Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[bennymac]

[beer30]

Hahaha, your kidding, right dude?! 🤣🤣🤣

Has this video from this doctor been shown here yet? Feel free to debunk, critique, and discuss. Perhaps vape smoke =/= normal breath, but would like to hear thoughts on it. Some of it seemed to make sense, ie anything with an exhalation valve is just plain silly.



He also linked these:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/934837
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1274_article
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

[XXX-er]

Um, people have killed other people for not worshiping the "correct" invisible, sky fairy ...

I think the idea was to kill them all and let God sort it out

[Not DJSapp]

Has this video from this doctor been shown here yet? Feel free to debunk, critique, and discuss. Perhaps vape smoke =/= normal breath, but would like to hear thoughts on it. Some of it seemed to make sense, ie anything with an exhalation valve is just plain silly.



He also linked these:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/934837
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1274_article
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article

Herr Docktor misses the point. Masks reduce how far shit sprays, it doesn't stop it. Notice how he didn't vape and blow a cloud across the room without a mask on? That's the difference.

[MontuckyFried]

Herr Docktor misses the point. Masks reduce how far shit sprays, it doesn't stop it. Notice how he didn't vape and blow a cloud across the room without a mask on? That's the difference.

Best explanation I've heard thus far. Funny video. Thanks. Funny how in the whole debate it's been such binary views when the truth lied somewhere in the middle.

[MontuckyFried]

We never discussed the vid because we mostly avoid the bullshit that you seem to be attracted to. I have you on ignore. Here's an neat idea for you to stop looking like an idiot. Before posting your dumbass links, do some homework on Google using the key word Bullshit or Scam in your search phrase.

Hilarious how you've repeatedly stated you have me on "ignore" (like I'd take offense to that or something ) yet somehow keep responding to numerous posts of mine. Hmmmm..... It's almost as if you never truly put me on ignore to begin with. Also, being a free country and all, you're totally free to just scroll on by. I don't GAF. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bennymac]

Best explanation I've heard thus far. Funny video. Thanks. Funny how in the whole debate it's been such binary views when the truth lied somewhere in the middle.

can you show us where experts said masks stop covid spread out from the wearer 100% - or prevent the inhalation of covid 100% (since you are claiming that, in the whole debate, there have been such strong binary views)

[bobz]

State revises mask mandate for outdoor athletics after Summit HS runner collapses at finish line

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Maggie Williams, a junior on the Summit High School track team, broke a school record in the 800-meter last Thursday. Her moment of glory has been somewhat overshadowed a by moment of concern – Williams passed out as she stumbled her way across the finish line. She and her coach say the mask is to blame, and now the Oregon Health Authority is updating its guidelines.

Williams ran the 800-meter race in 2:08:45, which beat the previous school record of 2:10:54 set in 2019.

Fucks sake.

One, if you can't let kids run race-pace without wearing masks, don't hold a track meet. (I helped out with timing yesterday at a middle school track meet, as it turns out; kids wore masks except while racing.)

Two, actually kind of impressive that, even running at a 4:20 or so /mile pace, masking makes only a marginal difference in one's aerobic performance. Given that it almost goes without saying that it should make some difference.

And three, someone red-lining for two minutes at 95% of v02max is of zero experiential relevance to any of the dumb schlubs who would think this story supports the anti-masking cause.

[TBS]

So I just had eye-opening experience about Covid testing.

I was waiting in our local Urgent Care clinic (see Gimp Central - Flexor Tendon Rupture) when a lady came in. Said one of her co-workers had tested positive and she & her three roommates were told to go to this clinic for testing. The other three were in the car

Receptionist tells her that her copay will be $75 because she's out of network. And same with the others (except as noted below). She has to go back to the car to get her wallet. Comes back and sez she doesn't have the money but can she write a post-dated check.

Answer is No

She sez one of her three roommates is on our state Medicaid and the other two don't have insurance.

Receptionist sez the uninsured price of a Covid test is $500.

So they all left without a test. Doubt they are gonna get one either.

Next person in line also needs a test but his insurance is recognized by the clinic so copay is $20
He sez "I thought these tests were free."

Receptionist sez "that's the misconception. What happens is your insurance company gets paid by the fed government for reimbursement. You are still out the copay though". No mention of how to get reimbursed if uninsured.

How many things wrong can you find in this picture?

[Yonder_River]

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I understand the sentiment here but I was just in an airport a couple weeks ago and no one was spaced like that in any of the lines and I doubt they are in most airports. Another exaggerated right wing meme to make a complaint against any attempt at keep cases lower.

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[Meadow Skipper]

So I just had eye-opening experience about Covid testing.
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How many things wrong can you find in this picture?

I can narrow it down to one thing - private sector domination of health care in the US.

[Mofro261]

1. Going to Urgent Care for...anything urgent.

Unless you are a Foreigner.

[Benny Profane]

X

[TBS]

I can narrow it down to one thing - private sector domination of health care in the US.

I was thinking "It cost a lot to be poor in America"

[LongShortLong]

well.......
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Perhaps we shouldn't be crowding on to planes during a pandemic. Perhaps we should shut down travel to limit the spread of variants.

Been wearing mask outdoors since February. Will continue until cases are again very low. It's the cheapest, easiest partial solution that many are too dumb to recognize. And it'll lower your track time by 3 seconds - so much for all those oxygen limitation arguments.

[bennymac]

" If it's not 100% perfect we shouldn't do it at all! " - internet geniuses everywhere

[abraham]

" If it's not 100% perfect we shouldn't do it at all!* " - internet geniuses everywhere

* Unless it's hydroxychloroquine, less than deadly doses of bleach, exercise, or a better diet. Only as seen in Japan of course.

[jono]

And it'll lower your track time by 3 seconds - so much for all those oxygen limitation arguments.

I just hope that doesn't turn out to be her all-time PR. That could haunt a person.

[PB]

X

Source?
I need more details on the second graph.

[Benny Profane]

NYT

How Covid Upended a Century of Patterns in U.S. Deaths https://nyti.ms/3sLyGXw

[bennymac]

* Unless it's hydroxychloroquine, less than deadly doses of bleach, exercise, or a better diet. Only as seen in Japan of course.

Is there solid evidence that hydroxychloroquine has benefit in covid patients? Lots of people screaming it’s a cure to the whole pandemic that is being ignored. The president says he took it along with antibiotics and he beat covid (using dead baby science but we don’t talk about that part)

What is a “less that deadly dose of bleach”?

[jono]

Is there solid evidence that hydroxychloroquine has benefit in covid patients? Lots of people screaming it’s a cure to the whole pandemic that is being ignored. The president says he took it along with antibiotics and he beat covid (using dead baby science but we don’t talk about that part)

What is a “less that deadly dose of bleach”?

I'd like to welcome you to 2021...whatever it takes. Here in the future we try not to dwell on the past. But to your first question, no. Just the opposite.

[bennymac]

I'd like to welcome you to 2021...whatever it takes. Here in the future we try not to dwell on the past. But to your first question, no. Just the opposite.

I hope you can see I'm responding to Abraham and not actually myself wondering why we are ignoring the "cure" that is hydroxychloroquine

[jono]

Yes, but his sarcasm was pretty clear, too. Sarcasm escape velocity?

[bennymac]

Sarcasmception?

I wasn't sure he was being sarcastic - I'll chug a beer and take a full lap.