PSA: 60 And Up CDC Says Do Not Go Out In Public!

The CDC guidance comes as two top infectious disease experts with ties to the federal government have advised people over 60 and those with underlying health problems to strongly consider avoiding activities that involve large crowds.

Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University professor and longtime adviser to the CDC, said these two groups should consider avoiding activities such as traveling by airplane, going to movie theaters, attending family events, shopping at crowded malls, and going to religious services.

People in these two groups "should strongly consider not doing these activities at this juncture," Schaffner said.

I thought I’d be kind and try and save a few lives. There are too many people out there that think the virus is a hoax, fake news or has been contained.  

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Yeah, but Trump says there's nothing to worry about, and Fluffy Attack Dog Pence is right on the problem, so why should we believe scientists?

Remember, the only thing in the entire world that matters is Trump's re-election prospects in November. If we have to have 50,000 or so extra deaths to bring that about, well, so be it.

I personally think that anyone who licks Trump's balls and/or sucks at the Fox News tit wouldn't be missed anyway. The only trouble is, before these people croak, they'll go out and cough and sneeze all over everybody. There should be criminal liability for anyone who is so irresponsible as to knowingly infect others.

In other news, Fluffy Attack Dog Pence visited Washington state yesterday and told everybody that the government is doing everything it can to solve the crisis. Like suspending construction of Da Wall and using the funds thereby saved to speed up the manufacture of coronavirus test kits.

Just kidding!

  Another ignorant response to a real issue by Kevin - the usual claptrap.

Poor old DonDiego already does "stay at home as much as possible", as advised by Dr. Schaffer.

DonDiego does enjoy large crowds at football games, . . . but that's over 2 seasons away.

For now he has a lovely view, . . . and Spring is coming !

Staying home and watching Fox News could have an effect on your brain far more harmful than catching the coronavirus.

The sad fact is that due to Trump's failures, the coronavirus is already so widespread that going home and slamming the door behind you isn't going to be enough. You have to interact with others, sooner rather than later. That certainly applies to people over 60.

I hope that Cons thank Donny daily for the pandemic that Trump did nothing to stop until it was too late. He had plenty of time--but he was too busy masturbating to Fox and Friends at three in the morning.

We'll have a vaccine for the coronavirus as soon as Trump figures out a way to charge people $500 a dose for it and have the proceeds go directly into his pocket.

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Researchers in Seattle have begun recruiting healthy volunteers to participate in a clinical trial for an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, according to news reports.

The vaccine, developed by the biotechnology company Moderna Therapeutics, was initially sent to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Maryland on Feb. 24, according to The Wall Street Journal. The agency anticipates launching a clinical trial by the end of April and will sponsor the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute to conduct the testing, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci told The Wall Street Journal.  

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Ref: Live Science

DonDiego recommends that Kevin Lewis volunteer for the trials.

Eh, . . . what's the worst that could happen ?

Surely DonDiego realizes that only loyal Trump stooges should volunteer for the trial, since they would be the ones most eager to "exonerate" Trump by showing that the coronavirus was never a big deal and therefore willing to risk their lives.

Worship Trump, be ready to die for Trump. Show that "loyalty"!

What a joke. Its way to early for a voluntary quarantine. First of all, acording to a Harvard study no one knows how long the virus can stay on a surface, exactly how its transmited, or how long the incubation period is. Only after these questions are resolved will any quarantine be effective. I also believe that as Kevin states Trump supporters WILL be willing to die for Trump as well as people that HATE him. Thats because no matter how bad this gets Americans will not stand for being quarantined for long periods of time if they are not directly diagnosed with the virus. People need to eat and earn money and most Americans dont have even $500 in the bank. People are ignoring the general quarantine ban in Italy and we have more freedoms than they do. Luckily, we have the ACLU which will immediatly challenge any such order. We also have a populace with firearms who will resist any such order if it becomes draconian. Again I think most people need to realize that NO government can save them from this. If you're going to get it you're going to get it. Hopefully you get  a mild case. Am I worried? No. Im over 60 and just went to a spring training game, am going to a hockey game later and plan on touching a lot of chips next week when I visit Vegas. If I have to give up everything I love in life I'd rather be dead. I think in the long run a lot of Americans will agree with me.

Actually, our government saved us from the Ebola virus during the Obama administration (I think it was 2009).

People will be reluctant to self-quarantine, which is why Democrats have introduced legislation to allow the payment of unemployment benefits to those who stay home and the availability of paid sick leave as well.

I doubt that we have "more freedoms" than Italy--Italy doesn't have Trump or Republicans. But yes, some people will be so thoughtless and selfish as to go out and infect everyone else. The magnitude of that problem is directly related to how long it takes government authorities to recognize and respond to it. Our government was slow and stupid in that regard, so yeah, it probably makes little difference now one way or the other.

This isn't an ACLU-our-precious-freedoms I'll-git-out-mah-shootin-iron type of issue. It's a matter of being responsible. If you develop symptoms, you should at least consider self-quarantine, at least until you can be tested. After all, even if you just have the flu, it would still be pretty much a dick move to go out in public and spread it, right?

    Ain't it the tuth........