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re: Big Ten discussing start of college football season on week of Thanksgiving
Posted on 8/28/20 at 2:13 pm to rockiee
Posted on 8/28/20 at 2:13 pm to rockiee
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From what I'm reading from it doesn't matter, both are higher for covid.
Well, it really does matter, because the flu season lasts from December until march, a 4 month period of time while Covid can spread 12 months out of the year.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying. Again, I am not arguing that infection rates are higher for the flu. I am arguing that death rates for Covid have been greatly exaggerated as evidenced by the CDC report.
quote:I apologize. I was being way too vague. I was mainly arguing from the perspective of the college football season. I should have been more clear.
I don't disagree with that. I just saw your overall point about the deaths as a whole. Im sure that the flu probably is just as bad if not worst than covid for young people.
Thanks for the link. I was not trying to be a jerk. I just want to stay informed and reading articles such as the one you provided will give me more information and a wider base of knowledge.
I'll take a few minutes and read your article.
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Posted on 8/28/20 at 2:20 pm to DawgsLife
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Well, it really does matter, because the flu season lasts from December until march, a 4 month period of time while Covid can spread 12 months out of the year.
I'm saying it doesn't matter if you are comparing worldwide numbers vs USA numbers, both will show higher than the flu.
In regards to the flu, the articles says this when talking bout the US
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In the U.S., from Oct. 1, 2019 – Apr. 4, 2020, the CDC estimates that 24,000 to 62,000 people died from the flu. (The CDC does not know the exact number because the flu is not a reportable disease in most parts of the U.S.)
Basically 6 months, we are right around that for covid and clearly have higher death numbers even if you include exaggerated numbers unless you think close to half the deaths are wrong
And yes I'm just looking at total deaths as a raw number so thats all I meant, sorry if you are talking about something else
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I was not trying to be a jerk. I just want to stay informed and reading articles such as the one you provided will give me more information and a wider base of knowledge.
I didn't take it that way and feel the same way regarding info. I'm always ok with learning something new
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