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Based on facts known to date, reinfection seems improbable, or at least a rare event. The Oxford vaccine is showing great promise and effectiveness to date, including in a 28 day trial with NIH. They are starting combined Phase II/III trials next month, and expect to have millions of doses available in September. Unfortunately, not many of those will likely reach the US until much later, and may not help us in the near term. The worldwide demand will be for billions and it will take time to ramp production to that level.

The fact remains however that immune response (and immunity naturally acquired or thru vaccine) appears to in fact work, regardless of what the WHO may think.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/world...xford.html

(04-27-2020 07:51 AM)doubleduke2016 Wrote: [ -> ]It is still sounding like a vaccine, if it is even possible, is going to be ready, at the earliest in the Spring which would be a record for fastest vaccine ever I believe, so if we're playing in the Winter/Spring it means we do not have a vaccine yet so what is different from now? I only see two real option we open things back up slowly without a vaccine/treatment, but that is kinda saying that over reacted because things would be similar to when we closed them. Or we wait until there is a vaccine/treatment which is an open timeline

Not going to quote a whole couple page post.

We MIGHT not EVER get a vaccine, or it could be YEARS. Most viruses don’t have one. So anytime someone says “We can’t do _____ until there’s a vaccine” is utter nonsense.

(04-27-2020 10:32 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:52 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ]It is primarily the WHO saying there is "no evidence" that immunity occurs. There is also "no evidence" that it doesn't. Thats a weak statement.

This is the same organization that claimed there was no person to person spread while it was spreading rampantly in China. WHO has not been a reliable source of information.

Most credible scientists seem to believe the antibodies do prevent reinfection for at least 6 months, and perhaps as long as 3 years. It is logical that if you have antibodies able to fight the virus, you are protected. This mechanism isn't unique. Its the time period of immunity that is unknown.

Your willingness to dismiss or discount the WHO as an important voice in this struggle to understand and contain the spread of this virus worldwide is, frankly, absurd. Wasn’t it our President who said (when there was 15 U.S. cases) the virus was under control and would disappear? As for your “credible scientists” who believe the presence of antibodies prevent a recurrence of at least 6 months, or up to 3 years, please share their names. I’m willing to be educated, but I’ve not heard anything like that news.

As a lay person it appears to me that there is nothing “logical” about any of the information presently available and being studied about COVID-19. At best it’s all supposition based on limited information and past work with other viruses, and an incomplete database because of limited (and sometimes faulty) testing.

Stay safe everyone.

So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:

Quote:But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.“

https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19

Quote:Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is 'minuscule'; skip mask and wash hands

......Fauci doesn't want people to worry about coronavirus, the danger of which is "just minuscule." But he does want them to take precautions against the "influenza outbreak, which is having its second wave."

"We have more kids dying of flu this year at this time than in the last decade or more," he said...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

(04-27-2020 06:01 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 10:32 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:52 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ]It is primarily the WHO saying there is "no evidence" that immunity occurs. There is also "no evidence" that it doesn't. Thats a weak statement.

This is the same organization that claimed there was no person to person spread while it was spreading rampantly in China. WHO has not been a reliable source of information.

Most credible scientists seem to believe the antibodies do prevent reinfection for at least 6 months, and perhaps as long as 3 years. It is logical that if you have antibodies able to fight the virus, you are protected. This mechanism isn't unique. Its the time period of immunity that is unknown.

Your willingness to dismiss or discount the WHO as an important voice in this struggle to understand and contain the spread of this virus worldwide is, frankly, absurd. Wasn’t it our President who said (when there was 15 U.S. cases) the virus was under control and would disappear? As for your “credible scientists” who believe the presence of antibodies prevent a recurrence of at least 6 months, or up to 3 years, please share their names. I’m willing to be educated, but I’ve not heard anything like that news.

As a lay person it appears to me that there is nothing “logical” about any of the information presently available and being studied about COVID-19. At best it’s all supposition based on limited information and past work with other viruses, and an incomplete database because of limited (and sometimes faulty) testing.

