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I wonder if a glass or two of red wine helps prevent coronavirus the way it helps to prevent other flus.

This is good new for wild animals.

Patrick says

I wonder if a glass or two of red wine helps prevent coronavirus the way it helps to prevent other flus.

Go for three to be safe 😉 unless you're a light weight.

Patrick says

I wonder if a glass or two of red wine helps prevent coronavirus the way it helps to prevent other flus.

A bottle a day helps to keep coronavirus away.

Shaman says

40-70% of all humanity?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-scientist-predicts-coronavirus-infect-195800282.html

he's probably in the global warming studies department

Now cases popping up in Spain and Switzerland.

Shaman says

40-70% of all humanity?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-scientist-predicts-coronavirus-infect-195800282.html

The horror!

Now cases popping up in Germany, Austria and Algeria, after Italians came to these countries.

This means probably thousands infected in Italy.

Shaman says

40-70% of all humanity?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-scientist-predicts-coronavirus-infect-195800282.html

Yep. And the graph of the number of infected over time will look like hokey stick!

Shaman says

40-70% of all humanity?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-scientist-predicts-coronavirus-infect-195800282.html

There's always a price to pay for human advancement.
Barbequed horny toad will go a long way towards achieving that 4.0 SAT...

Patrick says

China on Monday declared an immediate and "comprehensive" ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for the deadly coronavirus outbreak

I wish coronavirus all success it can achieve.

The_Weeping_Ayatollah says

hokey stick!

Ha ha.

Shaman says

40-70% of all humanity?

Well if it is 10% = 700 millions.
20% of that are severe or critical disease, = 140 millions showing up at hospitals.
How many hospital beds are there in the US?

Today Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, Lebanon, Brazil, Algeria, Austria, Croatia, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, France, Greece, Finland, North Macedonia.... all have cases reported.

Heraclitusstudent says

20% of that are severe or critical disease, = 140 millions showing up at hospitals.
How many hospital beds are there in the US?

Let them die. What else are you going to do? Vast majority of deaths are older people. They've already lived a good life. I've heard that a good amount of people infected have zero symptoms of anything. What sells more?

Cancer kills much more people, yet we just live with it and the NFL puts on pink shoes and gloves in October. The media is bored and trying to get ad sales. This is really all this is as sick as that sounds.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-us-china-trade-war-unintentionally-prepared-companies-for-coronavirus-163058239.html

The US-China trade war unintentionally prepared companies for coronavirus

Looks like middle eastern immigrants are bringing coronavirus to Europe from Iran.

SF dems see



Then they react like



When they remember SF is like



And so react like:

China is asshoe!

Heraclitusstudent says

I'll venture a prediction: there will be cases popping up like this in the Bay Area within 2 weeks.

Should have said 2 days: One Individual from Solano County is receiving medical care at UC Davis Medical Center.
Contamination is from unknown origin. Meaning sick people are walking around in CA.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/new-case-of-novel-coronavirus-in-northern-california-cdc/2242792/

Heraclitusstudent says

Heraclitusstudent says

I'll venture a prediction: there will be cases popping up like this in the Bay Area within 2 weeks.

Should have said 2 days: One Individual from Solano County is receiving medical care at UC Davis Medical Center.
Contamination is from unknown origin. Meaning sick people are walking around in CA.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/new-case-of-novel-coronavirus-in-northern-california-cdc/2242792/

So what? Even in China with the massive spike numbers are falling now. It may very well become a seasonal occurrence, but this whole drama around it is utter bullshit. What's real is the supply chain disruption. 60 people total were diagnosed so far of which only 15 originated in the US - a country of 330 million people. There will be a slight spike followed by a drop-off to seasonal re-occurrence. Meanwhile heart diseases and cancer and car accidents and the flu - currently at its peak - kill millions and nobody cares.

This year's influenza has already killed over 15000 people in the US alone - get outta here ;)

The mortality rate of flu is less than 0.1%, against 2% for that virus. And 20% cases are serious.

The number of available beds at hospitals is remarkably low, as most beds are in use for other ailments. Even a modest increase in the number of patients means that, yes, just like in China, you'll get a cot at a local high school gym.

