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sarge43

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71. All commercial airline crews and passengers are being individually screened?

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 03:55 PM

Feb 2020

The 1918 flu pandemic started in the spring of 1918. By the fall it had spread throughout Europe. When the soldiers and sailors started returning to North America, India, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, it became world wide. Deaths estimated: 50 to a 100 million. All it took were railroads and ships. One infected soldier traveling from NYC to San Fran by rail could come in contact with hundreds - other passengers, especially if he switched trains, at all the stop overs. Wash, rinse and repeat tens of thousands of times.

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Blumenthal after classified coronavirus briefing: "appalled and astonished by the inadequacy..." [View all] Mrs. Overall Feb 2020 OP

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