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Media Hysteria Notwithstanding, The Real Numbers on COVID-19 Are Actually Encouragin
DB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon

Posted on 03/27/2020 5:00:58 AM PDT by EyesOfTX

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1 posted on 03/27/2020 5:00:58 AM PDT by EyesOfTX
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To: EyesOfTX

Hear, hear!


2 posted on 03/27/2020 5:03:19 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: EyesOfTX

We don’t call it a ‘panic pandemic’ for no good reason at all!


3 posted on 03/27/2020 5:03:23 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.)
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To: EyesOfTX

this is not true

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1/4 - I think it would be helpful if I cleared up some confusion that has emerged in recent days. Some have interpreted my evidence to a UK parliamentary committee as indicating we have substantially revised our assessments of the potential mortality impact of COVID-19.
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2/4 -This is not the case. Indeed, if anything, our latest estimates suggest that the virus is slightly more transmissible than we previously thought. Our lethality estimates remain unchanged.
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3/4 - My evidence to Parliament referred to the deaths we assess might occur in the UK in the presence of the very intensive social distancing and other public health interventions now in place.
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4/4 - Without those controls, our assessment remains that the UK would see the scale of deaths reported in our study (namely, up to approximately 500 thousand).


4 posted on 03/27/2020 5:06:55 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: EyesOfTX

By the day it’s becoming clearer that the B.S. is being exposed. In the meantime enjoy the light traffic. The useless idiots are off the road.


5 posted on 03/27/2020 5:12:52 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: EyesOfTX

When this is over we will be wondering why we were so gullible and wondering what happened to the “disappeared” two trillion dollars.


6 posted on 03/27/2020 5:14:14 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Congress is not made up of leaders however they are representatives of their voters.)
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To: EyesOfTX

Here is, through a Jewish doctor, a medical protocol which helps human bodies ward off the worst effects of this “flu” virus, and helps people recover.

The out-patient treatment protocol developed by Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, of Monroe, NY, being as follows:

1) Hydroxychloroquine 200mg 2x/d 5 days,
2) Azithromycin 500mg 1/x 5days, and
3) Zinc Sulfate 220mg/d 5 days,

“is inexpensive and generally well tolerated.”

They are the old malaria drug, an antibiotic, and a mineral our body needs to function. It is keeping people out of hospital, and not needing ventilators.

This simple and inexpensive protocol, which is supported by the president - is being first laughed at, then scorned, and now the attempts by those whose god is money, to be withheld from those ill.

Forgive me for having over-posted this information yesterday. Let those whom I annoyed by doing so forgive me.

The information is live-saving. Please let us disseminate this information to every patient and their family, doctor and politician.

Well, maybe not every politician.

Dr. Vladimir Zelenko
845-238-0000
501 Rt 208, Monroe, NY 10950

Upon request, Norski will supply the a copy of Dr. Zelenko’s complete letter, protocol, and video, which has been ccd to President Trump.

Thank you.


7 posted on 03/27/2020 5:18:12 AM PDT by Norski
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

“”When this is over we will be wondering why we were so gullible and wondering what happened to the “disappeared” two trillion dollars.””

Agreed, and can’t be said enough...

Same thing with Bush/Obozo recovery $$$


8 posted on 03/27/2020 5:18:22 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: EyesOfTX

Dr. Birx has a certain encouraging magic to her.


9 posted on 03/27/2020 5:18:45 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: EyesOfTX
It's not just the national media hyping the virus. The local media has followed their lead. In my county, every time there is a new case confirmed, it's breaking news. Gotta stoke the fear, ya know, follow the party line. I think we're up to about 20 cases here, but it's being treated like the bubonic plague.

Yesterday, in the county directly to the south of me, the first COVID-19 case was announced. Immediately, the county commissioners went into panic mode and shut down the entire county.

On another note, it was with stomach-wrenching glee the media trumpeted the US is now leading the world in confirmed Coronavirus cases. Everything they say is couched to make it appear to the poorly informed masses that it's all Trump's fault. And by extension, next November we should all vote Democrat.
10 posted on 03/27/2020 5:26:54 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: EyesOfTX

Prince Charles and Boris Johnson might feel you are too conservative.


11 posted on 03/27/2020 5:28:09 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: janetjanet998

“My evidence to Parliament referred to the deaths we assess might occur in the UK in the presence of the very intensive social distancing and other public health interventions now in place.”

So what is the “not true”?

They have put those in place. Thus the “NOW”.


