Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses. This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.
...but God did say, `You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you shall surely die. ‘
Genesis 2:17
I think time will tell that it is better in the long run to allow most to go outside and to work while practicing common-sense distancing. For the cost of these long-term extreme restrictions will end up being more costly to society and life than allowing greater freedom for most and a higher initial rate of infections followed by a faster decrease thru acquired immunity.
For as increased testing is showing, the vast majority who are infected with need no special care or have no symptoms, and far more are infected[2][3] than normal testing has shown, thus greatly reducing the fatality rate. And those who are in danger are overall the aged and or those with serious heath issues, as in the case in NYC[4].
And while Covid-19 is not the flu, yet the CDC estimates[5] that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, and between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths in America annually since 2010 (between 61,000[6] to 80,000[7] Americans died during the 2017-2018 season).
Yet the issue is why did we not see a comparative proportionate (to Covid-19) response to the Asian flu with its est. 500 million infections and 1–4 million deaths worldwide and 116,000 (according to the CDC[8] ) deaths in America, even when the population was about half what it is today? Besides the 100,000 deaths[9] in America from the Hong Kong flu that the article focus on?
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Indeed, and without the enforcement that penalizes violations we have read about, such as a drive-in parking lot service or having 16 people spread out in a church that seats 293[1].
I think time will tell that it is better in the long run to allow most to go outside and to work while practicing common-sense distancing. For the cost of these long-term extreme restrictions will end up being more costly to society and life than allowing greater freedom for most and a higher initial rate of infections followed by a faster decrease thru acquired immunity.
For as increased testing is showing, the vast majority who are infected with need no special care or have no symptoms, and far more are infected[2][3] than normal testing has shown, thus greatly reducing the fatality rate. And those who are in danger are overall the aged and or those with serious heath issues, as in the case in NYC[4].
And while Covid-19 is not the flu, yet the CDC estimates[5] that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, and between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths in America annually since 2010 (between 61,000[6] to 80,000[7] Americans died during the 2017-2018 season).
Yet the issue is why did we not see a comparative proportionate (to Covid-19) response to the Asian flu with its est. 500 million infections and 1–4 million deaths worldwide and 116,000 (according to the CDC[8] ) deaths in America, even when the population was about half what it is today? Besides the 100,000 deaths[9] in America from the Hong Kong flu that the article focus on?
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