If you could comprehend what I wrote, you would see that I’m simply saying I don’t believe the numbers, and I gave a practical example of how the numbers could be skewed. I didn’t say anything to the effect that this was the case in all situations.
Here's a very dumbed down example of why you're wrong. Let's say there are 1 million death every year. 50% (500k) of that number is people dying in their car on the way to work. People are now at home and can't go to work, therefore they can't die in accidents. So you're saving 500k lives by "locking people up", which was not the case last year. So the total number of deaths is 500k + deaths of a virus. Let's say 400k people die from a virus. That would make a total of 900k deaths in a pandemic year and 100k less than last year. Great, isn't it? Guess we should have more viruses then.
Lack of education on this forum is truly shocking. Could it have to do with population density? Nah, that would require a minimal amount of thinking and math.
Finally a correct answer. I know how deadly the flu is as my sister nearly died from it last year but they did not shut down an entire store when she was there.
For your knowledge, no health person die from Covid. Mentally sickness is at least recoverable. You can't cure elderly people with multiple underlying life-threatening diseases, who are those that will potentially die from a flu or covid19 infection.
On December 16, the US reported 3,448 COVID-19 deaths — the most of any day of the pandemic so far.
It’s almost like death certificates are designed for exactly this and medical professionals assess whether they believe the person died solely as a result of some consequence arising from their cancer, or if without COVID-19 they believe they would likely have survived, etc. All of that goes right on the death certificate.
You’re letting your feelings get in the way of logic. All decisions have consequences. The total death count is the most important metric in this situation. Locking down may have prevented deaths, but it may have caused deaths. Not locking down may have caused deaths, but it may have prevented some deaths. How do you make a decision in this case? Just look at the total number and make a logical decision based on this.
At least stock traders may have a sense of data and numbers. You have to definitively know 2 variables and they can’t be “this is all we have so I call it fact” without complete knowledge.
Data is available with your access to National Vital Statistics System.
Why would they? They flu is nowhere near as contagious as Covid-19.
Wrong, but nice try.
No, you come up with a mathematical model that will take all possible scenarios into account.
These guys can’t comprehend any impact to locking down because it is so much harder to quantify and “bottom line“ than the CNN COVID TRACKER that boils it all down to 2 numbers: CASES and DEATHS. Some dude above me literally divided deaths by cases and proclaimed a “death rate” as if it’s real.
Go ahead believe the fake news these fear mongers keep brainwashing people to believe.
Those are articles saying young people died. How many? You can find a few anecdotal stories for literally almost anything. Are we really saying this impacts young, healthy people On ANY large scale or in any kind of alarming way?
I wasn’t asking for an alternative, I was simply stating the experience sucks.
Thanks for sharing this good information. I don’t know what goes into this reporting, but it sounds like there isn’t an objective system in place — so there are judgement calls involved. So when I say I don’t trust the virus data, it is not that I think we’re being intentionally misled — just that discerning between what ‘caused’ or ‘contributed’ to death would be difficult or impossible. Thanks for your thoughtful response.
Probably 0.00000001% but the government will still shut down businesses and churches over that crap.
Glad you think your Google degree is better than the degrees held by ALL of the infectious disease experts on this planet. This is why we are failing. Morons think a Google search makes them more competent than the world’s leading scientistsMasks work in time-limited, hygienic, clinical conditions. In public spaces and prolonged use, they don't.
People touch their faces / masks all the time and then they touch things in shops, work places, on transport, etc, picking up dirt and bugs and spreading dirt and bugs. And the masks get dirty (people sneeze and cough and breathe into them) and damp from the inside and the outside, and the dampness attracts more dirt and more bugs, and then because the masks are right over people's mouths and noses, they breathe in concentrated amounts of dirt and bugs, and they get sick.
We know this from research into scarves and into face coverings worn by polar explorers: they have more germs than underwear not changed for weeks. Gross. And far too many people wear masks for months without washing or changing them. Dumber than dumb.
Action needs to be taken, but masks are part of the problem. Would anyone here really walk round with a sheet of toilet paper over their face that's been used by numerous people? That's what a mask is.
Was there an increase in numbers after the mass BLM protests worldwide? No. Were people wearing masks then? No. Are people wearing masks now? Yes, in the main. Are numbers increasing? Yes?
Just look up scarves and germs on the net.
Could Your Scarf Make You Sick? | TriHealth
Could that plush, soft scarf you’re wearing to stay warm actually make you sick? And what about your gloves? Are they germ carriers, too?www.trihealth.com
So why do we see this exactly in research labs around the world? No media and fake news involved there. Guess it's all a huge conspiracy and everyone without a tinfoil hat is involved?
Here you go: https://github.com/RamiKrispin/coronavirus, https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19.
Ah, ok. Guess the scientists who have peer reviewed my publications are all wearing those then as well. 😂
No... most of the rest of the world is doing just fine... It's only the johnson heads here in the US that can't understand wearing a mask and social distancing actually does help stop the spread....
Only the US has problems with it now?
No it doesn't. I hate when people say that. Masks prevent nothing. Social distancing causes depression, loneliness and suicide for what nothing. But believe in fake numbers, fear of media and dictatorship government.
