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JustFiveMoreMinutes

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36. Since I grew up in Alabama, I tried using U of A football stadium capacity...
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 06:45 PM
Nov 2020

I believe it's around 102,000...

I asked on Facebook, if you KNEW 1020 would die sometime during the game...
would you chance attending?

k&r for visibility. n/t Laelth Nov 2020 #1
KnR Hekate Nov 2020 #2
K&R!!!! diva77 Nov 2020 #3
Excellent post, but people who are OK with "1% will die" are already lost to us. Girard442 Nov 2020 #4
That's true sometimes Rebl2 Nov 2020 #26
then there's people Locrian Nov 2020 #106
Excellent! Thanks! nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #5
This guy has the right way to look at this complex problem Shermann Nov 2020 #6
Is 1% Even The Right Number? ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #13
There's a significant problem with the mortality rate. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2020 #24
I Get That ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #53
I'm sorry, I thought it was exactly the point you were making. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2020 #75
Reboot! ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #76
I may or may not have had a glass of wine in my hand ... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2020 #108
I Don't Have That Excuse! ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #115
Johns Hopkins says 2%. albacore Nov 2020 #55
That's probably the Case Fatality Rate. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #73
Right now... the "excess deaths" tell us a lot. Over 300,000. Those people died of SOMEthing! nt albacore Dec 2020 #121
Yes, current estimates don't account for either Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #122
CNN was bandying about an 8X multiplier last week Shermann Nov 2020 #67
It's a harrowing message for those that will hear it. Dagstead Bumwood Nov 2020 #7
'paltry' - 'almost nothing' acc to the Trump family. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #30
'paltry' - 'almost nothing' acc to the Trump family. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #33
Damn, thought I had started a real reply chain, there. Dagstead Bumwood Nov 2020 #34
yup Skittles Nov 2020 #8
Do 100% of people get infected? DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #9
there's no way of knowing... stillcool Nov 2020 #11
That is true, it's why DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #12
you had to go and remind me... stillcool Nov 2020 #20
'any number' - decrease testing and we get better numbers keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #38
No, but the "herd immunity" folks who want no mitigation efforts... thesquanderer Nov 2020 #18
Not against mitigation, DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #21
If the facts scare you, sorry. paleotn Nov 2020 #39
What unlikely scenarios are you citing? NickB79 Nov 2020 #85
Explaining what happens if we do nothing kcr Nov 2020 #116
And there is no proof yet Mr.Bill Nov 2020 #35
With no preventive measure, the percent exposed to COVID would likely be very high Martin Eden Nov 2020 #32
Flu vaccine. paleotn Nov 2020 #37
40 to 50M Americans getting flu each year PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #45
True. Hard to tell exactly how many get the flu each year. paleotn Nov 2020 #58
Last estimate I heard was from Angela Merkel. roamer65 Nov 2020 #62
well, if you put it that way stillcool Nov 2020 #10
+1. I feel like the "lifelong health complications" aspect can't be stated enough. meadowlander Nov 2020 #14
Yup. There's news reports of people getting lung transplants after Covid-19 destroyed their lungs. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #54
I will give you a list of what I am left with post Covid as I want people to know how serious this JCMach1 Nov 2020 #15
I'm so sorry birdographer Nov 2020 #22
OMFG. How horrible. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #57
How horrible MustLoveBeagles Nov 2020 #61
JCMach1... roamer65 Nov 2020 #65
I am recovering, but some things will likely be permanent JCMach1 Nov 2020 #79
I'd like to copy and post your post, if you are ok with this. alfredo Nov 2020 #113
Feel free to copy... You can JCMach1 Nov 2020 #117
Thanks alfredo Dec 2020 #120
Just focusing on the mortality rate... paleotn Nov 2020 #16
Author of this viral post is Franklin Veaux, he has updated and added to his original answer. cayugafalls Nov 2020 #17
It's been updated. Here's a link though I'm sure there are other channels mahina Nov 2020 #19
Economic contraction already forecast by some YouTube gurus bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #23
Could be the worst year for retail on record. paleotn Nov 2020 #40
Wreckless toxic bravado lambchopp59 Nov 2020 #25
Reckless, for sure. nt Wednesdays Nov 2020 #111
I hate the greedy selfish simplistic bs from the right wing JI7 Nov 2020 #27
They don't believe it themselves, I'd think. NT Aussie105 Nov 2020 #42
