Poll of the Day > How much longer do this think this Coronavirus thing is gonna last?

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One of my housemates thinks everything is going back to normal next week lmao

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As long as Vic Mignogna remains out of jail.
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I think the threat has already passed but the news outlets are still inciting panic over it.

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Tuesday, May 37th 2020 at 11am

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Itll probably be something we deal with alongside the flu for many years or decades to come with how contagious it seems to be

as for the stay at home measures I think a lot will depend on what happens in the fall. If it comes back in a big way then weve got some tough decisions to make as a society

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Georgia hasnt had any significant change in numbers per day since their slow re-open (they had a horrible Monday)

Ohio & South Carolina are about the same

Colorado's made some progress thou

States with higher populations need to keep their eye on how Texas will do over the next week or so

Then one of three things will happen
1. Other states will adopt successfully reopened states measures and their phase plans will move forward

2. Reopened states will have the same numbers as they did before loosening restrictions which will lead to the continuation of demanding freedom vs staying at home

3. The reopened states fail, numbers increase and those states that were cautious about reopening too soon will remain in lockdown

Tl;dr - Its up to individual states, their policies and whether they can "flatten the curve" before moving forward

Edit - Yeah, it'll probably continue to be a thing until a vaccine is made

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JixHedgehog posted...

Georgia hasnt had any significant change in numbers per day since their slow re-open (they had a horrible Monday)

itll be a few weeks before we can know for sure if they made the right call or not

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Housematel actually makes more sense, really.

As long as Im still able to pay bills Idc how long it lasts.

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Mead posted...

itll be a few weeks before we can know for sure if they made the right call or not

Yep yep, it's already been a week too

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Things are going to start opening up in the next month or two, but social distancing will probably continue until at least fall if not sometime next year.

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Revelation34 posted...

As long as Vic Mignogna remains out of jail.

That is still a thing?

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

That is still a thing?

Yes.
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It will last until all the stupid people die which will take a while since any one of them is a health risk.

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

That is still a thing?

its not

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Smarkil posted...

its not

It actually is.
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I think it's here to stay because bad things will always happen and never go away while goods will never happen. If they happen, then it's too good to be true, and will be gone right away and replaced with something much worse.

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It last for as long as the tenth person above mes life

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Blighboy posted...

Things are going to start opening up in the next month or two, but social distancing will probably continue until at least fall if not sometime next year.

hahaha... no

America up to 1 million cases and accelerating. You need at least 2 more months of lockdown before the slow open.

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According to the Governor, next Tuesday.

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Revelation34 posted...

Yes.

Smarkil posted...

its not

Revelation34 posted...

It actually is.

How nice and consistent, but that is how this thing has always been...

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Lokarin posted...

America up to 1 million cases and accelerating. You need at least 2 more months of lockdown before the slow open.

But I think some places are already opening up...
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Don't take Lokarin seriously, he's been actively trying to collapse America for ages.

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Stores are gradually reopening in my city. I guess by July most things will be open again. The hospitality trade however is probably going to be one of the last things that open sadly.

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Lokarin posted...

hahaha... no

America up to 1 million cases and accelerating. You need at least 2 more months of lockdown before the slow open.

Phase 1 can start in a handful of states within a week or so.

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Its busier than it is at Christmas around here I'm ready for this farce to end.

LinkPizza posted...

But I think some places are already opening up...

It's all a factor of population density - now that there is reliable testing and various ins'n'outs are known there's no problem with rural areas opening.

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Justin2Krelian posted...

Phase 1 can start in a handful of states within a week or so.

Those that are are not even following the federal guidelines for when to reopen

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/guidelines-call-14-day-drop-cases-reopen-no-state-has-n1194191

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I heard that a vaccine could take like 18 months to get started and 10 years for approval.

Just think you'd be like 10 years older when you can start living like a decent civilized person again.

But it's all nonsense.

I mean hell they haven't even figured out how to stop people from getting all the other flu symptoms.

