Something to keep an eye on in regards to Virus and AAC tournament

[HuskyHawk]

After the announcement on Thursday at Gampel that the AAC had suspended the after-game handshake between the teams due to coronavirus precautions, I was surprised to see no such precautions after yesterday's game at Tulane.

@JustbrewitMan had a good take. Mine is different. 24 hours in New Orleans renders you fully immunized to absolutely everything. On top of that, they let everyone walk around with booze. So just up the proof a bit and you've got a hand sanitizer brigade.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Elon Musk
@elonmusk
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Mar 6

The coronavirus panic is dumb

Climbing aboard a SpaceX rocket is dumb, taking precautions by not travelling to nonessential meetings isn't

 

[Edward Sargent]

I actually feel safer traveling now that everyone is actually washing their hands for once.

You aren't safer because they ain't washin all the time and you would be amazed at the number of times you will have inadvertant contaminated handcontact with your face.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I actually feel safer traveling now that everyone is actually washing their hands for once.

Safest time to eat at a restaurant is the day after it re-opens after being closed for food and sanitation violations.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Safest time to eat at a restaurant is the day after it re-opens after being closed for food and sanitation violations.

LOL but yuck!!

 

[Mister P]

Just hook up with someone who has Lyme disease and your Corona virus worries are over.

 

[Palatine]

In 2009 the H1N1 virus killed 12,000 Americans (according to the CDC) and we played to a packed house in the final four at Ford Field. The final had an attendance of 71,000.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Just hook up with someone who has Lyme disease and your Corona virus worries are over.

Dad?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

In grad school, my professor was on a conference call with superintendents, Lamont, CIAC officials, mayors, etc. just now.
Dont be shocked by what is on the table...

 

[Leebo]

In 2009 the H1N1 virus killed 12,000 Americans (according to the CDC) and we played to a packed house in the final four at Ford Field. The final had an attendance of 71,000.

I was planning on checking the numbers in a few months and then retroactively panicking, so this is good to know for reference.

 

[auror]

In 2009 the H1N1 virus killed 12,000 Americans (according to the CDC) and we played to a packed house in the final four at Ford Field. The final had an attendance of 71,000.

Preliminary studies suggest that COVID-19 is 20% more infectious than Swine Flu (H1N1) and 4-6x more deadly. So both more contagious and more deadly.

So sure. Let's do the same thing that killed 12,000 people instead of taking more precautions.

 

[boba]

Just hook up with someone who has Lyme disease and your Corona virus worries are over.

... yeah dry cough, fever, sore throat, thought it was corona but it appears just to be plain ol' tuberculosis. (picked the wrong month for hand surgery?)

yeah i work in research university and the professors, doctors et al are of two camps; don't worry it's OK, and PANIC. i'm in the former, the frau in the latter.

 

[boba]

Preliminary studies suggest that COVID-19 is 20% more infectious than Swine Flu (H1N1) and 4-6x more deadly. So both more contagious and more deadly.

So sure. Let's do the same thing that killed 12,000 people instead of taking more precautions.

you sure about that? only asking because i understand this stuff (bio-statistics and all that) and it doesn't comport with my understanding at all. corona viruses are generally not as virulent or persistent as influenza.

 

[auror]

you sure about that? only asking because i understand this stuff (bio-statistics and all that) and it doesn't comport with my understanding at all. corona viruses are generally not as virulent or persistent as influenza.

Currently estimated COVID-19 R0 is 2.2-3 and H1N1 was 1-4-1.8. CFR of H1N1 was ~0.5 and COVID-19 has been estimated anywhere from 1.6 to 3.2

Would love to believe otherwise, though, so if you can put me at ease feel free.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Currently estimated COVID-19 R0 is 2.2-3 and H1N1 was 1-4-1.8. CFR of H1N1 was ~0.5 and COVID-19 has been estimated anywhere from 1.6 to 3.2

Would love to believe otherwise, though, so if you can put me at ease feel free.

At this point, data set is woefully incomplete to make any solid estimates/comparisons. Especially the fatality rate. Lots of suggestive evidence as it’s travelled outside of China that it will be lower than what you listed. Time will tell though.

Even if it’s only 1.5x more fatal than flu and a bit more contagious, it’s a serious issue because we don’t have a vaccine nor any reliably active medication to target it yet.

 

[Stinger92860]

as I understand it, he is in ICU at Columbia Presbyterian, maybe he will be happy to see a visitor

 

[Martin]

Currently estimated COVID-19 R0 is 2.2-3 and H1N1 was 1-4-1.8. CFR of H1N1 was ~0.5 and COVID-19 has been estimated anywhere from 1.6 to 3.2

Would love to believe otherwise, though, so if you can put me at ease feel free.

Why aren’t kids catching this? I haven’t heard any numbers regarding children getting this.

 

[auror]

Why aren’t kids catching this? I haven’t heard any numbers regarding children getting this.

The data from China shows that they definitely do catch it. But symptoms are usually more mild, with almost no deaths compared to 15% death rate above 80.

There was a report that some of the worst symptoms and death may be correlated with high blood pressure (not necessarily causation at this point). And kids generally have lower blood pressure. Could also just be that kids are stronger/healthier in certain ways.

 

[ucawn]

Why aren’t kids catching this? I haven’t heard any numbers regarding children getting this.

From what I know is that young people only get very mild cases of it

 

[Jaker]

OK, so old people are kicking the bucket.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I’m more concerned with total death numbers than percentages when you consider reporting and people getting it with no symptoms. Sure 3% of people who are hospitalized with it die but how many hundreds of thousands had it and didn’t even know? Only the sickest people are going to the hospital so 3% of the sickest people are dying.

The flip side of not showing symptoms is the risk of carrying and getting an immunocompromised person sick. Pretty terrifying for the father of a 2 month old.

 

[Palatine]

Preliminary studies suggest that COVID-19 is 20% more infectious than Swine Flu (H1N1) and 4-6x more deadly. So both more contagious and more deadly.

So sure. Let's do the same thing that killed 12,000 people instead of taking more precautions.

The average age of a coronavirus victim in the USA is 80. That's right 80.

If you are under 50 and in relatively good health your chances of having anything beyond a fever are pretty slim.

 

[Leebo]

The average age of a coronavirus victim in the USA is 80. That's right 80.

If you are under 50 and in relatively good health your chances of having anything beyond a fever are pretty slim.

Right you will just run the risk of giving it to your older relatives and who cares if they die at 80 instead of some older age, they won't be around to complain.

 

[Palatine]

Right you will just run the risk of giving it to your older relatives and who cares if they die at 80 instead of some older age, they won't be around to complain.

Yes, you have be careful around older people, exactly right.

But your risk is minimal.

 

[glastonbury50]

After the announcement on Thursday at Gampel that the AAC had suspended the after-game handshake between the teams due to coronavirus precautions, I was surprised to see no such precautions after yesterday's game at Tulane.

As if the handshakes after the game would have been the only point of transmittance....