Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Legbiter]

Here they're going to roll out an app which tracks your movements to help with contact tracing/quarantine early next week. It is kindly suggested you install it, aiming for at least 60% having it on their phones.

[Admiral Yi]

Here they're going to roll out an app which tracks your movements to help with contact tracing/quarantine early next week.

Voluntary or mandatory?

[Legbiter]

Here they're going to roll out an app which tracks your movements to help with contact tracing/quarantine early next week.

Voluntary or mandatory?

Sorry just edited that, voluntary but you'll be seen as an agent of Nurgle if you don't have it.

[DGuller]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

[alfred russel]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

I would sign up in a heartbeat.

[Iormlund]

Antibody tests would be a game changer as it would allow to find all the hidden asymptomatic cases.

Also those people with antibodies can go back to work.

That would really be key for me. I suspect I already had the virus, but being inmunocompromised I can't risk going back to work until I know for sure or I'm vaccinated.

And on that topic, I'm back with the same symptoms again: sore throat, cough, low grade fever. Much less severe than in February, though. I suspect whatever bug I have is resurfacing after I take the medication (injected two days ago, got fever back again last night).

[Admiral Yi]

That would really be the best of all possible worlds, to know you've already had it, are no longer contagious, and are immune now.

[merithyn]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

Even the light cases aren't fun, but yeah, something like this seems kind of logical.

I mean, isn't that what that party in Kentucky was? A bunch of low-risk teens/early 20s people spreading it around each other?

By the way, that was the point of the Chicken Pox parties from days of old.

[Caliga]

I mean, isn't that what that party in Kentucky was? A bunch of low-risk teens/early 20s people spreading it around each other?

Yep.  Governor Beshear was = displeased.

[Fate]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

I am looking at my hospital census right now and I see quite a few 20-50 year olds who are intubated in the ICU with COVID-19. Just because you're unlikely to die doesn't mean you can't get extremely sick.

[Admiral Yi]

I mean, isn't that what that party in Kentucky was? A bunch of low-risk teens/early 20s people spreading it around each other?

I'm guessing that party was about getting fucked up and getting some action.  Also don't think the attendees burrowed into self quarantine right after the party.

[Fate]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

I would sign up in a heartbeat.

Do not do this.

[Barrister]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

Low risk people aren't zero risk.  Many of those who do survive will need significant medical assistance, including ICU.  There's still the risk about overwhelming hospitals.  It does strike young people too.

I know - waiting sucks, we all want this to be over.  But we just have to be patient.

[alfred russel]

I wonder if it would make sense to draft low risk people to be infected right now, all at the same time?  They'll do their 14 days in isolation and then take themselves out of the pool of potential super-spreaders.

I would sign up in a heartbeat.

Do not do this.

My life expectancy is probably about 40 years. If this lasts 6 months, that is over 1% of my remaining life expectancy, and the most valuable part of it (considering my health will be declining going forward).

I put the value of living my life like this at absolute 0.

The math looks reasonable to me.

[Admiral Yi]

My life expectancy is probably about 40 years. If this lasts 6 months, that is over 1% of my remaining life expectancy, and the most valuable part of it (considering my health will be declining going forward).

I put the value of living my life like this at absolute 0.

The math looks reasonable to me.

Do you promise not to call 911 if things go sideways?