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Discussion in 'COVID-19' started by Dutchie, Sep 13, 2020.

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  1. Always a Poppy

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    There's rationality in what you suggest here. As Rye is quick to point out, the elderly are more likely to die from catching this virus. From a rational perspective, the only reasons to isolate the elderly in their homes is to prevent both death numbers and over-running of hospitals. Therefore it makes sense to vaccinate that group first. After all, it's what happens in countries that offer free flu vaccination to the elderly each Winter. The younger members of society can go out un-vaccinated and take their chances until it's their turn in the queue. Obviously that relies on rational thinking and policies, and we cannot rely on that, as recent times have shown.
     
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    And how many of those had preexisting conditions? Likely most of them. This is just not an issue for the VAST majority (over 99.9%) of healthy young (under 65) adults.
    Shifting the goal posts.
     
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    I wouldn't discuss who should be vaccinated until it's close. What is interesting is the reduction of the breakout in Cebu, and that the pro from there went to Bacolod to help with the smaller outbreak there. Ilo ilo seems to not be expanding, but Talisay is having a flare up. Bacolod has dense population areas considered hot spots for months. So far, so good. NegOr doesn't really have dense population areas, and it dawned on me that the few times there should have been spread and it didn't happen, could be effective contact tracing, and also the RO going to <1. So not having densely populated areas, and more compliance with provincial people than the cities may be helping us.
     
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    Thoreau an often quoted philosopher, poet and author penned this famous quote: "Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it." Which holds true today some 200 years later... because fools are still making rules and fools are still minding them.
     
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    Personally I think any fool will break it.
     
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    With the world as it is today, with many differing religions, ideas on freedom and liberty, and government philosophies, when a disease becomes a pandemic, it is too late. The time to stop something is as soon as it starts, or never to have started it in the first place. For COVID-19, if the world had contained it in China, even to the point of war, you could be resting comfortably, or at least uneasy for a different reason.

    To help prevent or slow the next big thing, persuade people that are sick to wear masks if they must exit their houses and otherwise stay home until they are healthy. Enact legislation allowing sick people to stay home. Teach people about the meaning of personal space. And quit eating bats, d*mn.
     
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    China is just one big disease. Many of the world's pandemics have originated from that country. The world needs to start holding them, and their "culture", accountable. Their trash government has hidden pandemic starting patients in the past to save face, I wouldn't doubt they did it this time around either. Complete garbage that government is.
     
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    They have to be sorted out before they dominate the World. Not an easy one, but something has to be done by a consortium of countries as currently they are trying to crush the weak.
     
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    I think that pst should be moderated a little. Advocating the world rise against another country has a similar sound to something we heard about before.
     
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    Maybe all other countries should let China and the US slug it out and watch from the sidelines, then we can all sleep at night with the evil regimes gone.
     
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