OT: Coronavirus Resources - and other things to not worry about

[zeke]

 

[Preston]

More fear mongering. Here's a key part of the article:

This is both good and bad news: the theory is that such mutations will make the virus more contagious but potentially less dangerous to those that are affected. Screening also indicates that children seem much less likely to catch the virus, but this may be influenced by the fact that children generally have mild symptoms.

 

[zeke]

More fear mongering. Here's a key part of the article:

This is both good and bad news: the theory is that such mutations will make the virus more contagious but potentially less dangerous to those that are affected. Screening also indicates that children seem much less likely to catch the virus, but this may be influenced by the fact that children generally have mild symptoms.

That "key part" also happens to be....the headline of the article.

Fear mongering!

 

[Preston]

That "key part" also happens to be....the headline of the article.

Fear mongering!

I'm referring to the clickbait tweet. I'm seeing a lot of people using the word "mutation" to incite fear, when in reality most mutations are neutral or even harmful to a virus.

 

[CH1]

More fear mongering. Here's a key part of the article:

This is both good and bad news: the theory is that such mutations will make the virus more contagious but potentially less dangerous to those that are affected. Screening also indicates that children seem much less likely to catch the virus, but this may be influenced by the fact that children generally have mild symptoms.

Reposting this, from the epidemiologist who tried to warn us about being pandemic ready years ago.

“The best case is that the virus mutates and actually dies out,” said Dr. Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist who as a young doctor was part of fight to eradicate smallpox. Brilliant was a consultant for the movie “Contagion,” in which a virus evolved to become more deadly, but that’s the exception. “Only in movies do viruses seem to become worse,” he explained.

 

[leaffan2005]

It's true mutations usually make the virus less deadly but it also makes it harder to create a vaccine. Catch 22.

 

[zeke]

The headline says good and bad!

Information is good!

 

[Preston]

The headline says good and bad!

Information is good!

Damn no need to be so attached to your fear mongering alarmist follows. So offended.

 

[anne25]

Those are canadian numbers.

950k in a week.

It's a lot.

I was of the understanding that EI was how the government was funnelling assistance to workers.

 

[zeke]

Damn no need to be so attached to your fear mongering alarmist follows. So offended.

The tweeter is the magazine that wrote the article and its headline and url which both say good and bad in them!

Alarmist!

 

[Preston]

The tweeter is the magazine that wrote the article and its headline and url which both say good and bad in them!

Alarmist!

#clickbait #alarmist

 

[zeke]

PANIC

 

[CH1]

We should have a separate thread for good or half good news. This thread is about the legit scary stuff.

 

[Artnes]

So i should workout less and drink more beer?

 

[Habsy]

Correct

 

[zeke]

 

[Habsy]

Truthfully, in theory forgiveness of all payments and closure of the market for a month would work. Putting everything on pause. Not very capitalist though.

 

[CH1]

Nick Maggiulli
@dollarsanddata

$6 trillion / 330 million people = $18,000 a person If you aren’t $18,000 richer after all is said and done, don’t worry, someone else is.

 

[Preston]

I'm afraid to comment on this tweet so I won't. I don't want Zeke throwing a hissy fit on me again.

 

[CH1]

me too

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