The Coronavirus, not the beer
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sturg33
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At a minimum, we should expect cases to go up.
It's not the end of the world. People can handle it and immunity will be build. Vulnerable people should take precautions.
This isn't hard
No question about it. My only concern is that we didn't let the virus rip through non vulnerable segments of the population so positive increases will be misinterpreted. The true assessment of the strategy, which we are now starting to see in Sweden, is the lower death counts as this lags 4-6 weeks from infection.
There is nothing wrong with increased positives in a vacuum.
The left can just say whatever it wants with no repercussion because the DNC propaganda arm will never hold them accountable
sturg33
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I'm sorry your scared. But the other conditions are just another fear tactic.
The data is clear that it acts essentially as a flue for anyone under 50. And progressively gets worse and quite serious for very elderly people.
It's not that difficult to manage this. But the notion that the vast majority of the population must shelter in place in order to protect a tiny fraction is completely backwards logic
The goal should never have been for a low infected population percentage. It should have been controlling who was getting infected.
Much different task but has proven to be the best strategy.
Metaphysicist
Not Actually Brian Hunter
I've seen this repeated multiple times, but the point being made seems strange. The flu also gets much more serious for the very elderly. It's more like a young person getting COVID-19 is on par with someone well into middle age (I presume this is the "median" case) getting the flu, in terms of mortality.
Only it flips when its kids under 18.
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
i only speak for myself
but i have had a cold, the flu and covid19 and am under 50
hell, i'm under 40 lol
covid19 was not "Essentially the flu". it kicked my ass the way the flu wishes it could kick your ass. that's the only way i would describe them in the same sentence
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
It's an interesting finding.
I'll offer my interpretation of what is going on.
In the great majority of states, the reproduction rate declined in late March/early April after a series of measures were taken (schools closing, spontaneous social distancing, lockdowns, travel restrictions). The combined effects of those measures was to bring down the reproduction rate. There has been a fair amount of uncertainty about the relative importance of those measures. Statistically it is hard to tease out given that in most places they occurred at about the same time.
Now we are left with social distancing in places that have reopened. On average, this seems to have resulted in the reproductive rate holding steady or down slightly in the states that have reopened.
The international data is more positive in showing large decreases in infection rates.
So it may be that voluntary social distancing is enough to bring down the reproductive rate. Let's hope so.
I'll offer my interpretation of what is going on.
In the great majority of states, the reproduction rate declined in late March/early April after a series of measures were taken (schools closing, spontaneous social distancing, lockdowns, travel restrictions). The combined effects of those measures was to bring down the reproduction rate. There has been a fair amount of uncertainty about the relative importance of those measures. Statistically it is hard to tease out given that in most places they occurred at about the same time.
Now we are left with social distancing in places that have reopened. On average, this seems to have resulted in the reproductive rate holding steady or down slightly in the states that have reopened.
The international data is more positive in showing large decreases in infection rates.
So it may be that voluntary social distancing is enough to bring down the reproductive rate. Let's hope so.
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nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I have a 39-year old friend who um is strongly influenced by right-wing media. He is in very good shape. He got very sick from COVID and put out word in his circle of friends that it is not a minor thing. His wife and daughters also got sick but their symptoms were very mild compared to his. Mostly headaches and loss of sense of taste in their cases.
Cross referencing severe cases of COVID and vitamin d deficiencies yield interesting results.
Correlation is not causation and all that jazz.