Stay safe everyone.

So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:

Quote:But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.“

https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19

Quote:Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is 'minuscule'; skip mask and wash hands

......Fauci doesn't want people to worry about coronavirus, the danger of which is "just minuscule." But he does want them to take precautions against the "influenza outbreak, which is having its second wave."

"We have more kids dying of flu this year at this time than in the last decade or more," he said...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

Oh please. It wasn’t under control, no where close. And the time wasted trying to deflect this as nothing more than the flu was time wasted that could have been spent preparing a more effective response. But keep spinning the party line. Over 55k Americans no longer with us because of this contagion...and counting...in just 6 weeks. An economy reeling. An uncertain future. This is deep doo-doo, and it’s likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. But yeah, let’s compare it to the flu.

(04-27-2020 07:20 PM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 06:01 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 10:32 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:52 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ]It is primarily the WHO saying there is "no evidence" that immunity occurs. There is also "no evidence" that it doesn't. Thats a weak statement.

This is the same organization that claimed there was no person to person spread while it was spreading rampantly in China. WHO has not been a reliable source of information.

Most credible scientists seem to believe the antibodies do prevent reinfection for at least 6 months, and perhaps as long as 3 years. It is logical that if you have antibodies able to fight the virus, you are protected. This mechanism isn't unique. Its the time period of immunity that is unknown.

Your willingness to dismiss or discount the WHO as an important voice in this struggle to understand and contain the spread of this virus worldwide is, frankly, absurd. Wasn’t it our President who said (when there was 15 U.S. cases) the virus was under control and would disappear? As for your “credible scientists” who believe the presence of antibodies prevent a recurrence of at least 6 months, or up to 3 years, please share their names. I’m willing to be educated, but I’ve not heard anything like that news.

As a lay person it appears to me that there is nothing “logical” about any of the information presently available and being studied about COVID-19. At best it’s all supposition based on limited information and past work with other viruses, and an incomplete database because of limited (and sometimes faulty) testing.

Stay safe everyone.

So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:

Quote:But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.“

https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19

Quote:Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is 'minuscule'; skip mask and wash hands

......Fauci doesn't want people to worry about coronavirus, the danger of which is "just minuscule." But he does want them to take precautions against the "influenza outbreak, which is having its second wave."

"We have more kids dying of flu this year at this time than in the last decade or more," he said...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

Oh please. It wasn’t under control, no where close. And the time wasted trying to deflect this as nothing more than the flu was time wasted that could have been spent preparing a more effective response. But keep spinning the party line. Over 55k Americans no longer with us because of this contagion...and counting...in just 6 weeks. An economy reeling. An uncertain future. This is deep doo-doo, and it’s likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. But yeah, let’s compare it to the flu.

Yeah, it was so out of control at the time, that no one in the US had died of it, according to the CDC..But keep spinning the party line...

(04-27-2020 09:56 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 07:20 PM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 06:01 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 10:32 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:52 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ]It is primarily the WHO saying there is "no evidence" that immunity occurs. There is also "no evidence" that it doesn't. Thats a weak statement.

This is the same organization that claimed there was no person to person spread while it was spreading rampantly in China. WHO has not been a reliable source of information.

Most credible scientists seem to believe the antibodies do prevent reinfection for at least 6 months, and perhaps as long as 3 years. It is logical that if you have antibodies able to fight the virus, you are protected. This mechanism isn't unique. Its the time period of immunity that is unknown.

Your willingness to dismiss or discount the WHO as an important voice in this struggle to understand and contain the spread of this virus worldwide is, frankly, absurd. Wasn’t it our President who said (when there was 15 U.S. cases) the virus was under control and would disappear? As for your “credible scientists” who believe the presence of antibodies prevent a recurrence of at least 6 months, or up to 3 years, please share their names. I’m willing to be educated, but I’ve not heard anything like that news.

