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marlakay

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12. I have the same strategy

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Sun Apr 5, 2020, 09:16 PM

Apr 2020

We are retired so going to take it easy this next year until vaccine comes out.

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What is there to stop the spread of the virus after the lockdown is lifted? [View all] Doodley Apr 2020 OP

My strategy customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #1

In my experience, looking like a fool has never killed anyone. Girard442 Apr 2020 #6

Yes I'm concerned a mask will mess up my golden locks Tribetime Apr 2020 #21

Yep. I already had a good stock of canned and frozen foods tanyev Apr 2020 #9

I have the same strategy marlakay Apr 2020 #12

Tests (for infection AND antibodies) will have to be universal, cheap, and frequent. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #52

I've totally given up hope on universal tests being available. BComplex Apr 2020 #63

But Trump's on his way out. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #66

I hope you're correct about that! BComplex Apr 2020 #67

'stop any further republican agendas for the next 30 or 40 years" Beartracks Apr 2020 #80

I was the only one wearing a mask and gloves for 3 weeks and BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #23

Same here. I am glad I retired a year ago! nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #30

IMO, the waves will keep coming until: Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #41

The first two are adequate and necessary. Igel Apr 2020 #49

Good points customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #60

This!👆 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #76

I'm cilla4progress Apr 2020 #79

Herd immunity if enough people get it, vaccination when one becomes available. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #2

1920 also. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #4

Aww.. sorry. My paternal grandfather Cha Apr 2020 #65

How does herd immunity protect those who are most vulnerable to the most serious complications? Doodley Apr 2020 #10

Eventually there won't be enough hosts to keep passing the virus around. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #17

That's a big assumption. There is no evidence that immunity is applicable Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #42

The mutations tend to be all over. Igel Apr 2020 #50

Herd immunity: it becomes more difficult ... davekriss Apr 2020 #20

Same way as for any other disease. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #27

It doesn't. If you're vulnerable to CV-19 and you get really sick, Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #43

No, it's not primarily a biological thing. Igel Apr 2020 #51

It won't prevent you from getting sick if the virus is around for you to catch. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #53

THIS !!! uponit7771 Apr 2020 #68

It makes it harder for the virus to infect them DBoon Apr 2020 #44

There is no way to know if someone who is "immune" Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #45

No - there are multiple falsehoods in your statement DBoon Apr 2020 #46

They've shown "hours." Igel Apr 2020 #54

I'm wondering how many people have been exposed dawg day Apr 2020 #61

Some people have natural immunity to some things obamanut2012 Apr 2020 #64

I think we'll get antibody treatment before we get a vaccine. There are ongoing antibody tblue37 Apr 2020 #33

Good. Whatever works. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #34

Nothing I guess Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #3

Well, it would be nice if we had widespread healthy-people testing. Girard442 Apr 2020 #5

This is the major failing of the Trump Adminstration. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #48

Nothing jberryhill Apr 2020 #7

Until everyone is infected? Doodley Apr 2020 #11

Look at Figure 4 in this paper jberryhill Apr 2020 #13

Thanks for posting this - Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #40

Yup - more survive if hospitals aren't overrun davekriss Apr 2020 #22

Until there is a vaccine available, as I understand it, whatever cases were missed and those emmaverybo Apr 2020 #8

It will not "utterly devastate" them jberryhill Apr 2020 #16

It will devastate them economically. Yes. And they will have more deaths in parts of Africa that emmaverybo Apr 2020 #24

There is nothing to prevent it coming back Azathoth Apr 2020 #14

Multiple waves are expected. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #15

That makes sense. Unfortunately, we don't have a president who can deliver that. Doodley Apr 2020 #25

States and private industry may step up. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #39

We don't have a government designed for that. Igel Apr 2020 #56

Nothing... See 1918 for reference JCMach1 Apr 2020 #18

We will have waves until there is a vaccine. BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #19

Would you trust a vaccine hastily produced by this administration? Doodley Apr 2020 #26

Donald Trump is not making a vaccine jberryhill Apr 2020 #29

Of course he isn't personally making it, but he could personally choose the company that does Doodley Apr 2020 #35

Not THIS admin! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #31

Fortunately, scientists around the world are working on a vaccine. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #32

Bill Gates is funding the building of 7 labs & production facilities to research vaccines and tblue37 Apr 2020 #36

Wow! I didn't know Bill Gates was doing that. Impressive or what? Doodley Apr 2020 #37

Here's a link to an article about it. He expects to lose billions: tblue37 Apr 2020 #38

Thank you for that link. nt crickets Apr 2020 #74

Now that is putting your $$$ where your mouth is! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #59

Probably for about 3 years, yes. roamer65 Apr 2020 #55

+1, The first wave might be the biggest but it wont be the only one even in S Korea they have to be uponit7771 Apr 2020 #69

Without a vaccine or fast and accurate testing, this could be a problem for a while. Flaleftist Apr 2020 #28

Trump said they can make this 15 min test machines at 50000 a day. Either they're lying again uponit7771 Apr 2020 #72

Nothing at all Calculating Apr 2020 #47

Only massive testing will help to control another break out grantcart Apr 2020 #57

Please ... Please ... Please ... Make this an OP for the sake of all of us. Send it far & wide that uponit7771 Apr 2020 #70

One would think that a country that put the first man on the moon, over 50 years ago, bullwinkle428 Apr 2020 #73

THANK YOU !!! uponit7771 Apr 2020 #75

Trust and hope and.... kentuck Apr 2020 #58

Only what a person can do for themself Raine Apr 2020 #62

Nothing. Just keep doing the social distancing stuff. MineralMan Apr 2020 #71

IMHO matt819 Apr 2020 #77

It will require universal testing cilla4progress Apr 2020 #78