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Post by nautonnier on Jun 22, 2020 16:36:08 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Jun 22, 2020 17:52:15 GMT
Que??
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Post by Ratty on Jun 23, 2020 10:44:46 GMT
Apologies if this is racist ...
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Post by nautonnier on Jun 24, 2020 11:08:14 GMT
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Post by phydeaux2363 on Jun 24, 2020 16:37:48 GMT
Dr. Fauci yesterday commented on the mask thing. Yep, www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/06/23/anthony-fauci-masks-question-vpx.cnn://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-general-explains-masks-public-coronavirus I think Fauci is revising history. A shortage of PPE was a factor, but the main explanation was that masks were of little or no utility in stopping the spread of the virus, and could actually be harmful because people constantly adjusted them with their hands. I don't care when people change their mind about something like this, especially if new evidence comes into play; just don't do it and then BS me that it has always been thus.
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Post by sigurdur on Jun 24, 2020 16:48:10 GMT
Dr. Fauci yesterday commented on the mask thing. Yep, www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/06/23/anthony-fauci-masks-question-vpx.cnn://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-general-explains-masks-public-coronavirus I think Fauci is revising history. A shortage of PPE was a factor, but the main explanation was that masks were of little or no utility in stopping the spread of the virus, and could actually be harmful because people constantly adjusted them with their hands. I don't care when people change their mind about something like this, especially if new evidence comes into play; just don't do it and then BS me that it has always been thus. To clarify, yes the narrative put forth was "masks were of little or no utility in stopping the spread of the virus" which we now know was false and untrue. It was because people like my wife, who was working directly with Covid positive patients, did not have enough equipment. It was a lie - plain and simple - to ensure PPE's went to front line workers. It was triage. It was the government deciding who was important. Now consider this story IMF says global economic collapse caused by coronavirus will be even worse than feared www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/24/imf-global-economy-coronavirus/Call me paranoid but I'm going to stock up a little more on a few necessities. Buy INO stock. I did awhile ago.
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Post by phydeaux2363 on Jun 24, 2020 16:54:00 GMT
Now consider this story "IMF says global economic collapse caused by coronavirus will be even worse than feared www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/24/imf-global-economy-coronavirus/Call me paranoid but I'm going to stock up a little more on a few necessities." I remain surprised that people think things are just going to bounce back with few repercussions. You don't shut down 35% of the worlds' economy overnight, put tens of millions millions out of work, incur trillions in debt to provide aid, and then just wave a wand and make everything OK in a few months. There's going to be economic hell to pay for a decade, and the world will be a different place when it is over. Those who decided that choking the economy near to death was the lesser of two evils will have a lot to answer for as the economic upheaval wrought by that decision unfolds. It's why I left NOLA for the country. The cities are already ugly, and are going to get worse.
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 24, 2020 17:57:06 GMT
Now consider this story "IMF says global economic collapse caused by coronavirus will be even worse than feared www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/24/imf-global-economy-coronavirus/Call me paranoid but I'm going to stock up a little more on a few necessities." I remain surprised that people think things are just going to bounce back with few repercussions. You don't shut down 35% of the worlds' economy overnight, put tens of millions millions out of work, incur trillions in debt to provide aid, and then just wave a wand and make everything OK in a few months. There's going to be economic hell to pay for a decade, and the world will be a different place when it is over. Those who decided that choking the economy near to death was the lesser of two evils will have a lot to answer for as the economic upheaval wrought by that decision unfolds. It's why I left NOLA for the country. The cities are already ugly, and are going to get worse. I think there is a decent chance that at least some of "those who decided to choke the economy near to death" were hoping for exactly what we got. And as per usual, they don't expect to answer for anything. Remember that "F" lies in between "B" and "S". It is the oral-fecal connector. Mormons' suggest their households maintain a 1-year supply of essentials. I'm not Mormon, but I think that is an excellent idea. And of course, stocks of supplies need to be defended. IMF published the following projections, but we all know what to expect from projections. As far as the Washington Post is concerned, past slantedness has conditioned me to not believe a word they write. www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2020/06/24/WEOUpdateJune2020
