On 3/11/20 6:48 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/11/2020 6:33 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/11/20 4:36 PM, Bill wrote:
Adorable Deplorable wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:57:57 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:


This is a simple and excellent graph that illustrates how
the response to the coronavirus issue is being handled.

The idea that it can be 100% contained is unrealistic.
It's going to spread .... as it has.

The goal is to control as much as possible the rate
that it spreads so the healthcare facilities and systems
are not overwhelmed.

The peak (in orange) is what happened in China.
The goal of the CDC is the second peak.

Despite all the hype, fears and finger-pointing
(political) this graph is spot on.


https://funkyimg.com/i/331q1.jpg


Heard this morning news that the death rate is 10x flu rate.

Based on what? There is no good estimate of the denominator. For many
folks, the symptoms are no
worse than a cold, and the illness never gets reported. Of course,
those
facts don't assist in
Trump-bashing, so not mentioned.
--

Freedom Isn't Free!


Faux news?Â*Â* Was a news report.Â* The flu this year seems to be nasty
version.Â* Wife seems to have flu, and we had flu shots.Â* Doctor on video
chat figured flu.Â*Â* COVID is a version of SARS, so most likely the death
rate is higher.Â* And older people have more breathing problems anyway.

COVID-19 seems a lot more serious than the flu, especially for older
people and those with certain already existing conditions.
Pooh-poohing it, as some Trumpsters do, is just more of their absurdity.

I've never tried "video chat" to consult with a doctor. Are you
pleased with the experience and results? If I visit my doc for any
reason, I get prodded and poked, my BP, Blood Oxy are checked and
she/he listens to my heart/lungs. Hard to do that from afar, and what
if you need a blood test?




I was notified that I can opt for a video appointment at my next
scheduled visit to the VA.Â* Normally I pick up "slips" at the VA
clinic and take them to Quest for blood to be drawn and analyzed.
Quest electronically reports back to my primary care with the results
within a day.

For the video appointment option, the VA will contact Quest authorizing
the blood work to be done.Â* I just go to Quest, give the blood, then
sign in for the video thing when scheduled.

My Primary Care person wanted to do this a few months ago just to see
how I was doing with some medication she prescribed.Â* I told her I'd
have to take the electrical tape off the camera on my computer.
She laughed and said she'd just give me a telephone call instead.


LabCorp has a small office and a registered nurse stationed within the
offices of the medical practice I use. Literally across a parking lot,
LabCorp has a pretty big lab it uses to service various health
facilities in the area, so the practice I see gets results the same day
if the tests are taken in the morning. There are a lot of medical
practitioners within a mile or two miles of our regional hospital.