No 2020 College Football :-(

[kashi1965]

kashi I get a flu vaccine every year along with almost half of the country. back when I had an office they came and gave them every year. if you have health insurance, it's probably free but you're probably right that it should be free for everyone.

1. despite having a vaccine its estimated that it only reduces flu transmission by an average of 50%-60% estimated over decades. So the vaccine lowers transmission but there is still flu every year
2. my point is that with a vaccine or without a vaccine our society just doesn't worry much; think much; or do much (other than some of us get a free shot) to try to prevent any of the other viruses out there that cause myocarditis. Now are they as prevalent as corona currently is? No
so the incidence of myocarditis will probably be much higher because covid is being transmitted everywhere to everyone.
i guess if the flu was this contagious maybe we would be more concerned about it. But its amazing how invisible on the radar the flu is even during flu season. FYI if we end up living with corona for the rest of our lives my prediction will be that we will eventually become numb to it like we are to the flu. right now it is so new and unknown and different. A year from now it might still be around but not be on the front page any more

[kashi1965]

Darren Rovell with a terrible tweet but there is at least one example of a hospitalization (at least the ER)

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1290406145866301443

hate to see that happen to anyone. hope it turns out to be acute in nature and he recovers quickly. it would be impossible to call this case permanent damage or even long lasting damage at this point. It requires continuing monitoring. its possible he could be on the field for the first game

[michigancat]

Flu has also been around for years and has predictable seasonal patterns, we have a pretty good idea of how it spreads, and we have hospital capacity designed for it.

So yeah I think if you could consistently knock covid in half with a vaccine, learn more about transmission, and build hospital capacity to support, I think things would be most of the way back to normal/we'll be "numb" to it. We just aren't there yet

[Cire]

kashi I get a flu vaccine every year along with almost half of the country. back when I had an office they came and gave them every year. if you have health insurance, it's probably free but you're probably right that it should be free for everyone.

1. despite having a vaccine its estimated that it only reduces flu transmission by an average of 50%-60% estimated over decades. So the vaccine lowers transmission but there is still flu every year
2. my point is that with a vaccine or without a vaccine our society just doesn't worry much; think much; or do much (other than some of us get a free shot) to try to prevent any of the other viruses out there that cause myocarditis. Now are they as prevalent as corona currently is? No
so the incidence of myocarditis will probably be much higher because covid is being transmitted everywhere to everyone.
i guess if the flu was this contagious maybe we would be more concerned about it. But its amazing how invisible on the radar the flu is even during flu season. FYI if we end up living with corona for the rest of our lives my prediction will be that we will eventually become numb to it like we are to the flu. right now it is so new and unknown and different. A year from now it might still be around but not be on the front page any more

Diseases like rona and flu get less deadly over time due to mutations.

The deadly strains die out you dumb eff


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[sys]

Diseases like rona and flu get less deadly over time due to mutations.

The deadly strains die out you dumb eff

this is not always the direction of viral evolution.

[sys]

Maybe we should be doing more to prevent flu spread than we do? as a society we dont seem to give a rats ass if anyone gets the flu

i think a big part of our attitude towards the flu is that we don't really know what it is (like sciencewise we do, but not in the general culture).  like most years in my life, at some point i've caught some sort of respiratory illness and generally i've had no idea what it was and have guessed - welp i've got a cold or the flu or maybe it's allergies, i dunno.  i guess i'll drink more orange juice for a few days.

it wasn't until this spring that i paid any attention to the causes of those diseases and i now know enough to look back and realize i've probably only had an actual influenza infection once or twice in my life and what we call a cold is a catchall for the symptoms of like a hundred different minor respiratory illnesses.

so like, most of us probably has a concept of influenza as being a less serious and more prevalent illness than it actually is because we conflate it with all sorts of other respiratory illnesses that have superficially similar symptoms.

[catastrophe]

We are also blissfully ignorant that the flu kills tons of people a year despite a widely available vaccine.

I think it’s reasonable to assume we’ll end up with something like that with COVID too. Just as long as we can mitigate against rapid outbreaks I think most folks are good with it.

[michigancat]

IMO "flu" is a branding problem. "Flu" is a cute little drink some orange juice setback but "influenza" sounds rough ridin' scary. I bet a large portion of folks don't know "flu" and "influenza" are the same thing.

