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Bullitt · 03-21-2020, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Thought that started in Mexico???

We were on holiday in Cancun in 2009 and the Mexican's were adamant that the Anerican's were to blame.

MifuneFan · 03-21-2020, 03:21 PM

NY are taking more tests per capita than China, or S. Korea according to Cuomo. They've done over 45K so far. Over 10K cases now,

BucketheadPikes · 03-21-2020, 03:24 PM

Pondosinatra · 03-21-2020, 03:42 PM

Not sure if it's been mentioned already or not...

But my life savings has been depleted by 30% and counting daily...

Several weeks ago while this was still exploding in China I implored my advisor to move me into cash - he said not to panic, it would blow over etc. Stupidly I listened to the 'expert' instead of going with my gut. And of course I haven't heard squat from him since...

So I was particularly incensed (although not surprised) that a number of US senators ran out and dumped all their stocks after a classified briefing back in Jan of the pending shit storm.

As always the rich and power thrive in times like this.

Further, earlier in the week the WHO announced the fund that they setup had made over 90 million based on 110,000 donations. Which is great.

However there's roughly 3000 billionaires in the world. 90 million is what one of them makes in about 5 minutes of doing nothing. What in the holy f**k are they doing? Just sleeping on their mountains of cash????

Part of me believes this entire thing was by design so that in the end even more global wealth is consolidated into the hands of a few.

Penton-Man · 03-21-2020, 03:57 PM

Over the years while providing learning experiences for videophiles, there have been many professionally nuanced posts regarding some topics. Particularly in assessing for picture quality, (PQ being a long established talking point for physcial media be it Blu-ray disc or UHD Blu-rays), these techno discussions have been rather clinical with regards to color vision and quite often, visual acuity and
20/20 vision ; however, given the times we live in, something more philosophical from the heart as broadcast nationally last evening –

And an example of one of the many ripple effects some folks may be totally unaware of…..

Britbuffguy · 03-21-2020, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BucketheadPikes

Coronavirus Kills 3 Members of Same Family, Sickens 4 Others - YouTube

I saw an update yesterday, a 4th member of that family has now passed. All within a week. 3 more are still in the hospital. Most depressing story I've heard in all this madness.

Penton-Man · 03-21-2020, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Britbuffguy

I saw an update yesterday, a 4th member of that family has now passed. All within a week. 3 more are still in the hospital. Most depressing story I've heard in all this madness.

My sister-in-law was admitted to hospital in Chicago yesterday with severe shortness of breath bordering on ARDS.

Penton-Man · 03-21-2020, 04:11 PM

dusting off old memories from 1982, when we thought such behavior was maniacal –

a sobering reminder of the reality of today:
ARDS and sHLH - https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.co...sent?code=null

Batman1980 · 03-21-2020, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Seymour Love

MifuneFan · 03-21-2020, 04:16 PM

Herd immunity is idiotic.

Penton-Man · 03-21-2020, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Penton-Man

a sobering reminder of the reality of today:
ARDS and sHLH - https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.co...sent?code=null

no cookies, no problem, an excerpt (from a little recognized journal known as Lancet) -
"Current management of COVID-19 is supportive, and respiratory failure from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the leading cause of mortality.
Secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) is an under-recognised, hyperinflammatory syndrome characterised by a fulminant and fatal hypercytokinaemia with multiorgan failure. In adults, sHLH is most commonly triggered by viral infections and occurs in 3·7–4·3% of sepsis cases.

ctujackbauer · 03-21-2020, 05:15 PM

I really hope it doesn't come to this in New York:

https://www.wsj.com/video/new-york-d...D49C274FC.html

Jesus. (video from WSJ on New York drafting ventilator rationing)

MifuneFan · 03-21-2020, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ctujackbauer

I really hope it doesn't come to this in New York:

https://www.wsj.com/video/new-york-d...D49C274FC.html

Jesus. (video from WSJ on New York drafting ventilator rationing)

Cuomo said today he purchased 6,000 additional ventilators. I don't know the timetable on those though. Cuomo also stated that some of the ventilators will allow multiple patients to be on a single one.

ctujackbauer · 03-21-2020, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Cuomo said today he purchased 6,000 additional ventilators. I don't know the timetable on those though. Cuomo also stated that some of the ventilators will allow multiple patients to be on a single one.

At 50:30 the reporter asks, its over the next several weeks.

I saw that one too.

hockeyshark91 · 03-21-2020, 05:37 PM

I just read that Governor Cuomo has fast tracked hydroxychloroquine + Zithromax. Does anyone know how soon they will start administering this?
I hope they get the results we’re all looking for.

MifuneFan · 03-21-2020, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hockeyshark91

I just read that Governor Cuomo has fast tracked hydroxychloroquine + Zithromax. Does anyone know how soon they will start administering this?
I hope they get the results we’re all looking for.

They requested 10,000 doses from the FDA, and will start trials as soon as they get them. Really good news.

ctujackbauer · 03-21-2020, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hockeyshark91

I just read that Governor Cuomo has fast tracked hydroxychloroquine + Zithromax. Does anyone know how soon they will start administering this?
I hope they get the results we’re all looking for.

Both are generic. 90% of the generic drugs people take in America are generic. 80% of active ingredients for drugs the US takes are made in India and China.

