Fauci said pre-corona times may never exist again in this country!!

[KSF-ERIC]

Holy shit.

 

[Strenuus]

Umm... more details would be nice as to what this actually means.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boingboing.net/2020/04/06/return-to-pre-coronavirus.html/amp

 

[julius]

He's not really saying much there.

 

[e_blazer]

Fauci said. "If 'back to normal' means acting like there never was a coronavirus problem, I don't think that's going to happen until we do have a situation where you can completely protect the population" with a vaccine, he said.

People are getting too worked up over this. He's just saying that until there's a vaccine, things aren't going to return to "normal" because all we can do with social distancing is to tamp the virus down. It will keep reappearing until a time comes when there's a vaccine available that will prevent it re-infecting us and starting up again.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

People are getting too worked up over this. He's just saying that until there's a vaccine, things aren't going to return to "normal" because all we can do with social distancing is to tamp the virus down. It will keep reappearing until a time comes when there's a vaccine available that will prevent it re-infecting us and starting up again.

So no NBA til Christmas 2021?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

So no NBA til Christmas 2021?

Wouldnt surprise me if we didnt have any sporting events with fans until 2021-ish

 

[Strenuus]

Wouldnt surprise me if we didnt have any sporting events with fans until 2021-ish

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion unless there is a widely-available vaccine by August.

To which there wont be.

 

[tlongII]

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion unless there is a widely-available vaccine by August.

To which there wont be.

I disagree. I think some sporting events will happen before a vaccine is available.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I disagree. I think some sporting events will happen before a vaccine is available.

With fans?
I'm not sure about that. I think especially major sports leagues will be terrified of litigation and bad PR if they come back and an outbreak occurs, I could definitely be wrong it happens often.

 

[tlongII]

With fans?
I'm not sure about that. I think especially major sports leagues will be terrified of litigation and bad PR if they come back and an outbreak occurs, I could definitely be wrong it happens often.

Yes with fans.

 

[Strenuus]

I disagree. I think some sporting events will happen before a vaccine is available.

That would be idiotic.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Yes with fans.

You may end up being right.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Wouldnt surprise me if we didnt have any sporting events with fans until 2021-ish

Crazy. This changes careers, legacies, salaries, records, all sorts of unimportant things.

 

[tlongII]

That would be idiotic.

Well let’s see. I’ll be very surprised if I’m wrong.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Well let’s see. I’ll be very surprised if I’m wrong.

FWIW I read a few minutes ago that MLB thinks they can start in May, it sounded like it would be fanless, but if they start that soon, Im sure fans will come not too long after.

 

[e_blazer]

I saw that the NBA is looking into rapid Coronavirus blood tests as a way to potentially allow the games to restart. Presumably, players, coaches, refs and everyone involved with running and broadcasting the games would get tested before each game. I assume that this would be a model that would not include live audiences.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I saw that the NBA is looking into rapid Coronavirus blood tests as a way to potentially allow the games to restart. Presumably, players, coaches, refs and everyone involved with running and broadcasting the games would get tested before each game. I assume that this would be a model that would not include live audiences.

So what do they do in the occurrence one person tests positive? Spend all the money, do all these things, play two games then have to shut it down again? Or would they just quarantine and keep going...?

 

[e_blazer]

So what do they do in the occurrence one person tests positive? Spend all the money, do all these things, play two games then have to shut it down again? Or would they just quarantine and keep going...?

I’d guess that they would do the testing before being allowed into the arena. But, like MM, I know nothing. Just something that they are looking at.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Once the Hydroxychloroquine is the proven vaccine we can go back to normal then? Trump will also be boesting that he's the one who thought of that first!

 

[Minstrel]

I think sports will return before a vaccine is developed, but not with fans in the stands.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I think sports will return before a vaccine is developed, but not with fans in the stands.

That would be interesting. Also players could still get infected with or without fans in seats.