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OT: What changes are you and family making to your lifestyle due to coranavirus?

Trying to build my immune system by licking far more doorknobs.

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The risk CL is that for those that have medical issues there is no vaccine like we have every year with the flu. Even with the flu vaccine we still have many deaths and if I have my facts correct only 50% of our population gets the flu shot. I have asthma/COPD and get a flu shot every year. The older citizens in nursing homes are very vulnerable to this virus which seems to cause fluid in the lower lungs and then overwhelms their bodies ability to fight it. Young people are not in danger if they are healthy to begin with. Our Seniors are very vulnerable.
 
jdb50 said:
The risk CL is that for those that have medical issues there is no vaccine like we have every year with the flu. Even with the flu vaccine we still have many deaths and if I have my facts correct only 50% of our population gets the flu shot. I have asthma/COPD and get a flu shot every year. The older citizens in nursing homes are very vulnerable to this virus which seems to cause fluid in the lower lungs and then overwhelms their bodies ability to fight it. Young people are not in danger if they are healthy to begin with. Our Seniors are very vulnerable.
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It would be nice if our leaders would have just explained this from the beginning and the media would explain this from the outset before they go into the fear routine every 5 minutes.
 
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CL82 said:
Thing that I have trouble with is that there is a disconnect between the risk as being explained and the economic impact of these quarantines. If the risk is essentially the same as the flu, one would think advising the public to take extra care with handwashing, etc. would be proportionate step. As best as I can understand it, the increased risk isn’t with the mortality risk of the coronavirus so much as the ease of transmission and perhaps the risk of mutation to a more dangerous strain.

Still, the huge economic loss that is being incurred to avoid what is essentially he flu seems… disproportionate. It makes the conspiracy theorist in me wonder if there is a part of the equation that we are not aware of.
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From what I can gather, the mortality risk with this is worse than the flu. I have respiratory problems and have had the flu. This is an entirely different kettle of fish that attacks the lungs. Read a lot of the Italy stuff. They were casual like us at the onset and are now paying the price. Not enough hospital beds, respirators, overwhelmed doctors that are getting sick. It's like war triage where patients are marked or coded depending on seriousness and the majority of treatment goes to the ones that are most savable for lack of a better word. Siding with caution now will cause an economic hit now for sure, but perhaps the hit will be more catastrophic later if we just think short term. South Korea is slowing it down somewhat because they are being vigilant. Tons of testing, people staying home, etc...you even see people in hazmat suits disinfecting entire areas. History is unfolding right before our eyes. If we don't learn from it we may repeat it.
 
CL82 said:
Thing that I have trouble with is that there is a disconnect between the risk as being explained and the economic impact of these quarantines. If the risk is essentially the same as the flu, one would think advising the public to take extra care with handwashing, etc. would be proportionate step. As best as I can understand it, the increased risk isn’t with the mortality risk of the coronavirus so much as the ease of transmission and perhaps the risk of mutation to a more dangerous strain.

Still, the huge economic loss that is being incurred to avoid what is essentially he flu seems… disproportionate. It makes the conspiracy theorist in me wonder if there is a part of the equation that we are not aware of.
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We know that the risk to the elderly is very high. The risk to younger people is currently unknown. The risk of dying in the first 3 weeks is higher than the flu, but perhaps not more than a factor of 10 higher, which is not high. But we don't know what happens months or years after infection. You might have an increased risk of dying 2 or 5 years later, or an increased risk of dementia, or other ailments.

Mutations are more likely to make coronavirus less dangerous than more.
 
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If i get it i get it. Went to Costco and everyone is wiping down their carts, not I. Now I wasn't licking mine, but I can't live in fear like that. I did my shopping and when I got to the Jeep I put some hand sanitizer on like always. I'll probably get it. Oh well. Hopefully it doesn't end me.

Can you catch the virus multiple times?
 
jdb50 said:
The risk CL is that for those that have medical issues there is no vaccine like we have every year with the flu. Even with the flu vaccine we still have many deaths and if I have my facts correct only 50% of our population gets the flu shot. I have asthma/COPD and get a flu shot every year. The older citizens in nursing homes are very vulnerable to this virus which seems to cause fluid in the lower lungs and then overwhelms their bodies ability to fight it. Young people are not in danger if they are healthy to begin with. Our Seniors are very vulnerable.
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I have asthma/copd as well. It seems when your body goes in to attack mode, it kills both the infected cells and good cells within the lungs which causes problems which are sometimes fatal for seniors and at risk people with health problems.
 
I am scheduled for vascular surgery next month. There is nothing elective about it. Between now and then, I have to get clearance from a number of doctors, have more blood work done, etc. Despite my age, I was not the least bit concerned about going under the knife again. Needless to say, that attitude and feeling of confidence has changed over the last week or so.
 
Not get freaked out - that's objective #1
Don't listen to the main stream media - that's objective #2
Thank all the doctors, researchers and others involved in researching and testing for answers 24 hrs a day while we sleep and enjoy weekends off -that's objective #3
Be aware of our surroundings and making sure we clean hands etc more than we normally do - Objective #4
Pray that this virus disappears as miraculously as it appeared and no more deaths occur - Objective #5
 
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Bongo Fury said:
I am hopefully bringing my family to Disney World for the first time in a couple of weeks
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Unfortunately will be cancelling our trip to Orlando in April.
 
Kids have nothing to worry about. It's people above 60 and people with compromised immune systems.

I am getting military grade masks. And staying home as much as possible.
 
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Canceled my plan to ride the Pub Crawl bus to various Sarasota Jazz Festival venues. And we're probably driving from CT to Cleveland for an appointment, rather than ride in an aircraft aluminum petrie dish.
 
Cancelled college visits with daughter. Her high school had a parent with coronavirus from the Biogen event and we are awaiting results on a couple of students with symptoms. School has implemented on-line courses for the next 3 days and then we will see what happens after spring break next week. This is in Tennessee
 
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Leebo said:
It's actually kind of alarming that there are people who think cancelling a basketball game is "treating this like Armageddon."

If that's Armageddon, what is happening in Italy?
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I just don't know what it will accomplish. We will have to cancel the NBA season, NHL season, MLB season, people will stop using public transportation, school will close, restaurants will close, people will stop going to work etc. If what the experts are saying is true we'll be looking at close to 50 million people hospitalized and close to 500,000 deaths. It would be pretty damn difficult for our country to function if it shuts down for 6 months.
 
RichZ said:
I am scheduled for vascular surgery next month. There is nothing elective about it. Between now and then, I have to get clearance from a number of doctors, have more blood work done, etc. Despite my age, I was not the least bit concerned about going under the knife again. Needless to say, that attitude and feeling of confidence has changed over the last week or so.
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One thing that has happened in Washington State is that the blood supply is now really low. This affects the ability to do surgery. Some elective surgeries have been cancelled in other places.Do not be surprised if yours is postponed depending on the virus levels in your State.
 
Going to Miami for my bachelor party in two weeks. Will likely cancel all bottle service events and stick to golf and watching the tourney in our rented house.
 
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