This is nothing new. Grab your nearest bottle of Clorox, or Lysol wipes! This is on it. This isn't a pic I snagged off the internet. It is my wipes! I purchased these over 4 months ago....
@Lake_Bum is totally on point. "Coronavirus" is just a generic term for a common virus.
IMO - The flu is much more prevelant and dangerous. I just looked up the latest CDC stats and so far this season in the US there have been 13 million influenza illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 6600 flu-related deaths.
@TonyG13.....EXACTLY!!!!! Doesn't mean there won't be more pain but some of the mainstream media outlets are just NUTS! I watched a news conference today were the top 6 Doctors/Scientists in the U.S. answered questions......reporters kept trying to bait them into declaring a pandemic. The @#$%^ reporters just want a panic driven news story. Bunch of a$$es!.
Chances are Dean Kookntz used the city of wuhan as at it was a huge place of industry of many years. I'm assuming he would have researched China before writing about that book and it would have been one of easier cities to find information on at that time.
The 90s also saw a bit of an economic boom as well as world attention from government cruelty and censorship so it would have been an easy target for the Simpsons gag.
The corona virus is listed right on the back of the Clorox bottle, both the Simpsons writers and Dean koontz would have access to that
As for the year, we were supposed to have flying cars and hover boards by 2019, i wouldnt look too far into that.
The virus makes news reports relevant, interesting and gives a ratings boost. I'm pretty sure CNN green lights news stories like Netflix green lights tv show.
Your credit card that you used to buy the trip may have travel insurance and give you a redund. Airlines are waving fees for change and cancellations, cruises will soon follow.
My thoughts are prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Buy water and dry food from Costco, return it if things get better. Have some cash ready to buy the low, Dow is going back to 30K.
Its no worse than the flu virus so why is the panic 20 times worse???
Its no worse than the flu virus so why is the panic 20 times worse???
The mortality rate is 50 times higher than for flu.
Yes, but the demographic is not representative. Wuhan has an aging population, like by a lot ... and any flu will have a higher mortality rate in an elderly population. So the data is skewed.
They have already confirmed it is not as deadly as SARS ... the only thing this flu has got going for it is it is contagious ... seems to last for days on surfaces, so it increases the likelihood of it being spread.
Anyhow, the media is have a heyday with this one ... that's for sure.
I heard a story on the radio this afternoon and it had some good news/bad news....it said it did not transfer as easily an the flu, but the mortality rate was 10x worse...but easier to contain. Who knows!
I heard a story on the radio this afternoon and it had some good news/bad news....it said it did not transfer as easily an the flu, but the mortality rate was 10x worse...but easier to contain. Who knows!
I'm getting my info from a doctor at our local hospital (he works emergency) ... he's a dad on our kid's hockey team. They get data ... not media.
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IMO - The flu is much more prevelant and dangerous. I just looked up the latest CDC stats and so far this season in the US there have been 13 million influenza illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 6600 flu-related deaths.
Half my family is Catholic and Democrat
The other half is Southern Baptist and Republican
Christmas conversations between the grandparents and great grandparents(both sides served in ww2) was interesting.
They never agreeed on much but they still respected the others opinion. That, sadly, doesn't happen any more..
I agreed 100% with your post, not all members on here will.
The 90s also saw a bit of an economic boom as well as world attention from government cruelty and censorship so it would have been an easy target for the Simpsons gag.
The corona virus is listed right on the back of the Clorox bottle, both the Simpsons writers and Dean koontz would have access to that
As for the year, we were supposed to have flying cars and hover boards by 2019, i wouldnt look too far into that.
The virus makes news reports relevant, interesting and gives a ratings boost. I'm pretty sure CNN green lights news stories like Netflix green lights tv show.
Kind of like the Y2K bug, huh?
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"Boat + Water = Fun"
Yes, but the demographic is not representative. Wuhan has an aging population, like by a lot ... and any flu will have a higher mortality rate in an elderly population. So the data is skewed.
They have already confirmed it is not as deadly as SARS ... the only thing this flu has got going for it is it is contagious ... seems to last for days on surfaces, so it increases the likelihood of it being spread.
Anyhow, the media is have a heyday with this one ... that's for sure.
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
Now you are talking ... you see?
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
This is disheartening ... I'm praying for that family ... very sad.
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
yeah but now I want to know what you wrote! LOL
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
I'm getting my info from a doctor at our local hospital (he works emergency) ... he's a dad on our kid's hockey team. They get data ... not media.
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"