It was ONE of the factors causing the depression. It takes more than 11 years to FULLY recover from a pandemic. I stand by my statement.

We will definitely have a post covid history as the Chinese Communists will continue to develop viruses and we must prepare for another lab accident.

With not an ounce of fact to support it.

The CV Plague is the leading factor. Entrepreneurs will be forced to change. Society will be unstable for awhile, restaurants included.

It is another problem without any solution at this time. Much like global warming.

I don't see what the difference is between now and during the Flu season. If you are older and have health issues, you are just as prone to die from the flu as you are from COVID, give or take. The point is that we cannot live in fear. We all take chances to some degree. I know that as you get older, one tends to be more careful, hoping to prolong the expiration date as much as possible. Human nature. But, businesses cannot function by staying closed, and people do not get paid. If you are not paid then you can't eat or pay for shelter. We are blessed because we have a more or less stable income when retired. Others are not so fortunate.
The other point is that NO one is forcing anyone to frequent businesses. We live in a free society and everyone has to choice to stay home and stay safe. But, is living safe really living?
CDC says 99.4% is the recovery rate. There are far more illnesses with a higher mortality rate.
I respect anyone that wishes to stay home. Please do, because I hated the lines when the snowbirds were here.
Besides, walking past someone that has the virus and no mask will not get you infected. The Surgeon General said you would have to both be maskless and stand there (close) and chat for an extended period to make you threatened by infection from someone that is infected. The chances of you standing near someone maskless and also infected is so slim that you stand an easier chance of getting hit by lightening.
I am a firm believer in the individual's right to wear a mask and I respect their concern and safety measure. But, don't presume to be an expert on what I NEED to do with my life in order to make you safe.
I wear a mask when I go shopping, since there are signs requiring me to. I am not concerned about anyone around me being infected. I do not even believe that I would catch it if someone in the store had the virus and did not wear a mask. If that makes me a fool, well I have lived 70 years all over the world where there were some very exotic diseases and am still able to do the things I did when I was 50yo. Maybe not as fast....:icon_wink:

That's stretching it pretty far and deep.

You are supposing that someone HAS the virus and that they are sitting near you. Then you are supposing that you "unknowingly" have it and pass it on to someone else. Lots of IF, if, if, and maybes there. Better chance that you are sitting near a window and an old person hits the gas instead of the brake when parking and runs through the wall and kills someone.
But, like I said before don't take chances, stay home. I like it when I don't have to wait for a table. I figure I am taking a chance with my life every time I allow someone else to cook for me.

Assuming that those that need to stay home and their lack of spending won't hurt the businesses. Of course that also assumes that those don't care will be out in enough numbers to make up the difference....we will see.

????????. You were pontificating on the depression being caused by the 1918 flu. The recovery after 1918 was fully done by 1922.

The OP was posting that people were getting REINFECTED, which has not happened.

Yes, the virus has mutated as they typically do. It now appears to be less deadly but more contagious.

I'm curious. Where did you earn your medical degree?

They had the highest death rate ( 5500 people ) in Scandinavia then they learned how to do social distancing.

Here a couple of links to say masks are useless and some science to back it up. My contention from the beginning is improper mask wearing may help spread this virus, reuse of the masks, improper fit of a mask, wearing it below the nose, fiddling with the mask, improper disposal of a mask, just leaving a contaminated mask lying around. All things people do that could aid with the spread of this disease. In the facebook article you will see this paragraph near the end. "The public is being told to wear masks for which they have not been trained in the proper techniques. As a result, they are mishandling, frequently touching, and constantly reusing masks in a way that increase contamination and we are more likely than not to increase transmission of the disease" This about sums up my position on masks.
Tim Watt | Facebook Also try https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BFO1658736

The "requirement" of masks in Florida has been EXCLUSIVELY up to the business owner. Masks were not required in public, and businesses had, and still has, the right to mandate who can and cannot enter their building.

Most businesses that required masks, still require masks, from what I've seen so far. Now, maybe they have no way of enforcing that requirement, but they can still have the sign on their door saying "Masks required."

If you have any respect for the business, you'll wear the mask in their building if they require it, EVEN if they can't enforce it. If you don't have any respect for it, then ask yourself why you're going there at all.

Sorry one of the links was dropped her it is.
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