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DocBarrister wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:31 am

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:43 pm180,000.

Yes, and hardly any reaction.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

How did Trump supporters become so indifferent to so many deaths?

We could have around a quarter million dead Americans by Election Day.

DocBarrister

old salt wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 12:12 am

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 11:53 pm

kramerica.inc wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 11:40 pm [flash=][/flash]

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:22 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:19 pm Sturgis was a spreading event.

Impossible!

The rally, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers to the 6,900-person city, has been tied to 15 new coronavirus cases in Nebraska, seven in Minnesota, and multiple incidences in South Dakota, according to CNN.

22 confirmed cases. Go figure.

Sturgis generally draws between 250,000 and 750,000 attendees.

Good thing it doesn’t spread!

Sturgis was a peaceful protest. Ocean City Bike Week, sched for Sept 16-20, has been canceled. That's our OC time share week (by coincidence).
Was looking forward to George Thorogood & the Delaware Destroyers on Thurs night. They're rebooked for Sept 2021.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am Personal situation:

Just learned that my nephew who manages a restaurant in Charleston, SC felt sick, was tested positive. But he had just driven his sister and her boyfriend (now betrothed!) to the airport to fly up to NH to be with her parents, her sister and her boyfriend, and her grandmother, my 83 yr old mom at the lake house...

So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

So, they're looking for another testing facility.

My mom returns home (our house), driven by my sister the end of this week....

Meanwhile, my knucklehead, Trumpist basement dweller sent a text to my wife on Friday that he'd hopped on a plane to New Orleans and then Mississippi from some sort of tax lien thing...not sure what it is. Gets back Monday night. He thinks he's going to be a house renovator/landlord and goes to these scammy conferences every few months...he bought and has 95% renovated a house in SE DC, taking now 8 years without finishing the darn thing and getting a nickel in rent... The challenge, of course, is that he's coming back into the house after who knows what exposure...how to effectively quarantine him is going to be a huge issue...

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

a fan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:24 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

At some point----at some point----we have to recognize that this is unacceptable for the leader of the free world.

There are millions of Americans who have told themselves that we have superior free market health care.

I'm not seeing this alleged superiority.....and I don't understand that others don't, too.

It's there for the folks in the Hamptons and that rapid testing, though----think the rest of TrumpLand will catch on to that?

Nope. Let them eat cake.

jhu72 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:39 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:24 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

At some point----at some point----we have to recognize that this is unacceptable for the leader of the free world.

There are millions of Americans who have told themselves that we have superior free market health care.

I'm not seeing this alleged superiority.....and I don't understand that others don't, too.

It's there for the folks in the Hamptons and that rapid testing, though----think the rest of TrumpLand will catch on to that?

Nope. Let them eat cake.

I have been one of the guys (for years) cautioning on the hubris over how great our medical system. It is f**king great if you are filthy rich, otherwise it is less good than the average western democracy. The outcomes numbers have been showing this for decades - the numbers don't lie! But I am surprised at just how poorly we have done in this pandemic, compared to the entire rest of the world, our results pretty much suck. This is not entirely the fault of the medical system. The morons that make up our population have contributed massively to the failure.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:15 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:39 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:24 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

At some point----at some point----we have to recognize that this is unacceptable for the leader of the free world.

There are millions of Americans who have told themselves that we have superior free market health care.

I'm not seeing this alleged superiority.....and I don't understand that others don't, too.

It's there for the folks in the Hamptons and that rapid testing, though----think the rest of TrumpLand will catch on to that?

Nope. Let them eat cake.

I have been one of the guys (for years) cautioning on the hubris over how great our medical system. It is f**king great if you are filthy rich, otherwise it is less good than the average western democracy. The outcomes numbers have been showing this for decades - the numbers don't lie! But I am surprised at just how poorly we have done in this pandemic, compared to the entire rest of the world, our results pretty much suck. This is not entirely the fault of the medical system. The morons that make up our population have contributed massively to the failure.

That’s odd, my son has been back at college for two weeks and has been tested twice, less than 72 hour results.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:15 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:39 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:24 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

At some point----at some point----we have to recognize that this is unacceptable for the leader of the free world.

There are millions of Americans who have told themselves that we have superior free market health care.

I'm not seeing this alleged superiority.....and I don't understand that others don't, too.

It's there for the folks in the Hamptons and that rapid testing, though----think the rest of TrumpLand will catch on to that?

Nope. Let them eat cake.

I have been one of the guys (for years) cautioning on the hubris over how great our medical system. It is f**king great if you are filthy rich, otherwise it is less good than the average western democracy. The outcomes numbers have been showing this for decades - the numbers don't lie! But I am surprised at just how poorly we have done in this pandemic, compared to the entire rest of the world, our results pretty much suck. This is not entirely the fault of the medical system. The morons that make up our population have contributed massively to the failure.

That’s odd, my son has been back at college for two weeks and has been tested twice, less than 72 hour results.

njbill wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:07 pm I would call it decent news, not necessarily great. Certainly a positive step.

The big question is why the FDA said mere days ago they weren’t ready to do this, but now all of a sudden they are.

Did Trump place his thumb on the scale? My guess is yes.

As the commentators are asking, what changed in such a short amount of time? Where are the studies that support this?

Having said all that, I thought all along (I’m not the only one of course) that this type of therapy would work. The problem is scale as I understand it. Even if it does work, I don’t think it can be scaled up to treat millions of people.

What concerns me is that Trump is going to force the FDA in, say, October to “announce” that a vaccine has been “approved” on an emergency use basis, just like today’s announcement, even though the vaccine isn’t nearly ready to go. In fact, I’ll bet my retirement account against yours.

njbill wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:07 pm What concerns me is that Trump is going to force the FDA in, say, October to “announce” that a vaccine has been “approved” on an emergency use basis, just like today’s announcement, even though the vaccine isn’t nearly ready to go. In fact, I’ll bet my retirement account against yours.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:14 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:15 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:39 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:24 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:26 am So, yesterday they headed to get tested at the closest testing site in NH, but learned on the way that the turnaround in test time for an answer would be 10 days...10 days!

At some point----at some point----we have to recognize that this is unacceptable for the leader of the free world.

There are millions of Americans who have told themselves that we have superior free market health care.

I'm not seeing this alleged superiority.....and I don't understand that others don't, too.

It's there for the folks in the Hamptons and that rapid testing, though----think the rest of TrumpLand will catch on to that?

Nope. Let them eat cake.

I have been one of the guys (for years) cautioning on the hubris over how great our medical system. It is f**king great if you are filthy rich, otherwise it is less good than the average western democracy. The outcomes numbers have been showing this for decades - the numbers don't lie! But I am surprised at just how poorly we have done in this pandemic, compared to the entire rest of the world, our results pretty much suck. This is not entirely the fault of the medical system. The morons that make up our population have contributed massively to the failure.

That’s odd, my son has been back at college for two weeks and has been tested twice, less than 72 hour results.

What state?

What my family was told (just confirmed this with my sister) was the area of NH hadn't purchased the tests that have faster turnaround, haven't ramped up...it was going to cost over $1,000 for the 7 person crew to get tested, with 7-10 day turnaround.

My nephew apparently didn't catch it at the restaurant, but rather his idiot roommate was feeling bad, didn't tell him, and continued to infect both him...and went out on the town with others...my nephew is furious, of course.