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In reply to the discussion: It's not the flu. You may not want to read this, but you need to. [View all]lastlib
(22,979 posts)11. The more I read about this beast, the worse it looks.
We are idiots if we don't mask up, distance out, and shut down to the utmost extent that we can until the curve is FLATTENED, and the beast is tamed. Until a vaccine is proven, there is no sensible alternative. Yes, it will be painful, but I think the alternative, the current course, will be far worse. I fully expect we will be dealing with this monster and its effects for decades.
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This is a superb article, full of interesting facts. Definitely worth reading. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Jul 2020
#1
Dayum! I'm sure glad I'm masking and distancing and sanitizing and hand-washing! I don't want
abqtommy
Jul 2020
#4
we wash our produce with soap and hot water and wipe down all containers with wipes
yellowdogintexas
Jul 2020
#27
are there any long term effects for asymptomatics or those with mild symptoms?
AlexSFCA
Jul 2020
#10
So you can get shingles and then get the immunization and prevent another episode?
captain queeg
Jul 2020
#41
We have known for decades the connection between chicken pox and shingles.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Jul 2020
#35
This is some nasty stuff. I'm going to keep doing what I've done since early March,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2020
#14
It is this macro-analysis and new micro findings about COVID 19 that make this a novel coronavirus
lambchopp59
Jul 2020
#31