BillsFan4

Like I said, I pray you’re right.

Damn, sorry to hear that. You will all definitely be in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us updated. Read this: https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-pandemic-vs-swine-flu.html And we are nowhere near the peak of COVID19 yet. It’s getting worse by the day right now. This is way different than h1n1 - both in the virus itself and the way it was handled. h1n1 wasn’t as contagious or nearly as deadly, and we had already tested over 1 million people for h1n1 within the first month. They rapidly made test kits and distributed them across the country. We are multiple months into covid and we still can’t even test people who are very sick, let alone the widespread testing that was done during h1n1. (I do pray you’re right about it not getting bad, but that doesn’t seem to be the reality of what is actually happening right now. Cases are skyrocketing by the day. We are up to 65,000 cases today from 6000 just a week ago. Hospitals in multiple states are already being overrun. NYC is getting pounded. Florida is starting to. They’re out of ICU space in Atlanta. Etc etc. read some of the stories coming from doctors that have been posted in this thread)

Yeah my cousin’s wife works at a nursing home here in NY. she has to wear a mask all shift (when she’s around the residents, anyway) and they all have instructions to stay home if they are sick (or their family members are). But she’s been out and about when she’s not at work, and my cousin has too. The big issue is that people can be contagious days before they even start feeling sick. And though she wears a mask, they’re not properly trained in how to wear/fit them, and they don’t have enough to dispose of them as frequently as they should so they’re taking the same mask on and off all day and sometimes even using them for days in a row.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/entire-senior-home-new-jersey-94-people-presumed-have-coronavirus-n1168701 Entire senior home in New Jersey, 94 people, presumed to have coronavirus ???

They are airing the 1st ever winter classic at Ralph Wilson stadium (Sabres vs. Penguins) on NBCS right now (it’s almost over though). Crazy seeing how young Crosby, Malkin, Miller, Vanek, Roy (etc) are.

According to that on screen graph in the video it shows Almost 62,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. (and I’m sure the number is actually much higher than that). Just a week ago the US had about 6,300 confirmed cases.

So sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family. May he RIP.

Personally, I think Belichick is going to try and develop another mid round QB (either Stidham or someone they draft in the 2nd, 3rd, etc. maybe late 1st at best). I think he might want to prove that he doesn’t need a QB that was a top 10 pick in the draft to win. It would cement his legacy if he’s able to develop another mid/late round QB and continue winning. I also don’t see them tanking. It would destroy that whole “patriot way” culture he’s built (where everyone is asked to sacrifice whatever it takes to win) and people would be saying “see, Brady Was the reason for the dynasty!”.

https://theathletic.com/1700199/2020/03/25/nhl-and-team-executives-sharing-ideas-for-adjusting-the-draft-lottery/ (sub. req.) The article says that a weighted draft lottery system is still probably the most likely scenario. But I thought this was an interesting idea (assuming that they’re even able to resume at some point before next season is set to start).

Yeah watching a game there was much different than the new arena. I miss the aud.

https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/23/buffalo-sabres-dominik-hasek-nhl-msg-nbcsn-new-jersey-devils/

Wanted to post some quotes from the article: [Edit: Thanks. In general, I want to keep this thread for more widely applicable info about covid-19, but I I think one of the most dangerous misconceptions people have about covid-19 is to look at the age distribution of deaths, and conclude therefore young people don't become seriously, dangerously, debilitatingly ill. We lack exact statistics but they can and do, and it's a significant number - as you quoted "the doctors and nurses were not surprised"]

Condolences to her family + friends.

It’s cool hearing a younger RJ call a game again.

Last game at the Aud is on MSG tonight at 8pm. They are showing games all week at 8pm.

Yeah I’ve been praying it wouldn’t hit India hard. Spooky to hear it’s there and starting to spread.

Another thread from Dr. Spencer. He’s a good follow on Twitter. (once again click on tweet to see whole thread. I don’t know how to do that thread unroll thing) wanted to to share this one: “There’s been lots of young people put on life support” that caught my eye.

Yes, same here. Thank you Hapless! ———————————————————— This twitter thread is definitely worth reading (click on tweet to see whole thread). This is a doctor in NYC.

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/23/21190033/coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-by-age More info in link. the flu has a hospitalization rate of about 1%, for comparison.

Here’s a quick comparison of how covid-19 differs form the flu: -even if death rates are 1% (so far it looks like they are closer to 2%) that is 10x more deadly than the flu (0.1%) -hospitalization rate are almost 20x higher (almost 1 in 5 that get it need to be hospitalized) - it’s more contagious. Each person that gets covid-19 infects more people than those with the flu do - nobody has any immunity to this virus like the flu - there are no treatments in place for this virus yet - no vaccines to protect people. - the incubation time is much longer. - it’s not just the elderly at higher risk. - high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity all raise the risk factor quite significantly (all things America has the highest rates of in the world). As does many other underlying health conditions. https://covidactnow.org Check out this model model to see what peak case + hospitalization rates could be in each state if proper measures aren’t followed (Click on the top of the peak to see the potential hospitalization rates). Our healthcare systems can’t handle it and more people will die because they can’t receive proper treatment.

Correct. If that’s what the experts said was necessary to save many American lives, then no, I wouldn’t hold the economy against them for following the expert’s guidelines and trying to save American lives. I would actually praise them for doing the right thing. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-new-coronavirus-isn-t-like-the-flu-but-they-have-one-big-thing-in-common