How are we “weakening or inmune systems”? A little more sun and without an allergy season or previous flu we should be stronger than ever.
Or you know, ignore us idiots of the internet and ask a medical doctor.
How are we “weakening or inmune systems”? A little more sun and without an allergy season or previous flu we should be stronger than ever.
Or you know, ignore us idiots of the internet and ask a medical doctor.
It's all about that "herd immunity" y'know.
I mean, interacting with other humans and various bacteria/viruses DOES increase our immune system, but the kind of "herd immunity" the assholes are tooting their horns about isn't nature, it's eugenics.
How are we “weakening or inmune systems”? A little more sun and without an allergy season or previous flu we should be stronger than ever.
Or you know, ignore us idiots of the internet and ask a medical doctor.
Reduced vitamin D actually is going to be a huge problem for wave 2.
Multiple studies have shown an increased likelihood of death from COVID if your vitamin D level is low.
I would just avoid Facebook entirely then.
I mainly use Discord and hadn't heard of the Plandemic movie before it was mentioned in this thread.
Easier said then done. I moderate a facebook group and it's my lifeline to a lot of friends and family. I think I do need to start muting/unfollowing more people. I just feel a bit irresponsible doing so, but at least I can say I tried, for a while.
Reduced vitamin D actually is going to be a huge problem for wave 2.
Multiple studies have shown an increased likelihood of death from COVID if your vitamin D level is low.
It doesn't need to be. Avoiding gatherings doesn't mean you don't go outside. I've actually been outside exercising more and got way more sun then when I was stuck working in offices. I also take supplements. As many people should, vitamin D deficiency is really common, probably because we just don't go outside as often as our ancestors. My sister found out she was severely deficient in vitamin D and she had no reason to even think that would be what was causing her a lot of problems! Studies also show that taking supplements are a lot more effective if you also try to get more sun at the same time. But use sunscreen, I just burned my shoulders yesterday :|
Easier said then done. I moderate a facebook group and it's my lifeline to a lot of friends and family. I think I do need to start muting/unfollowing more people. I just feel a bit irresponsible doing so, but at least I can say I tried, for a while.
It doesn't need to be. Avoiding gatherings doesn't mean you don't go outside. I've actually been outside exercising more and got way more sun then when I was stuck working in offices. I also take supplements. As many people should, vitamin D deficiency is really common, probably because we just don't go outside as often as our ancestors. My sister found out she was severely deficient in vitamin D and she had no reason to even think that would be what was causing her a lot of problems! Studies also show that taking supplements are a lot more effective if you also try to get more sun at the same time. But use sunscreen, I just burned my shoulders yesterday :|
Yeah, I should start taking daily walks. Only the weather can't seem to decide what if it wants summer to come or winter to stay.
This is my surprised face.
My main neighborhood pizza place has a straight up "No Mask No Service" sign on it which I thought was cool.
@Monkey:
My main neighborhood pizza place has a straight up "No Mask No Service" sign on it which I thought was cool.
No different than "No shirt, no shoes, no service", which is also about hygiene.
@Monkey:
My main neighborhood pizza place has a straight up "No Mask No Service" sign on it which I thought was cool.
I saw that at Carvel a few weeks ago.
Edit: one of my girlfriend's friends was just banned from using Facebook messenger after sharing an article about COVID19 with friends.
I'd say we've reached a point where it's no longer safe to discuss politics or current events on the site at all.
You might call this a sign of the end of times, but this just makes me smile:
Hall of the Mountain King makes it even better.
I loved this. Except that some people are using this to say "HUMANS SHOULD BE EXTINT!"
I loved this. Except that some people are using this to say "HUMANS SHOULD BE EXTINT!"
Well that's a bit much.
It's come out that a few of the snippets in this were actually recorded before the lockdown (which makes some sense, I mean monkeys are always hanging out in Mumbai, and ducks in Paris is nothing new either), but a lot of them definitely are recent.
Covid-Specific News from today's What the Fuck Just Happened Today? feed.
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/05/14/day-1211/
Daily Damage Report.
