Politics Thread

My impression is that it's just another form of the flu. The fact that they don't have a vaccine for it yet is the biggest issue, but that's typical with any new strain of the flu.

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Originally Posted by Caf

It can be extremely serious for the sick and elderly, but who cares?

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I myself have an immune-deficiency. I infuse meds every other week to bring my immune system to "normal" but at the end of the 2 weeks before I infuse again I am more susceptible. So I have have some heightened concern with the coronavirus.

I think the reason it is more serious is because there isnt an understanding on how it will mutate, there is no vaccine, and there are new cases everyday. It has hospitalized younger healthy people. Most people I understand will be fine. So it may be somewhat overblown but I dont think it should be dismissed as not a concern as some people think.

So regardless of who gets the Democratic nomination, Who do you think is most likely to get the VP position?

Most keep saying it will be a woman, but who?

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Originally Posted by Xville

So can the flu, and a million other diseases that's the point. The media, which is a common occurrence these days, has blown this completely out of proportion.

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If that's the case, then why in the same interview, would Kudlow say this, "With respect to Seattle, all right, that would be a place you would avoid for now"?

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Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z

I myself have an immune-deficiency. I infuse meds every other week to bring my immune system to "normal" but at the end of the 2 weeks before I infuse again I am more susceptible. So I have have some heightened concern with the coronavirus.

I think the reason it is more serious is because there isnt an understanding on how it will mutate, there is no vaccine, and there are new cases everyday. It has hospitalized younger healthy people. Most people I understand will be fine. So it may be somewhat overblown but I dont think it should be dismissed as not a concern as some people think.

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Agreed. We can debate overblown/underblown until the cows come home, but it's a risk to many. It's spreading enough that we are trying to contain it, so I can't think of a reason to say it is contained besides trying to calm the stock market.

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Originally Posted by Caf

If that's the case, then why in the same interview, would Kudlow say this, "With respect to Seattle, all right, that would be a place you would avoid for now"?

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If there was a place with the flu, I'd avoid it too.

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Originally Posted by Xville

If there was a place with the flu, I'd avoid it too.

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Washington and Hawaii are the only states with "Regional" flu cases. Everywhere else is widespread.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

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Originally Posted by Caf

Washington and Hawaii are the only states with "Regional" flu cases. Everywhere else is widespread.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

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Guess I should just stay home in a bubble and have reflection sessions.

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Originally Posted by Xville

Guess I should just stay home in a bubble and have reflection sessions.

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Your words, not mine.

Saying its contained is ludicrous yes, but the widespread panic by the media and people paying 50 dollars on the internet for hand sanitizer is also ludicrous.

Every few years there is something new that comes up that is overblown by the media that's going to kill us all.....mad cow disease, sars, bird flu, h1n1, Zika, trump getting elected....etc etc.