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Stocking up for Corona virus

940 257 March 1, 2020 at 10:57 AM in Chat
Hey guys,

Is anyone stocking up on "survival items" in fear of the Corona virus? So far I haven't, but I see a lot of the supermarkets empty from people like that here. Are the fears warranted, should I do the same?

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cr8ter
03-09-2020 at 05:33 PM.
03-09-2020 at 05:33 PM.
1000 H1N1 deaths in the US before any alarms were set off. I wonder why that was?
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03-09-2020 at 07:03 PM.
03-09-2020 at 07:03 PM.
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Breaking news:

Life Care center in Kirkland had 31 of 35 tests come back positive. There are still 20 tests that haven't come back yet. Wow.
This guy seems well, well informed.Might be a good idea to fav him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R...EKQ&t=110s
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03-09-2020 at 08:35 PM.
03-09-2020 at 08:35 PM.
Amazon has pulled over a million products from oils, vitamins, beverages
claiming a cure.
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Dr. J
03-10-2020 at 05:00 AM.
03-10-2020 at 05:00 AM.
Quote from Jokester173173 :
Amazon has pulled over a million products from oils, vitamins, beverages
claiming a cure.
scammers gonna scam

Quote from LC2 :
Breaking news:

Life Care center in Kirkland had 31 of 35 tests come back positive. There are still 20 tests that haven't come back yet. Wow.
Exactly the kind of place you don't want this, based on JAMA data. (exactly the place you don't want the flu circulating either)
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03-10-2020 at 06:44 AM.
03-10-2020 at 06:44 AM.
Quote from cr8ter :
1000 H1N1 deaths in the US before any alarms were set off. I wonder why that was?
I figure you're trying to insinuate something, but I'm not sure what.
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03-10-2020 at 09:46 AM.
03-10-2020 at 09:46 AM.
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I figure you're trying to insinuate something, but I'm not sure what.


Was the last administration trying to cover it up? That would be my guess.


I honestly didn't know that there were a 1000 H1N1 deaths before the public was alerted.


Edited to add:

On October 24, 2009, President Barack Obama declared Swine Flu a national emergency in the United States. On November 12, 2009, the CDC reported an estimated 22 million Americans had been infected with 2009 A H1N1 and 4,000 Americans have died.
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03-10-2020 at 04:25 PM.
03-10-2020 at 04:25 PM.
I feel bad for the natural cleaners, people are not buying, I guess they won't kill the virus.
One hack I know is use eye glass wipes, the main ingredient alcohol. Bleach wiped in all stores in my area.
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fsyowad
03-10-2020 at 06:14 PM.
03-10-2020 at 06:14 PM.
Quote from Jokester173173 :
I feel bad for the natural cleaners, people are not buying, I guess they won't kill the virus.
One hack I know is use eye glass wipes, the main ingredient alcohol. Bleach wiped in all stores in my area.
Just use alcohol if u can get it. The smell goes away in 30 seconds, it can be portable, and is generally not toxic....unless u wanna chug it.
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03-10-2020 at 06:16 PM.
03-10-2020 at 06:16 PM.
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03-10-2020 at 06:39 PM.
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Quote from Jokester173173 :
I feel bad for the natural cleaners, people are not buying, I guess they won't kill the virus.
One hack I know is use eye glass wipes, the main ingredient alcohol. Bleach wiped in all stores in my area.
What really sucks is that when the CDC gave a list of disinfectants to kill the virus they basically just said Clorox, Lysol, and Purell - brand names. Lot of dingy whites will be seen before this thing is over.

My friend may have the virus. Will update.
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03-10-2020 at 11:45 PM.
03-10-2020 at 11:45 PM.
My goldfish may have virus. Will update.
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03-11-2020 at 12:22 AM.
03-11-2020 at 12:22 AM.
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My goldfish may have virus. Will update.
Please update on the status of your only friend. laugh out loud
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noungning
03-11-2020 at 07:08 AM.
03-11-2020 at 07:08 AM.
My state declared a state of emergency just for the funding. Facepalm They're still holding a St. Patrick's parade so all can infect each other. Not sure how bad it's going to look in 2 weeks from today. I'm guessing one is a lot of packed hospitals.
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Dr. J
03-11-2020 at 07:16 AM.
03-11-2020 at 07:16 AM.
Quote from noungning :
My state declared a state of emergency just for the funding. Facepalm They're still holding a St. Patrick's parade so all can infect each other. Not sure how bad it's going to look in 2 weeks from today. I'm guessing one is a lot of packed hospitals.

That's an important note when people freak out thinking military will be in the streets. Declarations of emergency only really give the government leeway to do things it normally couldn't do, and also allows them to access federal funding in certain cases. This is the same when there's a natural disaster. It doesn't mean there will be Army in your town nailing your door shut.

Here in CT here is what it means:

Governor Declares Public Health Emergency Over Coronavirus [nbcconnecticut.com]

That opens a new range of possible measures that could be taken, including speeding up public health regulations.
The emergency declarations also trigger aspects of the state laws against price gouging.
The emergency allows Lamont to order travel bans and the closing of schools, as well as private businesses.
The declaration also gives the governor and the attorney general the power to crack down on scammers and those who are charging extremely high prices for things like face masks and hand sanitizer.
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03-11-2020 at 07:24 AM.
03-11-2020 at 07:24 AM.
posts deleted...this isn't the podium....if you want to have a podium-like discussion there's a nice thread for you over there

now back to your regularly scheduled toilet paper hoarding...
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