Flopper
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- Mar 23, 2010
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Herd immunity for this virus is 70% of the population been infected or being vaccinated.. Without a vaccine that means 230 million people have to be positive for the virus to reach herd immunity. Since we have only 4 million confirmed cases, that leaves us with 236 million to go less the number positive that have never been tested.What is with you herd immunity people?! Sweden tried it and it failed... what in the world makes you think that would work here?A 9 year old died today in Florida.That’s idiotic. Young people are still dying from it. Yes at a very low rate but to promote them getting infected is rediculous. Especially since many can be carrying and spreading it to old people without even knowing it.The death rate is not an accurate number. We are testing many more people now than we did when NY was surging... also we are seeing more young people infected now as seniors are more prepared to social distance. But I do agree we are getting better at avoiding and treating the disease.Well then I don’t know what we are arguing about. We are Trying to open and due to sloppy messaging and poor guidelines and reckless behavior we do so too quickly and blew the months of shelter work that sacrificed so many businesses and now the problem is surging again.Didn’t this conversation start because you said we needed to be open for business because the shutdown does nothing to prevent the spread and deaths from the virus? It was only to not overwhelm hospitals.Are you trying to draw a distinction between the “spread incident rate” and the spread? Also are you trying to say that social distancing doesn’t effect the death count? I just want to be clearPlease reread what you just wroteReasons for the shut down can be BOTH to reduce the spread of the sickness and to not overwhelm hospitals. Both can be true and work hand in hand. It’s not one or the otherI don’t agree with you. How do you think so many other countries have such a low case/death count right now? It’s not because they hit herd immunity... less people are getting sick and less people are dying.So less people get sick, hospitals don’t get overwhelmed and less people die... I’m not seeing the point you’re trying to makeTo social distance and slow the spreadIs that what you think the other countries did? You know the ones who have no more deaths. Got everybody infected and killed it through herd immunity??It's true tho....
We should re-open everything now, where masks inside, protect the at risk.
We were never supposed to NOT get it, we were supposed to flatten the curve. Ride the wave to herd immunity n shit.
Stay safe.
what a horrible idea you’ve been fed
What was the purpose for shutting down?
Correct, but why?
why do we need to slow the spread?
1. wrong, it was never to prevent you from getting sick.
2. Correct. the shut down and social distancing is to prevent the hospitals from being overwhelmed. That's it. it was never intended to prevent you from ever catching it.
See you agree with me and you didn't even know it. I know I know it feels good.![]()
that’s was obviously a major factor I don’t see how you can argue otherwise
You are confused, so you know that the reason we shut down was to not overwhelm the hospitals yet your arguing that its about not getting sick? which is it.
Cognitive dissonance is strong with you.
Other countries have lower death rates due to culture, and draconian governments. we have a culture of anti-authority and individualism in the US. we distrust government and when it starts hurting we have no problem defying such.
I opened up my building in defiance of cuomo. No problems here, why is that? Do you think New york and new jerseys flattening of the curve has anything to do with say masks, social distancing, etc?
why does FL have nearly the same number of cases but 1/5 the deaths?
Ask questions my friend, you are being lied to about this virus.
True, however the point was to not overwhelm the hospitals and yes reduce the spread does this. reduce the incident rate, not reduce the spread so you don't get it.
I did whats up, reduce the spread incident rate to not overwhelm the hospitals.
Social distancing and even n95 or better masks do work if done correctly, here in NYC and NJ people are ignoring social distancing rules and are using bandannas or at best surgical masks under thier noses.
Yet no spike, btw.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought that was your whole premise that started the debate.
no, that's not how the conversation started.
I think we should open up, with n95 or surgical mask or better rules and let people take care of themselves. Open as much as we can with proper masks indoors, social distance, etc....
bandannas under your nose don't work.
I told you you agreed with me.
but here is where we disagree, we are surging, but only in areas where they never had their "Wave".
bonus is the death rate in these states is 1/5 that of new york.
sure it is, it is clearly going down, it's below 1.3%
but you have to watch the hospitalization capacity rating, thats what flattening the curve is for.
young people should get infected, (no not on purpose) and they should do it at once, that would starve the virus. think about it.
young people are dying at such a low rate it's not even like a thing.
Most of those who died and young like 99% of them had underlying conditions.
I am no "promoting" them purposefully getting infected, what I am saying is that it should be expected and they should go about thier days with a mask, with social distancing, but everything open.
And closing stores, "Flattening the curve" is what killed the MOST people.
The way to the smallest death count is if we isolate the vulnerable, but then accelerate the young and healthy acquire herd immunity as quickly as possible.
We could have had this over with in March, with less than 30,000 deaths.