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Post by CrepedCrusader on Apr 7, 2020 7:22:47 GMT
...will be to act like a second wave is a sure thing. Hopefully there won't be one, but we need to prepare for one nonetheless. So we need to keep pumping out masks and ventilators (they can always be added to the national stockpile, or even state stockpiles, if they aren't needed), and keep fine-tuning things such as effective ways to screen people at airports and mass gatherings, as well as work on a better "quick test" (reading a lot of reports of false negatives with these types of tests). Those in a position to do so also need to be ready to lock s**t down quickly if a second wave starts to hit, without all the delaying, half measures, and "we can pray our way out of this" (I'm looking at you, Dixieland) that has aided the spread of this first wave.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Apr 8, 2020 12:02:53 GMT
There will be a high probability of another wave in the Fall. They've already announced it six days ago.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 8, 2020 14:18:41 GMT
It's why I think there'll be an 18 month or so semi-normalcy. Sure, the economy can slowly get back into gear, but not so out of control that things can't be thrown back into isolation mode within a day. At least we're (mostly) all psychologically prepared for that.
The other point is now Europe & N.America are the examples for Africa, India, & millions of refugees. The world's healthcare community will be on-call for a few years now.
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Post by Stammerhead on Apr 8, 2020 15:21:31 GMT
But bottom line, once this is over, half the population will be wearing those masks for years to come. The world has changed. Imagine going into a pick-up bar and half the women are wearing masks?
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