the medical industry in the United States has been producing flu vaccines for decades, and they've become popular. every year, they keep track of which strains are new and which are resurgent. they weigh the pros and cons and decide, strategically, what it's best to innoculate people against. they produce the vaccines, typically dead or dying flu cells which can give you a mild case of the flu, but causes your body to produce antibodies that protect you from those strains throughout the entire flu season.

they give out these shows in october, november... because flu season is from then until it warms up

so along comes COVID-19, right after they release the shot.

dammit, the timing of that.

anyways, I think this isn't going to be much more than a normal flu. however, since we're all sheltering-in-place and shutting down, far less people will die.

we could do this every 4-5 years and save lives

every time China releases another one of these things....

anyways, what I am struck by, is Trump's masterstroke here.

he gives the media what they want, shuts down the country.

he saves a lot of lives.

(20k-100k, down to 500-1k?)

for what a normal bad flu season would do

and in the meantime, we have tens of millions of people, all around the country, innovating and coming up with new ways of doing things.

my doctor texted me this morning, apparently they can now do tele-medicine. so if I feel sick at all, he can skype me or whatever they use.

Amazon is hiring delivery people. food service delivery like uber eats, door dash, and that other one... there's going to be a huge spike in demand.

but there's also people like me - starting a brand new online business where I used to work in an office.

how many others are doing this? re-evaluating their options and deciding to try something new?

listening to Scott Adams the past couple days, talking about how America is evolving through this crisis, not being stifled by it.

it's its own opportunity.

and I wonder how much Trump realizes this, and that's why he's pandering to the media, knowing that this is just another flu, perhaps a nasty respiratory component, but we've seen it before.

and when this is done?

when the final death toll in the US is 1,785 people, mostly sick or elderly already.

the media will mourn them, and Trump will have kept 100,000 people from dying

and we'll get Minnesota, too.

interesting take

my friend

Considering they are saying the first infection was sometime in November, this virus has probably been here for some time. It was probably assumed to be the Flu. Ive heard from several people who have been sick over the last couple months and their symptoms match the virus perfectly. Trump is using the media hysteria to his advantage, IMO. Shutting everything down will help "flattern the curve", keep the death toll lower than it otherwise would be, lower than other countries, and he can claim victory. The markets will bounce back as soon as this is over. I was surprised to hear them mention the July-August timeframe. Knowing Trump, he will say August, when they know it will be July. Finishing ahead of schedule, another victory, though saying that timeframe now will cause some economic troubles short term, he is thinking long term

His base is the most loyal of any candidate, he will not lose support over this. His first rally after this will fill up quicker than ever

I think the big hype surrounding this is the fact that there is no vaccine for this particular strain and the fact that it's pretty much a sure fire death sentence for people over the age of 60.

I just hope that when we do go on our 15 to 30 day vacation they are able to keep the power and internet on.

or its because its election year.

im pretty old that like i have nephews already and i look at some of the mods here and my 6 year old nephew is smarter than them very low energery

kid plays roblox and could out moderate these shits

very low energy

Put your cuck shite somewhere else dude no one give af

ok meme frog

Is that a flirt

only some faggot would think that u prolly are CIA

Tf are you on about lmao

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