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Postby Greater vakolicci haven » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:07 am

The Black Forrest wrote:
Greater vakolicci haven wrote:I kind of kept putting it to the bottom of my priority list, thinking 'I'll get to it in the future' and never did.


Give it some thought.

Measles was declared extinct in the US. The anti-vaxxors brought it back.

Pretty sure the MMR vaccine is only useful if you take it as a kid. I'm 22.
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Postby Greed and Death » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:07 am

Rojava Free State wrote:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-51989730

It was a crazy night in Belfast.


God Dammit Belfast can't you listen to a thing your English overlords are telling you ?
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Postby Gormwood » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:08 am

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The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:Boy we are really fucked aren't we?

God damn do I miss Obama.

I was just thinking about this watching the Daily Social Distancing Show, the Daily Show from Trevor's couch.

Obama would have had the advantage of the pandemic team at the CDC and wouldn't think he could solve this problem by force of will...but even with a Republican administration there are people defying measures...if that black guy who dared to be president was telling them to self isolate? You'd have old angry white dudes out there licking each others faces just to show that they're not going to be bossed around by that <racial slur of choice.>

Would have been peak FUCKOBAMA.
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Postby Ifreann » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:08 am

Nakena wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Seems fairly standard for Belfast.


The irish way to have some fun eh?

I'm sure some of those involved would take offence at being called "Irish".
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Postby Greed and Death » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:10 am

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The irish way to have some fun eh?

I'm sure some of those involved would take offence at being called "Irish".


The Green and Orange way to have fun.
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Postby The Black Forrest » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:10 am

Greater vakolicci haven wrote:
The Black Forrest wrote:
Give it some thought.

Measles was declared extinct in the US. The anti-vaxxors brought it back.

Pretty sure the MMR vaccine is only useful if you take it as a kid. I'm 22.


Hmmm? I think it’s the prefered time to give it as those diseases tend to kill children.

Your doctor can answer the question better. Measles is not something to dismiss......
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Postby Des-Bal » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:11 am

Greater vakolicci haven wrote:My parents are anti-vaxxers though.


Then your parents are either demonstrably incorrect about the effects of vaccines or think it's cool to not avoid death when possible.
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Postby The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:11 am

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The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:Boy we are really fucked aren't we?

God damn do I miss Obama.


If you, or anyone else for that matter, truly feel that we are honestly that fucked, please feel free to send me everything of value that you posses since it won't matter anymore and were all dead anyway.

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Postby Gormwood » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:12 am

Des-Bal wrote:
Greater vakolicci haven wrote:My parents are anti-vaxxers though.


Then your parents are either demonstrably incorrect about the effects of vaccines or think it's cool to not avoid death when possible.

Antivaxxers that own apartments during a pandemic. Fucking disaster waiting to happen.
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Postby Aeritai » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:12 am

I wish this whole outbreak gets over with, my family is having trouble getting food with people panic buying half the food in the stores.
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Postby Nakena » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:12 am

Coronavirus: Italy and Spain record highest single-day death tolls


Coronavirus: Italy and Spain record highest single-day death tolls

German citizens could be confined to their homes from Monday if people do not act responsibly

Italy and Spain have both reported their biggest single-day death tolls from the coronavirus as Germany’s 83 million citizens were warned they would be confined to their homes on Monday if they fail to behave responsibly this weekend.

As Europe’s governments ramp up already draconian restrictions to curb the coronavirus, authorities in Rome on Friday announced 5,986 new cases and a record 627 new deaths, raising the totals to 47,021 infections and 4,032 fatalities.

In Spain, the death toll rose to 1,002, a highest-ever increase of 235 in 24 hours.
The latest statistics showed 19,980 confirmed cases across the country, more than a third in Madrid. Army specialists are to help disinfect care homes after the virus claimed more than 50 lives at elderly care facilities across the region.

The army, already deployed in northern Italy to help move bodies as funeral services are overwhelmed, will also be used to help police the lockdown in Lombardy, regional president Attilio Fontana said. “The request to use the army is accepted and 114 soldiers will be on the ground,” Fontana said. “It is not enough, but it’s positive.”...


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... rmans-told
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Postby Washington Resistance Army » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:14 am

Greater vakolicci haven wrote:
Des-Bal wrote:
Nothing that you need explained to you. You don't care if you die, you don't care if anyone else dies we fucking get it.

My parents are anti-vaxxers though.


Your parents are objectively stupid. That doesn't mean you can't love them, but they're still dumb.
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Postby The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:17 am

Greater vakolicci haven wrote:
Des-Bal wrote:
Nothing that you need explained to you. You don't care if you die, you don't care if anyone else dies we fucking get it.