Throw in worldwide demand all at once and the supply chain breaks, or is significantly different from just even 6 months ago.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/america-d...hina-medicines

also, that article is from may 2019 and kind of explains the Department of Defense report.

Waboman · 03-21-2020, 06:15 PM

Every tine I see the name Boris I immediately start singing The Who’s Boris the Spider as sung by the late great John Entwistle.

Waboman · 03-21-2020, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Penton-Man

dusting off old memories from 1982, when we thought such behavior was maniacal –
Cheers | S01E22 cold open | "I'm a janitor at a biology lab..." - YouTube

Such a great show.

Garp · 03-21-2020, 06:25 PM

In order not to derail the VUDU thread, some thoughts here instead:

The only things we know for certain right now is that we have no idea when this crisis is going to end. We have no idea how disastrous this will become for everything we considered 'normal' up to now. We have no idea what a post-COVID-19 future will look like.

Two weeks ago, the suggestion that we wouldn't be able to find toilet paper on the shelves would have been preposterous. The idea that we might have to lockdown an entire country would have been seen as alarmist at best, akin to anarchy at worst. Yet here we are.

Things are changing daily - hell, hourly! The way we usually interact are changing. Some of those ways will bounce back - we are a social species and will always crave the companionship of gatherings, large and small - but perhaps not all.

We are in the midst of a social experiment that none of us asked to participate in. The closest historical analogies we have - world wars, 9-11 - are imprecise as a precursor to what we may expect in the long term. The world has changed and people are rightly scared. When people are scared, people become unpredictable.

Like most people I'm sure, I would love everything to just go back to the way it was before. But realistically, I don't see that happening. Unfortunately, I believe things will get worse, will be endured for longer than we anticipate right now and will change us irrevocably.

Some of those changes, I hope, will be positive - a respect for our environment, a realisation of what truly matters to us personally, that we are all connected. I hope I'm right.

That's all. Stay sane, stay safe.

03-21-2020, 03:21 PM	#2282
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	NY are taking more tests per capita than China, or S. Korea according to Cuomo. They've done over 45K so far. Over 10K cases now,

03-21-2020, 03:42 PM	#2284
Pondosinatra Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Not sure if it's been mentioned already or not... But my life savings has been depleted by 30% and counting daily... Several weeks ago while this was still exploding in China I implored my advisor to move me into cash - he said not to panic, it would blow over etc. Stupidly I listened to the 'expert' instead of going with my gut. And of course I haven't heard squat from him since... So I was particularly incensed (although not surprised) that a number of US senators ran out and dumped all their stocks after a classified briefing back in Jan of the pending shit storm. As always the rich and power thrive in times like this. Further, earlier in the week the WHO announced the fund that they setup had made over 90 million based on 110,000 donations. Which is great. However there's roughly 3000 billionaires in the world. 90 million is what one of them makes in about 5 minutes of doing nothing. What in the holy f**k are they doing? Just sleeping on their mountains of cash???? Part of me believes this entire thing was by design so that in the end even more global wealth is consolidated into the hands of a few.

03-21-2020, 04:16 PM	#2290
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Herd immunity is idiotic.

03-21-2020, 05:15 PM	#2292
ctujackbauer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:4	I really hope it doesn't come to this in New York: https://www.wsj.com/video/new-york-d...D49C274FC.html Jesus. (video from WSJ on New York drafting ventilator rationing)

03-21-2020, 05:37 PM	#2295
hockeyshark91 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2013 Location:South Bay CA 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:3053 DVD collection:8 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:80	I just read that Governor Cuomo has fast tracked hydroxychloroquine + Zithromax. Does anyone know how soon they will start administering this? I hope they get the results we’re all looking for.

03-21-2020, 06:15 PM	#2298
Waboman Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2009 Location:In a van down by the river 4K collection:197 Blu-ray collection:500 Trading Score:3	Every tine I see the name Boris I immediately start singing The Who’s Boris the Spider as sung by the late great John Entwistle.

03-21-2020, 06:25 PM	#2300
Garp Senior Member Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Milwaukee, WI 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:2492 DVD collection:567 MA collection:50 Digital collection:262 iTunes collection:2 Prime collection:41	In order not to derail the VUDU thread, some thoughts here instead: The only things we know for certain right now is that we have no idea when this crisis is going to end. We have no idea how disastrous this will become for everything we considered 'normal' up to now. We have no idea what a post-COVID-19 future will look like. Two weeks ago, the suggestion that we wouldn't be able to find toilet paper on the shelves would have been preposterous. The idea that we might have to lockdown an entire country would have been seen as alarmist at best, akin to anarchy at worst. Yet here we are. Things are changing daily - hell, hourly! The way we usually interact are changing. Some of those ways will bounce back - we are a social species and will always crave the companionship of gatherings, large and small - but perhaps not all. We are in the midst of a social experiment that none of us asked to participate in. The closest historical analogies we have - world wars, 9-11 - are imprecise as a precursor to what we may expect in the long term. The world has changed and people are rightly scared. When people are scared, people become unpredictable. Like most people I'm sure, I would love everything to just go back to the way it was before. But realistically, I don't see that happening. Unfortunately, I believe things will get worse, will be endured for longer than we anticipate right now and will change us irrevocably. Some of those changes, I hope, will be positive - a respect for our environment, a realisation of what truly matters to us personally, that we are all connected. I hope I'm right. That's all. Stay sane, stay safe.

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