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Skittles

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16. a lot of workers in America do NOT get sick pay

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:22 PM

Feb 2020

so once it takes hold here it will spread quickly

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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