If social distancing is effective

Hello Darth,

Darth Omar said:
Shouldn’t COVID numbers in NYC and other regions start dropping like a brick?

Like any day now?

If they don’t stop dropping, what does that mean?
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How could it not be effective?

The disease is transmitted via exhaled droplets.

These droplets from an infected individual contain the virus.

When others inhale those droplets, they are taking in the disease.

Social distancing prevents that transfer.

Nobody ever said SD would produce 'COVID numbers in NYC and other regions dropping like a brick.'

The expectation was for a leveling off of the increase.

And that is what is occurring.

Because that is occurring as expected, it is an indication that SD works.
 
Earl said:
My esposa is a good judge of character (she did marry me) and she does not trust Dr. Fauci.

He is a brilliant man but appears to be addicted to the camera.

His 15 minutes of fame will soon be over.

Your papers, please.
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he's a prima donna, and had no business throwing cold water on hydroxychloroquine
 
When it's really cold outside,,,

And you can see every breath exhaled. Looks like a cloud, you can see their breath.

THOSE are the droplets which contain the Covid-19 virus.

That's why social distancing works.
 
Darth Omar said:
Shouldn’t COVID numbers in NYC and other regions start dropping like a brick?

Like any day now?

If they don’t stop dropping, what does that mean?
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IMO, this virus is so infectious, all we can do is slow the rate of infection in order to avoid overwhelming our hospitals and buy time to develop therapies.

As you said, the scenic route.

I heard it takes 2/3's of the pop. having had it, to achieve herd immunity.
 
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Daft Omar said:
Shouldn’t COVID numbers in NYC and other regions start dropping like a brick?

Like any day now?

If they don’t stop dropping, what does that mean?
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Perhaps lots of people read and believed the virus misinformation you've posted and applauded in previous threads.

Like maggot, Leg-iron, volkscrock, Truth Deflector and others- you're a liability.
 
moon said:
Perhaps lots of people read and believed the virus misinformation you've posted and applauded in previous threads.

Like maggot, Leg-iron, volkscrock, Truth Deflector and others- you're a liability.
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But 61 is closer to the mark than the models lol.
 
Earl said:
My esposa is a good judge of character (she did marry me) and she does not trust Dr. Fauci.

He is a brilliant man but appears to be addicted to the camera.

His 15 minutes of fame will soon be over.

Your papers, please.
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Funny you don't notice Trump loves the camera,and everyday talks about himself
 
PoliTalker said:
When it's really cold outside,,,

And you can see every breath exhaled. Looks like a cloud, you can see their breath.

THOSE are the droplets which contain the Covid-19 virus.

That's why social distancing works.
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I think that’s actually water vapor lol.

Droplets that contain *sufficient virus* to cause an infection come from sneezing, coughing and even talking. Talking can create a surprising amount of droplets. Hence, the six foot rule.

If sufficient virus is spread through breathing—we’re all screwed.
 
RB 60 said:
This virus has spread across our whole country now. Without researching, The GF said (she works at a hospital) that the initial (first) tests took about 5 days to come back. I would assume now that they can pinpoint what they are looking for, test results can be returned much quicker.
It is difficult to determine if SD has been effective since there are no absolutes to base results on. I guess we'll just have to hope it does have an adverse effect on the China virus's spread. I don't think we can statistically show one way or another.

I'd say that criticism is incorrect. We aren't on a "scenic route to herd immunity (whatever that is)." When this all blows over, we'll all get back together with friends, families and go out again...because we can.
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Many are ignoring social distancing,keeping the spread going!
 
Hello Darth,

Darth Omar said:
I think that’s actually water vapor lol.

Droplets that contain *sufficient virus* to cause an infection come from sneezing, coughing and even talking. Talking can create a surprising amount of droplets. Hence, the six foot rule.

If sufficient virus is spread through breathing—we’re all screwed.
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That makes no sense.

You can see exhaled breath on a cold day whether the individual is talking or simply just breathing.

