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Current score. Corona vs flu
Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:38 pm
CDC estimates 20,000+ deaths so far this season via influenza. Corona, a whole lot less. Why the panic? You are much more likely to catch and die from influenza. Why was the “government “ trying to kill us by allowing us attend March Madness all these years with the risk of catching the deadly flu? Please advise.
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Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:40 pm to Bamafig
How fast it’s spreading and a higher mortality rate. This isn’t hard
Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:42 pm to Bamafig
I'm formally accusing you of being Eternal Elephant.
Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:44 pm to Bamafig
Yet,. The infectious rate and mortality rate is multiple times worse than the flu. That's why.
Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:44 pm to Bamafig
Dude, the flu has been around for as long as we have, and we know all we need to know about it and how it spreads. We also have a vaccine for the flu. Coronavirus is a new virus that we don't really know much about and there is no vaccine, and won't be one for another year. The mortality rate is also much higher and it's spreading quite fast. Ask Italy if this virus is serious or not.
Posted on 3/11/20 at 8:52 pm to Bamafig
quote:This all comes down to a very simple question:
Why was the “government “ trying to kill us by allowing us attend March Madness all these years with the risk of catching the deadly flu? Please advise.
Should we listen to the advice of epidemiologists and public health experts about slowing and minimizing the spread of this virus, or should we not?
If you're sure you know better than people who have spent their lives studying communicable diseases, just say so.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 12:25 am to Bamafig
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience
Time for some self-reflection, OP
Posted on 3/12/20 at 8:02 am to Bamafig
It baffles me how many idiots don't understand the basic logistics of a viral outbreak. You seriously think understaffed hospitals can handle everyone getting sick at the same time, regardless of severity?
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 8:03 am
Posted on 3/12/20 at 9:30 am to Bamafig
OK. I'm not going to mock you. I'm going to roll some things by you so you can consider them.
The reason the flu kills so many people each year is not because it is particularly virulent, the last really bad flu bug was in 1918... and it killed about 2% of the world's population. That is bad.
The flu kills so many people because it is already out there in the population. Its everywhere. The flu never goes away, it just mutates and comes back with a new strain.
The reason why we should be concerned about the coronavirus is that is particularly deadly and it is still spreading. Estimates are that about 126,000 people have it. The death total is 8,600 or so. That is a bit more than 3%.
You might not think so, but 3% is some scary shite. If you had a 3% chance of having your balls ripped off and eaten by a rabid bear you'd be all in favor of getting this rabid bear problem fixed.
It is a particular concern here because we don't have enough testing kits to test for it adequately. Places like Australia and South Korea have fairly low death rates from this because they churned out a ton of testing kits and tested everything that moved.
Italy, on the other hand, slashed funding for their hospitals in recent years and gutted their pandemic response capabilities. They are getting hammered right now. Considering that we slashed and burned CDC funding over the last few years and eliminated the NSC official who was supposed to over see pandemic response... this is a concern.
Am I saying panic? No. It will be a rough couple of months but we will get through this. That having been said you want to treat this like a serious problem so it won't turn into a serious problem.
The reason the flu kills so many people each year is not because it is particularly virulent, the last really bad flu bug was in 1918... and it killed about 2% of the world's population. That is bad.
The flu kills so many people because it is already out there in the population. Its everywhere. The flu never goes away, it just mutates and comes back with a new strain.
The reason why we should be concerned about the coronavirus is that is particularly deadly and it is still spreading. Estimates are that about 126,000 people have it. The death total is 8,600 or so. That is a bit more than 3%.
You might not think so, but 3% is some scary shite. If you had a 3% chance of having your balls ripped off and eaten by a rabid bear you'd be all in favor of getting this rabid bear problem fixed.
It is a particular concern here because we don't have enough testing kits to test for it adequately. Places like Australia and South Korea have fairly low death rates from this because they churned out a ton of testing kits and tested everything that moved.
Italy, on the other hand, slashed funding for their hospitals in recent years and gutted their pandemic response capabilities. They are getting hammered right now. Considering that we slashed and burned CDC funding over the last few years and eliminated the NSC official who was supposed to over see pandemic response... this is a concern.
Am I saying panic? No. It will be a rough couple of months but we will get through this. That having been said you want to treat this like a serious problem so it won't turn into a serious problem.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 3:20 pm to Bamafig
You can get a flu shot.
You can't get the Coronavirus shot yet.
You can't get the Coronavirus shot yet.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 3:24 pm to Bamafig
No schools in Alabama that learnt you anything?
Posted on 3/12/20 at 9:12 pm to Bamafig
It’s a false flag
If I die from it then it was just my time to go.
If I die from it then it was just my time to go.
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