devlman Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, Neb00rs said: Yeah, this. The precautions being taken to the slow the spread of the virus do just that: slow it - not stop it. Slowing the virus' spread will lower the toll on the overloaded healthcare system and thus allow medical workers to meet the demand for care. While there is no approved treatment for the virus, the ability of hospitals to manage the symptoms of high-risk patients (the elderly and those with certain preexisting conditions) could mean saving the lives of many of those people. If everyone gets sick at the same time, doctors and nurses simply won't be able to provide sufficient care and such could mean a catastrophe. That said, the virus will in all likelihood, end up infecting tens to hundreds of millions of people in this country by some point, no matter the precautions we take. Why isn’t this precaution taken whenever a bad flu strain is about? Is there data that the covid infection rate is higher than that of the flu? Is the hospitalization rate higher than that of the flu? The mortality rate floated about is likely overstated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBreeze Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/nhl-set-to-suspend-season-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, devlman said: Why isn’t this precaution taken whenever a bad flu strain is about? Is there data that the covid infection rate is higher than that of the flu? Is the hospitalization rate higher than that of the flu? The mortality rate floated about is likely overstated. There are flu vaccines, we don't have that for this currently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: yeah but to be fair you're a cheat code You, on the other hand, I think I like more and more every day. 1 minute ago, Satans Hockey said: There are flu vaccines, we don't have that for this currently. Yeah, and 30,000 people die from it DESPITE a vaccine being available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Yeah, and 30,000 people die from it DESPITE a vaccine being available. The hospitals aren't overwhelmed like they would be with a brand new virus, that's the biggest difference. Look at the chart on the previous page. Having large events that are strictly for entertainment with thousands of people increases the odds of spreading the virus to the point that the hospitals will end up not having enough staff or beds for people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 And it's official... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Chet Hanks (son of Tom) posted a video and said that he spoke to his parents in Australia and that they're apparently doing fine. Supposedly they only feel somewhat sick, on par with how you'd feel with the common cold or perhaps the regular flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 12 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: The hospitals aren't overwhelmed like they would be with a brand new virus, that's the biggest difference. Look at the chart on the previous page. Having large events that are strictly for entertainment with thousands of people increases the odds of spreading the virus to the point that the hospitals will end up not having enough staff or beds for people. It’s a good drawing. If there’s any truth behind it that will be bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Apart of the fact that it's not a "regular flu" (i will enter this debate.. it's pointless) there is no reason not to do anything possible to avoid putting life of old people and people with severe conditions on the line because of sport events or all that. Let's be serious and responsable... Let's have less activities for few weeks and that will fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pumpkin cutter Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Time for jack to start drinking a gallon of milk a day and feasting on steak. Bulk up baby jack! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Nascar running their races in Atlanta this weekend with no fans allowed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, moustic said: Apart of the fact that it's not a "regular flu" (i will enter this debate.. it's pointless) there is no reason not to do anything possible to avoid putting life of old people and people with severe conditions on the line because of sport events or all that. Let's be serious and responsable... Let's have less activities for few weeks and that will fine. That makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Nascar running their races in Atlanta this weekend with no fans allowed... Budweiser stock plummets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, EdgeControl said: Budweiser & Skoal stocks plummet Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, NJDfan1711 said: Fixed. Nah, the military is still operational, dip companies will be fine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 All Broadway shows are canceled until April 12th now as well and no gatherings larger than 500 people in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 At least our offseason won’t be painfully long if the season somehow resumes and games are played into July. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, devlman said: Why isn’t this precaution taken whenever a bad flu strain is about? Is there data that the covid infection rate is higher than that of the flu? Is the hospitalization rate higher than that of the flu? The mortality rate floated about is likely overstated. Because we've tacitly accepted that doing so is bad for business. Many people also choose not to get the flu shot even when they have affordable access to it. This in itself costs many people their lives - but because any given death can't be traced back to a single individual, no one bears the weight of guilt. If there was more social pressure to get the vaccine and stay home when you have the flu, less people would die. I want to be really careful when speaking about the current Coronavirus strain (SARS-CoV-2), because there's so little we know about it yet. We don't even know for sure how it will respond to warmer temperatures. The studies on it are just beginning and what's out there often isn't peer reviewed or includes small or problematic samples. Given that we have no idea about just how bad this virus is or what its mutations will look like, its extra important that we slow it down. One [non-peer reviewed] paper I read did seem to suggest that healthy young/middle aged people probably become much less infectious (or not contagious at all) after about 10 days or so (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.05.20030502v1.full.pdf). If that's true, then the two-week quarantines that have been so widely recommended (or in some countries mandated) may just go a long way in slowing the spread of the virus. There was a very small sample size in that study though. Edited March 12, 2020 by Neb00rs 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, SterioDesign said: man if we win tonight and that they somehow just go with an average points per game for the final standings for the draft that might not be good for us cause we have a few games in hands and could jump a few positions. I'd really like to be at least top 5 I think we'd be locked in at 6, ppg is listed on tankathon...were identical to buffalo and they have 1 more win... we wouldn't have the chance to up-close to the kings and pass them for 5th. It's up to the lottery balls now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Expected but this means the AEW show at Prudential is canceled as well... Edited March 12, 2020 by Satans Hockey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Expected but this means the AEW show at Prudential is canceled as well... Vince McMahon must be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: Vince McMahon must be happy. Well he'll probably be forced to cancel his shows too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Just now, '7' said: Well he'll probably be forced to cancel his shows too True but we all know how spiteful that guy is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 28 minutes ago, EdgeControl said: I think we'd be locked in at 6, ppg is listed on tankathon...were identical to buffalo and they have 1 more win... we wouldn't have the chance to up-close to the kings and pass them for 5th. It's up to the lottery balls now.. yeah lets just hope nobody past us wins the lottery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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