Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[KQ]

Hundreds pose nude wearing only masks for London art installation

[subtle plague]

No no, has to be a, "If Biden wins, where are you moving?" as well.

Brazil, Hungary, Poland, Philippines..... too many sad alternatives these days. But hey trump has just announced a truthology 1776 bureau, so he might get ahead of them.

[DeathRaven]

We got our flu shots 3 days before lockdown in March, and it was very freaky. Lining up in a dark parking lot pre-dawn with other at-risk folks for a wartime process of vaccination all while nobody had any handle on this COVID thing. Then there was no subsequent flu season...

Of course there was, but all of the cases were considered covid. Unless the emergence of covid caused all of flu and pneumonia cases to suddenly disappear?

[Benny Profane]

X

[huckbucket]

Of course there was, but all of the cases were considered covid. Unless the emergence of covid caused all of flu and pneumonia cases to suddenly disappear?

No they weren't. Does anybody fucking read anymore?

How coronavirus lockdowns stopped flu in its tracks
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01538-8

[seano732]

No they weren't. Does anybody fucking read anymore?

How coronavirus lockdowns stopped flu in its tracks
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01538-8

I'd ignore the 15 post JONg, Huck.......

[huckbucket]

I'd ignore the 15 post JONg, Huck.......

You're right. It's like whack a mole round here.

[seano732]

You're right. It's like whack a mole round here.

Whack a troll.....

[riser4]

Lulzed, loudly. Thanks for that.


Given how stringent Oz was on the lockdown, it's no wodner people want to get away, even it only means for a few hours. And you still return to Oz. Not what I do but I get it...

I don't get it. Maybe a couple of hours max. In 1st class with a window seat. But not seven in cattle class with a high likelihood of no window. Sounds like hell and a good way to catch covid-19, with no gain.

[XXX-er]

I've wonder about masks keeping the flu down too. I for one will be happy that people are wearing masks. Years past when we've had bad flu seasons I would have like to have worn one but didn't because I didn't want to seem like a nutter over "just the flu" but this year I'll fit right in. LOL!!!

In BC they had a big year coming up so the treeplanting industry did the masking/ distancing/ camp isolation, usually there is one or 2 people sick at any given time but this year not only did nobody get covid they didnt get all the usual sickness that happens in a camp, they ended up isolated for 14 days with no sickness of any kind everybody stayed healthy & made more money

[Mofro261]

Better than a vaccine? Certainly less variation with physical barriers in effectiveness at a population level. Masks for airborne, bed nets for insect spread diseases. Sometimes the simple solution is the simple one.

[subtle plague]

I'm currently waiting for my results. Guidelines here for us are: cold/flu symptoms: stay at home and get tested then come back to school. I'm fine and just have a snotty nose. I'll find out soon enough.

[Buster Highmen]

I'm currently waiting for my results. Guidelines here for us are: cold/flu symptoms: stay at home and get tested then come back to school. I'm fine and just have a snotty nose. I'll find out soon enough.

>>>vibes<<< d00d.

[old goat]

Excellent article on the uncertainty of medical tests. Some of the stuff was discussed months ago (it seems like), this article puts it into context.
https://www.newyorker.com/science/me...a-medical-test

[uglymoney]

Which is funny, because I have only made one post on Twitter in like, 2010

I am definitely not clever enough to have come up with that!

Hilarious. I actually did volunteer through the University of Iowa. No call back though. I assume they have enough boring middle aged white guys willing to volunteer since they kept asking for more people of color/origin long after I applied.

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[subtle plague]

>>>vibes<<< d00d.

Thanx. Especially since I had to do all those extra house hold chores. To quote my wife: "since you have to stay at home, how about you clean those bathrooms instead of watch Amazon prime"

[KQ]

Thanx. Especially since I had to do all those extra house hold chores. To quote my wife: "since you have to stay at home, how about you clean those bathrooms instead of watch Amazon prime"

Silly girl - tell her you're afraid you might be spreading more germs than cleaning so it's probably best you sequester yourself on the couch until you get the all clear.

[Ted Striker]

I don't get it. Maybe a couple of hours max. In 1st class with a window seat. But not seven in cattle class with a high likelihood of no window. Sounds like hell and a good way to catch covid-19, with no gain.

No gain?! Just imagine how much carbon they can put in the atmosphere! Beach season all year long!

I'm amazed at how fast the tickets sold out. Flying is boring as fuck.

[TAFKALVS]

No gain?! Just imagine how much carbon they can put in the atmosphere! Beach season all year long!

I'm amazed at how fast the tickets sold out. Flying is boring as fuck.

Right?

I've always tolerated flying as a means to end. No way I'd willingly ride on a commercial airliner for 7 hours with no destination.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Re: Caputo and my link from above^. I'd bet that Redfield is blabbing after Trump threw him under the bus.

More: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/u...609e0dcb9eb2c0

[riser4]

Right?

I've always tolerated flying as a means to end. No way I'd willingly ride on a commercial airliner for 7 hours with no destination.

Exactly. Unless it was super deluxe A number 1 first class with a lounge and only my friends. And hookers and blow.

[old goat]

I'm guessing that Caputo and Alexander are out because Redfield threatened to resign. Jared must have told Trump that Redfield quitting under protest would be even worse than shooting someone in the middle of 5th Ave. Fauci, Redfield, and Birx may be sidelined but Trump et al still see firing them as a bridge too far. BTW who the hell is actually on the task force? I googled it and found nothing recent. Probably no scientists on it except that nutso radiologist from the Hoover institute.

[ex-powderbroker]

the timeline is scathing. june 30th the cdc says ‘wear masks’ and then the trump appointed science guy responds “Her aim is to embarrass the president”.

[bodywhomper]

Exactly. Unless it was super deluxe A number 1 first class with a lounge and only my friends. And hookers and blow.

Mile high club

[The AD]

Right?

I've always tolerated flying as a means to end. No way I'd willingly ride on a commercial airliner for 7 hours with no destination.

I'm of two minds. In clear weather and over interesting geography I can spend a long time staring out the window, but seven hours seems like about five hours too long to scratch this itch.