Current Events > I thought this was a hoax: Patient in their 30s dies after attending COVID party

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https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-patient-in-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party

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Like I feel really bad, but I also question why I feel really bad. Do people think the entire world shut down over American politics? I'm honestly flabbergasted that we reached this level.

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Crono99 posted...

Is the distrust of the media just so profound that people don't even believe the pandemic is real?

Sadly yes. There are a lot of people that lack basic common sense and critical thinking skills, but then you have a cut above the rest, like this guy in the story.

It always makes me laugh, yet kind of upset, when I watch those videos about people that go around asking bystanders basic questions or trivia about subjects like history or language that 99% of people in this country should know, especially if you had a K12 education and are a U.S. citizen. And they don't know any of the answers.

Stuff like "What does the 4th of July celebrate?" and they'll say "oh uh Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue".

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Crono99 posted...

Is the distrust of the media just so profound that people don't even believe the pandemic is real?

I think the devil-may-care attitude regarding the protests pretty much killed the chance of anyone taking it seriously.

Bryfang posted...

Keep in mind this isn't just a party she attended, this was a COVID Party

even if there's more stories of people getting sick and dying from attending such parties it's not going to change public opinion to discontinue activity's that increase chances of getting sick or worse.
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Sad thing is, people claim this story is fake for reasons such as the guy's name not being released or it not mentioning if he had any underlying health conditions. Wouldn't that be a HIPAA violation if the hospital gave that information out without the family's consent?

I'm sure some people here heard about another guy that died recently due to COVID 19 and he also thought it was a hoax and his name has been revealed(Richard Rose III). Now people are trolling and ripping him apart on his social media pages.

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Annihilated posted...

I think the devil-may-care attitude regarding the protests pretty much killed the chance of anyone taking it seriously.

At least they wore masks

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A lot of people don't care about things until it starts to affect them personally. I notice conservatives take that to the extreme

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After seeing how people were treating this shit during the reopening, Ive lost faith in American society and it was pretty low before hand. Looking at videos of people in my area( forget Florida and Texas, just in my area), its disturbing how few are taking this seriously.

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Bryfang posted...

Keep in mind this isn't just a party she attended, this was a COVID Party. The intention of the party was to catch COVID-19 on purpose:

Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

Idiots, the lot of them.

Annihilated posted...

I think the devil-may-care attitude regarding the protests pretty much killed the chance of anyone taking it seriously.

It's been told to you several times that the protestors wore masks.

It's amazing how your ilk has selective reading.

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I want to feel bad, but he thought it was a hoax. How stupid/naive do you have to be to attend a party where some guy has it, AND the goal is to get it

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If he was that stupid, it's a miracle he lived as long as he did. Hopefully he didn't have kids.

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Most people just go along with the idea that it is a hoax because they are selfish and would rather their life continue unaffected and take the small risk of death, which they cannot fathom actually happening to them, than possibly wear masks or not go to Applebee's for awhile. Americans are especially bad about this because they all believe good things happen to good people who deserve it and bad things happen to bad people who deserve it, which is how the well off justify the massive inequality, which is very obviously a tale they tell themselves just like the hoax people.

LeperMessiahXX posted...

Like I feel really bad, but I also question why I feel really bad. Do people think the entire world shut down over American politics? I'm honestly flabbergasted that we reached this level.

yes. I come from a very conservative town. They think the ENTIRE world is staging this to defeat trump.

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Crono99 posted...

Is the distrust of the media just so profound that people don't even believe the pandemic is real?

Its not that simple. There are plenty of people talking actual facts who are far from traditional media as can be.

Some people just think that if they believe absurd shit cause someone said it on fb or whatever platform and the majority are against it that it has to be true and subsequently they are more intelligent and clued in than anyone else outside of their idiotic little group.

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Annihilated posted...

I think the devil-may-care attitude regarding the protests pretty much killed the chance of anyone taking it seriously.

Yup. We were in a "quarantine" but then noone gave a fuck and went to the streets. In the 10s of thousands. The rules were broken that day and any integrity of a mandate

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Disrespector posted...

A lot of people don't care about things until it starts to affect them personally. I notice conservatives take that to the extreme

Because they don't give a fuck about anyone but themselves.

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GentlemanGamer posted...

