Dazey 9,592 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Just now, SoulMonster said: Normality? You at the gym is normal? Get the fuck out of here! Did I say gym? I meant hot tub. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoulMonster 7,880 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 minute ago, Dazey said: Did I say gym? I meant hot tub. No, but that's great. I am happy for you. Here we are at about 20% vaccinated with first dose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratam 3,787 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 14 hours ago, downzy said: Our stay-at-home lockdown has now been extended for at least another two weeks (it was originally intended to end May 6th). We're getting walloped by the virus and incompetent leadership. Very depressing. here same, everyday is worst. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dontdamnmeuyi2015 1,656 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 the world hit the 3 million mark yesterday of people who have died from covid. If there are still people out there who don't believe this virus is super deadly, then they have to be super stupid. I still can't believe how many people are sick and have died. So many families and friends effected by this virus. It's just too sad to think about it. Stay well and get vaccinated when you can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AxlisOld 2,183 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Super deadly or super contagious? I am aware it kills people, just a relatively low percentage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downzy 8,969 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 18 hours ago, AxlisOld said: Super deadly or super contagious? I am aware it kills people, just a relatively low percentage. It's relatively deadly. Depends on what you compare it to. Cold or flu - way deadlier. Ebola, not so much. A CFR rate of 1 percent still kills tens of millions of people around the world. --------------------------------------------------------- Good news for people in my province. They're opening registration for the AstraZeneca shot for people 40+ starting tomorrow. Might end up getting vaccinated far sooner than I had expected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dontdamnmeuyi2015 1,656 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Even with vaccines, numbers are still going up. Now the virus is attacking younger people and more children. This worries me so much. I think since a lot of states opened up again, many people are forgetting that the virus is alive and well and infecting and killing people. We still have to do the things we did last year because the variants are worse than the original virus strain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweersa 705 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 I hate to be that guy, but is it possible that this virus was introduced by extraterrestrials to weaken earth's population before an invasion? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dazey 9,592 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 11 minutes ago, Sweersa said: I hate to be that guy, but is it possible that this virus was introduced by extraterrestrials to weaken earth's population before an invasion? Nah, we've got Americans for that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweersa 705 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 10 minutes ago, Dazey said: Nah, we've got Americans for that. The US will definitely be their greatest threat. Though if they can travel to earth, then even the US military will be no match for their first wave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratam 3,787 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 4 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Even with vaccines, numbers are still going up. Now the virus is attacking younger people and more children. This worries me so much. I think since a lot of states opened up again, many people are forgetting that the virus is alive and well and infecting and killing people. We still have to do the things we did last year because the variants are worse than the original virus strain. Here too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dean 2,471 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ted-nugent-who-once-dismissed-covid-19-tells-fans-he-n1264648 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RussTCB 21,829 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 hours ago, Dean said: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ted-nugent-who-once-dismissed-covid-19-tells-fans-he-n1264648 I read that yesterday and said "dammit Ted" out loud lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin82 314 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 India confirms 295k cases in 24hr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post RussTCB 21,829 Posted April 21 Popular Post Share Posted April 21 My wife and I are going for our second Moderna shots tomorrow. Hooray! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin82 314 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56826645 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dontdamnmeuyi2015 1,656 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 My doctor's office finally got the moderna vaccine. I hope to get the first one sometime next week. It's about time. India is in a real mess. Over 300,000 with the covid virus. That country seems to always get the worst of something. I don't know how those people go on? Must be of strong character. Such a shame. 19 hours ago, RussTCB said: My wife and I are going for our second Moderna shots tomorrow. Hooray! Awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post RussTCB 21,829 Posted April 22 Popular Post Share Posted April 22 Shot 2 of 2 complete! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lame ass security 2,268 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/21/2021 at 12:19 PM, Gavin82 said: India confirms 295k cases in 24hr India's population is roughly three times that of the US with about a third of the land area. They're virtually stacked on top of each other, a perfect recipe for a contagion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dazey 9,592 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 11 hours ago, lame ass security said: India's population is roughly three times that of the US with about a third of the land area. They're virtually stacked on top of each other, a perfect recipe for a contagion. Gotta say that when all this shit kicked off I always expected India to be amongst the very worst hit given the extreme poverty in much of the country coupled with such a large and concentrated population. When they seemed to be doing very well in the early stages I was very surprised. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoulMonster 7,880 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) We might see the light at the end of the tunnel in our countries, but this thing is far from over. Here's the global daily new cases: And look at the graph for India (!): Edited April 23 by SoulMonster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dazey 9,592 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 minute ago, SoulMonster said: We might see the light at the end of the tunnel in our countries, but this thing is far from over. Here's the global daily new cases: And look at the graph for India (!): Problem as I see it is that we can probably expect some pretty nasty variants to come out of India and some of the other developing countries. If that gets around the vaccines then we're all fucked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoulMonster 7,880 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 2 minutes ago, Dazey said: Problem as I see it is that we can probably expect some pretty nasty variants to come out of India and some of the other developing countries. If that gets around the vaccines then we're all fucked. Maybe, maybe not. I mean, with hundreds of thousands of people constantly having the virus there is bound to be numerous new mutants originating all the time, but we don't know yet how easily mutations that allow the mutant to circumvent immunization occurs. Maybe that is a big evolutionary step that takes very long and will only happen every decade or so, or maybe it happens quickly so we will constantly battle new variants? The answer to this will dictate how frequently we need to develop new vaccines (every year as for flu or every generation?) and how often we need to be vaccinated with new vaccines. I probably lean towards believing it will be more like the flu with new vaccines being produced annually, than anything else, especially considering there are so many viruses around which means that the number of mutations are also very high, allowing evolution to happen more speedily. The solution to this is spend extra resources into vaccinating as many as possible now, thus reducing the number of viruses still around and the number of new mutants that occurs per year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lame ass security 2,268 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 8 hours ago, SoulMonster said: We might see the light at the end of the tunnel in our countries, but this thing is far from over. Here's the global daily new cases: And look at the graph for India (!): Far from over, but a lot of people stupidly think that it is. Supply of the vaccine will surpass demand soon in the US. We have to find a way to get the people who are reluctant to get vaccinated. Some people just don't give a fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin82 314 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 India confirm over 330k cases in 24hr for 3rd day in a row its over 300k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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