Personally I’m just sick of the media sensationalism of this new flu.
For those with severe health issues and immune system problem it’s tough, as is normal annual flu which kills 1 percent who contract it. I would say I empathise but I have very low empathy so I won’t lie....
Fuck it...bring it on....paracetamol and ibuprofen is in....codeine to pass a few days....rewatch all of game of thrones and drink fluids.....see you all in 2 weeks if I don’t die and prepare for market drop to avail of a sale....
Baz from Northern Ireland....
I got the ordinary flu a couple of decades ago as a healthy 30 something. I have very nasty memories of it all going as usual until that one night I spent sitting up in bed breathing very carefully and wondering whether to call for an ambulance.
Also, I saw some figures out of China that had 80% of the COVID19 infected who got mechanical ventilation died. If this thing gets you bad, chances are high the medics won't be able to save you whatever they do.
Hoping for the best, but I think I'll get that draft Will signed in the next few days just in case.
I got H1N1 and felt like I was going to die.
I had to drag my virtually lifeless corpse across the floor to go to the bathroom for a solid week, then I got opportunistic pneumonia. Overall, I was utterly non functional for 6 weeks, and was fatigued for an additional month after that. It sucked balls.
I got it AGAIN!!! two years later still working in a hospital. Not nearly as bad, but I recognized it right away and got it confirmed.
I'm not even a little bit worried about dying from coronavirus, and I'm not at all worried about my investments, and I'm not stocking up on food or meds any more than I normally do, and I'm definitely not worried about any impact on DH's job, and my job doesn't matter as I'm retiring anyway.
I'm not too worried about my immunocompromised mom because she's an old pro at being prepared and doing what she can to protect herself, and if she gets it, then what will be will be, like when she contracted whooping cough from visiting the hospital I worked at when there was an outbreak (Seeing a theme here? Don't go to hospitals during viral outbreaks if you can avoid it).
I mean, I worry about her dying from all sorts of shit, not just nasty viruses, so worrying about my mom is just kind of a low-grade constant stress, so this doesn't really change anything.
Do I expect there to be some impact on me? Sure, probably. I'm not sure what exactly, but I'm fairly confident that it won't be anything that I can't roll with.
I have an upcoming trip to Europe that could feasibly be affected, but that's not a huge deal. I canceled a trip for this year already and lost a huge deposit I made because of serious health issues last year. Cancelling vacations and losing money is unpleasant, but no big deal and totally manageable.
The people who will be most affected by this are the most vulnerable. The least healthy will be the most at risk for direct affects of the virus, and those with the least robust lifestyles will be the most affected by the possible systemic disruptions.
These are the same people who are most affected by the railway blockages right now in Canada.
So yes, I am very very concerned for those who are medically and economically vulnerable. I'm not sure panic helps them in any way, but I am deeply concerned for the affects on them.
For me? I can't even come up with a personal risk that I should be actively vigilant about beyond my normal precautions.