Also, by no means am I trying to downplay this virus. I am fully aware it affects everyone different. That’s why I said I’m lucky mine was so mild, almost not noticeable. It’s scary how easy it is to catch before you even know it. Also I’ve been extremely careful and so has my buddy I got it from. He still has no clue how he got it.
Other Virus Nonsense
- Thread starter High Speed Industries
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- Location
- California
I do think it affects everyone differently but I still don't want it if I can help it. At this point I personally know 5 people that have had it and actually tested positive. One is a 50 yo male that is healthy and only lost his taste and smell. A 30 yo female that smokes had a cough and felt bad for 2 days. A 55 yo female that had no symptoms at all. A 17 yo female with no symptoms. The bad one was a 18 yo female that went camping with a big group of friends and 10 of them got really sick with it in bed for almost 2 weeks not sure how many others in that group had it but tested negative and not sure why it hit that particular group so hard.
My main reason for trying to be so safe even though some of my family makes fun of me for wearing a mask is my father isn't in the greatest health and my uncle is at the final stages of ALS with only a few weeks to a month left to live and #1 I don't want to give it to them and #2 I still want to see them even if it is from a 6' distance. For me the mask and distancing is really not an inconvenience even if there is only a small chance it is doing anything or not.
My main reason for trying to be so safe even though some of my family makes fun of me for wearing a mask is my father isn't in the greatest health and my uncle is at the final stages of ALS with only a few weeks to a month left to live and #1 I don't want to give it to them and #2 I still want to see them even if it is from a 6' distance. For me the mask and distancing is really not an inconvenience even if there is only a small chance it is doing anything or not.
People certainly do have differing symptoms. If the doctors are right and about 10x the number of positive cases actually had it the fatality rate goes down significantly. Though, we still went into this with no immunity or at least most people. I know, from math models at least, that makes the spread faster.
Sweden is under criticism... take a look at their deaths though. I can't speak for certain on how many tests they gave out when people were ill, but I believe it was less than the US.
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Sweden is under criticism... take a look at their deaths though. I can't speak for certain on how many tests they gave out when people were ill, but I believe it was less than the US.
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OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
My wife informed me this past weekend that if I get it while on the road, I’ll have to quarantine at a hotel cause she won’t let me back in the house.
Maybe we can compromise and I’ll just stay out in the OCD garage. That’s where I’d rather be anyways.
Maybe we can compromise and I’ll just stay out in the OCD garage. That’s where I’d rather be anyways.
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Anyone know Swedens total population? I know theres around 330,000,000 people in the US
I just looked it up according to google the 2020 population of Sweden is around 10,000,000. About 3% of our population so its hard to compare those numbers to ours.
There's 10 million people living in NC alone. We have as of now official report 138k confirmed cases with 2,239 deaths. Sweden has 83,455 confirmed cases with 5,774 deaths. Much less confirmed cases however over twice the deaths. I've heard people mention sweden and how good they've done but putting it into this perspective paints an entirely different picture the media refuses to talk about
I just looked it up according to google the 2020 population of Sweden is around 10,000,000. About 3% of our population so its hard to compare those numbers to ours.
There's 10 million people living in NC alone. We have as of now official report 138k confirmed cases with 2,239 deaths. Sweden has 83,455 confirmed cases with 5,774 deaths. Much less confirmed cases however over twice the deaths. I've heard people mention sweden and how good they've done but putting it into this perspective paints an entirely different picture the media refuses to talk about
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smokeysevin
one man with a couch
- Location
- Houston
It is super important to put the numbers into context.
Positivity rate is one that is only now getting attention which is a much more accurate metric IMO than the absolute number of cases. We don't have good testing in the US despite what anyone claims. If you look at the number of positive cases per total number of tests though you can get a better idea of what the rest of the population probably looks like.
Even that number though could be kind of skewed, the average person isn't going to get tested unless they think that they were exposed.
Realistically the positivity rate could go down if you had universal testing.
Sean
- Location
- Goodwood, ON
Sweden is different because their population follow the government's orders to distance etc. They have from the start. They didn't need to shut things down. If everyone in the US followed orders, things would be fine, but that will never happen because of the lack of trust in the government,.
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
No idea why anyone wouldn't trust our government..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midnight_Climax
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States
- Location
- Goodwood, ON
Yeah I’m not even in the country and I don’t trust them. I’m just pointing out why Sweden’s response can’t be compared to the American response, and why it wouldn’t work the same there.
CD155MX
Squirrel!!!
- Location
- Alta Loma, CA
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
I haven't had time to rewatch the debates, but didn't Kamala call out Biden for sexually harrasing woman and doing racist things?
Did anyone see how CNN made a big deal of how Tucker Carlson mispronounced Kamala, then they showed a video of Biden today pronouncing it the same way Carlson did? I wonder if it was an attack on black women as was claimed on CNN when Carlson did it.
The liberal hivemind.
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The liberal hivemind.
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- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Has anyone heard of the "#walkaway movement?"
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Its surprising how many people do not know about the movement
- Location
- California
Well I just got home and told my wife that I tested positive for COVID-19.
Her response was, "I didn't even know you were getting tested?".
I said yes and the County health director contacted me and stated that I have to quarantine for two weeks and required me to take something and gave me a prescription for it, called SJ1050.
Just kidding but I hear SJ1050 is the only known cure for COVID-19, tell all your friends..
Her response was, "I didn't even know you were getting tested?".
I said yes and the County health director contacted me and stated that I have to quarantine for two weeks and required me to take something and gave me a prescription for it, called SJ1050.
Just kidding but I hear SJ1050 is the only known cure for COVID-19, tell all your friends..