—even though most Americans weren’t aware—
“That is just not true.”
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I meant on the nature of CV19. Many are still in the dark, so what’s coming will shock them.
“You seem to believe, or at least give the impression, that the president can flip a switch and the resources are available.”
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The time to flip any switches was months ago.
“the H1N1 swine flu”
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That you are unaware of the difference between that outbreak and the current one just underscores my point above about Many Americans being unaware of the nature of CV-19.
For a quick course, look at China, look at Italy - and Europe, for that matter. We’re talking about a nation-killer - it’s almost felled China, the 2nd greatest economy in the world. Only through the most severe and extreme of tactics did China survive, so far.
Political posturing, spin and blame-shifting doesn’t change the reality. Watch and see.
At this point no one really knows. That is why there are guesses being made all over the map.
The time to flip any switches was months ago.
There are no switches. Thanks to the CDC being totally unprepared to ramp up efforts in a rapid fashion, which is their function and purpose for existing, remains to be answered why this was the case. As I alluded, the CDC had run the agency off its rails getting involved in nonsense they had no business getting involved in. Was it over reliance in China providing things we needed, or was it red tape that hindered it? CDC needs to answer for their shortcomings.
That you are unaware of the difference between that outbreak and the current one just underscores my point above about Many Americans being unaware of the nature of CV-19.
They are both viruses, and they share most symptoms. Yeah look at the numbers, I agree. So far flu viruses kill more people in this country, as well as, worldwide every year than this virus has killed so far, worldwide. Flu viruses also kill more children than this virus has killed. The number of flu cases each season dwarf this virus thus far. Both are fast spreaders. So yeah there are distinctions, but the similarities as to how they attack a human exist as well. So they are flu like in many aspects, even cold like in some aspects. Most of the confirmed cases have been the more severe cases. Does this virus cause mild cases in some people. No one knows for sure, but I venture to guess is some people do get milder versions, or their immune system makes is milder for them. As I stated before the average age of those who succumbed to this virus in this country is 80. But don't go thinking you have the answers, because you don't. too little in known at this point even among the "experts" in the field. One thing that causes heightened alarm ifs the fact that there is no vaccine yet. But I'll bet there is before the next season if this virus even is a recurring virus.
I can't really look at China, who claims to not have had a new case now for days, because they are not a forthcoming regime. Looking at Italy I know that their median age in almost a full 10 years older than the U.S., which means they ave a lot more people who are older, percentage wise. In addition the size of Italy is about 2.2 times Florida, and their infections & deaths seem to be far more extensive in the northern half than the southern half. Is that because the older population is more concentrated in the northern half of the country? South Korea seems to have gotten a handle on their outbreak of this virus. They are a much smaller country, so that makes getting a handle on things easier. Still they had more than twice the infected, yet only a few more deaths than this country. Why is that? Their median age is higher than that of the U.S. so perhaps the fact that their population size is about 1/6 our population has something to do with it, along with a much smaller logistics situation we have in this country.
So in the final analysis, I personally do not see what exactly is gained by examining different countries, for there are questions not really clear cut as to why South Korea has had more than twice the number of infections, yet experienced only a few more deaths. Is it a case of logistics or something else? Though logistics may be the answer in their case. Italy's issue may have been the wide open borders and waiting too long before they put restrictions in place. Too soon to tell, and time may not expose the truths anyway. Conclusions will be made, that is for certain, but can the accuracy of those conclusions be viewed as gospel? That to will vary from country to country.