Rumours and Stuff

[Bandwagon]

As long as they're old farts, is all that matters.

Here's the thing though, mortality rates are higher among the aged, but that doesn't mean it isn't serious for the young. There's a good chunk that'll die without treatment, and for many of those that'll mean being on a ventilator, try fitting 150000 people who need a ventilator for between 2 and 6 weeks into a time frame that allows for the fact we only have a few thousand of them.

Who decides who turns off your breathing in favour of some other merkin?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Here's the thing though, mortality rates are higher among the aged, but that doesn't mean it isn't serious for the young. There's a good chunk that'll die without treatment, and for many of those that'll mean being on a ventilator, try fitting 150000 people who need a ventilator for between 2 and 6 weeks into a time frame that allows for the fact we only have a few thousand of them.

Who decides who turns off your breathing in favour of some other merkin?

I'll do it.

 

[Bandwagon]

That isn’t what I was saying. Herd immunity is a combination thing. The more people who are individually immune, whether vaccine or recovery, makes the overall herd less susceptible whether an individual is immune or not. The trick is to match it to resources as best as possible to not end up with bubonic plague type shit

There is no vaccine though?

So at the moment what we have is recovery.

Vaccines take time to test before they come to market, normally like 6 - 18 months, they'll rush this along when they think they have one, but still thay have to make sure the damn thing works before they pour the resources into distributing it.

 

[Incorrect]

There is no vaccine though?

So at the moment what we have is recovery.

Vaccines take time to test before they come to market, normally like 6 - 18 months, they'll rush this along when they think they have one, but still thay have to make sure the damn thing works before they pour the resources into distributing it.

And when they do have a vaccine all of those panic buying merkins will be lining up asking to get the injection 20 or 30 times on the spot just so they can hoard it!!

 

[84 Baby]

There is no vaccine though?

So at the moment what we have is recovery.

Vaccines take time to test before they come to market, normally like 6 - 18 months, they'll rush this along when they think they have one, but still thay have to make sure the damn thing works before they pour the resources into distributing it.

The alternative is hiding and hoping it passes while the economy tanks and there’s a strain on other society resources. It’s a balance

 

[Bandwagon]

The alternative is hiding and hoping it passes while the economy tanks and there’s a strain on other society resources. It’s a balance

No, there is more than one alternative.

The economy's gonna suffer regardless, the concentration should be upon whatever is required to stop people dying.

The dead don't give two f**ks about the economy.

 

[hindy111]

Can we talk about it in the Corona thread. I am sick of hearing about it

 

[Gary Gutful]

Anyone got any juicy rumours? The juicier the better.

 

[Bazal]

Anyone got any juicy rumours? The juicier the better.

Boost Juice may or not be using wintermelon instead of pineapple

 

[T-Boon]

Anyone got any juicy rumours? The juicier the better.

Semi Radradra is coming back to play in the NRL for Parra because its on.

 

[hineyrulz]

Anyone got any juicy rumours? The juicier the better.

I had steak for dinner.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I had steak for dinner.

So did I. With roast spuds, carrots and steamed broccoli. And a Groganzola sauce.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The media got the exact government they wanted.

Must be why they're so hostile

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

So did I. With roast spuds, carrots and steamed broccoli. And a Groganzola sauce.

Me too. But I left out the zola.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That isn’t what I was saying. Herd immunity is a combination thing. The more people who are individually immune, whether vaccine or recovery, makes the overall herd less susceptible whether an individual is immune or not. The trick is to match it to resources as best as possible to not end up with bubonic plague type shit

I don't think bubonic plague was spread from person to person. Wasn't it spread by fleas?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Who decides who turns off your breathing in favour of some other merkin?

Can we volunteer for this job?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No, there is more than one alternative.

The economy's gonna suffer regardless, the concentration should be upon whatever is required to stop people dying.

The dead don't give two f**ks about the economy.

They're not the merkins who have to worry about it.

 

[Bazal]

I don't think bubonic plague was spread from person to person. Wasn't it spread by fleas?

I thought it was spread by watching Ben Roberts play football

 

[Avenger]

Should we go after David Fafita? He would command about $1.2m a season.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Should we go after David Fafita? He would command about $1.2m a season.

Which one?