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Ooh, I forgot New Jersey had one last night.
 
I am over 60 and I went out to buy greeting cards today. I also plan to go out to take my daughter to her psychiatrist which means my being in the waiting room. In the past few days I have been in doctors' offices; a blood lab; and a pharmacy; all places where people feeling sick might go. I plan to call it quits after today and just hope I haven't already exposed myself.

I will still drive family members to places they need to go, but I won't go into groups and increase my risk. At least that is my plan since that is the health professionals' recommendation to me.I may get sick but at least I won't be disregarding advice. My family can infect me.
 
AGBF said:
I am over 60 and I went out to buy greeting cards today. I also plan to go out to take my daughter to her psychiatrist which means my being in the waiting room. In the past few days I have been in doctors' offices; a blood lab; and a pharmacy; all places where people feeling sick might go. I plan to call it quits after today and just hope I haven't already exposed myself.

I will still drive family members to places they need to go, but I won't go into groups and increase my risk. At least that is my plan since that is the health professionals' recommendation to me.I may get sick but at least I won't be disregarding advice. My family can infect me.
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Deb, I can only speak for us. My DH is over 60 and we both have respiratory issues. But as long as we remain well we are living our lives. If we get ill we will self quarantine. If only everyone would practice that it would be contained. However quarantining while healthy just doesn’t work for us. We both have doctor appointments that are not optional.

Plus we need to get outside or would probably go mad. And there’s enough of that happening all around us already. Just seeing the madness at our neighborhood Costco is proof of that. :(

Taking long walks doesn’t put us at greater risk imo. Perhaps that is something you could enjoy as well and still stay safe.
Stay well and minimize your risk. Sending you hugs and well wishes.
 
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Lol. And we saw a few people in crazy hazmat suits while we were shopping at Costco the other day. Maybe I should be more worried but it was funny to see and I admit I had to restrain from laughing. There were also many wearing masks and I had to wonder how many need masks and are taking it from those who truly need them?
 
I have not looked into this closer because I am in a spotty Internet area but this quote from the ANU is eye opening. I have not been to worried about the corona virus but slightly more so now. I will look into this quote more later today.

"In the low-severity model — or best-case scenario of the seven — ANU researchers estimate a global GDP loss of $2.4 trillion, with an estimated death toll of 15 million."
 
HS4S_2 said:
I have not looked into this closer because I am in a spotty Internet area but this quote from the ANU is eye opening. I have not been to worried about the corona virus but slightly more so now. I will look into this quote more later today.

"In the low-severity model — or best-case scenario of the seven — ANU researchers estimate a global GDP loss of $2.4 trillion, with an estimated death toll of 15 million."
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Is this the link you want to share ?

www.businessinsider.com

As the coronavirus spreads, one study predicts that even the best-case scenario is 15 million dead and a $2.4 trillion hit to global GDP

A group of Australian researchers estimate that the coronavirus may have severe consequences on the global GDP.
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My husband’s doctor said this is very serious. He expects that 70% of the population will be infected, although not everyone will be seriously infected. He explained that this virus attacks seriously by age first, then it attacks smokers, then the pre existing conditions.

My husband’s diabetes in under control. Because of this he said it was a small concern but that people with a higher a1c should be more concerned.

This doctor predicted that Coronavirus would die back this spring/summer but would come back much worse this fall. He suggested that we get as healthy as we possibly can for the fall. Start walking, get up our lung capacity, start eating right, and do everything we can to build our immunity.

He also said to stock up one month worth of supplies in case we have to self quarantine.

I have to be honest, I was hoping to be told that I was overreacting and to go on with my life. Sigh.
 
House Cat said:
My husband’s doctor said this is very serious. He expects that 70% of the population will be infected, although not everyone will be seriously infected. He explained that this virus attacks seriously by age first, then it attacks smokers, then the pre existing conditions.

My husband’s diabetes in under control. Because of this he said it was a small concern but that people with a higher a1c should be more concerned.

This doctor predicted that Coronavirus would die back this spring/summer but would come back much worse this fall. He suggested that we get as healthy as we possibly can for the fall. Start walking, get up our lung capacity, start eating right, and do everything we can to build our immunity.

He also said to stock up one month worth of supplies in case we have to self quarantine.

I have to be honest, I was hoping to be told that I was overreacting and to go on with my life. Sigh.
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I would say *Most everyone will not be seriously infected.

Also some docs lean conservative and will often approach things as a “plan for the worse” scenario or worry that if they give someone an inch they’ll take a mile. Technically in your 3rd trimester of pregnancy a glass a wine is generally not going to cause harm. But for a long time now the advice given was “no. No alcohol at all”. Probably due to concerns that people would convince themselves if one is ok, two can’t be that bad etc.