Global: Total confirmed cases ~4,427,000; Total deaths: ~302,000; Total recoveries: ~1,584,000. (Johns Hopkins University)
U.S.: Total confirmed cases ~1,413,000; Total deaths: ~86,000; Total recoveries: ~247,000
Markets: Dow ; S&P 500 ; Nasdaq
Live Blog: New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / NBC News / Wall Street Journal / The Guardian / CNBC
Portrait of a President.
Inside Trump’s coronavirus meltdown. What went wrong in the president’s first real crisis — and what does it mean for the US? (Financial Times)
The White House threatened to veto a $3 trillion pandemic relief bill. White House officials called the legislation a nonstarter and accused Democrats of being “more concerned with delivering on longstanding partisan and ideological wish lists than with enhancing the ability of our nation to deal with the public health and economic challenges we face.” (New York Times)
Trump criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci’s warning about the risks of reopening schools and businesses too soon as “not an acceptable answer,” accusing the nation’s top infectious disease expert of “wanting to play all sides of the equation.” Dr. Fauci told a Senate committee Tuesday that his “concern” is that we’ll see “see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks” if cities and states “prematurely open up without having the capability of being able to respond effectively and efficiently.” Dr. Fauci also told the panel that a vaccine for the coronavirus would not be ready in time for the new school year, warning of the dangers of the virus to children. Trump, however, told reporters he was “surprised by his answer,” adding: “To me it’s not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools.” Past public disagreements between Trump and officials have been followed by an eventual dismissal or resignation. See: Tillerson, Rex; Sessions, Jeff; Bolton, John; Kelly, John. (New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / ABC News / NPR / NBC News)
The Trump administration plans to extend its coronavirus border restrictions indefinitely. On March 21, the CDC imposed a 30-day restriction on all nonessential travel into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, which was extended for another 30 days on April 20. Since then, only two migrants have been permitted to remain in the U.S. to pursue asylum. A new order under review would extend the restrictions indefinitely until the director of the CDC decides the coronavirus no longer a threat. (New York Times)
Sen. Richard Burr stepped down as chairman of the Intelligence Committee following an FBI investigation into whether he sold stocks after secret briefings on the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, which led to the seizure of his cellphone by federal agents. Burr has denied he did anything wrong and previously asked the Ethics Committee to review the stock sales. Burr sat on two committees that received briefings on the growing coronavirus epidemic, including one on Jan. 24. On Feb. 13, Burr sold as much as $1.7 million in stock. The decision to execute a search warrant on a sitting member of Congress, which was approved at the highest levels of the Justice Department, requires federal prosecutors and agents to persuade a judge there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. (Los Angeles Times / USA Today / Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / Washington Post / New York Times / NBC News)
poll/ 43% of Americans say Trump’s doing a good job of handling the coronavirus outbreak – 5 points lower than three weeks ago and 10 points lower than in March. 38% say they trust Trump to provide accurate information about the coronavirus. Meanwhile, 46% of Americans have a favorable view of Dr. Fauci and 62% say they trust him for information. (CBS News)
- The Pentagon fired its lead official responsible for executing the Defense Production Act to increase production of masks and equipment to help fight COVID-19. The decision to fire Jennifer Santos was reportedly made by “the White House and interagency” and not her immediate boss. (Politico / CNN)
So once the US public image in the world has been trashed they decided to call a sacrificial lamb to take blame. Classic.
