It doesn't really matter how he intended it...data is data.

If the real number of total cases is truly ten times the official total, I believe that IS good news, because I think herd immunity is the only way out of this. The virus will probably be around forever, but if it can only infect a small amount of the population, then it should be manageable. I'm not overly optimistic about a widely effective vaccine, so I'm looking at herd immunity.

ColoVT82 isn't suggesting that it's time to just throw caution to the wind, he's simply looking at the data and projecting ahead at what it might mean.

In response to this post by Gobbler-100

Posted: 06/27/2020 at 6:47PM

Since we are talking the likelihood of playing or not - let -- ColoVT82 06/27/2020 3:54PM

I'm giving you a +1 since I actually followed your post this time. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 06/27/2020 5:03PM

Thnkx ** -- ColoVT82 06/27/2020 5:10PM

Having been exposed to your posts all this time I've reached immunity to -- PhotoHokieNC 06/27/2020 5:15PM

I believe his admission of those rates was to underscore -- Stork 06/27/2020 4:27PM

Yeah, it wasn't meant as good news. He was advocating for... -- Gobbler-100 06/27/2020 4:47PM

It doesn't really matter how he intended it...data is data. -- MP4VT2004 06/27/2020 6:47PM

20 million would still mean we're ~8% of the way to herd immunity. It's -- AbsolutVT03 06/27/2020 7:04PM

Outside of NYC, no healthcare system has been overwhelmed to date. -- MP4VT2004 06/27/2020 8:33PM

Right NYC was overwhelmed dealing with a fraction of a fraction of the -- AbsolutVT03 06/27/2020 9:00PM

The time scale is the important part. -- MP4VT2004 06/27/2020 9:04PM

Genuinely curious... what kind of time scale do you think we'd need? I'm -- AbsolutVT03 06/27/2020 9:15PM

18-24 months maybe? -- MP4VT2004 06/27/2020 9:39PM

I could test negative today and get it tomorrow. Meaningless ** -- 133743Hokie 06/27/2020 5:08PM

Galaxy brain, as per usual ** -- Gobbler-100 06/27/2020 5:16PM

Thanks for the rational thought ** -- 133743Hokie 06/27/2020 5:19PM

And anyone who disagrees is a drooling idiot. -- PhotoHokieNC 06/27/2020 5:36PM

There's a ton we don't know. -- Gobbler-100 06/27/2020 6:55PM

Agreed. -- RTFC 06/28/2020 11:37AM

Unless testing is mandatory, symptom free folks won't get tests. -- PhotoHokieNC 06/27/2020 5:05PM

I might start going every day to get the numbers down for these folks...but -- Hockey Dad 06/27/2020 5:44PM

Unfortunately, some folks interpreted that as "good" news. ** -- Stork 06/27/2020 4:48PM

Guilty -- VT Pops 06/27/2020 4:58PM

Yeah destroys that mortality rate ** -- HokieForever 06/27/2020 8:07PM

Not really. It more or less confirms what's been speculated as far as the -- AbsolutVT03 06/27/2020 9:09PM

There is data that shows you are on to something. New York, Italy, Spain -- hokiemas 06/27/2020 4:10PM

Which was sing it with me, FLATTENING THE CURVE, not stopping the virus ** -- HokieForever 06/27/2020 8:08PM

NY isn’t done. They will flair up upon reopening. -- GreenvilleVT 06/27/2020 7:16PM

Highly recommend this video. He explains it better than I can. -- hokiemas 06/27/2020 9:00PM

We are following the timeline of most other countries who started -- GreenvilleVT 06/27/2020 7:10PM

Yep, just following the data. ** -- ColoVT82 06/27/2020 4:34PM

It doesn't really matter how he intended it...data is data.

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