12 posted on 03/27/2020 5:29:46 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: janetjanet998

As predicted he’s using the act of social distancing as cover for his ridiculous hysterical 500.000 death predictions. He’s a subhuman propagandist whose fearmingering contributed to 3.2 million jobless claims in the US this past week.


13 posted on 03/27/2020 5:40:38 AM PDT by tatown
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So what is the “not true”?


because the previous 500,000 number was with no action and the new 20,000 number is with intense social distancing measures over a long period of time

people are comparing the two , apples and oranges, he didn’t revise anything

if the social distancing is taken off the number rapidly rises again


14 posted on 03/27/2020 5:46:20 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: EyesOfTX

LOL about your cat.


15 posted on 03/27/2020 5:47:13 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (Politics is all about quid pro quos. Donate to me! Vote for me! I'll give you "free" stuff.)
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To: EyesOfTX

I hate to spoil the soup but the “data” being referenced in this article seems to be just the opinions of experts or a reference to the ((almost certainly) lying Chinese.

Looking at the chronological data that we actually collect, infections and deaths, will give you very little if any assurance that the spread of this virus is slowing down. It will, eventually. And when it does the rates of growth will slow, flatten out and fall.

I see very little sign of that hoped for transition in the published data. We do have a day or two of better data. That could be the start. I hope so. But it is simply not enough to claim a downward trend.

Pay attention to the situation in New York, particularly NYC. It is about to get much worse.

We will get through this but predictions of when by supposed experts are worth about what you paid for them. They are looking at the same infection and fatality rates as I and many others here at FR are.

Maybe someone knows how to detect positive changes in the seemingly steady trends. If so, there would be a lot interest in hearing how that works. Listening to “experts” is not good enough for me.


16 posted on 03/27/2020 5:47:28 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed.)
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To: Oscar in Batangas

The media narrative is that this is Spanish Flu 2.0 and Trump is responsible for how this ends. When this ends as a medical nothing burger and an economic comeback they can’t allow Trump to be held responsible. Will it be Cuomo’s leadership, against all Trumpian odds, that saved the nation?


17 posted on 03/27/2020 5:48:26 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: tatown

All models are guess by computer..The new number may be no good either..

But they have more data now...

These so called Drs had no idea so they took the worse case and here we are..


18 posted on 03/27/2020 5:50:38 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: EyesOfTX

I seriously do not see anything encouraging about the numbers at all.

There were 69,158 new cases and 3,292 deaths in the last 25 hours. Contrast this with one week ago when there were 23,633 new cases and 923 deaths in a 24 hour period.

I graph the daily total cases, deaths, and recoveries every day. The rate of increase of new cases is in an exponential growth phase currently.

The projections that Blackmon is referring to are the worst case scenarios—the projections *if nothing is done*. The efficacy of control measures is shown by how far short of projections the actual numbers fall. The fact that the real numbers are falling short of projections is NOT a sign that the virus is not very serious or that we are victims of some great fear mongering conspiracy. It is a sign that public health measures work.

The bottom line is that we cannot afford to become complacent just because the number of cases is lower than worst case scenarios. The worst case scenario is still a very grave threat until we get this thing under control.

Typically, an outbreak is considered ended when 2 full incubation periods have passed without new cases. We are nowhere near that point yet.


19 posted on 03/27/2020 5:59:38 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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To: EyesOfTX
The people driving this panic are not being helpful

Wuhan is bad stuff if you get a serious case but the media reporting is way over the top and very much misinformation

The do not resuscitate stories are very misleading and really despicable

Given that a large fraction of very critical Wuhan virus patients for whom death is imminent typically have some other very serious ailment, pre existing condition or just plain old failing health from being over 80 yrs old, any of which mean their death is likely in short term even without Wuhan virus.

In these cases, naturally there is some debate as to whether heroic efforts to resuscitate them if they code are justified if there is a huge backlog of other critical patients who need a ventilator.

Why go to heroic efforts to resuscitate a patient Wuhan virus if you would not resuscitate that patient due to prognosis of their pre existing state of health in normal times when there is no concerns about ventilators shortages.

The media lie here is obvious - the part the media is leaving out is that the patient in need of potential resuscitation is already receiving intensive care treatment including a ventilator - the doctors are just debating on heroic measures to revive if the patient expires

Doctors always face this debate with this kind of patient

How hard do really want push to resuscitate when dealing with an 85 year old memory care Alzheimer’s nursing home resident with chronic diabetes and congestive heart failure.

These media people are despicable

20 posted on 03/27/2020 6:01:38 AM PDT by rdcbn ( Referentiail)
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