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kentuck

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65. Also, I read today that it attacks not only the lungs but...
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:42 PM
Apr 2020

the liver, the heart, and the intestines, and perhaps other parts of the body.

It is a novel corona virus. Nobody knows that much about it yet.

Putting childrens lives at risk so their parents can go back to work. kentuck Apr 2020 #1
Kids have almost no risk of dying of this thing. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #2
And yet, many have died. tavernier Apr 2020 #11
Many? No. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #18
Many? Perhaps not. Too many? Unquestionably. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #56
the kids accelerate community spread. That's how viruses work. TeamPooka Apr 2020 #17
No kidding? Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #20
There's is no evidence yet of immunity underpants Apr 2020 #21
There is no evidence that immunity doesn't exist. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #22
You can't prove a negative. underpants Apr 2020 #24
There is going to be a second wave, there is really no way around it. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #59
Please site any source that has claimed we need to stay inside for eternity as you say TeamPooka Apr 2020 #25
Thank you Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #33
GOP talking points? I don't pay attention to those. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #58
So you can't defend your original statement. Thanks for playing TeamPooka Apr 2020 #61
My original statement was in response to someone saying there may not be immunity. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #62
Eternity? tazkcmo Apr 2020 #28
In South Korea, some people that recovered from covid19 got reinfected. Blue_true Apr 2020 #37
Rather than immune, they may be more susceptible? kentuck Apr 2020 #55
Yes, thinking about that fact does cause shriveling of the gonads. Blue_true Apr 2020 #63
Another belief is that they had not recovered. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #57
That is possible given how little is known about this virus. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #64
Also, I read today that it attacks not only the lungs but... kentuck Apr 2020 #65
Yes, I read about it attacking the liver yesterday. Blue_true Apr 2020 #69
+1 n/t Pobeka Apr 2020 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author enough Apr 2020 #19
huge risk of spreading it though Blues Heron Apr 2020 #27
The staff of the NYC schools alone employ 75,000 staff members. Squinch Apr 2020 #30
Or orphans if they carry the virus back to their parent or grandparents. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #36
Maybe everyone should be required to wear masks like in China and Taiwan. Blue_true Apr 2020 #38
So where are the kids going to live? elias7 Apr 2020 #45
If their parents can't pay rent, they'll be on the street. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #60
More on mitigation underpants Apr 2020 #4
What constitutes "low mitigation"? Blue_true Apr 2020 #39
I don't know. underpants Apr 2020 #51
The problem is even people out in the middle of nowhere that participate in the overall economy Blue_true Apr 2020 #66
No I didn't see that underpants Apr 2020 #68
FK HIM & THEM! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #8
It's putting the parents and grandparents lives at risk. Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #43
The kids will be a super vector and spread it from family to family insanely quickly. NightWatcher Apr 2020 #3
Yeah. They seem to think they can just order people around underpants Apr 2020 #7
This!👆 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #9
Florida Keys have been online schooling now for weeks. tavernier Apr 2020 #13
My kids are getting online instruction from their school. Crunchy Frog Apr 2020 #44
We are supposed to believe Chainfire Apr 2020 #5
My boss says June 10th underpants Apr 2020 #10
Did he pull that date out of his butt? Chainfire Apr 2020 #34
Made me laugh KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #47
No. That was set the third week in March (if memory serves) underpants Apr 2020 #50
I'm waiting on Governor Newsom . . . Iliyah Apr 2020 #6
I agree underpants Apr 2020 #12
the federal government has zero validity... stillcool Apr 2020 #14
Ramp up testing should be step one MoonlitKnight Apr 2020 #15
there is no way in hell that was written by anyone not named drumpf or kushner Takket Apr 2020 #16
Yep, and perhaps this time with the country's food supply chain infected and shut down. ooky Apr 2020 #32
Ramping up test kits production? You mean they haven't started that yet? And going to wait May 1? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #26
Exactly. My first thought was, "show me the tests." crickets Apr 2020 #31
Look at who is trying to run the show. Blue_true Apr 2020 #40
Agree. CDC and FEMA both run by corrupt, incompetent appointees. Hortensis Apr 2020 #29
The "community assessment" in North Dakota two weeks ago was full speed ahead. Blue_true Apr 2020 #41
Or the contact tracing efforts revealed what was happening? Hortensis Apr 2020 #46
Several hundred people got infected at that pork plant. Blue_true Apr 2020 #67
More than 640 known cases as of tonight, "country's" Hortensis Apr 2020 #70
I have a prediction for all of you.... Chainfire Apr 2020 #35
I tend to agree with you. Blue_true Apr 2020 #42
Oh I'm sure they will underpants Apr 2020 #54
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2020 #48
Oh just chip me and get it over with, they got an app for that? Baclava Apr 2020 #49
I don't think that it is realistic for people to think that we will be able avebury Apr 2020 #52
I need to know a few things: DFW Apr 2020 #53
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