COVID-19 - How worried are you?

[bigb]

I really haven't been all that worried, but I'm getting more so by the day. I spent most of this week 4 1/2 hours away from home at a baseball tournament for my oldest son. We decided we didn't want to buy into the wifi network where we were staying, and I had little to no cell coverage. I was getting snippets of news things when I got a brief moment of cell coverage. Facebook never worked, which is probably a damn good thing. The more I heard about what was being closed and suspended, the more worried I became. Then my wife got some bad info and passed that along like wildfire and that kind of freaked me out.
I'm not so much worried about getting the virus, or even my kids. We're all relatively healthy. I worry about my parents. They're both 66. My dad is healthy, but my mom isn't. She's been fighting a bacterial infection for months and I worry about her immune system already being weakened. I worry about how this will affect my business. I worry about being able to provide for my family. I worry about running out of stuff because the idiots are panic buying and hoarding.
It's been kind of interesting to see how things are going. My oldest daughter plays competition (club) level soccer. Utah's governing body has shut down all games for two weeks, but clubs can still hold practices and such at their discretion. Schools have shut everything down for two weeks, even attendance. My oldest son plays competition level baseball. The coaches have decided by themselves to take a short break to let things chill for a bit. About 10 days to two weeks. My other sons play little league baseball. Business as usual, for now. My two other daughters dance. Business as usual, with a little more cleaning and sterilizing (they claim to already be doing more than CDC requirements/recommendations).

 

[Ron Mexico]

4.

I'm not terribly worried about getting it and it's effect. I'm young and healthy. I would hate to get it but I also hate getting the flu.

I'm worried about the economy. It's going to be hit hard but I'm finacially stable for a few years at least and planning to be getting my PhD anyways.

I'm worried about day to day life and if some of these changes are more permanent here in China. I'm living and have lived through the last two months of crazy restrictions. I'm in quarantine right now. It's not so bad but it's getting to be. Assuming I'm released in a week and can go back out I'm good. But if 1 person gets it in my complex the whole complex will be locked down hard.


This has been one of the most bizarre things I've lived through. Being in a foreign country and in a place where I speak very limited Chinese and almost no one speaks English combined with China being an odd place already especially in the remote area I've been in, and combined with this virus has been fun/crazy/frustrating/entertaining and a million other things.

 

[Red]

I voted 8, just don't know with any certainty how bad it will get, but suspect 9 is closer to the truth, and maybe 10.

Yesterday morning, I was forced to go to our local hospital ER. Kidney stone, could not urinate, knew I could not ignore such a thing, been there many times where stones are concerned. But, with my risk factors, an ER was the last place on Earth I wanted to go. Parking lot all but empty, could not believe my eyes. Grilled me at the entrance. While there, heard nurses talking about "another one says she's been exposed to someone with the virus". Don't think such people were ever in my vicinity, or if they were even allowing them in. Pain med by IV, as I was climbing the walls in agony.

Sent me home to finish passing the stone here, which I think happened last night. In the meantime, my wife developed the worse hacking cough I have ever heard from her in my life. She's been in bed since. We're in a small apt., I cannot quarantine myself from her, will try to get instructions from our doctor today. Hope it's a cold, but I just have never heard such a loud hacking cough, no fever so far. I get out for my excercise walk every day, but no gym for the foreseeable.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'd say anywhere between a 7 and 9.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And I voted 9 because too many ****ing retards like Dasjazz exist

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Social isolation isn't about protecting the nice old man you see down the street, I mean not just that, rather it's about "herd immunity" more or less. It's about breaking the chain of infection to protect those most vulnerable that you might not even know you affected.

In terms of this disease it's more about controlling how many get it at once as to prevent the healthcare system from being overloaded and give the government time to prepare.

It's very likely half the population gets the disease over the next year. We don't know how many waves this thing will have.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Let me be crystal clear for you then. I do not believe that this virus is nearly as serious or scary as it is being made out to be. I don't care if you have a different opinion because that is yours and mine is mine. I haven't seen anything that will change my opinion of this being overblown to date. I am sure you have your reasons for why you feel like you do, as do I.

With that being said, I wish nothing but good health to you and all other Jazz fans and your/their families. This is not something that can be understated.

Stay smart about your interactions, sanitize more than normal, and use common sense in your day to day activities.

You think billionaires and mega corporations are losing out on billions in profit for something that isn't serious?

Moron.

 

[DasJazz]

You think billionaires and mega corporations are losing out on billions in profit for something that isn't serious?

Moron.

Panic mentality, absolutely. Also, never said it wasn't serious, just not as crazy as it is being made out to be.

Wash your hands thoroughly and often!

 

[DasJazz]

Saw that this morning there will be trial vaccinations given out to patients in Washington state.

