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Mask Efficacy |OT| Wuhan!! Got You All In Check

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GHG

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It reached the middle east. Thank you Iran fucks

It was already here mate. It was in Dubai shortly after the initial breakout in China but it was dealt with quickly.

The issue with Iran is that the healthcare standards are much much lower so it's most likely spreading like wildfire.
 

Mista

Banned
It was already here mate. It was in Dubai shortly after the initial breakout in China but it was dealt with quickly.

The issue with Iran is that the healthcare standards are much much lower so it's most likely spreading like wildfire.
Now its in Bahrain and Kuwait
 
I'll be stocking up on non persihable foods. I think for most healthy people the worst that will happen is you could get quarantined in your house for a few weeks and it's better to be prepared for that ahead of time. In that situation it is more than likely that the power and water will remain on so you can fill your freezer and live pretty easily for a month at least without needing to visit a shop.
 

cryptoadam

Banned
Zombie virus doesn't even make sense practically. How are new zombies made? By bites? So zombies only gently bite you so that you are still a good carrier zombie when you turn or do they viciously attack you so by the time you transition you are just a heap of meat not being able to infect anybody? It's just too stupid to work.

Ya Zombie collapse under their own weight of faulty logic when you think about it. Especially since Zombies are cannibals and they are supposed to eat you. So if they eat you how do they spread the virus? Also dead bodies are super brittle and weak, yet in Zombie media they can tear peoples hearts out and bite their necks off.

28 days later thought, that is more belivable. All you need is a tiny bit of spit or blood and you are infected. And you don't eat anyone you just go crazy and try and kill people. And you turn right away so once infected you become a crazy person right away.
 

Gamefaker

Neo Member
WHO just changed the rules ... just like little children do when they start losing.

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Breakage

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I'm hearing the phrase “ growing fears of a pandemic” across the news reports here in England.
It makes you wonder how bad it has to get. Surely with multiple outbreaks across the world, the sensible thing to do would be to call this a pandemic.

Italy's outbreak seems to have come out of nowhere. They can't work out who the so-called patient zero was.
 

vpance

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How does flu work? I wonder if it's possible to at least make symptoms less severe.

I guess it has to be effective at least sometimes? I know they just guess at the strain every year.

It's probably a common story but the one time I got a flu shot, I got the flu.

The Flu in this case is a virus. You need to have antibodies in your bodies to fight it.

I'd be like buying a flyswatter, but your not fighting flies, you're fighting a lion.

Hard hitting.

 
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"We're simply not prepared to help our fellow citizens, at this time, who have been diagnosed with this disease," Draper said.

At least someone is being honest


OTHER PLACESCasesDeathsNotesLinks
Diamond Princess691336 serious, 2 recoveredSource
South Korea83386 serious, 22 recoveredSource
Japan146*17 serious, 23 recoveredSource
Singapore9007 critical, 49 recoveredSource
Hong Kong8124 critical, 2 serious, 12 recoveredSource
Italy223623 serious, 1 recoveredSource
Thailand3502 serious, 15 recoveredSource
United States5305 recoveredSource
Iran4712Source
Taiwan3012 recoveredSource
Malaysia22017 recoveredSource
Australia22011 recoveredSource
Germany16014 recoveredSource
Vietnam16015 recoveredSource
UAE1302 serious, 3 recoveredSource
France12110 recoveredSource
Macau1005 recoveredSource
United Kingdom1308 recoveredSource
Canada1103 recoveredSource
Philippines312 recoveredSource
India303 recoveredSource
Kuwait30Source
Russia202 recoveredSource
Spain202 recoveredSource
Oman20Source
Nepal101 recoveredSource
Cambodia101 recoveredSource
Sri Lanka101 recoveredSource
Finland101 recoveredSource
Sweden10Source
Belgium101 recoveredSource
Egypt101 recoveredSource
Israel20Source
Lebanon10Source
Bahrain10Source
Afghanistan10Source
Iraq10Source
TOTAL2,3923589 serious/critical
 
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Stouffers

Banned
Anniston Alabama is where I normally stop and get my Dunkin on my way to Birmingham. I’d prefer they not infect it with Corona.
 

Rentahamster

Rodent Whores
Anyone here get the flu shot? Think it might give any protection vs corona?
Yes, every year.