I heard that infants have been pretty resilient against virus. Wondering in the case of China the 2% mortality has more to do with a comorbidity of age, smoking, respiratory issues, and overall health. Hopefully this virus is more like normal flu for healthy people.

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200226/coronavirus-top-targets-men-seniors-smokers

Heraclitusstudent says

The mortality rate of flu is less than 0.1%, against 2% for that virus. And 20% cases are serious.

You're gathering 90% of the data from the Chinese though. So admittedly numbers could be worse, but their health care is likely worse. They very much copy others medical fields/care and then half ass it like their knock off products that suck. You can't compare an apple to a watermelon. What are their death rates for typical influenza? If they're to be believed.....

If the US get 20k cases and the mortality rate is higher than 2%, then maybe, maybe I'd get concerned. Until then, ratings have dropped since impeachment is over, there's no compelling story with the democrats, the economy is doing fine, etc. There's really just nothing going on big story wise, so the media has taken something and gotten overhyped about it. It happens.

TV networks, media companies don't sell positive news and they need to sell something right now. This is a good story for them to run with. Every single real estate broker was telling you in 2006/07 that it was the best time to buy..... just like every time something like this happens the media makes it out to be a plague that is going to wipe out half the world. Believe what you want, but it's undoubtedly overhyped.

Until then, ratings have dropped since impeachment is over, there's no compelling story with the democrats

Notice also, that the Hong Kong protests are out of the news.

from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/

Yup. 70+ year old people die. I'd also guess most of them were within a year of death anyway due to other health reasons (cancer, smoking, etc.).

It's the fucking flu and it doesn't even seem to infect the little ones which is a positive and is rarely mentioned. Have a neighbor and friend that lost a 2 year old from influenza. She's a nurse. She's not at all concerned about this. People gotta stop freaking out. Be concerned about supply chain issues, but people dying a year earlier is of minimal concern and that's for only 2% of the population...

Remember that heat wave in France a few years back that killed over 10,000?

You knew it was coming:

Since the dawn of the Trump era, countless experts have warned that the president's lack of credibility would imperil the country in the event of an emergency.

As the coronavirus outbreak worsens, those fears may be coming true... https://t.co/vFo8MJZV7i

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 26, 2020

"Let's Call It Trumpvirus"

Yes, and when it passes with no major affects, are we going to give Trump credit for avoiding a catastrophe?

HeadSet says

Remember that heat wave in France a few years back that killed over 10,000?

If anyone is interested in inner city issues, this book is about the heat wave that hit Chicago in '95. It sheds light on cultural issues that aren't politicized. Gives you a better picture through a heat wave what's wrong with inner city society. It's only gotten worse too. https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00VBLO1C0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_m.-vEb4S47B51

I have no comment on the heat wave in France as I don't recall much about it. I rather dislike my interactions with French people as they seem like pieces of shit though, so probably the reason I didn't look into it.

HeadSet says

Yes, and when it passes with no major affects, are we going to give Trump credit for avoiding a catastrophe?

Nope. Just like the MSM "Forgot" all their doomsday economic predictions... Trump, Brexit, etc.

Chinese state media continued their efforts this week to mitigate political damage from the coronavirus epidemic by claiming Western concerns about the spread of the disease, and complaints about China’s lack of transparency, are founded in “xenophobia” and “white supremacist racism” reminiscent of the “Yellow Peril” hysteria of the late 19th Century.

“The U.S. travel restrictions on China and criticism of China’s quarantine strategy to contain the COVID-19 have been seen as a racist politicization of the epidemic,” China’s state-run Global Times declared on Wednesday, without demonstrating that anyone other than themselves sees the situation that way.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/02/27/china-blames-xenophobia-and-white-supremacist-racism-for-coronavirus-fears/

AMERICA! HAS! SUCCESSFURRY! Q'RARTINED US!

I rather dislike my interactions with French people

I used to hate the French also until I was stationed at Le Tube Air Base in southern France during the 1990s. The locals there were very friendly and were very nice to Americans, especially the older French. They remember who pushed the Germans out.