Georgia: The nation's test case
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Archimedes
Fire Watcher
Yes, it must be very difficult to read actual numbers... Easier just to complain about an inaccurate bar chart. The actual numbers show that there has been no spike in new cases or deaths, no exponential growth, nothing. And they've been open more than three weeks now.
But don't worry, there will be plenty of anecdotal one-off events for the media to latch onto to make everything seem way worse than it is, just like they have for the past two months. The reality will still be the same; largely empty ICU beds, plenty of idle ventilators, no long lines for testing and the largest share of deaths occurring in nursing homes.
rodr
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To the degree that steps are not taken to mitigate infections there will be exponential growth. If they are not and there is not, somebody is lying.
Yakoo752
USN
Why stop with Georgia?
Player #Florida has entered the game.
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/...moved-florida-moves-re-open-state/5212398002/
Yakoo752
USN
No, it’s just gonna go away on its :laughing
Climber
Well-known member
I think this pattern is going to be seen in an increasing number of states.
With any restricted data, I'm going to just assume it is for corrupt purposes. Because if it were for flawed data, they could just release it and note the nature of why it is believed to be flawed. We should not accept censorship of this type of public health data.
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Robert R1
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242773056.html
Don’t expect much from Florida and other states with similar outlook on aggressive reopening will likely follow suit.
Don’t expect much from Florida and other states with similar outlook on aggressive reopening will likely follow suit.
GAJ
Well-known member
Well, if emergency rooms start getting over taxed that will show itself easily enough.
Archimedes
Fire Watcher
First, on what factual basis do you make that statement (linking to a HuffPo article quoting a University of Southern Utah, Ogden Annex Epidemiologist who once worked on monkey viruses while in Grad School in Guadalajara notwithstanding)?
Second, who says that steps are not being taken to mitigate infections? Who says the majority of people aren't socially distancing and taking precautions (again, the Atlantic's cherry picked picture of a bunch of rednecks in a bar somewhere notwithstanding)?
Archimedes
Fire Watcher
But they didn't get over taxed during the first wave, so why do you expect they will now other than pure speculation?
The case numbers and death count is going to go up for sure. Anyone who thinks they'll be lower than if we all sat at home is delusional. The question is simply how much worse will it be and will it be manageable. It's up to each person to do their part to mitigate the spread to the best of their ability, but sitting at home indefinitely is not the answer.
Archimedes
Fire Watcher
Methinks your tin foil hat's just a bit too tight.
GAJ
Well-known member
Which is why when we had the SIP I violated it by seeing friends once/week 8 feet apart outside.
I think it's good that some states are opening up more than we are to "test" the waters.
Also some sailors who tested positive, quarantined, recovered, and then were tested again tested positive.
Bad testing or end of all hope for a vaccine???
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/...velt-sailors-test-positive-coronavirus-261873