More COVID specific stories from Friday's What the Fuck Just Happened Today:
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/05/15/day-1212/
[h=1]Day 1212: "Inconsistent and incoherent."[/h]
1/ Despite public health experts repeatedly cautioning that developing an effective coronavirus vaccine will take at least a year to a year and a half, Trump claimed that the coronavirus will “go away at some point” and declared – without evidence – that a vaccine would be ready “by the end of the year, maybe before.” Trump named a two-man team to lead his administration’s effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine, saying Operation Warp Speed is currently evaluating 14 vaccine candidate. Trump urged state governments to reopen their economies regardless of whether the timeline was met, suggesting that the lack of a vaccine would not prevent the U.S. from reopening. “I just want to make something clear. It’s very important: Vaccine or no vaccine, we’re back,” Trump said. “We’re starting the process.” Operation Warp Speed consists of Moncef Slaoui, the former head of pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccines division, and Gen. Gustave Perna, a four-star U.S. Army general. Slaoui called Trump’s goal of a vaccine by January 2021 a “credible objective,” but acknowledged that “Frankly, 12-18 months is already a very aggressive timeline. I don’t think Dr. Fauci was wrong.” (CNN / Politico / CNBC / NBC News / New York Times)
2/ The CDC issued six, one-page checklists of recommendations to guide schools, businesses, restaurants and bars, child care centers and mass transit systems on how to safely reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The White House coronavirus task force originally asked the CDC to revise a more extensive set of guidelines – which was about 57 pages – that the agency had prepared more than a month ago, calling it “overly prescriptive.” (Associated Press / Axios / Washington Post / Politico / Vox)
3/ Trump called coronavirus testing “frankly overrated,” despite health experts insisting that it is critical to safely reopen businesses. The U.S. has more than 1.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases – the most of any country in the world. “We have more cases than anybody in the world, but why? Because we do more testing,” Trump said. “When you test, you have a case. When you test you find something is wrong with people. If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases.” Meanwhile, Trump praised the coronavirus rapid test used to screen White House staff and visitors, calling it “a great test,” despite a study finding that it may miss up to half of infections detected by other tests on the market.(The Hill / Politico)
poll/ 58% of Americans who are going to work fear that they could be exposed to the coronavirus and infect members of their household. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have continued to leave the house for work at least once a week, and more than one-third of people still going to work said they or a household member has a serious chronic illness. 13% said they lack health insurance themselves. (Washington Post)
So the store is given new masks from the company (decent ones). What does my co-worker do? Cut one layer off so she can breathe more easily, because this "shit is all a hoax and shouldn't have to go through this crap". I really want to yell at this woman sometimes but I know it would be pointless as she'll just yell back and not listen to a word I say. But Jesus.
So the store is given new masks from the company (decent ones). What does my co-worker do? Cut one layer off so she can breathe more easily, because this "shit is all a hoax and shouldn't have to go through this crap". I really want to yell at this woman sometimes but I know it would be pointless as she'll just yell back and not listen to a word I say. But Jesus.
The last few years has make me start wandering how didn't we extinct ourselves? Sheer stupidity?
We are in an era of anti-intellectualism, the exact start of which I can't say (I'm calling Bush-era though). And I think part of our survival has been sheer dumb luck.
We are in an era of anti-intellectualism, the exact start of which I can't say (I'm calling Bush-era though). And I think part of our survival has been sheer dumb luck.
I think it started with the blacklash to second wave feminism under Bill Clinton.
The rampant conspiracy theories didn't really pick up steam until Facebook, though.
I remember when Loose Change first came out and most people trusted the government and major news outlets enough to dismiss it as fringe garbage. Now there are tens of millions of truthers.
We are in an era of anti-intellectualism, the exact start of which I can't say (I'm calling Bush-era though). And I think part of our survival has been sheer dumb luck.
Phyllis Schlafly.
We are in an era of anti-intellectualism, the exact start of which I can't say (I'm calling Bush-era though). And I think part of our survival has been sheer dumb luck.
Regarding western society as a whole maybe, but anti-intellectualism is US is way earlier. Asimov wrote a article of that theme in the 80's and Anti-intellectualism in American Life is from '63.
I see so many people, including employees at my local Wal-Mart 'wearing' (and I use this term as loosely as possible) their masks incorrectly. They'll have it down around their chin and strike up conversations with their buddy 2-3ft away from them.
I go out of my way to avoid walking next to or past these sorts of people. I don't know what's so difficult about covering your face in public. :wassat:
Regarding western society as a whole maybe, but anti-intellectualism is US is way earlier. Asimov wrote a article of that theme in the 80's and Anti-intellectualism in American Life is from '63.
In that case I pin it on the boomers.
A good article on the hows and whys Trump has botched his whole response to the pandemic. Some of it we already know (he's a fucking idiot narcissist), but there's some good facts and points in there too:
https://www.ft.com/content/97dc7de6-940b-11ea-abcd-371e24b679ed?fbclid=IwAR1CSiaBSIJQaOPSioWmWSpV7ruHV2UfqY4XUv82rzOlCrPcT_nF4ATwy-0
Regarding western society as a whole maybe, but anti-intellectualism is US is way earlier. Asimov wrote a article of that theme in the 80's and Anti-intellectualism in American Life is from '63.
