[AndyJackson]

The problem is that these kinds of claims are based on serology tests that have been plagued with large percentages of false positives [because accurate tests are expensive]. The problem to explain is that if this disease is so widespread and so mild, how come all the deaths in New York [even subracting off the nursing home problem].

The disease is not a nothing-burger - and no I don't support totalitarian lock-downs.

[Dr. Ursus]

NYSDOHCOVID19 stats

[zeestephen]

Re: “The disease is not a nothing-burger - and no I don't support totalitarian lock-downs.”

I agree with you - COVID-19 is a severe common cold virus that has killed thousands of the elderly and the infirm.

However - is it more deadly than a severe influenza virus, like the one that killed 61,000 Americans in 2018?

In my opinion - no.

The total number of “Deaths-All Causes” in the first 18 weeks of 2020 is only 14,000 deaths higher than 2018.

If the CDC counted influenza deaths with the same fraudulent method that it counts COVID deaths, influenza deaths would be much higher than COVID deaths.