As a lay person it appears to me that there is nothing “logical” about any of the information presently available and being studied about COVID-19. At best it’s all supposition based on limited information and past work with other viruses, and an incomplete database because of limited (and sometimes faulty) testing.

Stay safe everyone.

So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:

Quote:But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.“

https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19

Quote:Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is 'minuscule'; skip mask and wash hands

......Fauci doesn't want people to worry about coronavirus, the danger of which is "just minuscule." But he does want them to take precautions against the "influenza outbreak, which is having its second wave."

"We have more kids dying of flu this year at this time than in the last decade or more," he said...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

Oh please. It wasn’t under control, no where close. And the time wasted trying to deflect this as nothing more than the flu was time wasted that could have been spent preparing a more effective response. But keep spinning the party line. Over 55k Americans no longer with us because of this contagion...and counting...in just 6 weeks. An economy reeling. An uncertain future. This is deep doo-doo, and it’s likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. But yeah, let’s compare it to the flu.

Yeah, it was so out of control at the time, that no one in the US had died of it, according to the CDC..But keep spinning the party line...

Yes. And hospitals are going broke across the country because they shut down their elective surgeries in anticipation of a huge influx of COVID patients that never materialized.

(04-27-2020 09:59 PM)Purple Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:56 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 07:20 PM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 06:01 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 10:32 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]Your willingness to dismiss or discount the WHO as an important voice in this struggle to understand and contain the spread of this virus worldwide is, frankly, absurd. Wasn’t it our President who said (when there was 15 U.S. cases) the virus was under control and would disappear? As for your “credible scientists” who believe the presence of antibodies prevent a recurrence of at least 6 months, or up to 3 years, please share their names. I’m willing to be educated, but I’ve not heard anything like that news.

As a lay person it appears to me that there is nothing “logical” about any of the information presently available and being studied about COVID-19. At best it’s all supposition based on limited information and past work with other viruses, and an incomplete database because of limited (and sometimes faulty) testing.

Stay safe everyone.

So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:

Quote:But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.“

https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19

Quote:Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is 'minuscule'; skip mask and wash hands

......Fauci doesn't want people to worry about coronavirus, the danger of which is "just minuscule." But he does want them to take precautions against the "influenza outbreak, which is having its second wave."

"We have more kids dying of flu this year at this time than in the last decade or more," he said...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

Oh please. It wasn’t under control, no where close. And the time wasted trying to deflect this as nothing more than the flu was time wasted that could have been spent preparing a more effective response. But keep spinning the party line. Over 55k Americans no longer with us because of this contagion...and counting...in just 6 weeks. An economy reeling. An uncertain future. This is deep doo-doo, and it’s likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. But yeah, let’s compare it to the flu.

Yeah, it was so out of control at the time, that no one in the US had died of it, according to the CDC..But keep spinning the party line...

Yes. And hospitals are going broke across the country because they shut down their elective surgeries in anticipation of a huge influx of COVID patients that never materialized.

Some of us are living in the an alternative reality.

(04-27-2020 09:56 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 07:20 PM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 06:01 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 10:32 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:52 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ]It is primarily the WHO saying there is "no evidence" that immunity occurs. There is also "no evidence" that it doesn't. Thats a weak statement.

This is the same organization that claimed there was no person to person spread while it was spreading rampantly in China. WHO has not been a reliable source of information.

Most credible scientists seem to believe the antibodies do prevent reinfection for at least 6 months, and perhaps as long as 3 years. It is logical that if you have antibodies able to fight the virus, you are protected. This mechanism isn't unique. Its the time period of immunity that is unknown.

Your willingness to dismiss or discount the WHO as an important voice in this struggle to understand and contain the spread of this virus worldwide is, frankly, absurd. Wasn’t it our President who said (when there was 15 U.S. cases) the virus was under control and would disappear? As for your “credible scientists” who believe the presence of antibodies prevent a recurrence of at least 6 months, or up to 3 years, please share their names. I’m willing to be educated, but I’ve not heard anything like that news.

