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That article is littered with assumptions, opinions, and some false data -- HokieAl 03/24/2020 09:35AM The pt of flatteniing is to produce masks, ventilator, test kits -- turkeywinghokie 03/24/2020 09:23AM Not a silver bullet but ventilator masks... -- `lag 03/24/2020 09:31AM Synopsis: I'm bored and want life to return to normal, so lets -- HokieNoVA 03/24/2020 09:05AM TWSS. ** -- MikeVT85 03/24/2020 07:59AM Good read. ** -- ColoVT82 03/24/2020 05:50AM He really misses the point of flattening the curve. -- Hokie360 03/23/2020 11:23PM He states that I think, his concern... -- HokieForever 03/24/2020 08:17AM I'm pretty sure he acknowledges that point in his writing. ** -- King Jaffe Joffer 03/24/2020 06:05AM Yet still calls it overrated -- Pylons 03/24/2020 07:19AM Well, they are well-qualified to comment on such medical matters -- Baltimore Hokie 03/24/2020 12:40AM As qualified as most of the idiots that people are listening to about it. -- VTBB 03/24/2020 08:09AM I don't mind staying holed up. If I AM going to get it eventually, let it -- HokieSignGuy 03/23/2020 11:46PM I think the key will be finding a mix of drugs that ease the symptoms. -- HokieGator 03/23/2020 11:17PM Totally agree. That and more testing. -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 11:24PM That’s a pretty good write-up -- VT Pops 03/23/2020 11:08PM Lt Gov Dan Patrick is getting roasted on Twitter for saying #2 tonight on -- HokieJamie 03/23/2020 10:35PM He should get crushed -- VTSnake 03/24/2020 06:45AM Omg ** -- capitals1 03/23/2020 11:17PM Especially since young and middle age people are succumbing to it also. -- hokienole 03/23/2020 10:42PM Young people getting sick? Yes. Succumbing to it? No. ** -- Hokie360 03/23/2020 11:04PM There are young people dieing -- VTSnake 03/24/2020 07:04AM Death rates by age, look at the South Korea numbers. -- HWA 03/24/2020 11:03AM That's the problem. Go to spring break and bring it home to mom and grandma ** -- 81_Hokie 03/24/2020 06:22AM I feel like a lot more young people are seeing serious symptoms than we -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:16PM Dr. Birx gave some stats from NY in todays briefing. I don't recall the -- Hokie360 03/23/2020 11:27PM For sure more older people but initially they made it seem like young -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:50PM Who’s “they”? -- vthokieq 03/24/2020 12:03AM My Dad is 82 and has had a heart bypass etc,,, and he said it yesterday -- bigbadbird 03/23/2020 10:37PM That's the extreme scenario that has crossed my mind too. ** -- MikeVT85 03/24/2020 07:56AM It's one of the theories ( herd immunity) -- bigbadbird 03/24/2020 08:02AM Then let your dad get out there ** -- 81_Hokie 03/24/2020 06:42AM He retired ** -- bigbadbird 03/24/2020 07:48AM ????? for someone that is 82 and has lived a full life that fatalistic -- vt_mughal 03/23/2020 11:20PM It’s not just about who gets it and dies. You’ll have other people who die -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 10:49PM I don't want anyone to get it and i would rather not take that strategy -- bigbadbird 03/23/2020 10:54PM Again then so what’s the alternative??? I agree people losing income is -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:04PM In one people may die, in the other they certainly will -- hokiehunter07 03/23/2020 11:41PM Can we see your socioeconomic studies that lead you to this conclusion? Or -- 81_Hokie 03/24/2020 08:02AM I don't think it's anywhere close to 3% -- bigbadbird 03/24/2020 07:48AM No in both people die. ** -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:49PM I was thinking about this today -- capitals1 03/23/2020 11:23PM Yeah I said as much below. We’re running the risk of getting the worst of -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:25PM Maybe you allow people the choice to go back to work. -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 11:08PM I've been saying the same thing to my friends re:... -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 10:27PM Scott Gottlieb talked about that this morning. Said we need to start -- Hokie360 03/23/2020 10:54PM He also said, there will be no functioning economy while this is spreading -- VTSnake 03/24/2020 06:51AM I'm glad to hear someone is contemplating it. ** -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 11:04PM So let’s flip it around. What’s the alternative? I’m legitimately asking. -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 