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Post by duwayne on Jun 24, 2020 20:33:53 GMT
I'm back in Ohio after several days on the road. Things seem to have fallen apart in the US and I'm officially cancelling my June coronavirus prediction on the 2nd day into the month. It's pretty much a certainty that the nice decline we were in will be interrupted as everyone focuses on the riots rather than coronavirus avoidance. The 7-day average Spread Rate when I left Arizona on May 28 was 11.6%. I'm expecting it to be significantly higher by mid-June. As I feared, the 7-Day average US Spread Rate has jumped from 11.6% on May 28 to 12.9% on June 15. At 12.5% the number of new cases will be flat. Higher than that means cases are growing. Deaths, on the other hand, remain in a downtrend. Hospitalized COVID-19 cases (different from new hospitalizations) is also dropping slightly. It would be easy to conclude the increase in new cases is due to more testing, but the rate of growth in tests is not much different than the last month or so when new cases were falling. The protests/riots have been a real distraction for many, and the lockdowns have been loosened. As long as the number of deaths is steadily falling, we are probably on an OK path. But there are some areas that need improvement. And, most importantly we need to keep our eyes on the number of deaths. Unfortunately, this is a trailing indicator. The new US coronavirus cases continue to climb and now the hospitalizations are starting to rise. While the daily death rate is still trending down, the drop is slowing. The Spread Rate is now up to a 7-Day average of 15.3%. Will we see localized lockdowns in the southern states in the near future? From an investors viewpoint things are not looking so good vis-a-vis the coronavirus. There were early signs of a problem at the beginning of June as noted in the post above followed by further confirmation in mid-June and yesterday's readings. If Sigurdur's company can deliver a working vaccine by year-end that would be very welcome.
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Post by sigurdur on Jun 25, 2020 1:56:39 GMT
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Post by acidohm on Jun 26, 2020 17:46:12 GMT
Apologies.....i couldn't resist...
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Post by duwayne on Jun 26, 2020 19:17:56 GMT
Yesterday, there were 40,184 new CO-19 cases reported for the US, a new all-time high. It looks like the number of new cases in the US today is going to be significantly higher with Florida alone currently showing more than 8,000 cases.
It would be nice to know how many of the new CO-19 cases being reported are from antibody tests. These are not new cases. New hospitalizations are a better indicator of CO-19 infection trends and there is a slight uptick although the number of currently hospitalilized patients in the US is only a little more than half the peak level.
Texas today closed all bars.
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Post by acidohm on Jun 26, 2020 20:00:15 GMT
Yesterday, there were 40,184 new CO-19 cases reported for the US, a new all-time high. It looks like the number of new cases in the US today is going to be significantly higher with Florida alone currently showing more than 8,000 cases. It would be nice to know how many of the new CO-19 cases being reported are from antibody tests. These are not new cases. New hospitalizations are a better indicator of CO-19 infection trends and there is a slight uptick although the number of currently hospitalilized patients in the US is only a little more than half the peak level. Texas today closed all bars. Antibody tests should be listed separately. There is no use to understanding rates of infection including them in live tests.
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Post by missouriboy on Jun 26, 2020 21:18:23 GMT
Yesterday, there were 40,184 new CO-19 cases reported for the US, a new all-time high. It looks like the number of new cases in the US today is going to be significantly higher with Florida alone currently showing more than 8,000 cases. It would be nice to know how many of the new CO-19 cases being reported are from antibody tests. These are not new cases. New hospitalizations are a better indicator of CO-19 infection trends and there is a slight uptick although the number of currently hospitalilized patients in the US is only a little more than half the peak level. Texas today closed all bars. Antibody tests should be listed separately. There is no use to understanding rates of infection including them in live tests. Way to get a lot of tests. Reopen the Texas bars to anybody who takes both tests at the door and tests negative for current infection.
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Post by Ratty on Jun 27, 2020 4:02:53 GMT
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