Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Why would listen to anything a television personality says.

There is one good one - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...e#post17430995

[veritas]

Originally Posted by Unknown450

I feel like I have a fever coming on but it looks like my thermometer is all faulty, saying my temp is 95.6 bad time for it to break

that is just about my normal temperature.

[BeastCreatureTrapper]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

That hoarder article has an update: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/t...-donation.html

Original story: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/t...n-sellers.html

They closed down his eBay and Amazon accounts? All he has to do is get some new emails....

Seriously though, I'm not sure what the full punishment should be, but taking away his entire business (if only in theory) seems a little harsh. Then again, if you are Amazon or eBay, you have to set the example, cause there are always other knuckleheads out there waiting to shine.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Hitman Horton

With the flu shot, they protect you against the few strains of the flu that are in the flu shot. They try to predict which ones will be the most prominent for the season. If you get the flu, it's just a different strain of it.

Very true. But they said this season's flu shot has been especially effective against the most prominent strains, like over 95%. In other words, this year they guessed right and we have very good protection against the common flu strains this season.

[ctujackbauer]

https://www.fox5vegas.com/coronaviru...45312bfd1.html

MGM Resorts in Las Vegas will temporarily suspend operations in Las Vegas on Tuesday, casinos closed Monday.

Wynn Resorts will close for two weeks starting Tuesday.

And here we go...

[ctujackbauer]

Also, MGM Resorts CEO, who resigned last month, got a $32 million exit package to be paid out over the next two years.

Convenient timing, amirite fellas?

[Jr7936]

I have at least 4 preorders already paid for and 2 cd box sets preordered as well not to mention my vs yearly complete subscription. The only other thing im looking at is 2 more cd sets and a book set. The rest can wait

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

Some of my favorite movies from last year are coming out in the next couple weeks. I have no intention of not keeping those orders. There's not all that much else on the horizon for me this year, so I suspect my purchasing will slow after that.

[Member-222782]

Production delays and street date changes are actually the last thing on my mind right now. I'm just hoping someone comes up with a vaccine so they can administer it to the sick and we can get back to our normal routines. If I have to spend two weeks in self-quarantine, I have plenty of unwatched titles to tide me over. Just get this thing eradicated already and go after those wet market operators who started it.

[Funcha]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Are you able to apply for unemployment benefits in your state?

Yes, luckily. My employer basically runs half the strip and have shut it all down, so it’s starting to feel a little apocalyptic these past 24 hours.

[sandman slim]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Production delays and street date changes are actually the last thing on my mind right now. I'm just hoping someone comes up with a vaccine so they can administer it to the sick and we can get back to our normal routines. If I have to spend two weeks in self-quarantine, I have plenty of unwatched titles to tide me over. Just get this thing eradicated already and go after those wet market operators who started it.

Vaccines won't help you if you're already sick, and they aren't a cure.

[Lee A Stewart]

A Tennessee man who became a subject of national scorn after stockpiling 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer donated all of the supplies on Sunday just as the Tennessee attorney general’s office began investigating him for price gouging.

On Sunday morning, Matt Colvin, an Amazon seller outside Chattanooga, Tenn., helped volunteers from a local church load two-thirds of his stockpile of hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes into a box truck for the church to distribute to people in need across Tennessee.

Officials from the Tennessee attorney general’s office on Sunday took the other third, which they plan to give to their counterparts in Kentucky for distribution. (Mr. Colvin and his brother Noah bought some of the supplies in Kentucky this month.)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/th...cid=spartandhp

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by sandman slim

Vaccines won't help you if you're already sick, and they aren't a cure.

No, but with a vaccine life can return to normal.

From what I'm hearing a vaccine has already been made, but it has to go through clinical trials and such before it can be released, which is expected to take a year.

An Australian lab reckons they've found a cure, which I don't believe for a second because we've never cured any virus in the history of mankind, but they might be speaking in layman's terms about a treatment that will allow a 100% survival rate. But again, has to be trialled so is a minimum of months away.

Unfortunately here we're heading into, not out of, cold and flu season so I'm expecting things to be shut down for at least six months.

[The Great Owl]

I have pre-orders through June from Scream Factory, through April from Kino Lorber, and through the year from Vinegar Syndrome (subscription).

Whether they’ll get here in a timely manner is another matter altogether, but I’m not worried about that now. God knows I’ve got plenty to keep me busy until then. I just want the employees at these businesses to look out for their own health and their own families above all.

[Lee A Stewart]

[Scottishguy]

Good to see America is mobilising. Meanwhile, here in blighty. We have the attitude of a 19th century malaria colonel.

[definegonzo]

Originally Posted by Funcha

As a Vegas worker now indefinitely laid off, my Blu-Ray buying just went down to zero. If this drags on more than a few months I’ll be forced to sell it all. Good times!

I sincerely hope you and yours are safe and well Sir.

[Lee A Stewart]

[Lee A Stewart]

[reason108]

My only fear is that people are going off the deep end regarding much to do about nothing. The fear of getting the virus is what is destroying local economies, not people actually getting it. More people are getting sick and dying from the flu than the Coronavirus.