Covid-19

curious2garden

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Young children do tend to trust adults unquestioningly, which is why most of us survive those early years. We do, in fact, show horrible deaths to teenagers to dissuade them from the temptation of drinking and driving. Driver's Ed class showed many videos that we're shocking and horrible, I think you can view many of them on YT. Mutilated bodies and limbs, some on fire, after amazing car wrecks. I would imagine that part of the Driver's Ed program is effective, since it is so long lasting and ubiquitous. This kind of shock and horror tactic is what I'm suggesting that we use more of to shake adults out of their covid related delusions. I quite agree with the rest of your post...
We also used anti fog spray on the inside of our glasses. I never had luck taping over the top of my mask and with a respirator it's impossible. Anti fog spray to the rescue.
 

Kushash

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I read that and it was nice to see some good news.
Everything is so sad I just didn't feel like posting it.
I feel in 3 or 4 weeks the hospitals are going to have much more serious problems than they did last time and so few people seem to care or realize it.
Bunch of Jackasses!

I think I'm going to start my mornings with Corner Gas episodes instead of the news.

Thumbs up to The Queens Gambit on netflix.
 

Singlemalt

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Mysterious 'gene within a gene' found in the coronavirus
Researchers have uncovered a mysterious gene in the genetic code of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – a segment virtually hidden from view in the virus's genome, and largely overlooked until now.

The newly identified gene – called ORF3d – is an example of what's called an overlapping gene: a kind of 'gene within a gene' that's effectively concealed in a string of nucleotides, because of the way it overlaps the coded sequences of other genes.
"In terms of genome size, SARS-CoV-2 and its relatives are among the longest RNA viruses that exist," explains bioinformatician Chase Nelson from the American Museum of Natural History.
"They are thus perhaps more prone to 'genomic trickery' than other RNA viruses."......................

https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-mysterious-gene-inside-gene-discovered.html
 

neosapien

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One thing I just found interesting in doing some fact and source checking to waste my time fighting people on Facebook…

1. People always tout the mortality rate as less than 1% to reason against masks and common sense etc.

2. From my source checking I see a steady 2.2-2.4% mortality rate from March to now as a more accurate number.

3. I checked against Vietnam figures and see out of a total 2.7+ million service members deployed, there were 58000+ casualties. Oddly enough that mortality rate is also +2.2-2.4%.

4. So conservatives are basically saying fuck the whole Vietnam era casualties, that mortality rate is low.

5. If they even believe real numbers.

6. I'm waiting for my cousin to call me to go finish up a job and needed something to do to pass the time.
 

curious2garden

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People always spout "They can't take my rights away." True, you have as much right to die as anyone else, however infecting and possibly killing your parents or grandparents due to your "rights" is unacceptable
It always concerns me that those screaming loudest about their rights are mostly ignorant of the responsibilities required to earn those rights.
 

neosapien

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People always spout "They can't take my rights away." True, you have as much right to die as anyone else, however infecting and possibly killing your parents or grandparents due to your "rights" is unacceptable
That brings me back to a quote I came across whilst writing a paper on censorship many many moons ago in college…

"Your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins." - contested author
 

Bakersfield

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Sorry to hear it, bro. I've been through it a couple of times, it really sucks. Hope it doesn't get too bad for you, keep us posted...
Wow, a couple of times! Does it get easier each time?

Mine started with a gnawing headache, that turned to the super spaced out feeling with off and on chills and fever.
No smell and food is very bland.
Overall, I've been much sicker with the flu, but I suppose it's just begun and I'm taking every natural immune booster I can think of.
 

tyler.durden

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Wow, a couple of times! Does it get easier each time?

Mine started with a gnawing headache, that turned to the super spaced out feeling with off and on chills and fever.
No smell and food is very bland.
Overall, I've been much sicker with the flu, but I suppose it's just begun and I'm taking every natural immune booster I can think of.
Yes, my second round was much easier, though I still deal with the symptoms from time to time. It seems to linger for months. How long have you had symptoms? My first week wasn't so bad, and I seemed to be beating it back. Then it got ugly as the breathing problems started. That is the only really scary symptom imo. I ended up in the hospital for a couple of days, then released. I had a fairly mild case, I had a friend who wasn't so lucky that was in the hospital much longer and suffers some lingering lung and liver damage. I don't mean to scare you, but you'll know if your out of the woods by the end of the second week...

Edit - keep taking all the immune boosters that you can. I took four doses of my green super food drink each day. I believe it went a long way toward making the illness less severe...
 

Bakersfield

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Yes, my second round was much easier, though I still deal with the symptoms from time to time. It seems to linger for months. How long have you had symptoms? My first week wasn't so bad, and I seemed to be beating it back. Then it got ugly as the breathing problems started. That is the only really scary symptom imo. I ended up in the hospital for a couple of days, then released. I had a fairly mild case, I had a friend who wasn't so lucky that was in the hospital much longer and suffers some lingering lung and liver damage. I don't mean to scare you, but you'll know if your out of the woods by the end of the second week...
Headache started this last Saturday.
 
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