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[Kalli]

If you don't know one single person who's had or died from Covid, you're lucky.  My dad died of covid and 2 of my brothers had it.

My son works ICU in NYC.  Covid hit hard starting last March. His hospital had to keep opening more rooms, on more floors to treat everyone.  Many people didn't make it out of the hospital because back then health care professionals were flying blind.  One of the saddest stories was of a young man, in his 30s, very fit gym rat, passing from Covid.  Then his brother got very sick, too. Son never found out if that young man lost his battle, too, since he wasn't on son's floor and son was too busy to follow up on that.

I live in rural PA.  Last Spring, cases were mostly in NHs.  By summer it calmed down.  But my area didn't really have lots of cases outside NHs until the fall.  Then lots of folks started getting it.  The difference is that now, there's monoclonal antibody treatment and so fewer deaths.

[liliblu]

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@Jaspersmom wrote:

Just got word a colleague passed this morning.  She was in her fifties and had bad asthma.  Had been on a ventilator for several weeks.  I live in a highly populated area and yes, I know dozens and dozens of people who tested positive and sadly, several who died including my SIL back in April.  My concern always is how those who haven't had much exposure or experience with the virus tend to downplay it.  I'm happy for those who live in areas where stats stay low, but that's not an indication that the stats that are reported are inflated.  Just do the smart thing and keep everyone - yourself and others - SAFE.

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It seems that for some people it's not real unless it happens to them or someone they know.

[GoneButNotForgotten]

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@liliblu wrote:

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@Jaspersmom wrote:

Just got word a colleague passed this morning.  She was in her fifties and had bad asthma.  Had been on a ventilator for several weeks.  I live in a highly populated area and yes, I know dozens and dozens of people who tested positive and sadly, several who died including my SIL back in April.  My concern always is how those who haven't had much exposure or experience with the virus tend to downplay it.  I'm happy for those who live in areas where stats stay low, but that's not an indication that the stats that are reported are inflated.  Just do the smart thing and keep everyone - yourself and others - SAFE.

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It seems that for some people it's not real unless it happens to them or someone they know.

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It's called "magical thinking"

[Lali1]

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@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:

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@Skezeldog wrote:

And i do not believe that we have had NO FLU this year, please, they have monkeyed with the numbers from day one.  

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prove it

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How bout the so called experts prove things to we the people! 

[Lali1]

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@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:

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@liliblu wrote:

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@Jaspersmom wrote:

Just got word a colleague passed this morning.  She was in her fifties and had bad asthma.  Had been on a ventilator for several weeks.  I live in a highly populated area and yes, I know dozens and dozens of people who tested positive and sadly, several who died including my SIL back in April.  My concern always is how those who haven't had much exposure or experience with the virus tend to downplay it.  I'm happy for those who live in areas where stats stay low, but that's not an indication that the stats that are reported are inflated.  Just do the smart thing and keep everyone - yourself and others - SAFE.

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It seems that for some people it's not real unless it happens to them or someone they know.

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It's called "magical thinking"

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Go ahead and make us all out to be stupid for asking questions. Honestly I'd rather be someone who asks questions than someone who just does as their told with no investigation. And I did not read that we believe there is no COVID or no death from it. What I read was that people question the numbers and how much fear we should have. 

[CrazyDaisy]

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@Lali1 wrote:

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@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:

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@liliblu wrote:

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@Jaspersmom wrote:

Just got word a colleague passed this morning.  She was in her fifties and had bad asthma.  Had been on a ventilator for several weeks.  I live in a highly populated area and yes, I know dozens and dozens of people who tested positive and sadly, several who died including my SIL back in April.  My concern always is how those who haven't had much exposure or experience with the virus tend to downplay it.  I'm happy for those who live in areas where stats stay low, but that's not an indication that the stats that are reported are inflated.  Just do the smart thing and keep everyone - yourself and others - SAFE.

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It seems that for some people it's not real unless it happens to them or someone they know.

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It's called "magical thinking"

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Go ahead and make us all out to be stupid for asking questions. Honestly I'd rather be someone who asks questions than someone who just does as their told with no investigation. And I did not read that we believe there is no COVID or no death from it. What I read was that people question the numbers and how much fear we should have. 

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When people don't want you questioning things....they have something to hide. 

[Porcelain]

It is not against the forum rules to promote and spread the virus of health consipracy theories. That's why these things are never deleted. That aspect of this forum is a weak link that helps metastazize a cancer that is directly harming our country.

[Greeneyedlady21]

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@Porcelain wrote:

It is not against the forum rules to promote and spread the virus of health consipracy theories. That's why these things are never deleted. That aspect of this forum is a weak link that helps metastazize a cancer that is directly harming our country.

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I don't understand why it isn't. I guess the Q doesn't see anything wrong with it 

[Lali1]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

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@Lali1 wrote:

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@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:

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@liliblu wrote:

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@Jaspersmom wrote:

Just got word a colleague passed this morning.  She was in her fifties and had bad asthma.  Had been on a ventilator for several weeks.  I live in a highly populated area and yes, I know dozens and dozens of people who tested positive and sadly, several who died including my SIL back in April.  My concern always is how those who haven't had much exposure or experience with the virus tend to downplay it.  I'm happy for those who live in areas where stats stay low, but that's not an indication that the stats that are reported are inflated.  Just do the smart thing and keep everyone - yourself and others - SAFE.

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It seems that for some people it's not real unless it happens to them or someone they know.

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It's called "magical thinking"

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Go ahead and make us all out to be stupid for asking questions. Honestly I'd rather be someone who asks questions than someone who just does as their told with no investigation. And I did not read that we believe there is no COVID or no death from it. What I read was that people question the numbers and how much fear we should have. 

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When people don't want you questioning things....they have something to hide. 

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The bully tactics pushed on people they can't control is so insane. Not asking questions is the magical thinking. Magically thinking the higher ups have our best interest at heart and never have ulterior motives. 

[Porcelain]

You guys are asking questions. Fine and good. Who are you directing your questions to? Other posters who are just as much laymen without medical expertise as yourselves? You want the "so called experts" to explain things to you? But you don't believe the experts when they do explain things? I'm not sure what you want to learn and who exactly you would accept answers from.

So...do you actually want answers? It's easy to direct you to expert answers. But somehow I think that wouldn't be the end of it. Or do you just want to sow doubt? It's either one or the other, can't be both.