10:42PM Not saying there's a better alternative... -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 11:03PM Yep this was my concern from the get go... -- HokieForever 03/24/2020 07:35AM Thank you for the actual response. The one thing is quibble with is the -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:12PM Yeah...I'm not real peachy on any solution. -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 11:16PM Exactly, there’s no good solution. ** -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:17PM Yeah, I think we've taken a step into a new world. And not a good one. ** -- hokienole 03/23/2020 10:31PM Statistics say most of us are going to get this. I'd rather get it in July, -- hokienole 03/23/2020 10:26PM "Statistics say most of us are going to get it." I'd like to see those -- BG Hokie 03/24/2020 08:02AM 6 posts below ** -- hokienole 03/24/2020 08:39AM Almost everything you posted is incorrect. ** -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 10:39PM I'm game. rebuttals? ** -- hokienole 03/23/2020 10:43PM Dude, don't bother. His head is firmly buried in the sand. ** -- VTSnake 03/24/2020 06:54AM How so? -- vthokieq 03/24/2020 07:06AM Do your own research, don’t just believe the first thing you read. -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 10:52PM "In coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of people around the world will -- hokienole 03/23/2020 11:11PM What's the timeline? I'll bet $1,000 to the Hokie Club that -- BG Hokie 03/24/2020 08:59AM Ebola death rate IS much higher than Covid-19. But I didn't say it wasn't. -- hokienole 03/23/2020 11:01PM “That’s why it is much much worse than Ebola.” -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:06PM Edited. You're correct. Meant transmission rate, not death rate. noted ** -- hokienole 03/23/2020 11:08PM He explained how this is worse already. It’s not worse because of the -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 10:59PM Which would you rather have? -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:01PM Which would you rather have an outbreak of nearby? Ebola for me. ** -- 81_Hokie 03/24/2020 06:58AM It’s not. It’s worse in certain ways and not in others. It’s not a hard -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:06PM Here is why I wont even click on this. -- vt_mughal 03/23/2020 10:24PM It's not that at all, I'd argue you're displaying closed mindedness. My -- BG Hokie 03/24/2020 08:09AM Just as you are doing now, it's called free expression of your opinion. ** -- MikeVT85 03/24/2020 07:58AM Nah. It discusses the questions we are all thinking. Mainly, -- HokieGator 03/23/2020 10:48PM Again what is the plan then? Everyone just go about your daily life until -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 10:52PM And thats what he talks about in the article. -- HokieGator 03/23/2020 11:08PM I mean it seems like either we get infected or lose our jobs. I’m not -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:19PM But there’s so much more to both. -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:23PM Yep...it appears that's what's starting to happen in China now. -- MP4VT2004 03/23/2020 11:14PM Isn’t that basically Life? ** -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 10:54PM Not really. You have an actual response? ** -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 10:54PM That is one. You have a guarantee you’re not... -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:00PM No guarantee...but I also don't go jogging in a thunderstorm. -- hokienole 03/23/2020 11:39PM And here’s the point I think some of you guys are missing... -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:50PM So no. Just responding to a question with a question. ** -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:05PM It’s called a conversation. -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:09PM You’re not conversing. You’re posting snarky replies and not addressing -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:14PM I’ve given straight up answers. -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:19PM Yeah such compelling stuff like “isn’t that life” or “you do you” or m -- AbsolutVT03 03/23/2020 11:22PM I explained where he was wrong. -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 11:26PM It’s actually not...but you do you. ** -- vthokieq 03/23/2020 10:38PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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