If the 80s-90s era fear and hatred of academia brainwashing our kids is an extension of the earlier religious anti-intellectualism then it goes way back. The Scopes Trial was 1925.
If the 80s-90s era fear and hatred of academia brainwashing our kids is an extension of the earlier religious anti-intellectualism then it goes way back. The Scopes Trial was 1925.
Yeah, Hofstadter links that the anti intellectualism in embedded in american society due to the anglo-american protestant heritage, but before dive more into the argument I would need to read the book.
The fucking Puritans will haunt us forever . . . .
What the Fuck Just Happened Today's COVID-specific stories: https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/05/18/day-1215/
[h=1]Day 1215: "I seem to be okay."[/h]
Trump claimed that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine “right now” and that he started taking it “a couple of weeks ago” despite the fact he continues to test negative for the coronavirus. Trump said he consulted with the White House doctor, who recommended he take the unproven treatment for COVID-19 that he has repeatedly promoted. Trump said he hadn’t been exposed, but started taking the drug because “I get a lot of positive calls about it.” Trump said he said he doesn’t know if it works, but claimed “if it doesn’t, you’re not going to get sick and die.” The FDA, however, has warned against hydroxychloroquine’s use for COVID-19 outside of a hospital setting due to a risk of serious heart problems. Trump added: “So far, I seem to be okay.” [[I]Editor’s note: This is breaking news and the blog post will be updated.] (CNBC / Politico / Wall Street Journal /
/ NBC News / Washington Post / The Guardian / CNN)
After a former top vaccine official called the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic slow and chaotic, Trump took to Twitter to complain that whistleblowers like Rick Bright are “causing great injustice and harm” to the nation. Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, criticized Trump for failing to have a plan in place to address the coronavirus outbreak and repeated his claim that he was retaliated against after raising concerns about hydroxychloroquine. Trump tweeted that he had never met nor heard of Bright and claimed that the former federal vaccine doctor was a “disgruntled employee.” Bright responded, saying he was not a disgruntled employee but instead “frustrated at a lack of leadership.” (CBS News / Washington Post / The Hill)
A $500 billion Treasury Department fund created by the CARES Act in March to help prop up large segments of the U.S. economy has barely lent any money, according to a Congressional Oversight Commission report. The commission was created by the CARES act to oversee how the taxpayer money is being used. The first report was issued even though it still doesn’t have a chairman. (Washington Post)
Cellphone location data suggests that demonstrators at anti-lockdown protests may have spread coronavirus hundreds of miles after returning to all parts of their states. The anonymized location data was captured from opt-in cellphone apps and was used it to track the movements of devices present at protests in late April and early May in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado, and Florida. (The Guardian)
Yeah, Hofstadter links that the anti intellectualism in embedded in american society due to the anglo-american protestant heritage
That sounds like mega bullshit.
In large part because the US has like several different varieties of founding era Anglo Protestant heritage. There was never just one. Anglican, Quaker, Puritan etc. And these days those may seem like quibbling nothings, but those people were murdering the shit out of eachother (well the Quakers only got murdered) in England and even a bit in the US.
One of the most purely built on "Anglo Protestant" stuff in terms of origin regions is also one of the least "anti-intellectual" as well (instead being anal retentive snobs about education). New England.
"Anti-intellectualism because of WASP heritage" is the reverse coin of "East Asian people have a greater affinity for authoritarianism because Confucian Values".
@Monkey:
That sounds like mega bullshit.
In large part because the US has like several different varieties of founding era Anglo Protestant heritage. There was never just one. Anglican, Quaker, Puritan etc. And these days those may seem like quibbling nothings, but those people were murdering the shit out of eachother (well the Quakers only got murdered) in England and even a bit in the US.One of the most purely built on "Anglo Protestant" stuff in terms of origin regions is also one of the least "anti-intellectual" as well (instead being anal retentive snobs about education). New England.
Like I said, to be able to discuss the matter I would have to read the book, I'm only quoting things form it's wiki article.