No, it won't help against novel corona specifically, but you'll at least have some protection from the flu. Get all the passive buffs you can.
Flu vaccines only have like 30% effectiveness for the flu, ain't gonna do shit for a totally different virus.
The efficacy of the flu vaccine varies from year to year because of the nature of the virus and the process to make it. They make their most educated guess and hope for the best.

How well the flu vaccine works (or its ability to prevent flu illness) can vary from season to season. The vaccine’s effectiveness also can vary depending on who is being vaccinated. At least two factors play an important role in determining the likelihood that flu vaccine will protect a person from flu illness: 1) characteristics of the person being vaccinated (such as their age and health), and 2) the similarity or “match” between the flu viruses the flu vaccine is designed to protect against and the flu viruses spreading in the community.
During years when the flu vaccine is not well matched to circulating influenza viruses, it is possible that little or no benefit from flu vaccination may be observed. During years when there is a good match between the flu vaccine and circulating viruses, it is possible to measure substantial benefits from flu vaccination in terms of preventing flu illness and complications. However, even during years when the flu vaccine match is good, the benefits of flu vaccination will vary, depending on various factors like the characteristics of the person being vaccinated, what influenza viruses are circulating that season and even, potentially, which type of flu vaccine was used.


It's probably a common story but the one time I got a flu shot, I got the flu.
Coincidence. It's a common story because it's a classic case of confirmation bias for people to convince themselves that the flu vaccine is ineffective.
 

dolabla

Member
"We're simply not prepared to help our fellow citizens, at this time, who have been diagnosed with this disease," Draper said.

At least someone is being honest


OTHER PLACESCasesDeathsNotesLinks
Diamond Princess691336 serious, 2 recoveredSource
South Korea83386 serious, 22 recoveredSource
Japan146*17 serious, 23 recoveredSource
Singapore9007 critical, 49 recoveredSource
Hong Kong8124 critical, 2 serious, 12 recoveredSource
Italy223623 serious, 1 recoveredSource
Thailand3502 serious, 15 recoveredSource
United States5305 recoveredSource
Iran4712Source
Taiwan3012 recoveredSource
Malaysia22017 recoveredSource
Australia22011 recoveredSource
Germany16014 recoveredSource
Vietnam16015 recoveredSource
UAE1302 serious, 3 recoveredSource
France12110 recoveredSource
Macau1005 recoveredSource
United Kingdom1308 recoveredSource
Canada1103 recoveredSource
Philippines312 recoveredSource
India303 recoveredSource
Kuwait30Source
Russia202 recoveredSource
Spain202 recoveredSource
Oman20Source
Nepal101 recoveredSource
Cambodia101 recoveredSource
Sri Lanka101 recoveredSource
Finland101 recoveredSource
Sweden10Source
Belgium101 recoveredSource
Egypt101 recoveredSource
Israel20Source
Lebanon10Source
Bahrain10Source
Afghanistan10Source
Iraq10Source
TOTAL2,3923589 serious/critical

My dad knows some people in that area. He said they were furious when they heard the news that they were going to quarantine them close by.
 

donfonzie

Member
The one podcast I listen to a woman was saying how pissed she got at people who told her not to work when sick and how she always came to work when she was sick and that everyone should leave her alone and how they can't PROVE that she gets anyone sick when she does it cause they're not doctors

I have never been so angry listening to a podcast before. Like you're not only extending your own sickness by not getting rest but no matter how much you wash your hands and shit you can't be sure to keep your germs from spreading to coworkers and the wedding is the same thing.

True what you said. People might think that it's brave or badass by not caring, but they are being extremely inconsiderate. They should realise that there's a fine line between being brave and stupid. Unfortunately thier ignorence ends up harming themselves and everyone around them.
 

VertigoOA

Banned
I had gotten a physical and bloodwork done to make sure I was in good health, and thankfully I am, in preparation of this...

Now to stock up on bullets, knives, swords, axes and other... defenses.

I also need to figure out how to grow pot in my yard.... I assume if there’s economic collapse alcohol and drugs will become defacto bartering methods.
 
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Damn, reusable fpp3 masks are out of stock everywhere on the net, unless I'm mistaken.

If the virus reaches Africa (if that's not already the case), that's when the true nightmare will begin.
 
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nush

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It's only a matter of time now until it hits one of the major multicultural cities in Europe like London or Paris. Better start prepping Euro GAF.
 
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