Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

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Interesting, had to get the virus from somewhere to perform this experiment in the lab

 

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Interesting, had to get the virus from somewhere to perform this experiment in the lab

The video is laughable. When was the last time someone coughed/sneezed directly on your face from 3-4' away? Masks most definitely would help in this scenario because they diffuse the cough, not only does it hit you, it also hits the people around you. So, they could make it spread more. But, as typical, no one bothers to study such things - no common sense.
 

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The video is laughable. When was the last time someone coughed/sneezed directly on your face from 3-4' away? Masks most definitely would help in this scenario because they diffuse the cough, not only does it hit you, it also hits the people around you. So, they could make it spread more. But, as typical, no one bothers to study such things - no common sense.
in theory it might be true, but if you wear your mask wrong or it does not fit 100% , it is complete useless. So if your face does not look like the dummy in the video then ...... :thumbdown:
 

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in theory it might be true, but if you wear your mask wrong or it does not fit 100% , it is complete useless. So if your face does not look like the dummy in the video then ...... :thumbdown:
Yeah, the mannequin's mouth doesn't move, head doesn't move, so many things wrong this looks like it was setup for a high school science experiment.
 

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There's nothing new regarding viruses. In fact our bodies consist of viruses. The situation is getting absurd. Its being used to justify the cost of many unnecessary things (i.e. Infrastructure spending, "fight against climate change," high medical cost). Do they really think the general public is stupid?!
 

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There's nothing new regarding viruses. In fact our bodies consist of viruses. The situation is getting absurd. Its being used to justify the cost of many unnecessary things (i.e. Infrastructure spending, "fight against climate change," high medical cost). Do they really think the general public is stupid?!
The general public is pretty stupid, unfortunately.

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There's nothing new regarding viruses. In fact our bodies consist of viruses. The situation is getting absurd. Its being used to justify the cost of many unnecessary things (i.e. Infrastructure spending, "fight against climate change," high medical cost). Do they really think the general public is stupid?!
Are not the common cold and flu a form of Covid? One has to wonder if they are all being thrown into the Covid-19 pot.
 

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(i.e. Infrastructure spending, "fight against climate change,"
years they blame everything for climate change like aircrafts/airliner/traffic ........... in 2020 flights/traffic were reduced worldwide by what? 80%-90%? were is the "massive" impact on air pollution.. ? but they have new arguments why not ... "wrong" climate in 2020 which leads to more (or less reduction) of the smaller amount of pollution (?)

there will be always new models with more unknown variables to prove their "theorys" ....
 

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CDC admits it DID overcount Florida's COVID cases: Agency revises down state's weekend numbers from 28,000 to 19,000 but offers no explanation after falsely claiming 'record' infections

CDC has revised Florida's COVID-19 figures after the state Department of Health accused the agency of overcounting Sunday's totals The federal health agency reported a new record of more than 28,000 cases on Sunday Florida's DOH accused the CDC of combining multiple days' worth of data into one and that the true figure is really 15,000, which is an overcount of 15,000 The state reported 56,000 cases from Friday to Sunday and it is believed that the CDC split the total over two days - Saturday and Sunday - rather than three days The CDC's updated Covid numbers, reporting 19,000 on Sunday, are still higher than the figures published by the DOH Florida no longer reports daily COVID-19 cases, instead publicly revealing weekly counts every Friday The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has quietly updated Florida's COVID-19 figures after accusations of overcounting earlier this week.

CDC adjusts Florida's weekend Covid numbers after state accused the agency of overcounting cases | Daily Mail Online
 

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CDC admits it DID overcount Florida's COVID cases: Agency revises down state's weekend numbers from 28,000 to 19,000 but offers no explanation after falsely claiming 'record' infections

CDC has revised Florida's COVID-19 figures after the state Department of Health accused the agency of overcounting Sunday's totals The federal health agency reported a new record of more than 28,000 cases on Sunday Florida's DOH accused the CDC of combining multiple days' worth of data into one and that the true figure is really 15,000, which is an overcount of 15,000 The state reported 56,000 cases from Friday to Sunday and it is believed that the CDC split the total over two days - Saturday and Sunday - rather than three days The CDC's updated Covid numbers, reporting 19,000 on Sunday, are still higher than the figures published by the DOH Florida no longer reports daily COVID-19 cases, instead publicly revealing weekly counts every Friday The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has quietly updated Florida's COVID-19 figures after accusations of overcounting earlier this week.

CDC adjusts Florida's weekend Covid numbers after state accused the agency of overcounting cases | Daily Mail Online
there are only 2 explanations... each have a chance of 50%

1) human failure
2) technical error
 

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years they blame everything for climate change like aircrafts/airliner/traffic ........... in 2020 flights/traffic were reduced worldwide by what? 80%-90%? were is the "massive" impact on air pollution.. ? but they have new arguments why not ... "wrong" climate in 2020 which leads to more (or less reduction) of the smaller amount of pollution (?)

there will be always new models with more unknown variables to prove their "theorys" ....
What has come true so far? What am I missing??

  • The earth will get flooded and we will permanently lose land.
  • The ozone layer will disappear and we will get skin cancer.
  • The ice caps are gonna melt and flood all coasts.
  • Solar and wind power will obsolete coal and natural gas power
 

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What has come true so far? What am I missing??

  • The earth will get flooded and we will permanently lose land.
  • The ozone layer will disappear and we will get skin cancer.
  • The ice caps are gonna melt and flood all coasts.
  • Solar and wind power will obsolete coal and natural gas power
You forgot one:
  • Samuel L. Jackson will leave the country if Trump gets elected.
( FWIW, I offered to drive him to the airport but he never called me). :highfive:
 

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there are only 2 explanations... each have a chance of 50%

1) human failure
2) technical error
IMHO they are part of the scheme to make De Santos look bad in case he decides to run for President. This is just further proof that you cannot trust the numbers coming out of the CDC.
 
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