This approach assumes that enough people will be gullible enough to fall for these tactics. I mean, sure some will, but you'd think at some point being known as the tourist spot which also kills 1 in 50 of the guests would hurt an area's reputation more than the minor short term gains from reopening too quickly.
Every person who has posted that this is no worse than the flu has fallen for them.
Thanks! I realize I can be naive about some things. But I just don't like going through life being worried, paranoid, etc. Everyone has their own idea of what 'living' isMe either, I prefer to fight off viruses naturally when possible. If I did indeed contract CV-19 and if my body is already learning to fight it, then I wouldn't need a vaccine anyway lol. It would be redundant.
Welcome to the forums, btw.
They are saying a lot of the deaths resulted from the patients already having a compromised immune system, being unable to fight off the virus themselves. So yeah, I agree with diet, exercise and supplements, along with a positive attitude, to build that up
That's just it, no one knows. On the flip-side I am hearing they are blowing everything out of proportion and dragging it out to blame it all on Trump to get him out of office(?)
This is why I created the thread concerning Government's use of data. I think this is instructive for us, it should be studied and taken into account when designing protocols for dealing with dangerous pathogens. The governments all want to play down the risk so that business can reopen and so that the leaders do not look so incompetent.
That's the main issue I and many others have had with the media, lol. They're fearmongering and causing people to basically panic. A friend of mine had a family member who came down with a sore throat, and he was freaking out over it. Turns out it was nothing major.
They are saying a lot of the deaths resulted from the patients already having a compromised immune system, being unable to fight off the virus themselves. So yeah, I agree with diet, exercise and supplements, along with a positive attitude, to build that up
No, if you are inflating the death totals from Covid, when you take those deaths out of the equation it would seem that every country would have far fewer deaths than you would expect. On the contrary when we take the deaths attributed to Covid out of the equation every country has about 20% more deaths than would be expected. Somehow you have to account for these. The issue I have with the media is they are deflating the numbers, hiding the truth and then claiming they are inflated because it isn't possible to actually test and confirm each death.That's the main issue I and many others have had with the media, lol. They're fearmongering and causing people to basically panic. A friend of mine had a family member who came down with a sore throat, and he was freaking out over it. Turns out it was nothing major.
That's what I heard too, and that hospitals were labeling deaths as being related to COVID-19 simply by presumption. Also, most people with mild or no symptoms aren't being tested, which inflates the death percentage associated with the virus.
Good point. I read an article a few weeks back that said if patients are registered in hospital as having coronavirus, insurance pays out more,, and even twice more if patient goes on a ventilator. Not sure if they were 'insinuating' anything there or not thoughThat's the main issue I and many others have had with the media, lol. They're fearmongering and causing people to basically panic. A friend of mine had a family member who came down with a sore throat, and he was freaking out over it. Turns out it was nothing major.
That's what I heard too, and that hospitals were labeling deaths as being related to COVID-19 simply by presumption. Also, most people with mild or no symptoms aren't being tested, which inflates the death percentage associated with the virus.
- that article was in USAtoday.comGood point. I read an article a few weeks back that said if patients are registered in hospital as having coronavirus, insurance pays out more,, and even twice more if patient goes on a ventilator. Not sure if they were 'insinuating' anything there or not though
Maybe. Talk is cheap - let's see who is really willing to risk the lives of their family to put that talk into practice.
Yeah, Donald does have a tendency to take any information he doesn't like as a personal affront. I wouldn't take that to mean much other than a limitation on his part.
Even if they were, it wouldn't change the documented fact that there a lot more deaths than usual this year that are being caused by something.Good point. I read an article a few weeks back that said if patients are registered in hospital as having coronavirus, insurance pays out more,, and even twice more if patient goes on a ventilator. Not sure if they were 'insinuating' anything there or not though
Yes.
Back in first half of March, we saw the death rate would be in the nearby area to 0.5%, 0.6%, if hospitals were not overwhelmed, and posted that projection here on CF.
