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LKN wrote:Glad to see the posters on RealMD think they should be debating an actual RN working a Covid unit over their professional experience.
This place never gets old.
So my advice is not to panic, but not to be complacent, either. The complexities of the immune system mean that we have a whole range of possible situations in how this pandemic is unfolding. At the most optimistic end, it is possible that a larger percentage of the population than we realize might already be protected (to some degree) from the coronavirus. Unfortunately, it’s also possible that almost everyone is, in fact, still vulnerable and that we just haven’t seen the virus run through most of the population yet. Everyone will have seen the various population surveys with antibody testing that have suggested, in most cases, that a rather small percentage of people have been exposed. Think of the various ways you could get such a result: (1) it’s just what it looks like, and most people are unprotected because they have so far been unexposed. (2) the antibody results are what they look like – low exposure – but people’s T-cell responses mean that there are actually more people protected than we realize. (3) the antibody results are deceiving, because (as this latest paper seems to show) the antibody response fades over time, meaning that more people have been exposed than it looks like. And that means you can split that into (3a) the antibody response fades, but the T-cell response is still protective and (3b) the antibody response fades and so does the T-cell response. That last one is not a happy possibility.
gipper08 wrote:Eric Millegan wrote:LKN wrote:
Imagine posting garbage like this after well over 100,000 people have died.
Over 100,000 Americans! About 5% death rate in U.S.
This is crazy.You are WRONG.
The CDC, of all people, one month ago said the IFR among SYMPTOMATIC cases is .4% and overall .26%,
Since then "cases" have skyrocketed and deaths have plummeted bringing the IFR EVEN LOWER. Get a clue.
GREY 1769 wrote:bondom34 wrote:Darn it, didn't see this earlier and started a thread on Parker.
But no, it's caught by aerosol. Heavy breathing/sweating/running will allow spread, and not wearing a mask with it and doing that is incredibly irresponsible.
I didn't get to the Parker thread before it got locked, but yes, I agree completely. He has a responsibility as a pro whose league is going to great lengths to protect players and personnel to show a modicum of respect for others and STAY THE BLOODY HELL HOME for a whopping 14 days. It's not. that. hard. I really do hope his team or the league reprimands him for his selfish and irresponsible choice. If nothing else, other teams can add this to the 'players don't get paid for defense' or whatever when choosing to pay free agents. Still hasn't grown up. One way or another it'll catch up with him.
p.s. Memo to JP from another player who took it lightly - https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/258614/Rudy-Gobert-Says-Taste-Has-Returned-But-Smell-Is-Still-Not-100-perc
MrGrim wrote:LKN wrote:Glad to see the posters on RealMD think they should be debating an actual RN working a Covid unit over their professional experience.
This place never gets old.
It's not my intent to be disrespectful, but the article the poster provided to back up his or her claim didn't describe a case of reinfection. That's not me interpreting the article; that's the direct reporting. It seems to me like the poster is confusing people who take a long time to clear the infection, which is a much documented and studied aspect of SARS-COV-2, with people who clear the infection, develop antibodies, and are then subsequently are reinfected following a new exposure, which is a hypothetical possibility but one that has yet to have been documented.
Believe me, I am not one of those who believe SARS-COV is "no big deal", or "just the seasonal flu". I am highly critical of the US under-response. That being said, I don't see any point in allowing misinformation to spread, regardless of whether that misinformation implies the disease is more or less scary in someone's mind.
Last, you are making assumptions about the background of posters here.
Anyway, here is a link to articles to a summary of what we know and don't know about SARS-COV 2 immunity at the moment:
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/06/22/thoughts-on-antibody-persistence-and-the-pandemic
From the article:So my advice is not to panic, but not to be complacent, either. The complexities of the immune system mean that we have a whole range of possible situations in how this pandemic is unfolding. At the most optimistic end, it is possible that a larger percentage of the population than we realize might already be protected (to some degree) from the coronavirus. Unfortunately, it’s also possible that almost everyone is, in fact, still vulnerable and that we just haven’t seen the virus run through most of the population yet. Everyone will have seen the various population surveys with antibody testing that have suggested, in most cases, that a rather small percentage of people have been exposed. Think of the various ways you could get such a result: (1) it’s just what it looks like, and most people are unprotected because they have so far been unexposed. (2) the antibody results are what they look like – low exposure – but people’s T-cell responses mean that there are actually more people protected than we realize. (3) the antibody results are deceiving, because (as this latest paper seems to show) the antibody response fades over time, meaning that more people have been exposed than it looks like. And that means you can split that into (3a) the antibody response fades, but the T-cell response is still protective and (3b) the antibody response fades and so does the T-cell response. That last one is not a happy possibility.
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Sofia wrote:
But did he die? He’s not over 70 so who cares if he had Covid
Johnny Bball wrote:gipper08 wrote:Eric Millegan wrote:Over 100,000 Americans! About 5% death rate in U.S.
This is crazy.You are WRONG.
The CDC, of all people, one month ago said the IFR among SYMPTOMATIC cases is .4% and overall .26%,
Since then "cases" have skyrocketed and deaths have plummeted bringing the IFR EVEN LOWER. Get a clue.
Uh....no.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
CoP wrote:nedleeds wrote:LKN wrote:
Imagine posting garbage like this after well over 100,000 people have died.
You better stop making diarrhea jokes then. Far more people, and more children alone die from it than the Covids.
Diarrhea jokes? Let me ask you something, when you clicked "Submit" on this post, did you think it was relevant or clever in any way?
Chanel Bomber wrote:I'm not coming back. This is my last song, and it sheets over your whole career. Go Knicks though.
Wilber85 wrote:Johnny Bball wrote:gipper08 wrote:This is crazy.You are WRONG.
The CDC, of all people, one month ago said the IFR among SYMPTOMATIC cases is .4% and overall .26%,
Since then "cases" have skyrocketed and deaths have plummeted bringing the IFR EVEN LOWER. Get a clue.
Uh....no.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
330 million people and 125k deaths. Do the math !
ShotCreator wrote:All that effort to post this nonsense and you ignore the insane spike of “pneumonia” deaths in every state of this country.Spoiler:
Johnny Bball wrote:Wilber85 wrote:
330 million people and 125k deaths. Do the math !
Why would anyone base the death rate of a disease on the entire population including the healthy and not the sick. That's not how any health organization would quantify it.
OK, I did the MATH, mostly because I can even do it in my head to see how badly wrong you are. But you didn't do the math before typing this rubbish. If you did the math you would see it doesn't add up with the number you invented (?) and would be .0004 if you based it on the entire population, which nobody would.
So which is it.... you lying to just yourself or all of us? Or don't understand the situation at hand?
mintsa wrote: Yeah….the “new car smell” is starting to wear off with Scottie.
bongmarley wrote:I thought he was supposed to be an elite defender. He is horrible. On the perimeter he gets blown by everytime Its really bad
chyau.00 wrote:for the "herd immunity"crowd, here is a link from a non-US news on why herd immunity may not work.
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5629172
Texas Chuck wrote:Deny the pandemic online if you must though it's beyond bizarre with all the evidence we have at this point. Just make sure you stay at home and wear a mask when you go out. Don't let your ignorance harm yourself or others.