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Coronavirus effect on property markets?
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Remember chicken pox parties as a child?ChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).
Perhaps we should start holding Coronavirus parties for the under 50's.0 -
Brings a whole new meaning to spin the bottle...RelievedSheff said:
Remember chicken pox parties as a child?ChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).
Perhaps we should start holding Coronavirus parties for the under 50's.1 -
Which airlines are days away from going bust?movilogo said:Some airlines are days away from going bust
Every generation blames the one before...
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years0 -
IAG is having to take extreme measures. Loss of revenue globally is already forecast in excess of $100bn.MobileSaver said:
Which airlines are days away from going bust?movilogo said:Some airlines are days away from going bust0 -
It’s a very dangerous assumption to think that you can get immunity when there is no evidence at all for thisChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).
there is evidence that this novel virus is like AIDS and that AIDS drugs can help a little bit there is no building immunity to these type of virus
SO INSAY AGAIN ITS A VERY DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION AND WHAT IS IT BASED ON?0 -
How long should a complete international lock-down last then?silvertooth said:
It’s a very dangerous assumption to think that you can get immunity when there is no evidence at all for thisChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).0 -
Just look at China to see what we are dealing with!!!!!!!!!!!Thrugelmir said:
How long should a complete international lock-down last then?silvertooth said:
It’s a very dangerous assumption to think that you can get immunity when there is no evidence at all for thisChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).
if herd immunity worked they would do it0 -
silvertooth said:
It’s a very dangerous assumption to think that you can get immunity when there is no evidence at all for thisChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).
there is evidence that this novel virus is like AIDS and that AIDS drugs can help a little bit there is no building immunity to these type of virus
SO INSAY AGAIN ITS A VERY DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION AND WHAT IS IT BASED ON?
that's not what the doctor dude said that spoke alongside Boris the other day......
he said we need to get herd immunity, so we need a good chunk of the population to be infected.1 -
Having convinced 17 million people not to trust what “experts” say, by changing the name to “Doctor Dude” we are now expected to trust them?homeless9 said:silvertooth said:
It’s a very dangerous assumption to think that you can get immunity when there is no evidence at all for thisChopperST said:
Fit and healthy people simply need to catch the disease and help improve our herd immunity. What we need to try and do is let this happen in a controlled manner and when people do inevitably catch it stay away from the vulnerable in their family.movilogo said:One thing we all need to remember that once a critical mass of people are affected, it will soon affect nearly everyone! No one can escape. You may keep yourself confined in a basement for 2 weeks but as soon as you come out, you are vulnerable.
Only real defense is your body immunity - until vaccine is discovered (which won't happen soon anyway).
there is evidence that this novel virus is like AIDS and that AIDS drugs can help a little bit there is no building immunity to these type of virus
SO INSAY AGAIN ITS A VERY DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION AND WHAT IS IT BASED ON?
that's not what the doctor dude said that spoke alongside Boris the other day......
he said we need to get herd immunity, so we need a good chunk of the population to be infected.There will be no Brexit dividend for Britain.2 -
If the lockdown trend continues, only 35% of us will be earning full taxable incomes by the middle of the year. The government is going to need to get its tax from someone...1
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