Lots of misinformation in here. Here are what the real medical experts say, up to this point:
The virus is novel. Novel means it's new, not previously recorded, not well studied. No one really knows all the facts of this strand, or strands, of virus yet, including scientists, and especially everyone on here. Anyone that is still making assumptions about it at this point are being willfully ignorant, especially comparing it to the flu. Months after the pandemic began, a very rare but still alarming number of kids are getting MIS-C, an inflammatory condition that can cause organ failure, from the virus. And this is in kids with no pre-existing conditions. So if millions more people end up getting infected over the coming months as we reopen, do we know what will happen next? Can anyone really say with confidence what will happen? If so, send me some lotto numbers.
Masks/coverings are meant to protect other people from catching the virus from you. NOT the other way around. Some people get infected but have no symptoms, have no idea they're infected, and can spread it to other people just from talking/laughing/breathing, and then those people get symptoms or worse. Just look at coverings as another way to express your personality. Just one more item of clothing. They don't have to be plain ol' medical masks. Some folks just don't want to wear a mask because they think it's a sign of weakness, which is plain stupid and more willful ignorance. Orange Face probably doesn't want to wear a mask because it would mess up his orange makeup, and because he wants to stir up more idiots and division. So if everyone cared enough about other people to wear a mask, society would be able to get back to normal much faster. What does it hurt? I'd love to know.
People need to stop acting like folks with pre-existing conditions are sacrificial lambs. So after decades of Americans acting like they're so compassionate, they care about all life, they're "pro-life", they loooove the military, now it's "if they get COVID-19 and die, they probably had pre-existing conditions, so what? Screw them"? All of a sudden, we should let old people die to save the economy? Trust me, real economists are already saying it's not going to speed up the economy any faster.
My mom has cancer, but is surviving. If I go out and some idiot fool with no mask coughs in my face, and I get infected but don't get symptoms, but then I spread it to my mom as I take care of her, and she gets sick and passes, did she pass from the cancer or the virus? Because some folks here are saying that shouldn't be counted with the official deaths. I'd prefer NOT to find out. But real families are dealing with crap like that every day now. But screw them, right? MAGA, KAG.
IMO, the thing everyone should be doing right now? Invest in stocks. Be smart, make money when the economy eventually does bounce back. Oil, gas, airline, car company shares are dirt cheap right now. Go buy some. The app Robinhood is a great place to start.
