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lastlib

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11. The more I read about this beast, the worse it looks.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:03 PM
Jul 2020

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.

This is a superb article, full of interesting facts. Definitely worth reading. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #1
I have increased my exercise time by 25% at140 Jul 2020 #2
Keep up the good work. oswaldactedalone Jul 2020 #5
I mean good grief... qazplm135 Jul 2020 #7
Please please try your best to keep it up at140 Jul 2020 #19
I'm 225 so I can't get any fatter qazplm135 Jul 2020 #39
You will be surprised of the regenerative powers our bodies have at140 Jul 2020 #46
Again just retired from the military qazplm135 Jul 2020 #47
for people without the treadmill running around the couch might help certainot Jul 2020 #29
Lots of neurological and vascular damage... BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #3
That's.... BGBD Jul 2020 #34
Actuarial science qazplm135 Jul 2020 #40
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
Yup, I do that too. So far so good! abqtommy Jul 2020 #42
Luckily 99% of cases are harmless D_Master81 Jul 2020 #6
It is true that a significant percent of those who get it PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #17
IMO your best chance to rebound back to good health from a covid attack is... at140 Jul 2020 #20
At the risk of being argumentative, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #28
there was some paper floating around that tied it to roundup weed killer certainot Jul 2020 #30
There was a medical professional on 2naSalit Jul 2020 #32
Asymptomatic people having lung damage? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #33
Here's the video I watched. 2naSalit Jul 2020 #36
Thank you for that. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #38
That would be the take-home message 2naSalit Jul 2020 #44
Wow, that's some bad shit RainCaster Jul 2020 #8
Scary AF. Covid isn't the flu. It's a vascular disease. SoonerPride Jul 2020 #9
are there any long term effects for asymptomatics or those with mild symptoms? AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #10
Largely unknown, but highly possible. lastlib Jul 2020 #12
Measles? I thought it was chicken pox? captain queeg Jul 2020 #13
You are correct - it is the chicken pox. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #16
There may be a connection to both lastlib Jul 2020 #18
no confusion Kali Jul 2020 #25
I have permanent nerve damage in my face and ear from shingles AllyCat Jul 2020 #24
So you can get shingles and then get the immunization and prevent another episode? captain queeg Jul 2020 #41
That is the thinking. Since this vaccine has only been out a few years AllyCat Jul 2020 #48
We have known for decades the connection between chicken pox and shingles. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #35
Yes. Shingles definitely on the rise. AllyCat Jul 2020 #49
Even polio shanti Jul 2020 #51
The more I read about this beast, the worse it looks. lastlib Jul 2020 #11
This is some nasty stuff. I'm going to keep doing what I've done since early March, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #14
That's kind of where we are, too. calimary Jul 2020 #45
Kicking for visibility! Niagara Jul 2020 #15
Thank you nt dmr Jul 2020 #52
Kick grantcart Jul 2020 #21
Kick Hekate Jul 2020 #22
KNR and bokmarking for later. niyad Jul 2020 #23
Kick yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2020 #26
It is this macro-analysis and new micro findings about COVID 19 that make this a novel coronavirus lambchopp59 Jul 2020 #31
Wish I could but there's a paywall Sugarcoated Jul 2020 #37
Please see #15 Niagara Jul 2020 #43
Thank you, Niagara! Sugarcoated Jul 2020 #50
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