Covid-19

Xville · 03-12-2020, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

The Big East is tipping off like, now, right? Will they continue?

Yeah they are tipping off as I type this....weird as hell.

**GoMuskies** · 03-12-2020, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Xville

Yeah they are tipping off as I type this....weird as hell.

Will they even finish the game?!? Would be crazy if they just called it off at the first media timeout.

**GoMuskies** · 03-12-2020, 11:48 AM

Has the Pac-12 canceled yet? I am sure the Begas powers that be are begging them to not cancel.

**GIMMFD** · 03-12-2020, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by murray87

Maybe too early to know, but does this virus transmit with similar ease to the seasonal flu? Not a gotcha question, but we've all seen the stats of how many thousands die each year from the seasonal flu and society has generally dealt with the unpleasantness and gotten through it. There is a new flu strain each season and the vaccine that's developed in advance is the "best guess" from the medical profession of how to beat it. It works for some and not for others.

So all that said, I'm wondering down the road past this current situation that we're all anticipating emerging from and getting back to "normal." When the next flu season rolls around, are we going to be dealing with more bans on public gatherings and sporting events? Panic and impending doom are chum in the waters of the media and they'll gladly stir it as viruses mutate. Life is risky but I want to go to big public gatherings again.

Yeah, so it does transmit basically exactly the same as the seasonal flu, they're both respiratory transmitted viruses. There's also a company (again I didn't follow up) that has a vaccine that covers 19 or 20 different strains of the seasonal flu, not sure what their progress is. The thing is Coronavirus isn't as common as the seasonal flu, so we kind of already have an immune response built up to the seasonal flu, but not really Coronavirus. That's also part of the problem, plus there's much more research done on Influenza than on Coronavirus. So it's the same, but different if that makes sense.

Ultimately, pandemics have been something that has happened numerous times throughout history, and there's bound to be another pandemic again. I think this one has been worse due to social media having such a prevalence, and a vast spreading of misinformation going on. If we look at what happened in the past, this will happen, hopefully anti-vax people realize how dumb it is not to vaccinate their children, vaccinate them, and basically we'll forget about it until the next pandemic breaks out. These things are a ticking time bomb, and though you can take steps to adequately prepare for it, we're never going to be 100% in control of it.

**Muskie in dayton** · 03-12-2020, 12:00 PM

So I was in the camp of canceling sporting events, etc. is a gross over-reaction. This article changed my mind:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/11/coronavirus-flattening-curve-quarantine-stop-spread/5021564002/

I had not considered the capacity of our health care system.

Canceling sucks, but it sucks less than having to choose who lives and dies.

**Muskie in dayton** · 03-12-2020, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by GIMMFD

Yeah, so it does transmit basically exactly the same as the seasonal flu, they're both respiratory transmitted viruses. There's also a company (again I didn't follow up) that has a vaccine that covers 19 or 20 different strains of the seasonal flu, not sure what their progress is. The thing is Coronavirus isn't as common as the seasonal flu, so we kind of already have an immune response built up to the seasonal flu, but not really Coronavirus. That's also part of the problem, plus there's much more research done on Influenza than on Coronavirus. So it's the same, but different if that makes sense.

Ultimately, pandemics have been something that has happened numerous times throughout history, and there's bound to be another pandemic again. I think this one has been worse due to social media having such a prevalence, and a vast spreading of misinformation going on. If we look at what happened in the past, this will happen, hopefully anti-vax people realize how dumb it is not to vaccinate their children, vaccinate them, and basically we'll forget about it until the next pandemic breaks out. These things are a ticking time bomb, and though you can take steps to adequately prepare for it, we're never going to be 100% in control of it.

You're hoping the brainless suddenly have a brain. Good luck. By the way, thanks for contributing so much good info!