My parents are anti-vaxxers though.


Your parents are traitors to mankind. You can still love then and do stuff with them but they are objectively fucking things up for the rest of the human race.

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Postby Gamer Iran » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:17 am

Fuck this shit man. This virus is getting on my fucking nerves.
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Postby Rojava Free State » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:18 am

Greater vakolicci haven wrote:
Des-Bal wrote:
Nothing that you need explained to you. You don't care if you die, you don't care if anyone else dies we fucking get it.

My parents are anti-vaxxers though.


Your parents big dumb. Lmao.
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Postby Ifreann » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:19 am

Gamer Iran wrote:Fuck this shit man. This virus is getting on my fucking nerves.

It ends to go more for the respiratory system.
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Postby The Alma Mater » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:23 am

Dutch CDC: keep your distance
Prime Minister: please keep a distance of 1.5m from eachother
Sign: keep 1.5m distance
Crowd: fuck that, I wanna see the blossoming trees

Image
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Postby Telconi » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:26 am

The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:
Greater vakolicci haven wrote:My parents are anti-vaxxers though.


Your parents are traitors to mankind. You can still love then and do stuff with them but they are objectively fucking things up for the rest of the human race.


To be fair, "mankind" isn't exactly a subject of loyalty.
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Postby Gormwood » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:26 am

The Alma Mater wrote:Dutch CDC: keep your distance
Prime Minister: please keep a distance of 1.5m from eachother
Sign: keep 1.5m distance
Crowd: fuck that, I wanna see the blossoming trees

(Image)

Would be the perfect time for someone wanting to trend to go up to them and cough profusely.
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Postby Liriena » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:27 am

The increasingly psychotic fearmongering of the boomer doomers around me notwithstanding, I'm feeling quite optimistic about how the quarantine is going to turn out here. Save for a few posh twats who are still trying to go on vacation, most people seem to be handling it well and they're even reporting violators to the government by the hundreds.

That curve is going to be flatter than my butt, inshallah.
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Postby Liriena » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:28 am

The Alma Mater wrote:Dutch CDC: keep your distance
Prime Minister: please keep a distance of 1.5m from eachother
Sign: keep 1.5m distance
Crowd: fuck that, I wanna see the blossoming trees

(Image)

Those are some fine-looking trees, though. If I'm gonna go, might as well go looking at that beauty. 8)
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Postby Liriena » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:31 am

Nakena wrote:Coronavirus: Italy and Spain record highest single-day death tolls


Coronavirus: Italy and Spain record highest single-day death tolls

German citizens could be confined to their homes from Monday if people do not act responsibly

Italy and Spain have both reported their biggest single-day death tolls from the coronavirus as Germany’s 83 million citizens were warned they would be confined to their homes on Monday if they fail to behave responsibly this weekend.

As Europe’s governments ramp up already draconian restrictions to curb the coronavirus, authorities in Rome on Friday announced 5,986 new cases and a record 627 new deaths, raising the totals to 47,021 infections and 4,032 fatalities.

In Spain, the death toll rose to 1,002, a highest-ever increase of 235 in 24 hours.
The latest statistics showed 19,980 confirmed cases across the country, more than a third in Madrid. Army specialists are to help disinfect care homes after the virus claimed more than 50 lives at elderly care facilities across the region.

The army, already deployed in northern Italy to help move bodies as funeral services are overwhelmed, will also be used to help police the lockdown in Lombardy, regional president Attilio Fontana said. “The request to use the army is accepted and 114 soldiers will be on the ground,” Fontana said. “It is not enough, but it’s positive.”...


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... rmans-told

And both countries have been trying to stop it for a while now. I shudder to think how bad it's going to get for the Britons.
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Postby Ifreann » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:33 am

Liriena wrote:The increasingly psychotic fearmongering of the boomer doomers around me notwithstanding, I'm feeling quite optimistic about how the quarantine is going to turn out here. Save for a few posh twats who are still trying to go on vacation, most people seem to be handling it well and they're even reporting violators to the government by the hundreds.

That curve is going to be flatter than my butt, inshallah.

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Postby Shanghai industrial complex » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:48 am

The Alma Mater wrote:Dutch CDC: keep your distance
Prime Minister: please keep a distance of 1.5m from eachother
Sign: keep 1.5m distance
Crowd: fuck that, I wanna see the blossoming trees

(Image)


These people are crazy!No one told them to wear masks?Yesterday I saw a video of an Italian mayor warning people not to go out. He looks like he's going crazy, because the public doesn't listen to advice.
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Postby Genivaria » Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:49 am

Jennifer Haller, first American to take Coronavirus trial vaccine. Mother of two.
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