As a lay person it appears to me that there is nothing “logical” about any of the information presently available and being studied about COVID-19. At best it’s all supposition based on limited information and past work with other viruses, and an incomplete database because of limited (and sometimes faulty) testing.

Stay safe everyone.

So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:

Quote:But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.“

https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19

Quote:Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is 'minuscule'; skip mask and wash hands

......Fauci doesn't want people to worry about coronavirus, the danger of which is "just minuscule." But he does want them to take precautions against the "influenza outbreak, which is having its second wave."

"We have more kids dying of flu this year at this time than in the last decade or more," he said...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

Oh please. It wasn’t under control, no where close. And the time wasted trying to deflect this as nothing more than the flu was time wasted that could have been spent preparing a more effective response. But keep spinning the party line. Over 55k Americans no longer with us because of this contagion...and counting...in just 6 weeks. An economy reeling. An uncertain future. This is deep doo-doo, and it’s likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. But yeah, let’s compare it to the flu.

Yeah, it was so out of control at the time, that no one in the US had died of it, according to the CDC..But keep spinning the party line...

Yep, and the beaches were just fine...until the tsunami hit. Sure wish somebody had given the U.S. a warning or something before the virus hit our shores.

Fall sports will be played, classes will resume in the fall. As long as you are under 65 and dont have any serious health conditions, life will resume normally. If you live with, or come into contact with those that may be at risk, you should take extra precautions to ensure you do not spread infection. We have operated like this for the flu for decades to protect seniors and infants.

(04-28-2020 12:03 AM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:59 PM)Purple Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 09:56 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 07:20 PM)Longhorn Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-27-2020 06:01 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]So? It was unde control at that point. It is going to eventually go away. But you want play Monday Morning QB, Dr Fauci 1/21:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=COqaUaQa9P8
2/19
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...787209002/

Oh please. It wasn’t under control, no where close. And the time wasted trying to deflect this as nothing more than the flu was time wasted that could have been spent preparing a more effective response. But keep spinning the party line. Over 55k Americans no longer with us because of this contagion...and counting...in just 6 weeks. An economy reeling. An uncertain future. This is deep doo-doo, and it’s likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. But yeah, let’s compare it to the flu.

Yeah, it was so out of control at the time, that no one in the US had died of it, according to the CDC..But keep spinning the party line...

Yes. And hospitals are going broke across the country because they shut down their elective surgeries in anticipation of a huge influx of COVID patients that never materialized.

Some of us are living in the an alternative reality.

I am not at all surprised that you don't know about it. Not a clue! Only insults.

Here is your "alternative reality," Horny!

The pic below is of a closed hospital in Irving, Texas. I took the pic today when I was running errands. Please share it with your fellow ostriches when they pull their heads out of the sand and/or other places where the sun don't shine. This is not an uncommon sight across America, but I guess if you gobble the slop CNN and MSNBC feed you, you wouldn't know that.

Believe it or not, real people used to work here, hundreds, maybe thousands of them. Their workplace was closed, like many others, to dedicate their assets to the wave of COVID patients that is still sure to come, right?

My wife is recuperating from rotator cuff surgery. Her surgeon and his staff are working half days. At least they get 20 hours a week. My sister-in-law works in an orthopedic surgery practice. She is working two days a week because COVID!

I was going to post a viral video just for you of two docs in Cali who own a chain of emergency care centers. Using detailed data, publicly available, they make the very case I have been making since the beginning of the hysteria. However, YouTube has deleted their video already as it doesn't fit the doomsday "narrative."



ROCHESTER, Minn. – About 30,000 Mayo Clinic employees across the country will either be furloughed or see their hours cut.

The Mayo Clinic released the following statement:

“As part of our financial stabilization efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, supervisors and managers at Mayo Clinic have been informing affected staff this week about the timing and duration of furloughs. Approximately 30,000 staff from across all Mayo locations will receive reduced hours or some type of furlough, though the duration will vary depending on the work unit.”

