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Funny.... The mere mention of a mag ban and some here crash Magpul and buy up all they can at the drop of a hat.
But then poo-poo any and almost all concerns over this virus...
Nobody here has any idea or interaction with this or its victims...
But yet, "The panic over this virus is largely being perpetuated by the media and China's lack of transparency."
You mean the people actually dealing with the effects and illnesses? The same country so uptight about their public image, they locked down entire provinces with a larger population than the US? Why would they take a multi- trillion dollar hit to their economy doing this? Just, "media hype"???
Italy seems to be taking it seriously...
Japan, too.
Everyone here is allowed to react to this as they individually see fit. You don't see a problem? Cool. Telling others who seem more concerned that, "The flu is just as bad..." is not responsible and incorrect. Countries don't lock down borders and refuse billions in commerce and trade just because, "muh... just a flu."
This thread is going to age like old milk.
You're taking the % of the wrong number.
15-20% of CONFIRMED cases not total and they aren't all being hospitalized for severe pneumonia. They are being hospitalized for quarantine reasons. Look at the cruise ship, there's 600+ people on there that are basically just being watered and fed.
If you have evidence 20% of those folks are suffering from severe pneumonia I'd like to see it. You also have to consider that this virus impacts people > 70 years old and with comorbidity much higher. It would be interesting to know the age range of those people on that cruise ship, but just assuming 15-20%, we should see at least 120 people with severe pneumonia.
How many total cases of the flu are there every year?
The CDC estimates there are 30-40MM (rounding) resulting in:
13-19MM visits
280-500K hospitalizations
Again look at Singapore's data for a 1st world country response, link here:
Singapore Data
You Sir..............Just won the interwebs today.Except with mag bans the mortality rate is 100%.
If you have evidence 20% of those folks are suffering from severe pneumonia I'd like to see it.
"Most people who are infected may become only mildly ill, data suggest. Of 44,672 cases in China, 81% had mild symptoms, 13.8% were severely ill, and 4.7% were critically ill..."
Coronavirus Symptoms and How to Protect Yourself: What We Know
Concern is high about the deadly virus behind a fast-growing global outbreak. Here is what health officials know so far.www.wsj.com
"Most people who are infected may become only mildly ill, data suggest. Of 44,672 cases in China, 81% had mild symptoms, 13.8% were severely ill, and 4.7% were critically ill..."
Coronavirus Symptoms and How to Protect Yourself: What We Know
Concern is high about the deadly virus behind a fast-growing global outbreak. Here is what health officials know so far.www.wsj.com
13.8 severely ill + 4.7 critically ill = 18.5%20%, 4.7%......same same.
Funny.... The mere mention of a mag ban and some here crash Magpul and buy up all they can at the drop of a hat.
But then poo-poo any and almost all concerns over this virus...
Nobody here has any idea or interaction with this or its victims...
But yet, "The panic over this virus is largely being perpetuated by the media and China's lack of transparency."
You mean the people actually dealing with the effects and illnesses? The same country so uptight about their public image, they locked down entire provinces with a larger population than the US? Why would they take a multi- trillion dollar hit to their economy doing this? Just, "media hype"???
Italy seems to be taking it seriously...
Japan, too.
Everyone here is allowed to react to this as they individually see fit. You don't see a problem? Cool. Telling others who seem more concerned that, "The flu is just as bad..." is not responsible and incorrect. Countries don't lock down borders and refuse billions in commerce and trade just because, "muh... just a flu."
This thread is going to age like old milk.
I think panic and supply chain are a chicken and egg situation. Think the ammo crisis but with everything.I don't think anyone here is saying cash out your 401k to buy gold and .22lr.
We are all just morbidly curious, and pretty pessimistic.
The issues I see are more the fear and government/people reactions more than the virus itself.
Secondary issue is supply chains.
But mostly we will see minor-major annoyanes in our lives.
13.8 severely ill + 4.7 critically ill = 18.5%
Some people are just paying attention to what's going on and some people are just
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So far, I am seeing some pretty significant supply chain interruptions at work. N95 masks sold out into the end of March, with at least one factory in China becoming nationalized, meaning nothing they are producing is leaving the country. Same with tyvek suits. Spoke with a surgery nurse who came in to get some masks, and she let me know that the hospital she works at is running very low on surgical masks, and are likely going to start postponing all but the most severe and/or necessary surgeries. Contractors can't get a lot of the supplies they need, masks not the least of those, and are lamenting the fact that so much of what they need comes from China, and are having to put work off because they can't get all the necessary supplies.
Here I am buying seeds, paper towels, soap, gloves, flashlights and batteries, etc while no one panics over those.
I don't think anyone here is saying cash out your 401k to buy gold and .22lr.
We are all just morbidly curious, and pretty pessimistic.
The issues I see are more the fear and government/people reactions more than the virus itself.
Secondary issue is supply chains.
But mostly we will see minor-major annoyanes in our lives.