Why would the virus distinguish between talking and breathing? It doesn't. And it does not care.

If it is contained in the exhaled droplets, what is it about talking that puts it into the droplets that does not occur when simply breathing without talking?

If that were the case then social distancing would not be necessary. All that would be required would be a no talking rule. It would be safe to be in close proximity to others as long as nobody speaks a word.

That is ridiculous. There have been no such guidelines.

The rule is 6', whether talking or not.

And I would submit that transmission could occur over a greater distance than 6' if there is air flow carrying the droplets along with it. So, you would not want to stand unprotected just downwind of someone who has covid-19. Even if you are more than 6' away. The greater the distance the better the protection.

I understand it has been said that you are safer outside, and that makes sense. That is because outside there is usually some air movement which might carry the droplets away and disperse them.

Inside there is less air movement, thus creating a situation where the droplets can last longer in confined spaces, thus increasing the chance of transmission.

The 6' spacing rule is a guideline, not an absolute safe distance. It merely means that as long as the 6' rule is observed there is a very low risk of transmission. It does not mean that it cannot occur anyway.

The virus is spread through simple breathing, and yes, that is why we are so screwed and had to shut down our economy.
 
PoliTalker said:
And I would submit that transmission could occur over a greater distance than 6' if there is air flow carrying the droplets along with it. So, you would not want to stand unprotected just downwind of someone who has covid-19.

I understand it has been said that you are safer outside, and that makes sense. That is because outside there is usually some air movement which might carry the droplets away and disperse them.
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It's also true that air movement can carry the virus towards you. We are all better off inside our homes without visitors.
 
PoliTalker said:
Hello Darth,



That makes no sense.

You can see exhaled breath on a cold day whether the individual is talking or simply just breathing.

Why would the virus distinguish between talking and breathing? It doesn't. And it does not care.

If it is contained in the exhaled droplets, what is it about talking that puts it into the droplets that does not occur when simply breathing without talking?

If that were the case then social distancing would not be necessary. All that would be required would be a no talking rule. It would be safe to be in close proximity to others as long as nobody speaks a word.

That is ridiculous. There have been no such guidelines.

The rule is 6', whether talking or not.

And I would submit that transmission could occur over a greater distance than 6' if there is air flow carrying the droplets along with it. So, you would not want to stand unprotected just downwind of someone who has covid-19. Even if you are more than 6' away. The greater the distance the better the protection.

I understand it has been said that you are safer outside, and that makes sense. That is because outside there is usually some air movement which might carry the droplets away and disperse them.

Inside there is less air movement, thus creating a situation where the droplets can last longer in confined spaces, thus increasing the chance of transmission.

The 6' spacing rule is a guideline, not an absolute safe distance. It merely means that as long as the 6' rule is observed there is a very low risk of transmission. It does not mean that it cannot occur anyway.

The virus is spread through simple breathing, and yes, that is why we are so screwed and had to shut down our economy.
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Once every year, I have sit for hours in front of computer as part of education and training. Amongst other things they go over droplet precautions when working with infectious diseases. I can’t tell you how boring that is when you already know what they’re going to say.

And I’ve never heard of a viral respiratory disease being transmitted by breathing lol.

So I googled to see where you got the idea from. Sure enough, they did a study and determined it was *possible* that COVID could be transmitted by breathing via bioaerosols but with the caveat that it was unclear whether it would contain sufficient virus start an infection.

There’s a ‘possible’ coupled with an ‘unclear’.

There’s an important term called ‘viral load’ which is important to understand if you’re going to discuss this—or if journalists are going to report on it. It actually takes a significant number of viruses to start an infection. It’s literally a numbers game. Actual droplets [not aerosols] contain millions if not billions of viruses. This, and not breathing the same air as an infected person, is what people need to be concerned with. People need information—not fear mongering.

Also, droplet risk relates to contact risk because an infected person can wipe their nose or cough in their hand then touch a door knob or etc. That’s the primary way infectious viral diseases spread. The risk from breathing the same air is negligible.
 
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