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ibegurpard

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13. When I start to freak out

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:19 PM

Feb 2020

I ask myself "what can I do about it?"
in this case next to nothing so I'm just not going to worry about it. other than the precautions you'd take with any other kind of flu virus what can you do?

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In what scenario does Covid-19 NOT break out in U.S.? [View all] intrepidity Feb 2020 OP

i think the real question is how quickly can a vaccine be created and distributed. unblock Feb 2020 #1

Several articles today speculate a trial within 3 months, phase 1 they called it. I believe KewlKat Feb 2020 #12

that's encouraging, but it's possible an enormous number of people may already be infected by then.. unblock Feb 2020 #23

I believe we must prepare our families DUgosh Feb 2020 #2

Please stop scaring her. Is she in generally good health? Are your grandchildren? jpljr77 Feb 2020 #4

Many of the dead were young and healthy with no pre-existing conditions. Coventina Feb 2020 #6

According to official numbers, there have been ZERO deaths in people aged 0-9. jpljr77 Feb 2020 #7

It may affect them MORE, but plenty of young, healthy people have died from this. Coventina Feb 2020 #11

Your lecturing! nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #14

My lecturing what? Coventina Feb 2020 #15

Your lecturing heart jberryhill Feb 2020 #33

LOL! n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #39

Really? Disaster preparedness should be part of every family's planning. AllyCat Feb 2020 #58

+1 so true. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #76

"A frank discussion." Tipperary Feb 2020 #47

When a woman and a man love each other very much... jberryhill Feb 2020 #50

lol dewsgirl Feb 2020 #54

Oh my! Tipperary Feb 2020 #65

Her youngest child DUgosh Feb 2020 #63

Things finally seem to be starting to happen Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #3

Yes but Ebola is a very very different disease. defacto7 Feb 2020 #28

I'm not trying to draw a precise comparison Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #60

Here is a good tracker. Eko Feb 2020 #5

Wow! Thank you empedocles Feb 2020 #51

I use that all the time. nitpicker Feb 2020 #56

I follow this every other day right now (sometimes daily) AllyCat Feb 2020 #59

Never fear! The Wall will stop the Chinese hoax! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #8

None. meadowlander Feb 2020 #9

lots of workers in America cannot stay home when sick Skittles Feb 2020 #17

Lots of workers in America have health problems meadowlander Feb 2020 #40

Um, if a few hundred bucks means I eat or not, yeah, I'm going to work. Coventina Feb 2020 #41

My point is that people shouldn't have to make that choice. meadowlander Feb 2020 #42

Um, no, it really doesn't work that way. Coventina Feb 2020 #43

I have actually been in that position and I am sympathetic. meadowlander Feb 2020 #45

I'm not railing at you. I'm saying "selling shit" and predatory loans are not viable options. Coventina Feb 2020 #46

Poor people in shitty, non-union jobs Nature Man Feb 2020 #53

No, I'm saying form a union and stand up together. Call your congressperson. Talk to your boss. meadowlander Feb 2020 #61

"Form a union" doesn't work in "right to work states." n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #64

The people preparing your food, building your stuff, delivering your stuff, Nature Man Feb 2020 #52

If you think you have the flu etc, let the office know so they can make sure others will not catch i LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #26

Three possibilities Ex Lurker Feb 2020 #10

If it still spreads in our summer, get ready for a hellacious fall and winter. roamer65 Feb 2020 #27

It's already been determined that seasons don't affect it. defacto7 Feb 2020 #30

That makes it similar to the 1918-1920 flu virus. roamer65 Feb 2020 #31

There are similarities in the symptoms among other things. defacto7 Feb 2020 #34

This is not a cold or the flu. The seasons do not affect it. defacto7 Feb 2020 #29

Since it has been around for less than one season, it cannot yet be determined Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #48

Not according to what I've read about the coronavirus. defacto7 Feb 2020 #49

When I start to freak out ibegurpard Feb 2020 #13

True. I have been telling people to get healthy tho. defacto7 Feb 2020 #32

a lot of workers in America do NOT get sick pay Skittles Feb 2020 #16

Yup. n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #18

We have reason to hope for the best with new treatments being developed. See link* abqtommy Feb 2020 #19

For some reason, I'm just not that worried. Maybe I should be more worried than I am. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #20

How about now? nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #69

Um, nope. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #70

Ok. Will check back soon intrepidity Mar 2020 #71

I suppose once I run out of TP and can't get any more (like now), I will smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #72

You know those call ahead grocery pick-ups at Walmart? Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #21

I was thinking that, too. Avoid those grubby cart handles. But then... Beartracks Feb 2020 #36

Guaranteed rubber glove service per customer? Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #38

It is very convenient. My only issue is, I wish they wouldn't do the dewsgirl Feb 2020 #55

You can opt out of substitutions, they ask you each time. cwydro Mar 2020 #73

Yes, now that we've been using it, I am happy to see that. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #74

The subs actually work for me. Wanted two six packs Perrier, but got one six pack Perrier cwydro Mar 2020 #77

Nice, we ordered a party size frozen lasagna, they substituted dewsgirl Mar 2020 #78

Glad that's working out for you! DarthDem Mar 2020 #79

It's great! cwydro Mar 2020 #80

Senario: Covid-19 'breaks out' in Mexico and MF45 has to close the border. denem Feb 2020 #22

Only the lucky AF one... It's firmly one step from the major airline hubs JCMach1 Feb 2020 #24

None. roamer65 Feb 2020 #25

True. defacto7 Feb 2020 #35

I'll talk you down metalbot Feb 2020 #37

Still stand by your post? nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #68

More or less metalbot Mar 2020 #81

Bookmarked. cwydro Feb 2020 #44

Update? intrepidity Mar 2020 #67

As long as people keep buying rolls and rolls of toilet paper, I'll keep rolling my eyes. cwydro Mar 2020 #75

It is already here, but they aren't testing for it, unless you dewsgirl Feb 2020 #57

CDC: Not a matter of "if" but "when" Mike 03 Feb 2020 #62

So, I repeat.... nt intrepidity Feb 2020 #66