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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

I heard that a vaccine could take like 18 months to get started and 10 years for approval.

it could potentially take 18 months to develop a safe vaccine but after that the only delay will be production

theyre already doing clinical trials which is the most time consuming aspect of the whole process

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Mead posted...

it could potentially take 18 months to develop a safe vaccine but after that the only delay will be production

theyre already doing clinical trials which is the most time consuming aspect of the whole process

There is another factor,... if it spread too far and mutates then the vaccine will be rendered ineffective every few generations, like the regular flu. Sure new vaccine variants will be developed (like the flu shot), but a permanent solution will no longer be available. (like Small Pox)

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As I understand, a number of vaccine candidates are aiming to be easily modifiable to adapt to new strains in the future, operating under the presumption that coronaviral infections will continue to be a major problem moving forward. That should in theory, make coming up with one for the current SARS of the month about as easy as it is to come up with each year's new flu shot.

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adjl posted...

As I understand, a number of vaccine candidates are aiming to be easily modifiable to adapt to new strains in the future, operating under the presumption that coronaviral infections will continue to be a major problem moving forward. That should in theory, make coming up with one for the current SARS of the month about as easy as it is to come up with each year's new flu shot.

Awesome. I'm behind on the techie stuff so when I assert something it's only from my ancient sources

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Lokarin posted...

There is another factor,... if it spread too far and mutates then the vaccine will be rendered ineffective every few generations, like the regular flu. Sure new vaccine variants will be developed (like the flu shot), but a permanent solution will no longer be available. (like Small Pox)

yep that could happen no matter what, it depends on if the virus mutates as frequently as the flu does

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Mead posted...

yep that could happen no matter what, it depends on if the virus mutates as frequently as the flu does

It obviously will.

Like I mean the country can't get locked down 3 or 4 months out of the year every year from now on when it shows peaks.

It's just gonna become a thing we have to live and maybe die with.


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It will continue to be thing for the indefinite future but we will be able to relax countermeasures when a vaccine is developed. Until then, expect changes and disruptions to the pre-pandemic routine.

Hopefully, Gilead's Remdesivir establishes a good standard of care for those that suffer severe respiratory illness due to COVID..

PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

It obviously will.

That isnt obvious at all. Its unknown.

There are many diseases that have been greatly reduced or eradicated outright due to vaccination.

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

How nice and consistent, but that is how this thing has always been...

I only made that post to shitpost towards PK anyway since he always bashes him for no reason in non Vic threads anyway.
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Since when do I make a habit of talking about Vic even in the majority of Vic threads lol? I havent even thought about that geezer in months

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Okay, looking back 2 weeks to the States that took the first steps of reopening

Georgia have done horribly with more per day cases, Ohio and S.Carolina are about the same while Colorado have about halved the number of new cases per day

Whatever Colorado is doing, keep it up

New York and New Jersey are doing so much better also... and unfortunately Illinois missed the memo on the virus as they're about to be the new US hot spot

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JixHedgehog posted...

and unfortunately Illinois missed the memo on the virus as they're about to be the new US hot spot

Shit my sister lives in Illinois, and if they get hit like that Indiana isn't going to do any better.

It will be like it was in March for basically the next several months.

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I think it's gonna stick around but not talked about for up to about a year

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Revelation34 posted...

As long as Vic Mignogna remains out of jail.

I don't know what the hell your problem is with Vic Mignogna is but he gave the world Star Trek: Continues so fuck the right off.

JixHedgehog posted...

Georgia hasnt had any significant change in numbers per day since their slow re-open (they had a horrible Monday)

TWO WEEKS. It takes TWO WEEKS to see any Symptoms.

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Judgmenl posted...

I don't know what the hell your problem is with Vic Mignogna is but he gave the world Star Trek: Continues so fuck the right off.

Read the rest of the thread.
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Two month minimum according to the UK btw.
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Judgmenl posted...

TWO WEEKS. It takes TWO WEEKS to see any Symptoms.

It's been 2 weeks for Georgia

They're not completely at fault thou, turns out a whole bunch of out of staters flocked to Georgia within the first week of their reopening (according to phone location data)

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JixHedgehog posted...

It's been 2 weeks for Georgia

No it's been 2 weeks for nail salons, bowling alleys and barber shops. If I recall correctly, Friday will mark one week for restaurants but most still arent opening their dining rooms anyway. Also, even though a lot of these businesses are open I dont think there will be a huge spike in because most people are still staying away from them.

This lockdown is dumb and pointless though because people are still allowed to fly internationally and giant corporate stores like Walmart are open and are more than likely where most folks get it

July, probably not fully gone for over a year though.

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Until people get tired of hearing about it and we end up relying on herd immunity to deal with it. Probably a year

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I think the threat has already passed but the news outlets are still inciting panic over it.

you're even dumber than i pretend to be

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