lavenderblondee 3,695 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Just insane. I hope at some point I could take an anti body test and find out once and for it. It feels eerie to think you may of had it, but to never really know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Knife said: Yikes. This makes me think that I've probably been infected and was asymptomatic. If not, I'm definitely not in a hurry to go out and get the antibody test and get infected on my way there. As of a month ago, I worked in NYC in an office 5 days a week, riding packed trains with passengers coughing/sneezing pretty often. You cant be sure. Most people think this way, but at 25% there are more chances that u didnt have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShayCristoforo 10,607 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 38 minutes ago, ARTPOPSYCHOLOGY said: Not surprised at all tbh. Doesn't this mean (and further prove) the mortality rate is significantly lower than previously stated? It literally just seems like a slightly bad flu. Only difference is that there's no vaccine and seems to be a bit more contagious. But yeah, I think they're definitely exaggerating. I guess it's better to play it safe with something this new and complicated. Get the pinot ready, because it's turtle time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorlax 6,366 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I know the goal of social distancing was to not overwhelm the healthcare industry, but why do I feel like this is slowly being pushed toward a lockdown until there is a vaccine, even if we find most people are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Snorlax said: I know the goal of social distancing was to not overwhelm the healthcare industry, but why do I feel like this is slowly being pushed toward a lockdown until there is a vaccine, even if we find most people are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms Especially after NYC used less than half the resources they had expected to use...so many ventilators, ICU beds, and a whole-ass military hospital ship went unused Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,649 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, ShayCristoforo said: It literally just seems like a slightly bad flu. Only difference is that there's no vaccine and seems to be a bit more contagious. But yeah, I think they're definitely exaggerating. I guess it's better to play it safe with something this new and complicated. Those reasons are literally THE most important reasons for taking it seriously. No vaccine, no for sure treatment methods, and much more contagious. This has killed 56,000 Americans in 1-2 months. The flu doesn't do that. 61,000 dead due to flu over the course of 5-6 months was a BAD flu season in 2017-2018. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: Those reasons are literally THE most important reasons for taking it seriously. No vaccine, no for sure treatment methods, and much more contagious. This has killed 56,000 Americans in 1-2 months. The flu doesn't do that. 61,000 dead due to flu over the course of 5-6 months was a BAD flu season in 2017-2018. That's why that person said "slightly bad flu". Yes, it is worst, but not as bad as we believed 2 months ago and we dont know how much was the real impact of the measures. If u look at Sweden, the impact was small. We also dont know how the statistics of the flu would look if the flu deaths would have been counted the same way as the covid deaths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,649 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Florin said: That's why that person said "slightly bad flu". Yes, it is worst, but not as bad as we believed 2 months ago and we dont know how much was the real impact of the measures. If u look at Sweden, the impact was small. We also dont know how the statistics of the flu would look if the flu deaths would have been counted the same way as the covid deaths. If this was the flu, it would be a catastrophic flu, not a slightly bad one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 I am curious what kind of numbers Cuomo needs to see to end the lockdown, considering that antibodies take weeks to show up on tests. Sweden says that in Stockholm 30% of people have antibodies and they expect to have "herd immunity" next month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannesrats 26 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Florin said: That's why that person said "slightly bad flu". Yes, it is worst, but not as bad as we believed 2 months ago and we dont know how much was the real impact of the measures. If u look at Sweden, the impact was small. We also dont know how the statistics of the flu would look if the flu deaths would have been counted the same way as the covid deaths. It is worse than a slightly bad flu. If it stays on this track, it will kill 168k people in a 5-6 month span. That's worse than the flu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannesrats 26 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Florin said: I am curious what kind of numbers Cuomo needs to see to end the lockdown, considering that antibodies take weeks to show up on tests. Sweden says that in Stockholm 30% of people have antibodies and they expect to have "herd immunity" next month. Herd immunity is a myth with this. The World Health Organization announced that there is no evidence to support immunity after contracting the virus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yxilon 5,248 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The real mortality rate can be extrapolated from countries where basically EVERYONE was screened and tested, such as South Korea, where it is slightly less than 2% Everything could be everything (it could mean anything) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, joannesrats said: Herd immunity is a myth with this. The World Health Organization announced that there is no evidence to support immunity after contracting the virus. WHO deleted that tweet and made some mentions. There isnt any proof that this virus acts different than any other viruses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, joannesrats said: It is worse than a slightly bad flu. If it stays on this track, it will kill 168k people in a 5-6 month span. That's worse than the flu. In NYC / NY state, that's impossible, based on these numbers, even if it stays on the same track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannesrats 26 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Florin said: WHO deleted that tweet and made some mentions. There isnt any proof that this virus acts different than any other viruses. Okay, look at the UN's statement. Also, in this article, it talks about data showing that there are people that had the disease have contracted/relapsed. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/25/844939777/no-evidence-that-recovered-covid-19-patients-are-immune-who-says Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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