D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

New social media campaign to storm the barricades into Auckland.

Last time 15000 brave souls signed up. IRL about 50 turned up.

This time around 1000 brave souls are apparently gonna try.

Figure 5 will turn up.

 

[Imaculata]

Meanwhile in the Netherlands, cases are skyrocketing. We're back to where we were, with the entire country colored red.

The people here think that if you ignore an epidemic, that it will go away. No one is masking, everyone is carrying on with life as usual. If history has taught us anything, then they are going to find that they are very VERY wrong.

 

[niklinna]

Pandemic silver lining: public health anti-COVID measures like masking, distancing, and more rigor in hand washing seems to have driven one of the major influenza strains into extinction. So far this year, no instances of that strain have been cultured from humans.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Overview

COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that causes mild to severe cases. Here’s a quick guide on how to spot symptoms, risk factors, prevent spread of the disease, and find out what to do if you think you have it.

www.webmd.com

And that's with poor compliance! Imagine what we could do if we could get everybody on protocol together for a couple weeks. (Yes, I realize what a stupendously difficult thing that would be.)

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

And that's with poor compliance! Imagine what we could do if we could get everybody on protocol together for a couple weeks. (Yes, I realize what a stupendously difficult thing that would be.)

Reminds me of a What If? about trying to eradicate the common cold by just isolating everyone from each other for a few weeks. (I couldn't find it on his site, just google "XKCD What If Common Cold" to find it.)

 

[Hussar]

Woot! A bit of good news. Broke our previous record. 4 days now without a new case:

 

[Zardnaar]

Woot! A bit of good news. Broke our previous record. 4 days now without a new case:

Calm before storm my city. Probably more community spread up north than the numbers indicate. Covid for Christmas or within a week shrugs.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

And that's with poor compliance! Imagine what we could do if we could get everybody on protocol together for a couple weeks. (Yes, I realize what a stupendously difficult thing that would be.)

Growing up in a medical household, I’ve gotten to hear my Dad’s frustration at the annual death toll for seasonal influenza every year. Despite the vaccines and simple health care measures that hinder its spread, it‘s still one of the biggest causes of preventable deaths there is.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Growing up in a medical household, I’ve gotten to hear my Dad’s frustration at the annual death toll for seasonal influenza every year. Despite the vaccines and simple health care measures that hinder its spread, it‘s still one of the biggest causes of preventable deaths there is.

Yeah. One thing I hope remains a part of normal life after the pandemic is wearing a mask if you're symptomatic and have to leave your house for school or work. It could clearly have a huge impact on the flu season every year, but with how many antimaskers exist right now for Covid-19, it probably won't be as common as it should be.

(Heck, people should just stay home when they're sick. I have no idea why so many people go to work or send their kids to school when they're sick, but they really shouldn't.)

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Heck, people should just stay home when they're sick. I have no idea why so many people go to work or send their kids to school when they're sick, but they really shouldn't.

“Money.” That’s the word you’re looking for.

In our American system, if you don’t have childcare, paid sick leave, and the like, not going to school/work when sick is a luxury. Add to that a dash of “keeping up with the Joneses”, and you have an interesting intersection for economics and public health.

Personally, going forward, if I’m in a position where I’m sick and have to go out, I’m masking up.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

“Money.” That’s the word you’re looking for.

In our American system, if you don’t have childcare, paid sick leave, and the like, not going to school/work when sick is a luxury. Add to that a dash of “keeping up with the Joneses”, and you have an interesting intersection for economics and public health.

That's definitely a major part of it, but I know people that still send their sick children to school even when they're old enough to stay home by themselves.