We Need To Stop the Shutdown & Go Back to Work

[WildRose]

@WildRose

Do I really need to pull out the dictionary for you, a man who claims to be a Doctor?

Really?

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All though with your record on this subject I can see why you keep flinging turds at the fan.

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One of us called this right from the start and the other was too busy pontificating and deriding others for legitimate concern to even consider it worthy of taking action all through January and nearly all of February.

Of course with your gift of hindsight you’ve forgotten everything you said in those early days while this administration was acting but suddenly you have nothing but derision for their supposed lack of action.

Is this where you accuse me of quoting you out of context again?

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How many have died of the flu this season?

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Context would also be nice. The 2017-2018 seasonal flu killed 61,000. The 2018-2019 season killed 34,000. So far this flu season 12,000 have died. Oh yeah, that’s the United States alone. This coronavirus has been attributed to 1,300 deaths, basically none of which are in the US.

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Wrong? How was I wrong? You’ve bought into the hysteria and are ignoring facts and context. Enjoy that Kool Aid.

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LOL. Armchair epidemiologist here. “Just getting started.” You have to be using satire. I hope. Nah, you really do think you have some magical insight into this that scientists and disease specialists don’t. Sad.

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The death rate is concerning but from an economic and infrastructure standpoint the greater problem is the rate of infection and length of time patients are debilitated.

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Why? Mortality rate and r0 are both less than SARS. Mortality rate will likely be less than 1% when all things are said and done. Typically people begin recovery by day 11 after onset of symptoms. Seasonal influenza is 14 days. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001316? The new coronavirus isn’t believed to be an airborne virus, like measles or smallpox, that can circulate through the air. “If you have an infected person in the front of the plane, for instance, and you’re in the …

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You’re wrong. This virus has already killed more people than SARS have now exceeded those of SARS as was reported a week or more ago. The smart money right now says we’ll see a global slowdown if not retraction starting probably in the 3rd quarter as a result of this virus and it’s impact on global manufacturing. The impact of the Wuhan CV is already greater than that of ether SARS or MERS.

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LOL. WebMD. You’re an expert now! Maybe read a Cochrane review? A meta-analysis or two? Nah, why bother. (In their defense, your made up “90% effective and over it within 4 days” is nowhere to be seen on WebMD.) Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I have plenty of patients who use websites, talk radio and social media to become “experts.” The sad thing is, science doesn’t give a pass to the misinformed. They get sick just like everyone else. I take that back, they end up a whole lot sicker. To each…

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I’m not claiming. I am a doctor. The whole medical school and MD behind my name. It’s not anything that hasn’t been discussed on here before.

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Then you know better. When used for treatment, antiviral drugs can lessen symptoms and shorten the time you are sick by 1 or 2 days. They also can prevent serious flu complications, like pneumonia. For people at high risk of serious flu complications, treatment with antiviral drugs can mean the difference between milder or more serious illness possibly resulting in a hospital stay. CDC recommends prompt treatment for people who have influenza infection or suspected influenza infection and who …