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DinkinFlicka said:
Honestly the Danish have picked a fairly pragmatic route but one has to winder if it works here.

Lock down anyone over the age of 70 and let the 18-69 (nice) crowd go out, get sick, stimulate the economy and let this thing peak early and hard, but run its course quicker.
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The US isn't as healthy as European countries, and there's a very real possibility that hospitals would be overrun here with the Danish plan. I view the plan we're taking as a way to buy time until we have the medical supplies/resources to support a large influx of CV cases (i.e. the 2nd wave of cases once the lockdown ends).

However, by far the biggest pro to the Danish method is that a group immunity is developed. With the actions the US is taking, there will be no group immunity. Also, there would be no "2nd wave" with the Danish plan.

Dang. These are extraordinarily difficult decisions to make and each method has its pros and cons, although it's a no-brainer to avoid whatever Italy's plan was.
 
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Stew Cook said:
We need her blood, all of it. For science, I mean... small sacrifice, really.
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golfballs said:
Theres nothing wrong w him saying he feels optimistic about the vaccines that are in trial. Do you watch the press conferences? I never did until the last week and all they do is prove him right. For days they went on asking questions about how calling it a Chinese virus is racist. They are driven entirely by sensationalism and trump hate. It’s pathetic especially in times like this.
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Yes, I've watched most of them. Some in the press have their agendas, that's plain to see and has been for a long time.

The President's agenda requires much more from him. I wish he would step up more and be as unifying as the situation will allow for. He does not need to get into these petty squabbles.

Stay on point, ignore these twits or at least use some humor, like Reagan used to do, "Well, there you go again . . ." Yes, I know he's not Reagan. Yes, I know he's Trump and he's going to go all in Trump all the time. But FFS, can't he just, this once, rise above it and grasp the moment?

Be the man to lead us out of this horrible time. Lead by example. John Q. Public is being stressed. We need now, more than ever, to act together and be strong to make it through this. We do not need to be fighting each other over what, or how, somebody says something. We don't need to fight over toilet paper. We need to stay calm and think about what matters. Some of us won't be here much longer and because of that we will all lose and be the lesser for it.

Perspective. It's what's for dinner.
 
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05_never_again said:
I read the other day that Northern Italy specifically (Lombardy) has one of the oldest populations in all of Europe. Italy's population pyramid overall isn't much different from, say, Germany's. Neither is their smoking rate. But I think the really high average age of Lombardy has a lot to do with it.

What's interesting though is that Japan also has a very old population, even older than Italy, and they are managing much better.
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Japan has strict immigration laws
 
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golfballs said:
Makes sense to me
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Our medical capacity versus population is **** compared to theirs. They also have way less dissent in their populace. I don't trust Americans to play by the recommendations because, well, look at the past week.

Lastly, we have 60x more people and quadruple the landmass. Good luck.
 
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Matt2496 said:
The US isn't as healthy as European countries, and there's a very real possibility that hospitals would be overrun here with the Danish plan. I view the plan we're taking as a way to buy time until we have the medical supplies/resources to support a large influx of CV cases (i.e. the 2nd wave of cases once the lockdown ends).

However, by far the biggest pro to the Danish method is that a group immunity is developed. With the actions the US is taking, there will be no group immunity. Also, there would be no "2nd wave" with the Danish plan.

Dang. These are extraordinarily difficult decisions to make and each method has its pros and cons, although it's a no-brainer to avoid whatever Italy's plan was.
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With that said, I completely disagree with banning domestic travel, deploying the National Guard, and disgusting overreach by the government during this whole ordeal.
 
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RavinDave said:
I believe I have a mild case. In day 12 of self-quarantine. My symptoms started right after a 3-day period during which both kids came home for spring break- one from Rice and one from Georgetown- and a friend from Savannah came in for cancer treatment and stayed two nights at my workplace where I am now holed up. My symptoms are some dizziness in the morning, a little disorientation, occasional mild sweating, tiring a little quicker, and some sweating at night. But so far no cough, or chest pain, or shortness of breath.
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If you have no fever and no shortness of breath I’d guess you don’t have it. There’s a lot of stuff going around right now other than this virus and that’s making this all the worse because people that have a cold or something else think they have the virus. I’m not saying this to be a jerk. I’m just sharing my opinion, as all are on here. UAB actually has a flow chart that is pretty cool.
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