Originally Posted by Buck Rogers (Post 3141788)

And there used to be a thread that was dedicated to masks...CDC...and politics. Until it got locked. I personally thought it corralled these types of discussions pretty well

Of course JMHO....and those topics are airline related...again JMHO

Originally Posted by Jaww (Post 3141804)

The politics thread was apparently not political enough and focused on company business. That’s why it was locked. Next time keep the politics at the forefront.

Originally Posted by theUpsideDown (Post 3141829)

Source that. You're wrong!

Lol.

Originally Posted by theUpsideDown (Post 3141829)

Source that. You're wrong!

Lol.

Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine (Post 3141758)

Why do people think this is possible? How does a 65 year old go to the grocery store safely? How does a 50 year old at risk teacher go to school? How does a young low risk nurse at a senior citizens home avoid interacting with the residents? You cannot identify all vulnerable people and completely isolate them from society. The only way to slow the spread and minimize deaths is to reduce human interaction as much as possible. Allowing low risk individuals to go about their lives as if COVID isn't a thing will just make it spread faster which WILL cause the high risk people to catch it.

Originally Posted by block30 (Post 3141078)

I let the doctor go quickly so I didn't waste all his time...he didnt weigh in on airline flying much, but his family are a bunch of airline pilots, so I think he is rooting for industry. He made mention of giving space, high volume airflow in airliners, and that wearing masks helps. He said dont go into bars or crowded areas. If I had more time I would have liked to hear his thoughts on Delta's spacing and caps and how effective our method is.

I think if the airlines and particularly Delta in our case were a real covid vector the media would have been all over that like stink on crap, but they haven't. Which leads me to believe something about the airlines is working. Or possibly a combination of some things (plural on "things").

And yes I think we generally need to get on with life if we are young and healthy. The second third and fourth order consequences are too great.

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Originally Posted by SaveFerris (Post 3142063)

The whole “flattening the curve” was never going to prevent people from getting the virus. It was meant to spread that out over time. Look at the chart. As the vertical line is flattened the horizontal line is spread out over a longer period of time. Sweden allowed the virus to do what it was inevitably going to do and they are open with no masks and some social distancing.

The US seems to have totally failed to understand that people are going to get the virus no matter what. This lack of understanding causes panic and a totally irrational response by our leaders when a state reports for example 700 cases and 3 deaths in one day. People for some reason had this expectation that since we locked down the virus would go away. They are totally surprised when the lockdowns end and people get the virus. It’s so comical (in a sad way).

Originally Posted by BobZ (Post 3142128)

This is why effective therapeutics that can abort critical reaction to the virus are a winning solution.

Even when a vaccine arrives there are still gonna be infections as its not likely to be 100% effective. Specially in the unvaccinated. Lol.

The potus case may have provided data on at least one or maybe a few that will be effective in combination.

Originally Posted by D B Cooper (Post 3142143)

Very true. Just be careful what you text at 2 am, potential side effects.