Posted on 07/05/2020 7:43:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Stanford University's disease prevention chairman slammed using statewide lockdown measures as a response to the coronavirus, saying they were implemented based on bad data and inaccurate modeling.
“There are already more than 50 studies that have presented results on how many people in different countries and locations have developed antibodies to the virus,” Dr. John Ioannidis said during a recent interview with Greek Reporter. “Of course, none of these studies are perfect, but cumulatively, they provide useful composite evidence. A very crude estimate might suggest that about 150-300 million or more people have already been infected around the world, far more than the 10 million documented cases.”
Ioannidis pointed out the mortality rate is low among young people who have contracted the virus.
“The death rate in a given country depends a lot on the age structure, who are the people infected, and how they are managed,” Ioannidis said. “For people younger than 45, the infection fatality rate is almost 0%. For 45 to 70, it is probably about 0.05%-0.3%. For those above 70, it escalates substantially.”
Since the pandemic began in February, more than 2.6 million people in the United States have contracted the virus, and 128,000 have died.
Several states have seen spikes in cases, especially in the southeastern part of the country, where lockdown measures were lifted earlier than in other states.
The mortality rate nationwide appears to be tapering, however, a trend U.S. health officials attribute to a younger age bracket in terms of infection. The national single-day death rate from the virus fell to a three-month low last month. Additionally, Massachusetts reported zero new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday for the first time since March.
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It’s almost 0% for everyone except the. sry elderly and the very chronically ill. The overall rate is around 0.25% for all comers.
So...all fake?
Used as a political weapon by democrats?
Forcing mail in voting for massive voter fraud?
On par with the average flu season.
That means that it would be most beneficial for the country as a whole if the young and healthy stopped masking and social distancing, got COVID, recovered from it, and created herd immunity for the society.
They should add this guy to the Task Force and let him brief the public
Most states already allow non-essential mail-in voting.
The Republican Party just sent me a mail ballot request form.
The biggest problem isn’t fraud, but unfairness to Republican candidates because it is easier to
coerce people to vote in areas likely to vote for Democrats.
For example: Hi, I live just down the hall in our urban apartment building, have you voted for Biden yet?
RE: They should add this guy to the Task Force and let him brief the public
Talk show host, Mark Levin has been suggesting this since April this year.
The task force desperately needs a virologist to go straight over the media and educate the public about true science:
inevitability of spread, the real effect and practicality of mitigation, and the consequences In the short, mid and long term
I have never been a fan of lockdowns and masking. All the do is hurt the economy and vulnerable individuals. Ultimately they do not keep one person from getting the disease. Open up now
Sounds like a plan to stretch out the pandemic panic for several more critical months. They control exposure by means of quarantine, shutdowns, forced mask wearing, and keep the new infection rates at a steady rate, and mail in voting will be embraced by the sheep.
Pretty soon they will tell you to get out in the sun and breathe fresh air. That's what happened during the 1918 Pandemic. The nurses took morning walks...unmasked and in the sun.
That may be part of it. But it also may be because the virus is losing its strength, as claimed by a couple Italian doctors a couple weeks ago. But of course the media and dems don't want us to believe that.
Whew...I've got 13 months to go. Dodged that bullet.
Thank YOU...I am having to repeatedly bring my husband back from the covid calamaty abyss...he gets the daily updates of “Covid cases” from state health dept...it’s a daily battle. I did make him go to a gathering with friends last night..(no masks, and I hugged friends)....RIGHT before we left to go...he got notification from “state” to “CANCEL all gatherings”...it’s scare mongering every day.
PS..we ARE 69...but sheesh...we are healthy
The task force likes its new fame. The reality is that no one is asking the right questions. Is there any chance of getting rid of this virus? The answer for 100% of “experts” is NO. The virus will remain. Even with a vaccine the virus will be in our species for a century at least. Are their drugs or medical procedures that can better lower the fatality rate? The answer is Yes. We have dramatically lowered the fatality rate already. We have several anti-viral drugs and therapies that have greatly improved the odds of survival from even 3 months ago. Are their health and life costs to lock downs and masks. Yes, there are lots of mental, physical, and societal costs to the lock downs, and even wearing a mask.
What can we do to lower the chance of dying from the virus. Get fit. Lose weight. Try a low carb diet. Stop smoking. Get the virus while you are still young. Don’t infect at risk people. Exercise outside without a mask.
I think the rate in America is down around .1% now. If you just take the last 2 months, we have moved the rate dramatically lower. Even for the elderly.
I'll bet pro football has a guarentee from the rats that they'll be able to play in front of crowds then even if trump wins....and Trump God willing please win....
an embellished piece of crap virus being used as a weapon...
At this page you can the case and death rates in Colorado by age.
https://covid19.colorado.gov/data/case-data
Colorado has a total of 1701 deaths, but remember that about 200 of those don’t show Covid19 on the death cert. They are the “cheat additions”.
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