“Furloughs will begin in early May and will be spread through the rest of the year, with as many as possible happening through August. We do not plan layoffs and will continue to provide health care benefits through this period. This is one part of Mayo Clinic’s financial stabilization strategy, which also includes broad expense reduction efforts and using Mayo Clinic’s reserves to focus on the needs of our patients and staff.”

“As we move through these difficult times, our priority is the safety and care of our patients and staff. We are prepared to serve patients whose needs cannot be deferred or delayed without risk to their wellbeing.”

Link to the article

(04-28-2020 07:39 AM)Centdukesfan Wrote: [ -> ]Fall sports will be played, classes will resume in the fall. As long as you are under 65 and dont have any serious health conditions, life will resume normally. If you live with, or come into contact with those that may be at risk, you should take extra precautions to ensure you do not spread infection. We have operated like this for the flu for decades to protect seniors and infants.

Yes. This is what I have been saying. You are seeing this clearly.

(04-28-2020 09:18 AM)Purple Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-28-2020 07:39 AM)Centdukesfan Wrote: [ -> ]Fall sports will be played, classes will resume in the fall. As long as you are under 65 and dont have any serious health conditions, life will resume normally. If you live with, or come into contact with those that may be at risk, you should take extra precautions to ensure you do not spread infection. We have operated like this for the flu for decades to protect seniors and infants.

Yes. This is what I have been saying. You are seeing this clearly.

This is not the flu, and thinking so is your first mistake. 57k deaths counting in 6 weeks should be your first clue.

I hope you’re right that things can return to semi-normal by this Fall. JMU is making contingency plans for it, but one thing is certain, this isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon, and no one wants a second wave of this to rebound through the summer, leading into the fall and winter.

The best “real” news I’ve read today is progress by Oxford University in the UK work on a vaccine, and that there are 3 other promising vaccines (2 of which are U.S. research projects, and 1 in China) that are only a bit behind the Oxford effort. Hopefully these efforts will beat the 12-18 months projections about when a proven safe and effective vaccine will be ready.

Stay safe Dukes. Use common sense in trying not to catch or spread this invisible contagion.

One piece of positive news for outdoor sports is that the outside transmission of Covid appears to be quite low based on the study referenced in the linked article. This means that playing in front of fans at least in some shape or form for outdoor sports is still a possibility.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/49...s-in-china

(03-29-2020 02:03 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]Another possibility: The season starts (possibly initially with no fans), then the end of the season and/or playoffs are cancelled.

Dr Fauci and Dr Birks talked about the possibility of cycles. If that were the case and the 1st cycle dissipated in the Spring, and a 2nd cycle flared up in the Fall (when we won’t yet have a vaccine but likely therapeutics) the above could possibly happen.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/dr-...r-BB11Iank

That would suck almost as bad as not having the season at all...

Going back to a post a month ago. I think this will be the case for some sport.

There is so much infection out there. Say baseball starts in June as they are speculating. What happens when 3 players from one team get it? Do they shut down the league?

Football seems to be the most challenging sport to me. People in close quarters, panting, leaning, and laying all over one another. Even the locker rooms (at power 5 schools) won't allow for appropriate spacing. What happens when Raleigh becomes a hot zone? Will the Hofsta basketball team practice if NY colleges once again become a hotzone for the virus. What happens if two schools within a conference are in hot zones in the fall?

Sports that can more easily come back -

Tennis
Boxing
Golf

Team sports (in this order) will have major challenges

Soccer
Baseball
Hockey
Basketball
Football

It seems to me most, if not all, team sport players will need to wear masks.

I can't stand not having sports, but I just don't see how team sports can operate this year, but I hope I'm wrong.

(04-29-2020 01:05 PM)Dukester Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-29-2020 02:03 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]Another possibility: The season starts (possibly initially with no fans), then the end of the season and/or playoffs are cancelled.

