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Also, we'd probably see other effects too from the folks who survived but now have scarring in their lungs or increased risk of blood clots. Not a pretty pictur

Also, we'd probably see other effects too from the folks who survived but now have scarring in their lungs or increased risk of blood clots. Not a pretty picture.

taneq 6y ago
Yeah, it's scary how much evidence is building that this virus leaves long term or permanent damage in a significant fraction of survivors. Also the next thing that comes along (and as our human monoculture grows, that will happen more and more frequently) might be much scarier. I feel like the silver lining to our current situation is that it's forcing us to set up our society to limit contagion so that when we do run across a new pathogen which is highly contagious, has a long incubation time, and is highly deadly, maybe we'll stand a chance.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
  If you want to lose sleep, consider what would have happened if this had been something really nasty, like airborne Ebola. Covid is actually not a highly deadly virus and on balance we've handled it quite poorly "because economics." There are much nastier pathogens we might have to deal with in the future.
  - taneq 6y ago
    Sssssh COVID-19 is super scary and we need to set our society up to deal with scary pathogens because of it. Right now. We'll figure out the economics later. /nod (Well just warning them beforehand didn't work so let's use this to get the ball rolling, huh?)
    - raverbashing 6y ago
      The best thing to do if you don't think the virus is as dangerous is just to live your life as usual. Or even better, go volunteer at a hospital, I'm sure they could use the help. But leave the PPE for the people who are worried.
      - taneq 6y ago
        I didn't say it's not dangerous. I said there's worse to come and that setting ourselves up to deal with this coronavirus will stand us in good stead for the next one. Imagine if a virus came out that combined the lethality of MERS with the contagiousness and asymptomatic spreading factors of SARS-Cov-2.
    - paulryanrogers 6y ago
      Ebola is so deadly and symptoms so immediate it would likely burn itself out before going pandemic.
      - taneq 6y ago
        That is, ironically, why it's less scary than something like antibiotic-resistant bubonic plague or a cross between MERS and SARS-Cov-2.

Also, we'd probably see other effects too from the folks who survived but now have scarring in their lungs or increased risk of blood clots. Not a pretty picture.

taneq 6y ago

Yeah, it's scary how much evidence is building that this virus leaves long term or permanent damage in a significant fraction of survivors. Also the next thing that comes along (and as our human monoculture grows, that will happen more and more frequently) might be much scarier. I feel like the silver lining to our current situation is that it's forcing us to set up our society to limit contagion so that when we do run across a new pathogen which is highly contagious, has a long incubation time, and is highly deadly, maybe we'll stand a chance.

TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
If you want to lose sleep, consider what would have happened if this had been something really nasty, like airborne Ebola. Covid is actually not a highly deadly virus and on balance we've handled it quite poorly "because economics." There are much nastier pathogens we might have to deal with in the future.
- taneq 6y ago
  Sssssh COVID-19 is super scary and we need to set our society up to deal with scary pathogens because of it. Right now. We'll figure out the economics later. /nod (Well just warning them beforehand didn't work so let's use this to get the ball rolling, huh?)
  - raverbashing 6y ago
    The best thing to do if you don't think the virus is as dangerous is just to live your life as usual. Or even better, go volunteer at a hospital, I'm sure they could use the help. But leave the PPE for the people who are worried.
    - taneq 6y ago
      I didn't say it's not dangerous. I said there's worse to come and that setting ourselves up to deal with this coronavirus will stand us in good stead for the next one. Imagine if a virus came out that combined the lethality of MERS with the contagiousness and asymptomatic spreading factors of SARS-Cov-2.
  - paulryanrogers 6y ago
    Ebola is so deadly and symptoms so immediate it would likely burn itself out before going pandemic.
    - taneq 6y ago
      That is, ironically, why it's less scary than something like antibiotic-resistant bubonic plague or a cross between MERS and SARS-Cov-2.