Panic Buying: Vegetables!!!

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
February 25, 2022 8:11am CST
One of my adult students was so late for our class tonight. Her alibi is that the Covid-19 cases spiked in Guangdong province in China, which is too near in Hong Kong. After she got off work, she went straight to the nearest market and bought lots of vegetables. Basically, she went wild into panic buying and thinks that eating them will protect her against this killer virus. Is she reasonable with her opinion? Image Credit: cdn.i-scmp.com
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Feb 22
Well, it's good to stay as healthy as possible . . . but unfortunately vegetables alone are not going to stop a virus. I try to buy only what I can use up soon, otherwise it goes bad and gets wasted.
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat But there's also exercise, getting fresh air, being under the sun . . . so many factors can help keep us as healthy as possible. The thing is even the healthiest people can get a viral infection - so there is no guarantee.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I do agree with you. Not all food nutrients are absorbed by our bodies. Instead, we need to take some supplements.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@much2say I do agree. Even my family and I were infected despite being so cautious.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
Oh well, I guess the reasoning was not acceptable but I think when Covid is on the rise in one area you tend to panic a lot which makes you do some irrational actions to protect yourself.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@Shavkat That is true but with the pandemic on we tend to worry a lot nowadays than before.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
Through the years of existence in this world, I learned that being panicky cannot help us.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@rsa101 Yes, coronavirus is a silent killer and we do not want to be infected as much as possible.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230331)
• Chile
25 Feb 22
It seems that everyone has their own opinion about how to stop the virus. I, for one thing, whould not go to any of the countries that are taking masks off. For me, social distance, cleanness and masks are the best help. Vaccines too. Now veggies are always healthy. But I don´t think that the will stop ailments.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230331)
• Chile
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat I´m more afraid of young people. They take less care.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@marguicha I agree with you. They are more vulnerable to this virus.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
As of today, the cases are still in high incidence. I am against people who are anti-maskers, too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
25 Feb 22
Covid is no more the most important topic in our local news, now it is Ukraine.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
In some ways, it is starting to cover up the coronavirus.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
@LadyDuck I hope they stop doing it. It looks like having the end of the world.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat Surely here in Europe the Russian war is more concerning that Covid.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30597)
• Surat, India
25 Feb 22
Panic let's you do all sort of things especially during this time of pandemic. It's natural to get scared.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
@Rashnag Oh, I see. I got it
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
Oh, it was not me. It was my student online who felt this way.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30597)
• Surat, India
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat ya I know. I was saying in general. By mistake wrote you. Anyways, take care
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Hana
@Babino (5756)
• Morocco
26 Feb 22
No I think it's not. that's a bit funny to me I wish it was like that, I would never get sick.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
She seems so anxious about the current situation. How do you boost your immune system?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@Babino I tried not to eat too sweet food. I do not want to acquire diabetes mellitus.
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Hana
@Babino (5756)
• Morocco
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat I avoid sugar because bit decreases the immunity, and I try to eat healthy and especially variant !! Fruits, veggies and seeds !! To get all the nutritions my body needs. And sport of course !! How about you ?
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
25 Feb 22
I wouldn't think so. Talk of the virus has kind of shifted now as the focus is on Ukraine. It isn't as prominent on the news as it once was.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat Everybody feels bad for them except maybe Putin and his inner circle
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@snowy22315 I agree.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
26 Feb 22
I put aside the virus issue what I'm worried about is that earthquakes happen very often in my country and there have been fatalities due to this incident
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
28 Feb 22
@Shavkat it happen in other province and 6.2 SR and at least already killed about more than 42 people and still going on there.
Jessica
@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
1 Mar 22
That's crazy.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Mar 22
You said it right. It was a weird one.
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Simone
@Janet357 (75638)
•
25 Feb 22
Vegetable is something i don't buy because i cannot store it for long
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
25 Feb 22
I also have the same reason. That's the reason why I buy them every week.