So I think many docs are trying to convey an appropriate level of concern because this IS a serious thing and people who are in higher risk groups should be exercising precautions and minimizing risks. But I don’t think most in the medical community are expecting zombie apocalypse. I work in an academic hospital and the concerns aren’t so much about the virus death rate, but more so the logistics of how to screen and identify and helping people if there’s a surge.
 
Had to go to the ER with DD for suspected concussion. The place was plastered with corona info. All staff are wearing masks. They barely looked at her and sent us home ASAP not to risk any infection. Surveillance by us at home.

Three kids in waiting area with us with flu symptoms. I just wanted to run! Hand sanitizer about every 3 minutes while I was there, serious hand washing plus disinfection then shower at home... YUCK
 
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MakingTheGrade said:
I would say *Most everyone will not be seriously infected.

Also some docs lean conservative and will often approach things as a “plan for the worse” scenario or worry that if they give someone an inch they’ll take a mile. Technically in your 3rd trimester of pregnancy a glass a wine is generally not going to cause harm. But for a long time now the advice given was “no. No alcohol at all”. Probably due to concerns that people would convince themselves if one is ok, two can’t be that bad etc.

So I think many docs are trying to convey an appropriate level of concern because this IS a serious thing and people who are in higher risk groups should be exercising precautions and minimizing risks. But I don’t think most in the medical community are expecting zombie apocalypse. I work in an academic hospital and the concerns aren’t so much about the virus death rate, but more so the logistics of how to screen and identify and helping people if there’s a surge.
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My questions were about the risk of death to my husband. That’s probably why there was a lot of talk about death. I also wanted straight talk. I didn’t want to be told that if I just wash my hands, everything will be ok. Yesterday, someone died 10 minutes away from me. I’m in California. We have to be realistic that there are many, many more cases of Coronavirus in my area than are being reported.
 
House Cat said:
My questions were about the risk of death to my husband. That’s probably why there was a lot of talk about death. I also wanted straight talk. I didn’t want to be told that if I just wash my hands, everything will be ok. Yesterday, someone died 10 minutes away from me. I’m in California. We have to be realistic that there are many, many more cases of Coronavirus in my area than are being reported.
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Gotcha. Well then I’m glad he was able to share sound guidance. Sending good thoughts to you and hours in Cali. I think things are starting to feel scary for many people as more and more confirmed cases pop up across states.

We are seeing people coming to our ER from across state lines and part of me wonders if it’s because there are known cases in those states and none in ours.
 
@House Cat , I also have diabetes on top of having to take a chemo infusion for my auto immune issues. It is what it is. On the most hopeful note, maybe if/when I get it, the most that will happen is I get bronchitis (less than that never happens) and I won't have to disrupt my infusion schedule. My gp always says it's better for blood sugar to go high than low, and that it's a temporary situation when you're sick. I'm going to continue to be a recluse because I can, so why not.
 
MakingTheGrade said:
Gotcha. Well then I’m glad he was able to share sound guidance. Sending good thoughts to you and hours in Cali. I think things are starting to feel scary for many people as more and more confirmed cases pop up across states.

We are seeing people coming to our ER from across state lines and part of me wonders if it’s because there are known cases in those states and none in ours.
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lyra said:
@House Cat , I also have diabetes on top of having to take a chemo infusion for my auto immune issues. It is what it is. On the most hopeful note, maybe if/when I get it, the most that will happen is I get bronchitis (less than that never happens) and I won't have to disrupt my infusion schedule. My gp always says it's better for blood sugar to go high than low, and that it's a temporary situation when you're sick. I'm going to continue to be a recluse because I can, so why not.
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He said the virus doesn’t feed on blood sugar, which is encouraging. I read bad info on the internet that it did!

stay safe. I will keep you in my thoughts.
 
I just got back from Trader Joe's, and the checker seemed rather hostile. She didn't say hi or smile once, and when I offered to bag my own things, she told me to have it, went straight for the hand sanitizer, and walked away. I hope it had nothing to do with my being Chinese.
 
JPie said:
I just got back from Trader Joe's, and the checker seemed rather hostile. She didn't say hi or smile once, and when I offered to bag my own things, she told me to have it, went straight for the hand sanitizer, and walked away. I hope it had nothing to do with my being Chinese.
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I hope not @JPie...:angryfire:
 
Received an email this morning saying that Medicare will pay for CV test if you get the test on or after Feb. 4.
 
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