I still don't get how the R0 reproduction rate of 2.5 will allow any states to open up....

[USALiberal]

Even Montana, North Dakota, etc that Trump mentioned.

It seems that flare ups will happen everywhere. And then lock downs happen again.

Until we have an accessible antibody test to identify who is immune (which no one knows how long) that the spreading will never end until a vaccine is ready.

The math seems not to be in our favor.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. I guess they don't pay attention to R0 calculations.

Trump voters in rural states won't get the socialist COVID-19 virus. Only happens in the cities where everyone votes Democrat. Hahahahaha.

[uponit7771]

2. ***CORRECTION !! *** CDC Raised Ro of CV19 to 5.7

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article

, we calculated a median R0 value of 5.7 (95% CI 3.8–8.9). We further show that active surveillance, contact tracing, quarantine, and early strong social distancing efforts are needed to stop transmission of the virus.

[USALiberal]

3. Wow, that is really scary! nt

[uponit7771]

5. Link included ... yeah, these people are blind or they think we're all stupid. Watch the movie

... Contagion, the Ro of that virus was 3 ... we're screwed if they don't have a rolling per capita testing testing rate that gives us a forward looking insite of hot spots so we don't have to "wack it" like Trump said today.

[bullwinkle428]

4. But Trump wants all of the huge stadiums and arenas in Montana & North Dakota filled up ASAP!

[uponit7771]

7. +1, cause he feels he can "wack it" when it comes to the hot spots

[SheltieLover]

9. TY!

I knew I had read this a day or 2 ago & was going to have to hunt for it.

[gibraltar72]

6. Merkel made more sense and I don't understand German.

[uponit7771]

8. lol

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Montana, ND low because they are early on the curve, not because of some magical immunity. . . . nt

[Turbineguy]

11. The idea

and the whole reason for putting trump in there was to let the idiots run the country for a while and see how it goes.

Like Trickle-Down Economics, the problem is we keep trying to stop the spread of the disease. Unless everybody is dead, how will we know that it's working?