The Virus Outbreak Thread

@Typhoon2000  
Why wouldn’t they? Also, US has 5 deaths now.

@Meanlucario  

 
@MagpulPony  
Joy.

@MagpulPony  
America’s screwed

@Typhoon2000  
Not as much as the media will claim.

@Meanlucario  
That’s true
 
Unfortunately the virus will remain in the headlines for some time which will only make people become more paranoid about their situation.

@LadyTheRainicorn  
4 more people just died and cases are skyrocketing  
Guess Kalahari waterpark is cancelled for me next week.

@LadyTheRainicorn  
Fear sells.
 
With that said, you should at least be doing your best to not get sick, within reason.

@Typhoon2000  
Unfortunate that your plans are canceled

@Typhoon2000  
Go to it after it’s no longer a threat.

@Typhoon2000  
We’re still less screwed than pretty much everyone else. And we’re the only nation so far with a vaccine already in the human trial stage.

@Meanlucario
 
Of course
 
I dont go out much anyway though the stuff we get from my job is imported from China though I’d expected to already be sick by now if it was that bad.

@MagpulPony  
I am literally having a panic attack right now

@Typhoon2000  
Why? I’m in LA and I’m not. Just don’t go anywhere.

I wouldn’t call this virus “apocalyptic” unless it raises the dead or turns its victims into crazed cannibals.
 
Not to downplay how serious the situation is but just know that it could always be worse.

@LadyTheRainicorn  
It could also be in you, but it’s not attacking your body at the moment.
 
@Typhoon2000  
Panic and you will die after buying a fake cure. Stay calm and stay healthy. That’s all you need to do.

@Typhoon2000  
No one like this other than assholes who are profiting on people’s paranoia. Just calm down and stay healthy to improve your chances.

I just hate staying inside all the time now. Wouldn’t be so bad if I still had my massive property, but here? I already know I’m gonna go stir crazy. Thank God for video games.

@MagpulPony  
I’m very much an introvert, so I’m used to staying indoors for days.

@Meanlucario  
I don’t mind that part so much. It’s the stuck in a physically small space I despise.

@MagpulPony  
Ah.

@MagpulPony
 
I wouldn’t be so quick to claim that. Not because of the States’ R&D capabilities mind you, but more due to the political situation: I’m seeing an awful of democrat-voting people outright threatening to deliberately go out and infect republicans. That’s insane, but given the levels of TDS on display, and the whole “no bad tactics, just bad targets” attitude, I can very well see an epidemic developing/lasting longer than it should; all because Orange Man Bad!

@Ebalosus  
Good for them. If CDC manages to track a new outbreak location back to any of them, they’re going away for murder. But the vaccine is the main thing. The fact that we already have one is great, but it will still take time to get FDA approval and mass production.

@Ebalosus  
So politics causing more problems that solutions. What else is new? And where are you hearing this anyway?

@MagpulPony
 
Human trials doesn’t mean it’s almost ready to go, nor is it regulatory roadblocks holding it back (for the most part); its just that the science on stuff like this takes time. You can’t hire nine pregnant women and expect a baby delivered in a month, and vaccine research requires time to ensure that it isn’t too weak that it’ll be pointless, or too potent in that it causes the illness that it’s trying to prevent.
 
Maybe you’re right and they’ll strike lucky and have something effective enough in the near term for deployment. Great, as future vaccines will be developed from it, and everyone will applaud the people who did it and saved our necks. Otherwise the ballpark number I keep hearing is around eight months for something effective to be developed.