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No, COVID-19 Is Not Like The Flu—And We Have To Stop Comparing Them; It’s more deadly—and much more contagious.
Northwell Health ^ | 04/18/2020 | Cristina Guarino

Posted on 04/19/2020 6:24:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: Meatspace

The hundreds of thousands of dead in China may very well be dead because they were an inconvenience to the CCP, and the virus was a good way to cull pensioners when it comes to the aged and a good way to murder agitators against the CCP when it comes to the young.


41 posted on 04/19/2020 6:55:55 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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To: SeekAndFind

At least 40 states have more influenza deaths than COVID-19 deaths.

The flu data is from 2018, which is the most recent state-by-state CDC data available.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/flu_pneumonia_mortality/flu_pneumonia.htm

Most influenza deaths take place in a three month time window.

COVID-19 is doing exactly the same thing.

COVID-19 is a common cold virus that is very dangerous.

However, it is not more dangerous than a severe flu season.

Also, the method for counting COVID-19 deaths is completely fraudulent.

If we counted influenza deaths the same way, influenza would be much more deadly than COVID-19.


42 posted on 04/19/2020 6:57:14 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: SeekAndFind

If it were so dangerous I don’t think these officials would be traveling and making so many public appearances


43 posted on 04/19/2020 7:03:43 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The fish wrap media promoted Obama's Benghazi lies in 2012.)
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To: Persevero

There are an awful lot of people on PReP for HIV in San Francisco (I assume). I wonder if....antiretrovirals confer a partial prophylaxis?


44 posted on 04/19/2020 7:04:23 PM PDT by gas_dr (Trial lawyers AND POLITICIANS are Endangering Every Patient in America: INCLUDING THEIR LIBERTIES)
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To: DannyTN

Oh hello, gave up on the fake news thread you started with NBC poll and show up here. After 21 days, the cases are likely resolved for the fist 7 days, of course there is the fact that stats are being slow walked on recovery for fear mongering.

And I see you are not refuting the number of deaths.

Fascinating. Data, Danny, and you still havent answered the question of what kind of man you are — a lemming, or someone able to admit error and move on.


45 posted on 04/19/2020 7:08:42 PM PDT by gas_dr (Trial lawyers AND POLITICIANS are Endangering Every Patient in America: INCLUDING THEIR LIBERTIES)
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To: zeestephen
"COVID-19 is a common cold virus that is very dangerous."

I've read that same statement many times, but always understood the common cold to be a rhinovirus.

46 posted on 04/19/2020 7:08:54 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Also LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

No, but 4x is sufficiently frightening. I just lost a good friend to it. Ten days in hospital, and he did not make it-


47 posted on 04/19/2020 7:11:37 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine Do you think we have a chan)
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To: SeekAndFind

It will take top researchers some time to develop a credible profile of this virus and a reliable timeline of exactly what happened.


48 posted on 04/19/2020 7:13:19 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: SeekAndFind

If I were an over weight, 80 year old life long smoker, I would be Really worried. I’m healthy, so I’m not.


49 posted on 04/19/2020 7:21:10 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: SeekAndFind
"No, COVID-19 Is Not Like The Flu—And We Have To Stop Comparing Them"

In other words, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"

When the Left tries to forbid you from thinking certain thoughts, you are on the right train of thought.

50 posted on 04/19/2020 7:28:14 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is solving the world's problems only to distract us from Russia.)
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To: SeekAndFind

If it’s more deadly than the flu than why are deaths from the plain old flu higher than the monetarily inflated deaths from Covid-19? There is an undeniable socialist agenda to hyping Covid!


51 posted on 04/19/2020 7:28:53 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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RE: If it’s more deadly than the flu than why are deaths from the plain old flu higher than the monetarily inflated deaths from Covid-19?

We don’t really know that yet as this pandemic hasn’t blown over. WE can only know eventually in HINDSIGHT. It’s still too early to tell at this time.


52 posted on 04/19/2020 7:30:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: Mastador1

And, how do we account for the overcounting of COVID-19 related deaths based on deaths where no testing was done? Like in NY for example. Now many of those deaths were actually caused by COVID-19 versus deaths where someone just penciled in “Covid 19” to get extra money to the hospital?


53 posted on 04/19/2020 7:38:27 PM PDT by meyer (WWG1WGA, MAGA! The DNC virus is much deadlier than the Wu Han Flu.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, I say make WHO and the UN the new world order! They do an incredible job per their charters and list of accomplishment. We can make Gaga and and Dr. TAG our King and Queen.


54 posted on 04/19/2020 7:45:32 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: SeekAndFind

Funny I haven’t seen any statement that the plain old flu has blown over yet either.

I’m not telling anyone to disregard their beliefs whatever they are. As for me I have lived my life the same as before Covid. I go where I want to when I want to the only difference is I shop earlier, senior hours, sometimes no mask no gloves but I do respect other peoples personal space beliefs and that mostly because I enjoy not having morons bash their carts into me.


55 posted on 04/19/2020 7:57:28 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Pure bull shite


56 posted on 04/19/2020 7:57:50 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I am starting to fear that we are all really going to die.

But if we do it will be of stupidity, not this virus.


57 posted on 04/19/2020 7:58:29 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Epstein pulled a Carradine, the bozo.)
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To: Mastador1
If it’s more deadly than the flu than why are deaths from the plain old flu higher than the monetarily inflated deaths from Covid-19?

Last year's flu season killed an estimated 30 to 60 thousand people. We're talking six months or more here. This thing killed 40,000 in one month.

58 posted on 04/19/2020 8:06:20 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no oither sovereignty.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Will more testing stop people from dying? Open up the economy. Would rather die some virus than die from starvation. Or being killed as the result of a civil war. People get angry when hungry.


59 posted on 04/19/2020 8:22:02 PM PDT by mulligan (En bbnnEeThe tC)
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To: DiogenesLamp
This thing killed 40,000 in one month.

Sorry I'm skeptical of that number, just too much out there about how these numbers have been manipulated. Naturally YMMV.

60 posted on 04/19/2020 8:25:13 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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