I think more people will get flu shot. More people still distancing. Etc. the is will not be a sh%^t show. Maybe even a better than usual fu season for all the precautions a being taken.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, very curious to see if they see a resurgence in NYC, for example. If not, herd immunity might be closer than we think.

Are you nuts? Herd immunity in a population of 330 million with 'only' 7 million infected? Even Sweden hasn't and won't achieve immunity and they only have 10 million citizens.

Where are you getting that infection rate? Many people don't get tested so we don't have accurate numbers.

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Your friendly resident virus expert here.

Well, it's already a sh*tshow! And in many European countries it's already a sh*tshow! In all countries that did not implement rapid testing and contact tracing, as well as strict isolation and quarantine.

If only we could be Germany, Vietnam, New Zealand, South Korea or Japan, or many countries in Africa (who accepted drastic measures from the get-go because they'd gone through the wringer with Ebola).

And in the US, we have the cherry on top, which is the government hiding valuable scientific facts from its population! Like the CDC removing information about the aerosolization of SARS-Cov-2. I weep for my CDC scientist colleagues, who've been near-suicidal since February.

1. Please do not push for school re-openings. Push for very strict mask compliance policies, very rapid Covid reporting and isolation measures, upgraded air filtration systems, specific training of school staff, availability of PPE, sanitizer and disinfectant, and hybrid plans in overcrowded schools that cannot accommodate all its student body because of physical distancing requirements.

2. Use the utmost caution when going into work. The above applies.

3. Wear masks when you go out of your home, and put masks on your kids. Unless you're a cowboy alone on the range, put on your mask.

4. Family Thanksgiving and gatherings, non-essential travel, parties, mall shopping, playdates: please think twice about them. Seriously, you shouldn't be doing any of those things.

5. Remember to wash/disinfect your hands when handling things others have touched (playground equipment, those files your colleague just handed to you, the wine your friend just handed to you for a distanced chat on the porch). It's good practice to disinfect your hands right before you enter your home, so you don't touch all your stuff with potentially contaminated hands.

Resident Virus Expert,

Do you actually have any real insight to share? Or just repeating the obvious? Wash hands, wear masks, avoid gatherings, our gov't sucked at handling this.

What insight did you think I'd have? I'm trying to persuade people who don't do these things on a regular basis, because they've become complacent over the months.

Do you want the inside scoop on vaccines? I'd stay away from any adenovirus-based vaccines if I were you.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, very curious to see if they see a resurgence in NYC, for example. If not, herd immunity might be closer than we think.

Are you nuts? Herd immunity in a population of 330 million with 'only' 7 million infected? Even Sweden hasn't and won't achieve immunity and they only have 10 million citizens.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Your friendly resident virus expert here.

Well, it's already a sh*tshow! And in many European countries it's already a sh*tshow! In all countries that did not implement rapid testing and contact tracing, as well as strict isolation and quarantine.

If only we could be Germany, Vietnam, New Zealand, South Korea or Japan, or many countries in Africa (who accepted drastic measures from the get-go because they'd gone through the wringer with Ebola).

And in the US, we have the cherry on top, which is the government hiding valuable scientific facts from its population! Like the CDC removing information about the aerosolization of SARS-Cov-2. I weep for my CDC scientist colleagues, who've been near-suicidal since February.

1. Please do not push for school re-openings. Push for very strict mask compliance policies, very rapid Covid reporting and isolation measures, upgraded air filtration systems, specific training of school staff, availability of PPE, sanitizer and disinfectant, and hybrid plans in overcrowded schools that cannot accommodate all its student body because of physical distancing requirements.

2. Use the utmost caution when going into work. The above applies.

3. Wear masks when you go out of your home, and put masks on your kids. Unless you're a cowboy alone on the range, put on your mask.

4. Family Thanksgiving and gatherings, non-essential travel, parties, mall shopping, playdates: please think twice about them. Seriously, you shouldn't be doing any of those things.

5. Remember to wash/disinfect your hands when handling things others have touched (playground equipment, those files your colleague just handed to you, the wine your friend just handed to you for a distanced chat on the porch). It's good practice to disinfect your hands right before you enter your home, so you don't touch all your stuff with potentially contaminated hands.

Resident Virus Expert,

Do you actually have any real insight to share? Or just repeating the obvious? Wash hands, wear masks, avoid gatherings, our gov't sucked at handling this.

What insight did you think I'd have? I'm trying to persuade people who don't do these things on a regular basis, because they've become complacent over the months.

Do you want the inside scoop on vaccines? I'd stay away from any adenovirus-based vaccines if I were you.

NP. Interesting. Why?

Anonymous wrote:The states that are still bad now were not bad when the northeast was hot hard they are still in first wave. Seems like that’s the pattern. Even when they say a state isnspikong back up - it’s not as severe as March and April. More cases are found. Less hospitalization and less deaths.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, very curious to see if they see a resurgence in NYC, for example. If not, herd immunity might be closer than we think.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know... I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop for months, and it really hasn't. Our school (in the west) has been in person for 7-8 weeks and everything's been hunky dory there. We've been remote, waiting for this sh*t show to start and I can't help but think we've wasted the past couple of months for nothing.