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11. And if that's the case, then vaccines aren't possible

Reply to bullimiami (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 07:50 PM

Aug 2020

In other words, we're all screwed unless some kind of immunity or resistance is possible.

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Hillary: "With a population of 328 million in the United States, it may require 2.13 million deaths [View all] riversedge Aug 2020 OP

Thank you, Madame Secretary. k&r n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #1

Hillary is right, 175,000 deaths 0.05% of population at140 Aug 2020 #2

meh, as far as the christofascists are concerned... Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #3

If antibodies only last weeks... 2naSalit Aug 2020 #4

That. It just keeps going and killing. onecaliberal Aug 2020 #7

That's not exactly true Calculating Aug 2020 #10

And that is still in.. 2naSalit Aug 2020 #12

The most recent guy who experienced re-infection had worse symptoms the second time. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #13

Others who have supposedly been reinfected have had no symptoms. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #17

There's scant evidence of reinfection at this point. paleotn Aug 2020 #28

Jury is still out on that... paleotn Aug 2020 #23

80% is required at an Ro of 5.6 Drahthaardogs Aug 2020 #5

Besides herd "immunity" only works if the body develops some lasting immunity. bullimiami Aug 2020 #6

And if that's the case, then vaccines aren't possible Calculating Aug 2020 #11

...or a successful treatment. n/t thesquanderer Aug 2020 #15

right. we may have to learn to live with it. just what we should have been doing since day 1. bullimiami Aug 2020 #20

Learn to live with it? Calculating Aug 2020 #31

No. Learn to live with it like the rest if the world. The sane world that is. bullimiami Sep 2020 #33

Adapt or die. bullimiami Sep 2020 #34

Much evidence, actually. Very little that shows rapid loss of immunity. paleotn Aug 2020 #25

another wackadoodle in the trump cabal spanone Aug 2020 #8

what about the 30-40 million that will have lifelong health issues? beachbumbob Aug 2020 #9

+1, area51 Aug 2020 #18

I guess they will have a "preexisting condition" Dream Girl Aug 2020 #24

and why GOP is doing all they can to allow insurance companies not to cover or upcharge beachbumbob Sep 2020 #32

It's 1918 all over again bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #14

A type of herd immunity, or something much better, might be achievable with only warmfeet Aug 2020 #16

Hope its the same one I pray for every day... Moostache Aug 2020 #19

I try to picture him dropping the phone, grabbing desperately his chest... Ligyron Aug 2020 #22

Trump administration already decided to go for it IronLionZion Aug 2020 #21

We may get to that number regardless sandensea Aug 2020 #26

2.13 Million of these ... BlueWavePsych Aug 2020 #27

Unchecked, that's probably the butcher's bill for Covid-19 in the US. paleotn Aug 2020 #29

And they're not willing to volunteer geardaddy Aug 2020 #30