Most people just go along with the idea that it is a hoax because they are selfish and would rather their life continue unaffected and take the small risk of death, which they cannot fathom actually happening to them, than possibly wear masks or not go to Applebee's for awhile. Americans are especially bad about this because they all believe good things happen to good people who deserve it and bad things happen to bad people who deserve it, which is how the well off justify the massive inequality, which is very obviously a tale they tell themselves just like the hoax people.

You also have people that have this nonchalant "If I get it, I get it" attitude. For one thing, even if someone catches it and survives, there's no telling what kind of long term damage it can do. And it's also one thing for people not to care what could possibility happen to them, but it takes a special kind of selfishness to not care about other people they may end up effecting and possibly killing due to such recklessness.

CanuckCowboy posted... Its not that simple. There are plenty of people talking actual facts who are far from traditional media as can be.

Some people just think that if they believe absurd shit cause someone said it on fb or whatever platform and the majority are against it that it has to be true and subsequently they are more intelligent and clued in than anyone else outside of their idiotic little group.

Another problem is that people take everything our "President" says as gospel. Like that poor girl in Florida that passed away after catching the virus, but not before her mother tried treating her with hydroxychloroquine. An idea that she most likely got from Trump.


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Cant find out very much about this guy, prior health, the party he attended, when said party was, how many were there, who else were infected or anything.


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Prismsblade posted...

Cant find out very much about this guy, prior health, the party he attended, when said party was, how many were there, who else were infected or anything.

KCJ5062 posted... Sad thing is, people claim this story is fake for reasons such as the guy's name not being released or it not mentioning if he had any underlying health conditions. Wouldn't that be a HIPAA violation if the hospital gave that information out without the family's consent?

I'm sure some people here heard about another guy that died recently due to COVID 19 and he also thought it was a hoax and his name has been revealed(Richard Rose III). Now people are trolling and ripping him apart on his social media pages.

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Blue_Dream87 posted...

At least they wore masks

CE before protests
"States are reopening too early because they don't care about human life."
"People who are getting haircuts care about human life."
"People who are going to the pool are doing it because they don't care about human life."
CE during protests
"Why are you worried about some stupid virus killing thousands of people when cops kill DOZENS every year? Guess you don't think black lives matter."
"Yeah some people may get sick or die but it's worth it."
"Also property can be rebuilt or repaired but HUMAN LIFE can't be replaced. Except for the ones who die of coronavirus."
CE after the protests
"States are reopening too early because they don't care about human life."
"People who are getting haircuts care about human life."
"People who are going to the pool are doing it because they don't care about human life."
"Why doesn't anyone take this pandemic seriously anymore??"
CE when cases spike after the protests
"Uhh well at least the protesters wore masks."

metralo posted...

yes. I come from a very conservative town. They think the ENTIRE world is staging this to defeat trump.

Why would a group with that much power stage something like this when it would be simpler to just kill him?

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Crono99 posted...

Is the distrust of the media just so profound that people don't even believe the pandemic is real?

It's not, though. The mortality rate of the virus is < 0.2% and the number of fatalities in the country is at the statistical norm.

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Dude, I posted here back in march about a friend getting invited to a Covid party...

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Fuparulez posted...

It's not, though. The mortality rate of the virus is < 0.2% and the number of fatalities in the country is at the statistical norm.

How can it both be not real and also a very typical outbreak? Really confused by this take

Annihilated posted...

"Uhh well at least the protesters wore masks."

This is objectively true though. Contact tracing has found little to no virus out breaks due to the protests. Meanwhile, churches, bars, Trump cult rallies, etc have boomed them. I know, I know. You feel like the protests accelerated the virus. However, facts don't care about your feelings, you degenerate cultist.

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Got 'em.

KCJ5062 posted...

Sad thing is, people claim this story is fake for reasons such as the guy's name not being released or it not mentioning if he had any underlying health conditions. Wouldn't that be a HIPAA violation if the hospital gave that information out without the family's consent?

Asking basic questions and claiming a storys fake arent one in the same.

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lmao, do people think all BLM protestors wore mask?

The LA public health director (and eventually mayor) announced otherwise; that the spike in LA is in part from BLM protests.

Prismsblade posted...

Asking basic questions and claiming a storys fake arent one in the same.

I wasn't saying that you were. If that's what you got from my post.

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Crono99 posted...

Is the distrust of the media just so profound that people don't even believe the pandemic is real?

This is pretty much the reason why I believe many Texans arent taking the mask mandate seriously: they think the government is trying to manipulate them to give up their freedoms

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KCJ5062 posted...

I wasn't saying that you were. If that's what you got from my post.

