Picture captures why there's no way the US is going to be getting rid of COVID-19 anytime soon

[kpete]

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[secondwind]

1. I hope he was tapped on the shoulder and told to cover

his MAGAT mouth and nose.

[LakeArenal]

2. Hope his name is available.

He should be banned as was threatened.

[lark]

3. Reason #2 I won't be flying until there is a vaccine without drumpfs name on it.

He is involved with the Astra/Zeneca UK effort. Pray it is another group that comes up with a vaccine first - how could anyone trust any thing at all that drumpf is involved in since the FDA is filled with his sycophants who would greenlight anything he told them to - at least at first. So reason #1 is CV19 & community spread and reason #2 is idiots who follow the traitor and are as stupid as he is, or nearly so.

[leftieNanner]

10. We may never have a vaccine for this virus

We still don't have one for AIDS. More likely that someone will come up with an effective treatment.

I agree that I won't be standing in line for a Trump branded vaccine.

[LiberalArkie]

12. The Chinese virologists at the beginning said it was more like HIV than the flu. Probably meaning

it had a high mutation rate.

[cstanleytech]

13. AIDs patients do not develop antibodies to get rid of the virus where as people with this one do so

developing a vaccine should be feasible for this.
That does not mean it will not need to be updated though as that depends on how the well the virus can mutate to counter the effectiveness of such a vaccine.

[lark]

25. Recently read where the antibodies fade quickly, so not sure a cure could be based on those?

Don't remember enough microbiology to venture a guess.

[cstanleytech]

29. If we are discussing the same article the sample size they used was rather small.

Even if those antibodies do fade though that does not rule out a vaccine being developed though it's usefulness might be reduced to helping keep outbreaks from getting to bad.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Flu ABs Only Last 6 Months

I don't think that study was conclusive.
Small sample size and no direct comparison to flu viruses.
Since flu virus antibodies typically last only 6 months, how different is covid really?
Maybe very different. Maybe almost the same.
We don't know, and that one limited study doesn't tell me much.

[lark]

33. More and more studies, large scale, needed.

There are so many unknowns with this weird virus, we need researchers everywhere studying this to give us any chance of beating it.

[Demovictory9]

21. American Airlines, Spirit airlines and United are back to packing seats, will fill middle seats

clearly they need the money but at what cost?

[Quixote1818]

30. Airlines need to clamp down on people like this or I won't be flying either. nt

[WePurrsevere]

4. He should be kicked off the plane if he won't wear it properly...

I have zero sympathy for such Cult45er covidiot assholery. jewellery. If it were something truly protected by the constitution I'd defend their right to be an idiot but it.is.NOT.

Even if it were protected, your 'rights' come with certain responsibilities and end when you jeopardise the safety and health of others.

[dalton99a]

5. Kick

Link to tweet

[GoCubsGo]

8. Oh, look! All the countries with right-wing assholes running them...

UK soon to spike again, and we all know that Russia would be there, too, if they were honest about their situation.

[cstanleytech]

14. UK and other countries had a good strategy there to delay the spread until a vaccine can be

developed.
Question is can they keep it up long enough for the vaccine to be developed? After all eventually they are going to have to lower the travel barriers otherwise their economies will sink from recession into depression which is a lot harder to crawl out from under.

[stillcool]

20. I read where the UK was lifting some of their..

restrictions. Allowing travel from other countries that have flattened the curve. Not the U.S., but I guess the pic from the plane explains why the U.S. will not be allowed in their country. Lifting restrictions when the data supports it might be better for their economy in the long run. Their priorities are obviously very different from the U.S. They won't even supply the U.S. with chemical weapons, or rubber bullets.

[RussBLib]

6. fat and stupid

it's a Trumper!

[Towlie]

7. I'm stealing that.

[zentrum]

9. Says it all!

[KS Toronado]

11. The guy couldn't bear looking at other people wearing masks properly

These people complaining about their Free-Dumbs are the very reason the virus isn't going away.

[groundloop]

15. AND the girl in the row behind him doesn't have her nose covered, so she's just as bad.

FUCK all the people who refuse to wear a mask properly, they obviously don't give a rats ass about anyone except themselves.

"OOOOOHHHH, I'm gonna' be macho and not wear a mask"

[stillcool]

23. that has happened to my husband...

the elastic wears out, the top of the mask slides down and hangs right at the tip of his nose for a while and gravity does it's thing. I make masks for him now, which fit much better, and he doesn't have that problem. It's not always about bad people refusing to wear a mask properly.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. I Have A Solution

My masks fit ok, but one is a bit tighter.
The looser one, I have found stays in place if I remove my glasses, the place the nose pads onto the cloth.
Keeps the mask from slipping really well.
Only works, of course, if one wears glasses!

[stillcool]

36. well, thank you!

I think he may do that as well, because it stops his glasses from fogging up.

[Towlie]

16. Actually, it might not be a bad idea to wear a second mask like that along with one worn properly.

On an airline flight it would not only keep the light out of your eyes, it might even protect your eyes from virus particles.

[NellieStarbuck]

17. What airlines?

[tavernier]

18. And being pregnant makes him at high risk.

[dhill926]

26. hahaha....

[Dukkha]

19. The MAGAt hat should be an instant no-fly list offense

[Cozmo]

22. The EU is totally justified in barring Americans

[OnlinePoker]

24. And this is why it will overwhelmingly hit Republicans.

George Floyd protest - Virtually everyone masked up.
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_TF0z_62fxcTQa2ktKI2FgXU_8Q=/0x0:3000x1997/1200x675/filters:focal%281342x1032:1822x1512%29/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66876517/GettyImages_1216237096.0.jpg

Trump Rally - Virtually nobody masked up.


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Which group do you think will be begging for medical support the most?

[Maru Kitteh]

31. The assholes in the LRC wearing T-shirts mocking LGBTQ,

anybody knows what those say?

Ten to one, he beats her. He's never going to truly love you young lady. Nothing you will ever do will be enough for him. Love requires respect, and while he may lust after the "otherness" of your skin, he will always hate you for it too.

[NurseJackie]

35. I just want to punch those fuckers who are wearing the LGBT t-shirts...

I just want to punch those fuckers who are wearing the LGBT t-shirts... "Liberty Guns Beer Trump"

Seriously... what the fuck?

[stillcool]

37. those are stunning...

all those people at the Trump gig, and two people had a mask on, another two had them hanging from their ears. If it weren't for those few, you would think this was from pre-covid-time.

[kairos12]

27. Put him on no fly and no brains list.

[wnylib]

28. On the ground experience yesterday.

Went to our local farmer's market. In past years, people grouped closely at various booths, stood in groups chatting, brought their dogs, and handled produce when choosing.

But signs at the entrance prohibited all those things and required masks. So far, so good.

But at my favorite farm's booth, the person doing the selling had pushed her mask down to her neck while chatting with a friend. From outside the booth, I overheard her say how she had been sick a long time, took several meds, and still felt a bit tired. Don't know what she had, but steered clear of her and her booth, even though it was outdoors.

There's a small park next to the market. I saw groups seated very closely at the park's tables, eating things they had just bought. No masks, of course, while eating.

Chose my items quickly and left.

[Lifelong Protester]

38. Are we

Great yet?