this point.
sycasey said:The problem is not that young people will die. The problem is that young, healthy people pass it on to older or sicker people and create a bigger public health crisis.hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.
This is not about caring for yourself, it's about having consideration for your fellow man.
I underestimated you, hanky1. Your posts are, in fact, every bit as insightful as those of BearForce2.hanky1 said:
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You have to be more explicit. Not sure janky is smart enough to pick out the sarcasm.B.A. Bearacus said:I underestimated you, hanky1. Your posts are, in fact, every bit as insightful as those of BearForce2.hanky1 said:
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Just so there is no confusion, the rate of COVID positive tests has increased which means that hospitalizations have increased which means that the number of deaths will increase. In hospitals all over the country, they are having to convert non-COVID units to COVID units which means that hospitals have to somehow find room for non-COVID patients or delay surgeries that may be needed or were scheduled. At the facility that I am at, we have converted 2 units that were non-COVID to COVID areas increasing the number of ICU beds for COVID patients. This is in addition to the field hospital that has been set up is the parking lot that consists of temporary structures and large generators. This is not even the most pressing issue which is the staff is getting burned out. The number of deaths day after day that is being seen by staff is causing burnout and PTSD. You can increase the number of beds but if you don't have the staff to attend to them it means that care gets rationed.hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.
BearNIt said:Just so there is no confusion, the rate of COVID positive test has increased which means that hospitalizations have increased which means that the number of deaths will increase. In hospitals all over the country, they are having to convert non-COVID units to COVID units which means that hospitals have to somehow find room for non-COVID patients or delay surgeries that may be needed or were scheduled. At the facility that I am at, we have converted 2 units that were non-COVID to COVID areas increasing the number of ICU beds for COVID patients. This is in addition to the field hospital that has been set up is the parking lot that consists of temporary structures and large generators. This is not even the most pressing issue which is the staff is getting burned out. The number of deaths day after day that is being seen by staff is causing burnout and PTSD. You can increase the number of beds but if you don't have the staff to attend to them it means that care gets rationed.hanky1 said:bearister said:
Do they have a stat on Young Republican suicides? It seems to be their primary obsession, as opposed to wearing masks and social distancing.
In Sturgis it appeared to be suicide by motorcycle rally. How is that blended into the stats?
339 deaths for those under 60 w/o pre-existing conditions.
You know what you call COVID for that demographic?
The common cold.