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JCMach1

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29. The Texas Gov. Opens things tomorrow... Dallas had it's highest

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #26)

Tue Apr 28, 2020, 09:24 PM

Apr 2020

Number of cases and deaths today.

The pandemic is just moving on from a NY story

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In terms of death toll due to COVID-19, is the worst behind us? [View all] milestogo Apr 2020 OP

K and R dewsgirl Apr 2020 #1

not even close Skittles Apr 2020 #2

SILLY questions, how many STATES do we have, elleng Apr 2020 #3

Fall may be worse. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #4

I don't think fall will be worse because people will be social distancing until a vaccine comes out Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #10

The science doesn't agree but I am used redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #11

You misunderstood my point. I don't think we will get close to full herd immunity ever Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #13

You make excellent points. Blue_true Apr 2020 #20

Also, the virus is not morphing rapidly at all and most scientists agree that if someone has had it Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #24

For this form of coronavirus, you're probably correct - Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #28

I trust your judgment on this kind of thing. Do you see a fall wave being as as bad as this wave? Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #32

I'm better on short term (days to a month or two) than long term - Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #34

"I have no idea" is the only credible answer HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #5

Agreed. Talitha Apr 2020 #12

There are a lot of "experts." HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #14

Maybe the current rate might drop for awhile but we are a long way from being done. captain queeg Apr 2020 #6

the nature of the curve BGBD Apr 2020 #7

I can't see how.. stillcool Apr 2020 #8

We need people wearing masks until we have a proven vaccine or Blue_true Apr 2020 #21

Probably not but if a couple of good drugs come out that fight it off, then maybe. nt Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #9

There are thousands of people dying daily. kacekwl Apr 2020 #15

Had to say I don't know mvd Apr 2020 #16

The worst of the 1918 Pandemic came in the second wave. Blue_true Apr 2020 #17

That was mainly because it mutated into a much more dangerous strain. I totally agree on the masks Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #19

Covid19 mutated into the European strain. Blue_true Apr 2020 #25

From everything I have read coronaviruses are pretty stable compared to flu viruses Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #27

also when the first wave flattened out, several large cities held big parades yellowdogintexas Apr 2020 #30

Yes and I don't see even red states doing that this fall. But we will have the regular flu at the Quixote1818 Apr 2020 #33

Is that a joke? Depending on how hard it hits JCMach1 Apr 2020 #18

Dead? My, I hope not. I hope the forceful action that Governor Cuomo took today becomes Blue_true Apr 2020 #26

The Texas Gov. Opens things tomorrow... Dallas had it's highest JCMach1 Apr 2020 #29

oh I think you are quite right. yellowdogintexas Apr 2020 #31

How could the worst be behind us? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2020 #22

It's a mistake to pretend to know the future struggle4progress Apr 2020 #23

Trump is saying this and the media is repeating it. milestogo Apr 2020 #35

I wish we knew. We don't. Maru Kitteh Apr 2020 #36