It probably sounds wrong and offensive to some, but I miss having something trivial to worry about. I think if the players and league are committed to quarantining in advance and staying put throughout the remaining season and playoffs it could succeed. But all it's going to take is one party involved to slip up and pass it on.
Agreed. I'm sure the UH student athletes exhibited "kids being kids" syndrome, in that they probably weren't all that careful with face masks and social distancing. Maybe even went to a party or two. If the NBA and its players are careful as can be, then there probably won't be any problems.
Not really. We are still trying to get through the first wave. The second wave is supposed to possibly hit hard this next winter. Look at what happened with the Spanish flu in 1918
It wont necessarily track the same as that pandemic. I do think this is the beginning of a second wave . Hopefully its true that the virus has mutated to a weaker strain. The time tracks after memorial weekend and relaxation that came afterwards. The protests might be the cherry on top . Hopefully enough people wore masks , hopefully the masks made a difference. Not to say we couldn't have a wave as cooler weather comes . But in the grand scheme of things , right now the change has been like 30-40 degrees in most places. A much more critical factor is the level of human interaction and number of people .
No just the continuing spread of the first wave -- this is the memorial day bump the protest bump is coming soon.
Told you guys be careful...this **** wrecked us up here. Was like a damn war zone at the hospital for a month
I would agree this is still first wave. The big cities are getting their dose now. The medium tier cities are next. And then we'll see if goes to the lower rung or peters out. But the first wave could pick up steam as it rebounds back to the big cities again like New york. In order to consider it a second wave, I think we'd have to see a precipitous drop off first. And that hasn't happened anywhere. Think this is the fist wave. And it's an eye opener for the cities who thought it wasn't coming their way. It has.
On a side note, I think Cuomo has done great work in New York, however, all the claims about how New York is a model for success are misguided. They were the most infected city in the world. That's not a success story. They still have 400 infected per day and they haven't even made it to the re-opening yet. That story is bull shiot. They done good work. They communicated well. They demonstrated leadership. Cuomo acted like a president up until now. But they failed, aren't nearly done, and what they did do was too late. There's way too much back patting going on there when disaster struck and is likely to re-strike once they re-open.
The data proves there's a lower risk of dying from driving to work than from COVID if you are under 65 y/o. It's beyond insane that we aren't fully open and playing sports again right now. The hype-mongers around here have a lot of apologizing to do. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-co...O77kR1iPO7tiQ==&reflink=article_copyURL_share About 80% of Americans who have died of Covid-19 are older than 65, and the median age is 80. A review by Stanford medical professor John Ioannidis last month found that individuals under age 65 accounted for 4.8% to 9.3% of all Covid-19 deaths in 10 European countries and 7.8% to 23.9% in 12 U.S. locations. For most people under the age of 65, the study found, the risk of dying from Covid-19 isn’t much higher than from getting in a car accident driving to work. In California and Florida, the fatality risk for the under-65 crowd is about equal to driving 16 to 17 miles per day. While higher in hot spots like New York (668 miles) and New Jersey (572 miles), the death risk is still lower than the public perceives.
That pre-print by Ioannidis isn't the best. He went in and tried to fix some of the worst parts, but it's still not great. There's also this, fwiw: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtm...-coronavirus-neeleman-ioannidis-whistleblower A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientists’ concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.
DYING? DYING! Lulz. Herpes aint gon kill me, but i don't WANT IT, FAM. Next. Go back to your cave, demon. Take your Valtrex with you.
Your response proves you didn't read the article. Reposted below to correct your mistake. Be smarter than this, people. Follow the data, read the intelligent, logic-based reports. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-co...O77kR1iPO7tiQ==&reflink=article_copyURL_share The good news is that most people over age 65 who are in generally good health are unlikely to die or get severely ill from Covid-19.
From the virus' standpoint it should seek to live in synergy/coexist with its host rather than kill it or severely harm it.
