More Banjo: Coronavirus And Sports

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Tex, the current mortality rate for those over 65 is between 10-15%, so perhaps you will not have to bother with other people’s concerns for very much longer

ALERT: I am not wishing Tex come to harm, I am just tweaking him for his “it’s only a cold” approach.

Plus, think about how bad a cold/flu could be if you did not have a lifetime of exposure to build immunity, a mother who transferred some of her immunity to you, known transmission patterns, built-in hospital capacity and a vaccine (for flu).

[hoosier]

"dumb as a box of rocks" is what the panicky fools are that are making a big deal out of this respiratory thing. It is strictly respiratory - a little cough and sniffles, and it apparently lasts two weeks. That sounds strangely like a common cold - for which there also is no cure, and which worst case, could turn into pneumonia and kill somebody who is already sick or fragile.

And for that, they're ruining the enjoyment of basically everybody who likes sports - a colossal overreaction.

This reminds me of the weekend after the Kennedy assassination in 1963. I didn't give a shit about Kennedy, but I absolutely hated that there was no sports that weekend.

Your proctologist called....They found your head.

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Tex, the current mortality rate for those over 65 is between 10-15%, so perhaps you will not have to bother with other people’s concerns for very much longer

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we can only hope

[Cheesehead Craig]

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And boom goes the dynomite

[pbmax]

Pays to keep in mind that keeping large groups of people meeting (like a sporting event) isn’t to reduce chance of healthy people dying, though it helps.

The idea is that you slow progression through vulnerable populations, thereby really reducing mortality rates.

So healthy kids and young adults don’t accidentally infect Grandma or the neighbor with COPD or asthma.

[mraynrand]

The real reason they’re trying to slow the progression is to outlast the thing and prevent spikes that would overhwhelm hospitals.

That’s if the severity rate seen elsewhere for the elderly corresponds to this country.

I’m convinced that this thing is more severe for the very old and sick but also think it won’t be anywhere near 15% for that population. Will it be more or less severe than regular flu or H1N1? Don’t know. And now we may never know because if the result is less severe that could be because the virus is weaker or because of the precautions or both. If it’s more severe even with the precautions....holy hell.

Still, it isn’t a cold for Chrissakes.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Pays to keep in mind that keeping large groups of people meeting (like a sporting event) isn’t to reduce chance of healthy people dying, though it helps.

The idea is that you slow progression through vulnerable populations, thereby really reducing mortality rates.

So healthy kids and young adults don’t accidentally infect Grandma or the neighbor with COPD or asthma.

Not only slow progression, but has already been shown to shorten the infection rate, and thereby the pandemic cycle. Otherwise, it just keeps going, and going and...

I also think we will be ok, mainly because the main players who originally thought this was nothing are starting to take it seriously. Unfortunately, I am in a higher age/risk group so am just paying closer attention.

I believe/hope all the rats make it just fine...

[Joemailman]

With major sports wiped out, what does ESPN do now? Have they cancelled Australian Rules Football?

[ThunderDan]

Wisconsin HS Sports limiting fan attendance to spring sports events.

Girls b-ball tourney is 88 fans per team.

4 tickets for each kids family. My business partners daughter is on the Middleton team and heading up to GB tomorrow. Grandpa has been told by his doctors not to make the trip.

[Joemailman]

Rob Demovsky
ESPN Staff Writer

The Packers are suspending all business-related air travel for their employees, including coaches and scouts, the team said. Lambeau Field and the Packers-related businesses also will be closed for two weeks, beginning tomorrow. Lambeau Field and the adjacent Titletown will only have critical staff in place for non-public operations. The majority of other Packers personnel will be required to work remotely as duties permit.

[texaspackerbacker]

Tex, the current mortality rate for those over 65 is between 10-15%, so perhaps you will not have to bother with other people’s concerns for very much longer

ALERT: I am not wishing Tex come to harm, I am just tweaking him for his “it’s only a cold” approach.

Plus, think about how bad a cold/flu could be if you did not have a lifetime of exposure to build immunity, a mother who transferred some of her immunity to you, known transmission patterns, built-in hospital capacity and a vaccine (for flu).

Do you know anybody who has this corona thing? Does anybody in here personally know anybody who does? There are 1,500 or so cases now in the whole country according to CNN, and about 40 deaths. There are 38 cases in Texas with zero deaths. And yet panicky fools are making a big deal about this.

I may be the oldest person in Packerrats - can anybody beat 72, 73 next month? And I sure as hell ain't worried. If your 10-15% thing is accurate, it reflects people with pre-existing sickness and compromised immune systems, in a lot of cases, nursing home patients. 29 of the 40 deaths have been in Washington state. My son lives there - suburbs of Seattle, and he says most people there are living normal lives, not a whole lot of panic, mainly for the reason I said - it's old sick people in nursing homes that are doing the dying - in the case of Washington state, originally due to contact with people who actually came from China.

Panic is just plain unjustified anywhere in this country. I won't say thank you, (you know who), but tune in to FYI if you can't figure it out, and be thankful we don't have the mess they have in Europe where their leaders are idiots.

[ThunderDan]

Do you know anybody who has this corona thing? Does anybody in here personally know anybody who does? There are 1,500 or so cases now in the whole country according to CNN, and about 40 deaths. There are 38 cases in Texas with zero deaths. And yet panicky fools are making a big deal about this.

I may be the oldest person in Packerrats - can anybody beat 72, 73 next month? And I sure as hell ain't worried. If your 10-15% thing is accurate, it reflects people with pre-existing sickness and compromised immune systems, in a lot of cases, nursing home patients. 29 of the 40 deaths have been in Washington state. My son lives there - suburbs of Seattle, and he says most people there are living normal lives, not a whole lot of panic, mainly for the reason I said - it's old sick people in nursing homes that are doing the dying - in the case of Washington state, originally due to contact with people who actually came from China.

Panic is just plain unjustified anywhere in this country. I won't say thank you, (you know who), but tune in to FYI if you can't figure it out, and be thankful we don't have the mess they have in Europe where their leaders are idiots.

I do. A client of mine is a school teacher in a suburb of Seattle. She had a student in her classroom with it. They were the last school in her district that was open. They are now closed for 3 weeks.

[sharpe1027]

I'd ban you for this but I have to stop laughing first.

Exactly.

[sharpe1027]

Sharpe, send me some scans of the sport almanac man. Help a brother out!

Wouldn't have helped. All the games are cancelled.

[pbmax]

The real reason they’re trying to slow the progression is to outlast the thing and prevent spikes that would overhwhelm hospitals.

That’s if the severity rate seen elsewhere for the elderly corresponds to this country.

I’m convinced that this thing is more severe for the very old and sick but also think it won’t be anywhere near 15% for that population. Will it be more or less severe than regular flu or H1N1? Don’t know. And now we may never know because if the result is less severe that could be because the virus is weaker or because of the precautions or both. If it’s more severe even with the precautions....holy hell.

Still, it isn’t a cold for Chrissakes.

It is definitely more serious for the elderly and the already respiratory compromised. Not sure there is any debate about that at this point. The 10-15% number was specifically cited for the elderly.

But the older population and the compromised are the ones who will overrun resources as they will get sick at a higher rate.

There were reports out of Italy that some hospitals could not treat new patients at all, no matter the need. Palliative care was all that was left available to offer. They were out of beds, docs, nurses and equipment.