Posted on 04/02/2020 1:06:02 PM PDT by Larry55
Why is COVID-19 worse than past viruses?
The 1968-69 Hong Kong flu caused 1 million deaths worldwide 6 months after the first case.
COVID-19 has caused 50,000 deaths 4 ½ months after the first case.
The link below contains a chart for the number of deaths from Pneumonia and Influenza in annual flu seasons (page S5).
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.323.4407&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Notice something familiar? Each year there is a sharp, exponential increase in flu deaths, just like we see with COVID-19.
How does the COVID-19 case/ death rate compare with past viruses 4 ½ months after the first case?
I can’t find that data.
What is different about COVID-19 that requires us to respond by mass hysteria and shutting down our world?
I have no idea.
Any suggestions?
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The 1968-69 Hong Kong flu caused 1 million deaths worldwide 6 months after the first case.
COVID-19 has caused 50,000 deaths 4 ½ months after the first case.
The link below contains a chart for the number of deaths from Pneumonia and Influenza in annual flu seasons (page S5).
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.323.4407&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Notice something familiar? Each year there is a sharp, exponential increase in flu deaths, just like we see with COVID-19.
According to this article, the first reported case of COVID-19 was on Nov. 17, 2019.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/first-covid-19-case-happened-in-november-china-government-records-show-report
So we are about 4 ½ months after the first case. 982,000 cases/ 50,300 deaths worldwide
“On July 13, 1968, the first case of Hong Kong flu was reported in the city. Over the next six months the disease would claim more than one million lives as it spread to Vietnam, Singapore, India, the Philippines and on to Australia, Africa, South America and Europe.”
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2154925/how-hong-kong-flu-struck-without-warning-50-years-ago-and
How does the COVID-19 case/ death rate compare with past viruses 4 ½ months after the first case?
I can’t find that data.
What is different about COVID-19 that requires us to respond by mass hysteria and shutting down our world?
I have no idea.
Any suggestions?
I’ll read this later
corrupt media induced panic and TDS.
Is this a weaponized virus?
The first question is “*IS* the chinese corona virus worse than past viruses?”
Once that question has been answered (and it, to date, has NOT been answered) all other questions are derivative from an unknown.
Because it is a modern bioweapon.
Media hysteria. Nothing else going on so what the heck, cause pandemonium.
I think what they are not telling us is the reason. I think that China probably had a million deaths already and they are lying about the numbers.
Simple Orange man bad
This is the only thing that makes sense. But it’s countered by the S. Korean experience.
The fact that we have fewer deaths so far indicates we are more aware of what is going on in the world today than in 1968, and that we are apparently doing some things correctly. However it is still early, and we have a long way to go while climbing an exponential growth curve.
It was made in a bioweapons lab?
It is such a shame that we cannot trust anything that comes from our so-called news media.
Democrats in America exploiting a real illness in the latest manifestation of the ongoing coup attempt.
Obama is not president.
Covid-19 is a severe flu virus that basically results in a very aggressive pneumonia for the very old and for those with respiratory/cardiovascular illnesses and issues.
The exteme over-reaction is a knee-jerk reaction to extreme scary reporting by the MSM that hates President Tump.
Should we treat Covid-19 like the normal Flu bug alpha or beta? No It is a severe disease that demands a serious response. But shutting down the nation/world en-masse is a ridiculous over-reaction. People should have been educated STERNLY about the disease and how to avoid it, told STERNLY to avoid others whenever possible, and avoid large groups, and maintain 6-foot separation where possible.
Mandating sheltering ONLY in the worst hot spots as they develop and let the rest of the communities go to work and be out and around. With the severity of the disease and seeing the impact and rapid spread in hot spots, most people would try to follow the recommendations.
Their are entire zip codes without cases. These zip codes shoujld be allowed out and around with the caveat not to stray far from zip codes. This one-size fits all approach is causing at least as much harm as good. At least as much.
It’s worse only because Trump is president and the leftist whores are trying to create as much hysteria, chaos and panic as possible to try to damage him.
Why?
Fake statistics.
they also sent 759,000 people to the united states during Dec & Jan.
I don’t trust the Chinese
the media says it is. That is why!
Trish Reagan got fired for telling the truth.
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