OT: A reasonable, non-political article re: COVID-19.

[pitt-girl]

I found this a very refreshing article with the most up to date information written by Dr. Tom Frieden, previous director of the CDC. It's very hard to find any information without a political agenda.

To note:

Finally, most people who get flu or Covid-19 do well; 80 or 90% of those infected with the novel virus have mild, moderate or no symptoms. However many people die from it, this will be too many. Although the coronavirus pandemic will certainly get worse before it gets better, it will get better. And even at the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people (no one knows what proportion) won't get infected, and, of those who do get infected, 99 out of 100 will recover. So, it's responsible to be proactive now to limit the harms of Covid-19, but it's also good to keep in mind that this, too, will pass.
By taking these actions on both a personal and societal level, we give ourselves the best chance to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. It's too late now to prevent this coronavirus from spreading in our communities, but by working together to limit and slow that spread, we can save lives.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/heal...19-flu-comparison-frieden-analysis/index.html

 

[palpitt]

I found this a very refreshing article with the most up to date information written by Dr. Tom Frieden, previous director of the CDC. It's very hard to find any information without a political agenda.

To note:

Finally, most people who get flu or Covid-19 do well; 80 or 90% of those infected with the novel virus have mild, moderate or no symptoms. However many people die from it, this will be too many. Although the coronavirus pandemic will certainly get worse before it gets better, it will get better. And even at the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people (no one knows what proportion) won't get infected, and, of those who do get infected, 99 out of 100 will recover. So, it's responsible to be proactive now to limit the harms of Covid-19, but it's also good to keep in mind that this, too, will pass.
By taking these actions on both a personal and societal level, we give ourselves the best chance to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. It's too late now to prevent this coronavirus from spreading in our communities, but by working together to limit and slow that spread, we can save lives.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/heal...19-flu-comparison-frieden-analysis/index.html

Thanks for this level headed post.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

I have no use for posts that don't blame Trump or don't blame Obama. Afterall, that is what matters.

 

[Franb]

I found this a very refreshing article with the most up to date information written by Dr. Tom Frieden, previous director of the CDC. It's very hard to find any information without a political agenda.

To note:

Finally, most people who get flu or Covid-19 do well; 80 or 90% of those infected with the novel virus have mild, moderate or no symptoms. However many people die from it, this will be too many. Although the coronavirus pandemic will certainly get worse before it gets better, it will get better. And even at the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people (no one knows what proportion) won't get infected, and, of those who do get infected, 99 out of 100 will recover. So, it's responsible to be proactive now to limit the harms of Covid-19, but it's also good to keep in mind that this, too, will pass.
By taking these actions on both a personal and societal level, we give ourselves the best chance to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. It's too late now to prevent this coronavirus from spreading in our communities, but by working together to limit and slow that spread, we can save lives.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/heal...19-flu-comparison-frieden-analysis/index.html

Thanks for posting this - the article was very informative and well-written. He was director of the CDC for almost 8 years.

By the way, very sorry to read about your family situation. No one is prepared for something like that.

 

[pitt-girl]

Thanks for posting this - the article was very informative and well-written. He was director of the CDC for almost 8 years.

By the way, very sorry to read about your family situation. No one is prepared for something like that.

Thank you. It is unbelievably cruel the timing of all of this.