Then what was the point of it?

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Prismsblade posted...

Then what was the point of it?

Did you read the last sentence of the part that you quoted?

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"Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not,'" Appleby said.

Yeah, that did not happen.

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KCJ5062 posted...

And it's also one thing for people not to care what could possibility happen to them, but it takes a special kind of selfishness to not care about other people they may end up effecting and possibly killing due to such recklessness.

That's an interesting outlook. I would expect people to care about family/friends, but I would not expect them to show the same concern for others due to the lack of close ties.
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deupd_u posted...

"Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not,'" Appleby said.

Yeah, that did not happen.

She's the chief medical officer of the hospital. I think she'd have more credibility than those looking for reasons to downplay the seriousness of the virus.

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KCJ5062 posted...

She's the chief medical officer of the hospital. I think she'd have more credibility than those looking for reasons to downplay the seriousness of the virus.

So it stands to reason she would make more money by scaring more people into thinking they are sick and going to her hospital for testing!

/s

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SamWincester posted...

That's an interesting outlook. I would expect people to care about family/friends, but I would not expect them to show the same concern for others due to the lack of close ties.

Does Sam Winchester need close ties to every potential victim of the monsters he hunts?

GentlemanGamer posted...

SamWincester posted...

That's an interesting outlook. I would expect people to care about family/friends, but I would not expect them to show the same concern for others due to the lack of close ties.

Does Sam Winchester need close ties to every potential victim of the monsters he hunts?

Only need ties to Dean and Cas
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Interesting.

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Annihilated posted...

CE before protests
"States are reopening too early because they don't care about human life."
"People who are getting haircuts care about human life."
"People who are going to the pool are doing it because they don't care about human life."
CE during protests
"Why are you worried about some stupid virus killing thousands of people when cops kill DOZENS every year? Guess you don't think black lives matter."
"Yeah some people may get sick or die but it's worth it."
"Also property can be rebuilt or repaired but HUMAN LIFE can't be replaced. Except for the ones who die of coronavirus."
CE after the protests
"States are reopening too early because they don't care about human life."
"People who are getting haircuts care about human life."
"People who are going to the pool are doing it because they don't care about human life."
"Why doesn't anyone take this pandemic seriously anymore??"
CE when cases spike after the protests
"Uhh well at least the protesters wore masks."

Cite the sources that say protests spiked covid.

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Guide posted...

Cite the sources that say protests spiked covid.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has admitted recent protests and mass demonstrations have led to a spike in coronavirus cases in the city.
Garcetti revealed during a press conference on Wednesday that LA County health officials believe some of the new COVID-19 cases may have come from large groups of people gathering at rallies.
'I talked again with [Director of Public Health] Dr Barbara Ferrer about that this morning. She does think some of the spread did come from our protests,' the mayor told reporters.
'It's not the act of protesting - that's a great and American thing to do no matter what your opinion is but protesting without maintaining physical distancing, without wearing your mask, without having sanitizer - we just have to be smart.'
Garcetti had been asked if there was a link between the new cases and protests after the city - and most parts of California - saw a sharp spike in infections in the last two weeks.
The mayor noted that it was likely some people were not being conscious of the health risks nor were they taking proper precautions while going out to protest.
'Whether you're at a protest or at your home, whether in your workplace or whether you're out shopping, these rules don't change,' he added.
'We do believe there is a connection, we don't believe that everybody has been doing this safely and wherever you can, please stay at home.'
Garcetti's comments came after he had said there was no evidence to support cases were emerging from protests during a press conference on Monday.

LA County public health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer
Its highly likely, given the increased numbers that were seeing that some of this is in fact people who may have been in a crowded situation at one of the protests where there was spread, she said.

Ok youre 90% there
now cite the source

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I definitely dont think Coronvirus a joke. I seemed to be the only one taking it seriously from the beginning but i cant help but feel suspiscious of these stories.

like surely ppl dont do dumbass shit like that. I get believing its a hoax but to do a cornavirus party and have a known infected person there? REally?

Guide posted...

Cite the sources that say protests spiked covid.

Source: common sense.

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Remember health experts said that protests were not a risk for covid19. Its only a risk if the protests were against stay at home orders

toyota posted...

Remember health experts said that protests were not a risk for covid19. Its only a risk if the protests were against stay at home orders

The far-left sits right outside of intelligence and rational thought.

Identity politics are fine. Supporting small businesses and the right to work - not okay. Marxists can get behind that.

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