Dr Fauci and Dr Birks talked about the possibility of cycles. If that were the case and the 1st cycle dissipated in the Spring, and a 2nd cycle flared up in the Fall (when we won’t yet have a vaccine but likely therapeutics) the above could possibly happen.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/dr-...r-BB11Iank

That would suck almost as bad as not having the season at all...

Going back to a post a month ago. I think this will be the case for some sport.

There is so much infection out there. Say baseball starts in June as they are speculating. What happens when 3 players from one team get it? Do they shut down the league?

Football seems to be the most challenging sport to me. People in close quarters, panting, leaning, and laying all over one another. Even the locker rooms (at power 5 schools) won't allow for appropriate spacing. What happens when Raleigh becomes a hot zone? Will the Hofsta basketball team practice if NY colleges once again become a hotzone for the virus. What happens if two schools within a conference are in hot zones in the fall?

Sports that can more easily come back -

Tennis
Boxing
Golf

Team sports (in this order) will have major challenges

Soccer
Baseball
Hockey
Basketball
Football

It seems to me most, if not all, team sport players will need to wear masks.

I can't stand not having sports, but I just don't see how team sports can operate this year, but I hope I'm wrong.

I don't see baseball having the same issues as it is a non contact sport. If the players agree to essentially be quarantined for the most part I think there is little to no issues. They can fly private and they can have whole hotels to themselves at this point.

The types of people that are at risk for severe illness from coronavirus do not play college or professional sports. It is bordering on the insane to try to shelter athletes from getting COVID-19

(04-29-2020 01:13 PM)jmu98 Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-29-2020 01:05 PM)Dukester Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-29-2020 02:03 PM)BDKJMU Wrote: [ -> ]Another possibility: The season starts (possibly initially with no fans), then the end of the season and/or playoffs are cancelled.

Dr Fauci and Dr Birks talked about the possibility of cycles. If that were the case and the 1st cycle dissipated in the Spring, and a 2nd cycle flared up in the Fall (when we won’t yet have a vaccine but likely therapeutics) the above could possibly happen.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/dr-...r-BB11Iank

That would suck almost as bad as not having the season at all...

Going back to a post a month ago. I think this will be the case for some sport.

There is so much infection out there. Say baseball starts in June as they are speculating. What happens when 3 players from one team get it? Do they shut down the league?

Football seems to be the most challenging sport to me. People in close quarters, panting, leaning, and laying all over one another. Even the locker rooms (at power 5 schools) won't allow for appropriate spacing. What happens when Raleigh becomes a hot zone? Will the Hofsta basketball team practice if NY colleges once again become a hotzone for the virus. What happens if two schools within a conference are in hot zones in the fall?

Sports that can more easily come back -

Tennis
Boxing
Golf

Team sports (in this order) will have major challenges

Soccer
Baseball
Hockey
Basketball
Football

It seems to me most, if not all, team sport players will need to wear masks.

I can't stand not having sports, but I just don't see how team sports can operate this year, but I hope I'm wrong.

I don't see baseball having the same issues as it is a non contact sport. If the players agree to essentially be quarantined for the most part I think there is little to no issues. They can fly private and they can have whole hotels to themselves at this point.

But what happens when your two catchers come down with it? Will there be minor leaguers to call up? Will the rest of the team need to quarantined?

I see a start and stop really possible on both the Pro and College levels for team sports.

If some major colleges are online in the fall it will be hard at the very least to have sports.

Boxing? What?

(04-29-2020 01:56 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote: [ -> ]Boxing? What?

That was my first reaction but I guess it is just two people all up on each other whereas basketball is 10-20. I would probably bball as the most difficult to return since football you at least have some distance with a helmet but bball you are leaning right up against each other. Splitting hairs though because both will be very tough.

(04-29-2020 01:48 PM)Centdukesfan Wrote: [ -> ]The types of people that are at risk for severe illness from coronavirus do not play college or professional sports. It is bordering on the insane to try to shelter athletes from getting COVID-19

Insane until a player or two contracts it and dies.