Off Topic Coronavirus

Really sorry to hear it, Ubes. Wish the best for him

 

Oops the medical spokeswoman Jenny isn’t used to the way of the political mob. I actually cringed for her when she mentioned ‘6 months’... and like a pack of wolves Sky have manipulated her words. Don’t be surprised if they dump her from the briefing.

 

To be clear I don’t think this is a plot, I think it’s a cock up, the virus itself is not much to be scared of but it’s impact on health services in a very short period of time is, and that is what all the scurrying about is for. It is certainly valid to ask the question whether the response is actually worth it, especially given the economic damage it will inflict (is inflicting) on billions of lives.

I have just found the answer to the key question of how many people who end up on ventilators actually make it. The answer is a very disappointing 50%.
https://www.theguardian.com/society...ve-care-uk-patients-50-per-cent-survival-rate
The next question is, is there any way of telling which patients will benefit from ventilation, and who it would be a waste of time for?

Over 70% of the ICU patients were overweight, obese or clinically obese.

Bad news mate, best wishes. Even at his age the vast majority pull through.

 

Sorry to hear your news Uber.

 

Sorry to hear that mate.

 

I hope that he pulls through Uber

 

Break glass in case of emergency

Feels appropriate.

 

Uber - I hope he pulls through. Sending best wishes to you and family

 

Best wishes Uber on that sad news

 

Best wishes Ubes

 

What a lovely bunch you lot are. I’ll keep you posted when I hear anymore.

 

Good luck bro.

 

One thing I will add mate, is that it’s common practice to put in a DNAR (or to at least ask for one) for people of your uncles age. Don’t read too much into it......it’s more to do with what it entails and what it would mean for the patient, rather than that they are expecting to need it.
Anything you wanna ask I’m about to DM or answer on here

 

All the best to your Uncle. Many of that age pull through...

 

All the best to your unc ubes

 

Costco US are advertising that they will not accept returns on toilet paper, kitchen roll, hand sanitizer, water and Lysol (Dettol), a sure sign that there are no supply chain shortages of these things, and that the twats who have filled their houses with this stuff will have to work through it over the next few years.

I am still pondering the full importance of the 50% death rate for those ventilated. If this is maintained it’s huge for resource use and rationing.

We need a medicine treatment rapidly.

The deputy CMO saying we could be doing this for 6 months is a good thing - should really focus minds as to what the strategy should be. I reckon we will stick to this for 12 weeks and then relax for political and economic reasons.

Very strong rumours that the Chinese are trying to sell us PPE at massively inflated prices. We should buy it because we need it, and then cooperate with everyone else who has been shafted by these ****ers to make the lives of Xi and his cronies as miserable as possible. Nothing against the Chinese people, but the totalitarian tossers who boss them around need sorting.

A long disconnected ramble, but anyone else hoping that we take an individual, community, and societal/national/supra national level rethink of what is really important to us after the crisis is past? It would be a real tragedy if we just go back to where we were before, with no thought as to how we plan for these things in the future, without learning anything, without understanding how fragile the systems we have are, without recognising how connected we are as individuals and communities.

 

All the best to your family Uber.

 

all the best ubes to your uncle. Good luck