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Originally Posted by kaptainmyke


(could be from new test kits)

Originally Posted by Jesse_O
Take this with a grain of salt. I haven't checked every detail of this out, but from what I can tell it is accurate. I think this really brings home the point of why a person should be concerned about getting covid-19. This was posted by a friend of mine on Facebook.

"This is one of the best explanations of why COVID-19 happened: Feeling confused as to why Coronavirus is a bigger deal than Seasonal flu? Here it is in a nutshell. I hope this helps. Feel free to share this to others who don’t understand...
It has to do with RNA sequencing.... I.e. genetics.
Seasonal flu is an “all human virus”. The DNA/RNA chains that make up the virus are recognized by the human immune system. This means that your body has some immunity to it before it comes around each year... you get immunity two ways...through exposure to a virus, or by getting a flu shot.

Novel viruses, come from animals.... the WHO tracks novel viruses in animals, (sometimes for years watching for mutations). Usually these viruses only transfer from animal to animal (pigs in the case of H1N1) (birds in the case of the Spanish flu). But once, one of these animal viruses mutates, and starts to transfer from animals to humans... then it’s a problem, Why? Because we have no natural or acquired immunity.. the RNA sequencing of the genes inside the virus isn’t human, and the human immune system doesn’t recognize it so, we can’t fight it off.

Now.... sometimes, the mutation only allows transfer from animal to human, for years it’s only transmission is from an infected animal to a human before it finally mutates so that it can now transfer human to human... once that happens..we have a new contagion phase. And depending on the fashion of this new mutation, thats what decides how contagious, or how deadly it’s gonna be..

H1N1 was deadly....but it did not mutate in a way that was as deadly as the Spanish flu. It’s RNA was slower to mutate and it attacked its host differently, too.

Fast forward.

Now, here comes this Coronavirus... it existed in animals only, for nobody knows how long...but one day, at an animal market, in Wuhan China, in December 2019, it mutated and made the jump from animal to people. At first, only animals could give it to a person... But here is the scary part.... in just TWO WEEKS it mutated again and gained the ability to jump from human to human. Scientists call this quick ability, “slippery”

This Coronavirus, not being in any form a “human” virus (whereas we would all have some natural or acquired immunity). Took off like a rocket. And this was because, Humans have no known immunity...doctors have no known medicines for it.

And it just so happens that this particular mutated animal virus, changed itself in such a way the way that it causes great damage to human lungs..

That’s why Coronavirus is different from seasonal flu, or H1N1 or any other type of influenza.... this one is slippery AF. And it’s a lung eater...And, it’s already mutated AGAIN, so that we now have two strains to deal with, strain s, and strain L....which makes it twice as hard to develop a vaccine. Scientist's debate this on both sides...

We really have no tools in our shed, with this. History has shown that fast and immediate closings of public places has helped in the past pandemics.

Philadelphia and Baltimore were reluctant to close events in 1918 and they were the hardest hit in the US during the Spanish Flu.

And let me end by saying....right now it’s hitting older folks harder... but this genome is so slippery...if it mutates again (and it will). Who is to say, what it will do next.

Be smart folks... acting like you’re unafraid is so not smart.

#flattenthecurve. Stay home folks... and share this !"

Originally Posted by Drogio
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Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
6000 new cases in the US in the past hour

(could be from new test kits)

When does everyone think we’ll hit a million?

Originally Posted by etapi65
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Originally Posted by Drogio


Just like the head coach is held accountable for his/her team’s conduct, or a commanding officer is accountable for his/her crew’s conduct, the President of The United States accountable and therefor responsible for the decisions made at his/her level or beneath him/her he can influence. It’s part of the job. It’s why we, the people of the United States of America, hires him/her (whether you voted for him or not). Any leader who does not accept this is not a true leader.

I leave you with one of my all time favorite quotes, from a Mr. Hyman G. Rickover:

“Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else.“

I don't disagree, but saying it's all Trump's fault is different than just realizing the role a leader has in effectiveness of response. This is arguabley not what you want from the "Leader of the Free world"
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Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
btw check ebay prices it's the worst time to sell comics imo but it's a sweet buyers market if you're looking to upgrade your Hulk 181s.

Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town
I think if the government does release the suggested checks they are debating, you are likely to see some traffic for books priced in the 1-2 k range