The stress on hospitals affects people with other medical conditions JI7 Nov 2020 #28
Exactly. Chellee Nov 2020 #77
Very good information! Thank you! liberalla Nov 2020 #29
Not to mention . . . markpkessinger Nov 2020 #31
Since I grew up in Alabama, I tried using U of A football stadium capacity... JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2020 #36
Shut down the Unites States? Aussie105 Nov 2020 #41
"Every man for himself!" nt Wednesdays Nov 2020 #112
It's not 1%. Per Johns Hopkins, the US mortality rate has been at 1.7% since July. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #43
+100 & I agree long term effects are disastrous for some! bronxiteforever Nov 2020 #89
But, but herd immunity is the way to go. Let's all get it and let God sort it out. Banging my head Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #44
God gave us brains, and using brains is indeed both science, and critical thinking. Beartracks Nov 2020 #114
Kicked and bookmarked! smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #46
Those numbers assume that every single person in the country PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #47
KNR niyad Nov 2020 #48
Your numbers have no link except to a "professional writer" former9thward Nov 2020 #49
Here's the link and his sources: SunSeeker Nov 2020 #52
The link has nothing but anecdotal reports. former9thward Nov 2020 #60
OFFS, they're not just anecdotal reports. He cited studies, with links to those studies. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #63
Here is a guy who had to have a double lung transplant from the flu. former9thward Nov 2020 #66
Your article says he developed ARDS. Your flu analogy is dead wrong. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #68
Ask me in five or ten years about long term effects. former9thward Nov 2020 #71
What a ludicrous thing to say. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #74
BTW - Here's the link, with his sources. It would be great if you added it to the OP for folks. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #50
I'd take his compilation as one possibility Shermann Nov 2020 #82
Consider it done WillParkinson Nov 2020 #119
Hard to argue with those kind of numbers. FailureToCommunicate Nov 2020 #51
Years from now people will still be blaming the orange moron. And they'll be 100% correct. 634-5789 Nov 2020 #56
Bookmarking. Delphinus Nov 2020 #59
This virus still has a good chance of spreading even after vaccines are administered. roamer65 Nov 2020 #64
Actions by the GOP have killed and maimed people. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #69
Does this model include other deaths that occur .. jb5150 Nov 2020 #70
Excellent question - I'll ask Franklin Veaux on Quora. If there's a response I'll post it. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #99
I think someone once did economic analysis of the effect of WWI deaths on Britain. Ford_Prefect Nov 2020 #72
A 1% death rate is huge! DBoon Nov 2020 #80
Especially appreciate the Vietnam combat statistic. BarbD Nov 2020 #91
does anyoen have a link to this DonCoquixote Nov 2020 #78
Here: SunSeeker Nov 2020 #83
K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Nov 2020 #81
And, it's not written in stone that the death rate will stay at 1%. This is a new virus. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #84
74 million Americans disagree with Democrats' approach to handling the virus WSHazel Nov 2020 #86
So, the author is assuming that Trump and his Progressive dog Nov 2020 #87
I' ve seen this several times The Mouth Nov 2020 #88
Kick and recommend for visibility bronxiteforever Nov 2020 #90
+1 chwaliszewski Nov 2020 #92
I can't see anything in the OP wnylib Nov 2020 #93
Here's the link to the Franklin Veaux post that is pictured in the OP: SunSeeker Nov 2020 #94
Thanks. It says what I've been wnylib Nov 2020 #95
Yes, we've already more than doubled the 116k US death total of the 1958 flu pandemic. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #97
I think there were some long term wnylib Nov 2020 #100
It should never have been called the Spanish flu. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #101
True. But it sounds like the Spanish flu wnylib Nov 2020 #102
Someone posted this awhile ago. a la izquierda Nov 2020 #96
Here's the link to Franklin Veaux's post, which he edited on 11/10/20 to add his sources. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #98
Well aware that COVID doesn't just kill. a la izquierda Nov 2020 #103
Add all the deaths due to hospital over-crowding and all the family suffering! Brainfodder Nov 2020 #104
KnR...nt. N_E_1 for Tennis Nov 2020 #105
Yes exactly PCIntern Nov 2020 #107
then consider the rate is 2%. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #109
I want to say that, first of all, Mr. Veaux is a great thinker and a sort of hero. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #110
Way too complicated for Cult45 ers. nt. SayItLoud Nov 2020 #118
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