Pandemic phrases you're sick of hearing

[PhDhawk]

'New normal'

[zsn]

Hydroxychloroquine

Opening the economy

[DCHawk1]

Hydroxychloroquine

Opening the economy

[CrimsonNBlue]

I knew this was a PhD thread by the title.


It's getting overused, like it always does: "a fluid situation."

[PhDhawk]

I would say social distancing, but I'm sure the alternative phrase would be worse.

[CrimsonNBlue]

The correct term is "physical distancing" because people were get depressed with a lack of social interaction.

[ousdahl]

“Drive into the trees”

sorry. Thought it was that similar hoops thread

[ousdahl]

but if I may attempt to bring the thread back on topic, the “6 feet” rule of social distancing only applies to those with average wingspan amirite?

[PhDhawk]

but if I may attempt to bring the thread back on topic, the “6 feet” rule of social distancing only applies to those with average wingspan amirite?

The more relevant metric is standing sneeze, it's like standing reach, but instead they measure the distance from the floor to your nostrils.

[ousdahl]

so which is a bigger threat: that elite standing sneeze like Jeff Withey, or that fast twitch explosive sneeze like TRob?

[Cascadia]

Groundhog Day

[Deleted User 289]

"droplets" "ventilators" "Ban on China/China ban" "PPE" "self-quarantine" "stay at home order" "work from home" "cases" "masks" "checks" "Dr. Fauci" "Dr. Birx" "testing" "essential" "shelter in place" "flattening the curve"

"DEATHS"

[TDub]

Flatten the fucking curve

[jhawks99]

"Gina"

[japhy]

herd immunity

[shindig]

"pandemic" - I watch a documentary on the Spanish Flu 1918/1919 and it was very much a pandemic. This I'm not sure it really applies (it's more media frenzy for clicks).

[TDub]

Interesting take

[TDub]

Pandemic : (of a disease) prevalent across the whole country or world.

That doesnt apply to this?

[shindig]

Pandemic : (of a disease) prevalent across the whole country or world.

That doesnt apply to this?

Same could be said about the flu...

[TDub]

No. The flu has a predictable cycle, various vaccines, most people have some level of immunity/antibodies, and it doesnt ever overwhelm the health facilities. This one is a rare, never seen strain of virus, has exploded quickly, and bodies are piling up in hotel rooms that are converted into patient rooms. This isnt the flu, and it is a pandemic.