Are drivers immune from Covid19?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Midnightrider909, Mar 27, 2020.

  1. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    who are "many people saying that many are immune"..??

    the truck stop counter intelligence committee..??

    the fake news outlets?

    the guy standing at the street corner begging for money?

    no one is immune. might just be some people have a better immune system, to stave off the attack for a while longer than the rest of us, but sooner or later, even those people will get it. with continued exposure to others.

    again, it's not "IF" one gets it, it's WHEN.......
     
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  3. buddyd157

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    and as i recall reading as well, if thier immune system takes a nose dive, which in time it very well may, they too will become ill.

    Asymptomatic carrier - Wikipedia
     
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  4. Linte_Loco

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    Not sure if their numbers are accurate, but some countries have a very low death rate. Germany is doing well considering. But that depends on the accuracy

    Perhaps some people have a master immune system
     
  5. Wasted Thyme

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    No. It's not that. The main difference is a few things. First testing. Some countries were better prepared to test. So they're getting better numbers of infected. The next thing is average age of population. Some countries have more/less elderly. Last is state of health care. Again some have better than others. Those are the main 3 diffs
     
  6. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    Are those home made? Not bad but shouldn’t the reflective tape be on the bar?
     
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  8. Jenn72

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    The flu was nasty this year. My husband and I got our flu shots end on Sept/early Oct.

    Christmas eve had a layover in NJ. Rented a car went to NYC Christmas eve and Atlantic City the next day. Thursday did a small run to Pa. Hubby was feeling ill on the way back to the yard. Had a load at 4am to Xenia. At 1am called dispatch and told them we were both out.

    He recovered on Sunday night. Monday morning trying to shower at Loves in Bordentown, I collapsed. Taken to the hospital and admitted with Type A flu and Pneumonia.

    Hospitalized for a week in isolation. Didn't feel 100% better for a month. First time ever getting sick on the road and 1300 miles away from home.
     
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  10. Oor

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    They only have to make it from the crematorium to the cemetery.
     
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  11. BackwoodsGA

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    Should be safe then.
     
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