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55 confirmed 9 recovered. 46 still active. 0 deaths. jimfields33 Feb 2020 #1
You can't compare this to the flu Nonhlanhla Feb 2020 #2
We only need 46 more to recover and it's out of the United States jimfields33 Feb 2020 #6
What? Mrs. Overall Feb 2020 #10
I swear there is a group of people that believe this virus is dewsgirl Feb 2020 #98
I don't think that is realistic Nonhlanhla Feb 2020 #16
It will, it already is. Not being pessimistic, or a fearmongering. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #55
Yup, in the end we are all going to get it. Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #90
The thing is, so many stories about medical proffesionals dewsgirl Feb 2020 #91
Well the age group most likely to die is 70+ Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #94
Yes, he should. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #97
Seriously??? NoMoreRepugs Feb 2020 #19
yeah, that's exactly how it works... Javaman Feb 2020 #20
Are you kidding me.... pangaia Feb 2020 #22
you believe this llashram Feb 2020 #28
The number of cases in the US has quadrupled in the last WEEK. AllyCat Feb 2020 #43
Thanks, but I'll listen to the CDC Mike 03 Feb 2020 #51
And this: Mike 03 Feb 2020 #53
Do you have any idea how contagious this thing is? dewsgirl Feb 2020 #54
Hahahahahahahahaha! Coventina Feb 2020 #67
You're joking, right? pnwmom Feb 2020 #73
You win the prize for the most ignorant comment. secondwind Feb 2020 #105
Widespread flu also provides herd immunity among survivors/ge population jmbar2 Feb 2020 #26
No one develops immunity to covid-19 Boomer Feb 2020 #57
you have a link to that? Blues Heron Feb 2020 #62
Yeah, even if you recover it is not clear you are immune. Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #100
thanks Farmer Rick Blues Heron Feb 2020 #103
Covid-19 is less contagious than influenza Warpy Feb 2020 #87
Thanks Nonhlanhla Feb 2020 #88
I guesstimated less than a year because they already had a SARS vaccine Warpy Feb 2020 #89
I hope you're right Nonhlanhla Feb 2020 #92
Republicans are too dumb to know disease happens in cycles Warpy Feb 2020 #109
Word I keep hearing is 9 months. They already have 1 in trial. Johonny Feb 2020 #107
In your opinion is Blumenthal being overly dramatic? Mrs. Overall Feb 2020 #4
Everybody in the United States is jimfields33 Feb 2020 #7
I trust Blumenthal if he is concerned so am I and if it was so damn innocuous why was it classified Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #11
It's classified Turbineguy Feb 2020 #52
+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #65
I think this could be true. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #76
Immediately raised red flags when I heard it was classified. That's bullshit. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #77
If Trump thinks it's good for him, it's automatically good for the country, thus legal... captain queeg Feb 2020 #84
Trump is over 70 and in poor health. wnylib Feb 2020 #102
There are only three states that can even test for this...God knows if some flu deaths and there Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #8
The CDC shipped several hundred test kits out to the states several weeks ago PA Democrat Feb 2020 #14
Those are Republican talking points and I find no basis in fact for such comments. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #12
+1 Mrs. Overall Feb 2020 #13
Oh that card. jimfields33 Feb 2020 #15
you're laughing llashram Feb 2020 #30
Easy to play cards when they're relevant, obvious and a gift to any given hand. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #35
Yeah, that card. I wonder why you are playing it? Coventina Feb 2020 #66
Okay, jimfields33. Here's why. Texin Feb 2020 #32
This is a very powerful and to-the-point post. Thank you. Mrs. Overall Feb 2020 #38
Maybe the government virgogal Feb 2020 #40
Trump has cut funding and fired response teams. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #46
Boston's Chinatown had a severe drop in customers,per the local news. virgogal Feb 2020 #68
This is not science. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #69
Never said it was,it's hysteria. virgogal Feb 2020 #82
All commercial airline crews and passengers are being individually screened? sarge43 Feb 2020 #71
This is not 1918. We are much more globally connected. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #74
That was exactly my point sarge43 Feb 2020 #81
Well bully for you! sdfernando Feb 2020 #80
The flu is taken seriously, a new vaccine every yea. Progressive dog Feb 2020 #86
Didn't right wingers lose their shit about an Ebola patient in Houston when Obama was in office? tenderfoot Feb 2020 #3
No outrage because this is Trump budkin Feb 2020 #61
On facebook a GOP fund raiser I know kept posting, Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #83
Here in San Antonio, they're blaming our dem mayor for Luz Feb 2020 #99
Maybe it's a good thing that this is happening during an election year. Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #5
It's probably TOO FUCKING LATE! Texin Feb 2020 #33
In any deeply incompetent organization, reality impedes on the masquerade eventually greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #9
True. The problem is that this particular masquerade can end with thousands upon thousands of deaths Caliman73 Feb 2020 #85
I'm sorry...the proper follow-up to your post is Maeve Feb 2020 #101
Nothing to worry sbout! Trump has the Cooch on it! SunSeeker Feb 2020 #17
Well, a U.S. coronavirus pandemic rocktivity Feb 2020 #18
It would justify shanti Feb 2020 #93
The Most Important Question... jayfish Feb 2020 #21
One Would Think That The Best Thing To Do Is Inform The Public About Covid-19..... global1 Feb 2020 #42
+1 progressoid Feb 2020 #75
really senator? NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #23
Great Point DallasNE Feb 2020 #24
That was my first thought, too. Why is this classified? n/t Blaukraut Feb 2020 #25
Foreign intelligence zipplewrath Feb 2020 #29
NO way is it legitimately classified. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #78
He's Not making That Point Though. jayfish Feb 2020 #31
I Disagree DallasNE Feb 2020 #63
I have almost zero patience with classified crap. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #27
Classified?! Leith Feb 2020 #34
didn't we used to have a Surgeon General? eShirl Feb 2020 #36
I remember that They_Live Feb 2020 #39
We did! 2naSalit Feb 2020 #72
The GOP war on science continues unabated. bronxiteforever Feb 2020 #37
The Last Sentence In Your Post Says It All.... global1 Feb 2020 #44
+1 absolutely and well said. bronxiteforever Feb 2020 #45
and there's a toon for that ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2020 #59
They can only stand when they put on their exoskeleton suits. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #60
Pfft. Nothing to worry about. Raftergirl Feb 2020 #41
There are roughly 1 million hospital beds in the US .. DemoTex Feb 2020 #48
....Duct/Duck Tape America..... Toorich Feb 2020 #49
I'd fully expect Putin to funnel in millions to defeat RB after that comment. ffr Feb 2020 #50
Why was this classified in the first place? LonePirate Feb 2020 #56
then he should damn well tell us. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #58
What if the almighty and benevolent billionaires aligned with Baked Potato Feb 2020 #64
I said Trump was going to kill us... Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #70
Heckuva job, Brownie is now the orange clownie. Hassler Feb 2020 #79
Trump has been sitting around doing nothing, Historic NY Feb 2020 #95
Are you kidding. It's hard work being fluffed by the prime minister of India. Johonny Feb 2020 #108
The combination of executive stupidity and lack of health care Warpy Feb 2020 #96
Trump will order every democratic city quarantined in November. 33taw Feb 2020 #104
Pandemic or not... eyeofnewt Feb 2020 #106
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