Let say if an ancestor had the Spanish flu and survived, will that developed immunity be passed on to us?
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My guess would be you'd have a stronger resistance to it? I'm not a biologist nor an endocrinologist.
Thank you for posting that. I get so tired of misinformed people dismissing COVID-19 as less dangerous than the normal yearly flu strains and wondering why those don't get the same media coverage.
With apologies to those of you who are already tired of the societal restrictions.
When will life be back to normal? Not anytime soon, experts say
When will life be back to normal? Not anytime soon, experts say
From what little I've seen here so far most people seem to be hunkering down in their homes, but there are always some idiots who don't take the clue. I heard Alamo Square Park (by the Painted Ladies) was almost as full as usual for a weekday, and there were idiots in the SF Panhandle playing basketball.
I honestly think the cops are going to have to start fining people to make it sink in this is serious.
I went for a walk but steered away from any people I saw, trying to stay on the other side of the street where possible.
I honestly think the cops are going to have to start fining people to make it sink in this is serious.
I went for a walk but steered away from any people I saw, trying to stay on the other side of the street where possible.
Yeah, I think it's good to get a sense of perspective as well as hard numbers as to why this really can't be compared to the flu. It's nothing to sneeze at, pun intended.
That's an excellent video! 
As a hand washing theme song alternative for Trekkies: the TOS intro until (and including) "where no man has gone before" is 30 seconds, exactly.
As a hand washing theme song alternative for Trekkies: the TOS intro until (and including) "where no man has gone before" is 30 seconds, exactly.
Bavarian cops were delegated to watch over the supplies in local shops, hospitals and pharmacies. People are completely gaga!
Yes, but when dealing with Americans we usually hide it so as to not disappoint them. They cherish their prejudices so much - it'd be cruel to disillusion them.Wait, are you telling me that Germans have humor?
Wait, are you telling me that Germans have humor?
Their IP routes out of the Netherlands. So, what were you saying about prejudices again?Yes, but when dealing with Americans we usually hide it so as to not disappoint them. They cherish their prejudices so much - it'd be cruel to disillusion them.
Yes, but when dealing with Americans we usually hide it so as to not disappoint them. They cherish their prejudices so much - it'd be cruel to disillusion them.
A wise choice
This is starting to get real hairy, real fast here in the UK - and we haven't even been hit as hard as a lot of countries in Europe. There is a general sense of panic in the population, supermarkets are being absolutely stripped bare with selfish pricks panic buying, there's rumours of fuel shortages too. All schools are shutting from tomorrow. I'm still at work typing this but I think tomorrow will be my last day here, maybe for good. I don't mind admitting that I'm fucking scared - not of becoming ill as I'm healthy, but of losing my job and home.
Their IP routes out of the Netherlands. So, what were you saying about prejudices again?
Shhht, that is a secret
Just some affectionate teasing between friendly neighboursTheir IP routes out of the Netherlands. So, what were you saying about prejudices again?
Went to work last night for the 1st night-shift this week. Our team was 6 line-operators short...
Besides the co-worker who tested positive for Covid-19 two co-workers who worked closely with him last Friday have to stay in quarantine, two other co-workers are in the high-risk group, thus have to stay home and another co-worker called in sick...
That left us with 4 line-operators for the restricted area...
But my fellow Europeans will still be able to get Leerdammer cheese...
I'm actually a bit thankfull right now that i work in one of the essential industries, keeping busy with work...
Besides the co-worker who tested positive for Covid-19 two co-workers who worked closely with him last Friday have to stay in quarantine, two other co-workers are in the high-risk group, thus have to stay home and another co-worker called in sick...
That left us with 4 line-operators for the restricted area...
But my fellow Europeans will still be able to get Leerdammer cheese...
I'm actually a bit thankfull right now that i work in one of the essential industries, keeping busy with work...
Yeah. Went for fuel this morning and I saw our supermarket car park. Normally at the time (6:30ish) I pass, there's two or three cars in the car park. Today, try closer to a couple of hundred
Some of us are still in the office and it looks like it will remain so (at least on a part time basis), but given the number in, we can probably work about fifty foot apart
Their IP routes out of the Netherlands. So, what were you saying about prejudices again?