I guess this goes here instead of politics, but Trump spent at least 20 minutes in a televised cabinet meeting advertising the benefits of hydroxychloroquine during a freaking pandemic. It's massively depressing that this lump keeps bringing up pointless garbage while holding back resources that could be helping people.
@Cyan:
"Anti-intellectualism because of WASP heritage" is the reverse coin of "East Asian people have a greater affinity for authoritarianism because Confucian Values".
It sounds like it's from an alternate history where Southern Europe was on top during the industrial/imperial era rather than Northwestern Europe, and a bunch of THEIR bearded racist assholes wrote smug crap about why everyone else sucks.
"The poverty and backwardness of the cold fens of Britain, the marshes of the Low Countries, and the coasts of Scandinavia are a burden on the industrious azure seasides of the Mediterranean. Truly their idle peasant minds are infected by the slowing stubborn dimwittery of Protestantism. "No I shant listen to any authority I know best" said Luther, Calvin and others. And so now their progeny listen to no authority save their sheep and fish."
I guess this goes here instead of politics, but Trump spent at least 20 minutes in a televised cabinet meeting advertising the benefits of hydroxychloroquine during a freaking pandemic. It's massively depressing that this lump keeps bringing up pointless garbage while holding back resources that could be helping people.
At least he didn’t offed two Health Ministers to get it to be prescribed is a first line treatment to cases of any severity.
At least he didn’t offed two Health Ministers to get it to be prescribed is a first line treatment to cases of any severity.
Oof…that's a striking reminder that someone always has it worse. Brutally real.
Who has the more punchable face?
Trump, Jair, or the Hungarian guy.
My country has a well controlled virus
Today's COVID specific news from What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/05/20/day-1217/
Day 1217: "We still have a long way to go."
Trump threatened to “hold up” federal funds for Michigan and Nevada because they are expanding mail-in voting to make it easier to vote during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, set off by an announcement by Michigan’s secretary of state to send absentee ballot applications to every voter in the state, tweeted that Jocelyn Benson had gone “rogue” and sent absentee ballots “illegally and without authorization […] I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!” Trump later deleted the tweet but sent a similar one that said “absentee ballot applications” without noting mistake. Trump made a similar threat to Nevada, claiming the state had created “a great Voter Fraud scenario” and adding “If they do, ‘I think’ I can hold up funds to the State.” Nevada is mailing absentee ballots to all registered voters for the state’s June 9 primary — an all-mail election — and Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, has closed nearly all of the state’s in-person polling places for the primary. Both Michigan and Nevada have requested emergency funding from the Election Assistance Commission to prepare for holding an election during a pandemic. (Associated Press / NPR / Politico / Washington Post / New York Times / The Guardian / Reuters)
The CDC released its reopening guidance that the White House had shelved. The 60-page document provides detailed guidance for schools, businesses, transit systems, and other industries to safely reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. CDC officials, meanwhile, say their early efforts to coordinate a response to the COVID-19 pandemic were sidelined by a White House driven by politics rather than science. As one current CDC official said: “We’ve been muzzled. [….] if we would have acted earlier on what we knew and recommended, we would have saved lives and money.” (New York Times / CNN)
Republican political operatives are recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” doctors to go on TV and make the case for reopening the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, according to leaked audio from a May 11 conference call with members of the Trump reelection campaign. The Trump campaign communications director confirmed that the effort to recruit doctors to support reopening the economy without waiting to meet the CDC safety benchmarks. Trump, meanwhile, has ordered his campaign to find a way to get him back on the road and restart rallies to re-energize his base. Trump’s 2020 team is keeping an eye on regional reopenings, where modified campaign activities could soon be permitted. (Associated Press / Politico)
The Trump administration’s purchase of mask-cleaning machines ballooned from $60 million to $600 million after Trump pressured the FDA to waive safety and contracting rules. The machines promised to allow protective masks to be reused up to 20 times, but scientists and nurses say the treated masks begin to degrade after two or three treatments – not 20. The Pentagon put the potential cost to taxpayers at $600 million as a result of awarding the deal without an open bidding process or an actual contract. (NBC News)
A good read about the idea of creating a "quarantine bubble", or a "pod", of a certain number of people in order to deal with quarantine exhaustion and our need for human contact:
https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/why-i-decided-to-join-a-quarantine-bubble-and-you-should-too.html?fbclid=IwAR3jd9k0clq3dGw7cMHXuNRpZxkwTGwxLV9m1gAnSqQR3FlRZhYWG08UBgY
Anyone who knows of secret cryogenics experiments who need a volunteer, well, I'm game.
