The newscasts are filled with them. Turn on almost any national new cast and you will see one.
Balance to “me” would be covering the new virus for what it is, a new virus that has symptoms so mild for many, they don’t even know they are sick. With a mortality rate that appears to be higher than the flu, 2.3% verses .1%, but given the symptoms for many appear to be very mild, this may be overstated. Although caution and observation are warranted, this virus could end up being the equivalent of a mild flu strain. Similar precautions to the flu should be taken, except that there is no vaccine yet. Given that the flu has already killed as many as 46,000 people in the US alone this year, compared to 2,000 world wide for this new virus, we urge you to get a flu shot since one is available.
46k deaths compared to 2k seems remarkable unless you consider the amount of people exposed to corona virus vs the flu. We are at the beginning stages of this and with 14 day incubation period we have no clue what things will look like in 2 weeks.
I completely agree that we need to be prepared on an appropriate level. Those countries are right to quarantine because that’s where they are right now in the level of spread of the virus. Just like airports are right to screen and hold suspicious cases entering their countries. If this virus hit the country I currently live in it’d spread to the whole country very quickly. I’m not in America so I’m hoping the stuff I see online is just the overdramatization of the sentiment. The US isn’t at the point of these other countries and is currently doing things that are necessary. I’m just saying people suggesting that everyone in America needs to stock up on meds and food like it’s the 2nd ice age need some perspective. If it’s in your community act appropriately but if it’s not you don’t have to act like it is, all I’m saying. Having some cough and cold meds at home is probably common for most of us anyway. Guess it’s different for me as I’m dealing with a measles and cholera outbreak in our state as well as hoping the polio and Dengue Fever cases don’t become outbreaks.
First off, I’m glad you’re getting better. That sounds terrible.
I’m definitely not in the group that refuses to believe in climate change. I believe in science. But, if you believe that scientists are not corrupt or political, then you are just as naive as the ones refusing to believe them. You can find a scientist that can refute another scientist’s findings on almost every issue. Hell, a good example is the fool that reported fake findings on vaccinations being linked to autism in the early 2000’s. People still believe his garbage even though he’s been embarrassingly exposed as a fraud.
I typically think all politicians are worthless, so I say this out of frustration because I hear it all the time. If we were coming off of 8 years of a republican doing the same damage as Obama, Trump would have ran as a Democrat and he’d likely be your boy at this point.
Nevertheless, play the odds. You should believe people who know the subject. Not people who know nothing...and refuse to learn. But, my argument was that it is not always easy to tell the wheat from the chaff. Be informed. Make an informed decision. Don't get your information from Rush Limbaugh who doesn't know jack shit.
Made a good living off of singing songs to the beat of , "shave and a hair cut, two bits..."
Would buying up tons of meds and food and stock piling have stopped that? From a governmental level we are doing what we are supposed to be doing. “Those other countries” are having to quarantine cities. Is that the level America is at? If so by all means stock pile and stay in doors. Part of that graph is that once countries pop positive for the virus usually testing increases dramatically thus helping catch more cases. Also you have to realize this is a highly contagious RESPIRATORY virus which is why we must check people who have severe pneumonia or unusual outbreaks of flu like illnesses. Look at China, they been decreasing in new cases and then took a bump back up yesterday.
Italy went from NOT “like those other countries” to one of the main ones in like 4 days.
The above chart is freaking scary. In all probability, 30 days from now will look frightening.
Surprised if that's true on Pence. I don't watch Chuck Todd, but how about the leaders of the Democratic party? Pelosi and Schumer both tried to hammer Trump on this.
Just the two leaders of the party.
Respectfully disagree.
You mean do I have a problem with him calling out the Dems for politicizing it? No. I do not. It's all about perspective I suppose.
Frauds and biased people are not always as obvious as Rush Limbaugh though. That was my point.
Ok, so that means you have Reliable Data to justify this statement? Cause a champion for Radical Right; Shaun, Laura, The Donald, Tucker & Rush (To Name a few), daily, presents something totally different!
