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Pandemic Poll :

A) Coronavirus

B)COVID-19

C) Boomer Doomer

 

Posted - March 10, 2020

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  • 34235
    I have not heard the media call it that either.   Too busy telling us, all our Grandparents are going to die. This post was edited by my2cents at March 10, 2020 3:49 PM MDT
      March 10, 2020 7:10 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    No, they just realize that to properly extend the comprehension of the name of the virus they are talking about, the choice of Covid-19 meets the requirement that a useful definition demands a specific difference (Covid-19) as well as a genus (SARS).

    I've heard it said that "one's reach should always exceed one's grasp"---but I am convinced that that maxim doesn't if one is intent on promulgating useful information.
      March 10, 2020 3:55 PM MDT
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  • 34235
    Corvid 19 is not the virus. It is the name of the disease caused by the virus named SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-2).

    Are you disagreeing with the World Health Organization now? They named them. 
      March 10, 2020 7:12 PM MDT
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  • 10992
    I just call it Nature's way of culling the herd.
      March 10, 2020 2:58 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    And I thought I was the politically incorrect one ;) lol. 
      March 10, 2020 3:50 PM MDT
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  • 16755
    C and I feel guilty for giggling.
      March 10, 2020 3:10 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Here’s one just for you......
      March 10, 2020 3:50 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Excellent!!!
      March 10, 2020 3:57 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    I know!!! I love it lol :) 
      March 10, 2020 3:57 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Just another reason why I'm still in love with you...
      March 10, 2020 4:00 PM MDT
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  • 7404
      March 10, 2020 4:01 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    I appreciate the thought, but I have a granddaughter just a bit older than that.
      March 10, 2020 4:04 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Lol:) 
      March 10, 2020 4:04 PM MDT
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  • 16755
    I considered subscribing to the local daily broadsheet for the duration (one of Rupert's - they print so much $#it that a little more won't make a difference), but I decided not to. Murdoch rags are only soft on right-wing a$$holes.
      March 10, 2020 6:42 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Is it true about the toilet paper craze there or just media hype? 
      March 10, 2020 7:28 PM MDT
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  • 16755
    Unfortunately true - Australia has lost its collective mind. It's hurting those most vulnerable to coronavirus, too - the elderly, many of whom can't afford to shop around. I was lucky, I only wanted one pack and managed to get it early am from an Aldi near the hospital, on my way home from physiotherapy on my hand. One of the last two in the store and the place had only been open a half- hour that morning.
    On an unrelated note, my physiotherapist is a professional torturer. I'm sure she was trained by the Spanish Inquisition. I didn't expect that. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at March 11, 2020 5:48 PM MDT
      March 11, 2020 1:52 AM MDT
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  • 7404
    Craziness, and  on an off topic note, also craziness :) 
      March 11, 2020 5:48 PM MDT
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  • 7280

    In choosing the name, WHO advisers focused simply on the type of virus that causes the disease. Co and Vi come from coronavirus, with D meaning disease and 19 standing for 2019, the year the first cases were seen.

    My choice for your poll is  "B"
      March 10, 2020 3:49 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    I’ll put you down for B :) 
      March 10, 2020 3:51 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    lol

    you got it.
      March 10, 2020 3:56 PM MDT
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