Many doctors worldwide some of which have been censored on social media have reported that quarantine measures are not a proven method of helping stop spread of virus, but causes long term problems.
Here's a press conference (long) but check timestamp 18:20 for a quick understanding from this doctor explaining why our immune systems require constant contact with others.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fb5PngUmRpLH/
The video above was removed from Youtube, so I found it there in that link.
“Quarantine doesn’t stop the spread of the virus”? Fuck off, those videos are being taken down not to hide the truth or destroy the hair care industry, but because in these times misinformation is costing lives.
If you are interested in knowing the impact of quarantine compare the Nordic countries, where everyone except Sweden locked down. Take a wild guess who has the most deaths and infected?
Today's COVID-specific stories from today's What the Fuck Just Happened Today:
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2020/05/21/day-1218/
[h=1]Day 1218: "Social and moral responsibility."[/h]
Another 2.4 million workers filed new unemployment claims last week. Since efforts to the contain coronavirus pandemic nine weeks ago, more than 38.6 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits, leading to levels of unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. An analysis of the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on the labor market estimates that 42% of recent layoffs will result in permanent job loss. (Politico / Washington Post / New York Times / Wall Street Journal /Bloomberg)
Mitch McConnell promised House Republicans that enhanced unemployment benefits enacted earlier this spring “will not be in the next bill.” The $600 per week federal unemployment benefit, which adds to the sum individuals normally get from states, will expire at the end of July. House Democrats passed a $3 trillion rescue package last week that would extend the financial backstop through January, but McConnell has questioned the need for more federal spending and has said he is comfortable waiting to see how effective the nearly $3 trillion in previously approved coronavirus spending is before moving forward on the next relief legislation. (Politico / CNBC)
The United States could have prevented about 36,000 deaths if social distancing had been put in place seven days earlier — about 40% of fatalities reported to date. If the U.S. imposed social distancing two weeks earlier, about 83% of the nation’s deaths would have been avoided, according to from Columbia University disease modelers. (New York Times / Washington Post)
Trump warned Americans that “we are not closing our country” again if the U.S. is hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections. “People say that’s a very distinct possibility, it’s standard,” Trump said. “We are going to put out the fires. We’re not going to close the country. We can put out the fires. Whether it is an ember or a flame, we are going to put it out. But we are not closing our country.” (CNBC)
Trump refused to wear a mask while touring the Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan despite recommendations from federal health officials and an executive order from the state’s governor. Michigan’s attorney general implored Trump to wear a face mask on his tour, citing a “legal responsibility” under state law, as well as a “social and moral responsibility.” Trump claimed “I had one [a mask] on before,” in an area that was not visible to reporters and that it was “not necessary,” but added: “I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.” (CNBC / Washington Post / CNN)
poll/ 51% of Americans who rely on the White House for coronavirus news believe the pandemic is overblown, 40% say the outbreak has been approached about right, and 8% say the task force has made it a smaller deal than it really is. Meanwhile, Americans who rely mainly on national news outlets, local news outlets, local and state officials, or public health officials and organizations for coronavirus news are more likely to say that the outbreak has been underplayed. (Pew Research Center)
poll/ 65% of Americans think it will take at least six months before things return to “normal” as states reopen. 32% of those surveyed think it will take less than six months. 78% of Democrats and 55% of Republicans feel the same. (NPR)
@Johnny:
Did he have a stroke?
No, he has dementia, which we've always known but you wonder if it's getting worse.
The UK has overtaken Italy in deaths per capita: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/
Study of Hydroxycholorquine and Azithromycin for Covid-19 virus, @ American Heart Association - to see if drug negatively affected heart.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008662#.XrG-i8LBjDA.twitter
This would be a great line in a sitcom.
Seinfeld specifically. I can hear the laugh track already.