[kashi1965]

kashi I get a flu vaccine every year along with almost half of the country. back when I had an office they came and gave them every year. if you have health insurance, it's probably free but you're probably right that it should be free for everyone.

1. despite having a vaccine its estimated that it only reduces flu transmission by an average of 50%-60% estimated over decades. So the vaccine lowers transmission but there is still flu every year
2. my point is that with a vaccine or without a vaccine our society just doesn't worry much; think much; or do much (other than some of us get a free shot) to try to prevent any of the other viruses out there that cause myocarditis. Now are they as prevalent as corona currently is? No
so the incidence of myocarditis will probably be much higher because covid is being transmitted everywhere to everyone.
i guess if the flu was this contagious maybe we would be more concerned about it. But its amazing how invisible on the radar the flu is even during flu season. FYI if we end up living with corona for the rest of our lives my prediction will be that we will eventually become numb to it like we are to the flu. right now it is so new and unknown and different. A year from now it might still be around but not be on the front page any more

Diseases like rona and flu get less deadly over time due to mutations.

The deadly strains die out you dumb eff


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you'd be wrong on that last point. flu deaths have been higher recently than in the past. despite increasing or stable vaccination rates

[IPA4Me]

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1290766084212174848?s=19

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[Pete]

Probably isolated to CSU.  You know those guys.

[michigancat]

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1290766084212174848?s=19

guys being dudes

[Katpappy]

Maybe we should be doing more to prevent flu spread than we do? as a society we dont seem to give a rats ass if anyone gets the flu

i think a big part of our attitude towards the flu is that we don't really know what it is (like sciencewise we do, but not in the general culture).  like most years in my life, at some point i've caught some sort of respiratory illness and generally i've had no idea what it was and have guessed - welp i've got a cold or the flu or maybe it's allergies, i dunno.  i guess i'll drink more orange juice for a few days.

it wasn't until this spring that i paid any attention to the causes of those diseases and i now know enough to look back and realize i've probably only had an actual influenza infection once or twice in my life and what we call a cold is a catchall for the symptoms of like a hundred different minor respiratory illnesses.

so like, most of us probably has a concept of influenza as being a less serious and more prevalent illness than it actually is because we conflate it with all sorts of other respiratory illnesses that have superficially similar symptoms.

I don't know much about the flu, but I do know my dad died from it.  He was on life support due to the hosiptal trying to install a ventilator tube down his throat.  He fought them, so they gave him meds to put him to sleep.  That's when he went comatose with a 30% lose of lung function.  It took a week to decide to remove life support.  After that we thought he would pass quickly.  That was not the case, as he huffed and puffed for three days afterwards.  I was thankful when he finally passed, thinking that those same med staff wouldn't let a dog suffer like that.   

[MakeItRain]

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1290766084212174848?s=19

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The university president should fire the coach and the AD, if he/she doesn't the governor should.

[TheHamburglar]

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1290766084212174848?s=19

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The university president should fire the coach and the AD, if he/she doesn't the governor should.

That AD got gamed too. Hired Addazio on Urban Meyer’s recommendation, Addazio then hires Meyer’s son-in-law only to then have the SIL get a job at Ohio State.

[SkinnyBenny]

Darren Rovell with a terrible tweet but there is at least one example of a hospitalization (at least the ER)

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1290406145866301443

hate to see that happen to anyone. hope it turns out to be acute in nature and he recovers quickly. it would be impossible to call this case permanent damage or even long lasting damage at this point. It requires continuing monitoring. its possible he could be on the field for the first game

Do you hear yourself?

[steve dave]

UConn called it


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[michigancat]

UConn called it


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I didn't realize they were an independent. also kinda crazy that Randy Edsall comes off as a nice guy

https://twitter.com/JonSolomonAspen/status/1290986038350041088

[sonofdaxjones]

If they can't handle this situation, then they might as well shut down CFB for good.

Because even a vaccine isn't going to be 100% effective, and may never be effective.

SARS-Covid-19 is here to stay.

[steve dave]

https://twitter.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1291038610515517441


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[420seriouscat69]

Mods, please lock this thread. It’s so on!!!


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[michigancat]

I'm about 95% sure games will be played but I don't know if the season will finish

[420seriouscat69]

I just need there to be enough tape this year for my guy sky, to get drafted.


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[420seriouscat69]

https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/1291045181039362050?s=21


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[pissclams]

hoping to see some old school eight man football this fall??!?  you could be in luck!!