Hopefully they are on to something.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Also, never said it wasn't serious...

Uh, yes you have. Multiple times you have. Your have said it's the common cold, which it literally is not.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Saw that this morning there will be trial vaccinations given out to patients in Washington state.

Hopefully they are on to something.

That's is good they are starting. I hope it goes well. It sounds like is it goes well it will be 1 year to 1.5 years to validate those findings and possibly make it available to the public sometime after that.

 

[gandalfe]

Saw that this morning there will be trial vaccinations given out to patients in Washington state.

Hopefully they are on to something.

I don't know why the code pulled out that video, here's the text of the article:

Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine
By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online

The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, according to reports.

A group of 45 healthy volunteers will have the jab, at the Kaiser Permanente research facility, in Seattle.

The vaccine cannot cause Covid-19 but contains a harmless genetic code copied from the virus that causes the disease.

Experts say it will still take many months to know if this vaccine, or others also in research, will work.

Scientists around the world are fast-tracking research.

And this first human trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, sidesteps a check that would normally be conducted - making sure the vaccine can trigger an immune response in animals.

But the biotechnology company behind the work, Moderna Therapeutics, says the vaccine has been made using a tried and tested process.


Dr John Tregoning, an expert in infectious diseases at Imperial College London, UK, said: "This vaccine uses pre-existing technology.

"It's been made to a very high standard, using things that we know are safe to use in people and those taking part in the trial will be very closely monitored.

"Yes, this is very fast - but it is a race against the virus, not against each other as scientists, and it's being done for the benefit of humanity.

Typical vaccines for viruses, such as measles, are made from a weakened or killed virus.

But the mRNA-1273 vaccine is not made from the virus that causes Covid-19.

Instead, it includes a short segment of genetic code copied from the virus that scientists have been able to make in a laboratory.

This will hopefully prime the body's own immune system to fight off the real infection.

The volunteers will be given different doses of the experimental vaccine.

They will each be given two jabs in total, 28 days apart, into the upper arm muscle.

But even if these initial safety tests go well, it could still take up to 18 months for any potential vaccine to become available for the public.

 

[fishonjazz]

I don't know why the code pulled out that video, here's the text of the article:

Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine
By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online

The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, according to reports.

A group of 45 healthy volunteers will have the jab, at the Kaiser Permanente research facility, in Seattle.

The vaccine cannot cause Covid-19 but contains a harmless genetic code copied from the virus that causes the disease.

Experts say it will still take many months to know if this vaccine, or others also in research, will work.

Scientists around the world are fast-tracking research.

And this first human trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, sidesteps a check that would normally be conducted - making sure the vaccine can trigger an immune response in animals.

But the biotechnology company behind the work, Moderna Therapeutics, says the vaccine has been made using a tried and tested process.


Dr John Tregoning, an expert in infectious diseases at Imperial College London, UK, said: "This vaccine uses pre-existing technology.

"It's been made to a very high standard, using things that we know are safe to use in people and those taking part in the trial will be very closely monitored.

"Yes, this is very fast - but it is a race against the virus, not against each other as scientists, and it's being done for the benefit of humanity.

Typical vaccines for viruses, such as measles, are made from a weakened or killed virus.

But the mRNA-1273 vaccine is not made from the virus that causes Covid-19.

Instead, it includes a short segment of genetic code copied from the virus that scientists have been able to make in a laboratory.

This will hopefully prime the body's own immune system to fight off the real infection.

The volunteers will be given different doses of the experimental vaccine.

They will each be given two jabs in total, 28 days apart, into the upper arm muscle.

But even if these initial safety tests go well, it could still take up to 18 months for any potential vaccine to become available for the public.

Thats great news. Thanks


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[LogGrad98]

Here is the breakdown of the votes so far:

1-3: 5 votes
4-6: 9 votes
7-9: 12 votes
10: 2 votes

One vote for 1.

If the dividing line is at 5 then <5 is 9 votes, 5 and above is 19 votes. So most on this site are moderately to seriously concerned. Seems the general population fits this too considering the panicked activities lately.

 

[Beer]

In terms of the sickness like a 2/10 .... in terms of the economy probably a 9/10.

 

[LogGrad98]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

 

[NAOS]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

Heart warming.

Guis, we gotta figure out how to keep consuming basically the same stuff at the same comfortable rates, otherwise our tummies and brainmeats will be sad.

 

[infection]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

Congrats on scoring paper towels.

 

[LogGrad98]

Heart warming.

Guis, we gotta figure out how to keep consuming basically the same stuff at the same comfortable rates, otherwise our tummies and brainmeats will be sad.

I need extra toilet paper because I'm sure I'll be pooping at an accelerated rate. Gimme dat TP

 

[NAOS]

Phub traffic is also correlated with increased TP consumption.