Posted on 06/26/2024 12:15:38 PM PDT by DallasBiff
The coronavirus pandemic has become the deadliest disease outbreak in recent American history with tolls surpassing the estimated deaths of the 1918 flu. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 681,253 individuals in the United States have died from Covid-19 infections, while over a century ago, the country lost an estimated 675,000 people during the 1918 influenza pandemic, reports Holly Yan for CNN.
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Many covid deniers on this thread. I don't get it.
Yet another totally BS article about the corona virus.
A typical fake “scientific” misleading stat.
More than 12 million people have illegally crossed the border into the U.S. since 2021, data obtained and analyzed by The Center Square show.
95% more illegals entered the country than Covid greased. Really puts both fails into context.
In 1918 the Spanish flu was the killer, with vivid it was the vaccine that killed.
Excess deaths?
How many elderly did healthcare officials and professionals kill in the name of science?
Yes, there was a flu.
But there is a LOT of controversy over the other epidemic, including the matter of poor sanitation in that era.
The argument comparing the so-called ‘Spanish flu’ to either the plandemic or any other epidemic is all logical fallacy in pursuit of population control (as evidenced by the plandemic).
It’s the same logic they use comparing commercial aviation safety to automobile travel.
Additionally, don’t forget:
“Lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
There are 8 billion people on earth now, compared to about 2 billion in 1919... So if the figure were 2,700,000 Covid deaths, it would be comparable... 681,253 deaths doesn’t cut mustard and large percentage of those deaths were among older adults over 70 and among those with weakened immune systems... Many of whom didn’t die from Covid, but from other maladies.
The 1919 deaths were mostly young, and otherwise healthy individuals... Not old people and those with weakened immune systems.
There is absolutely no comparison between Covid and the 1919 flu epidemic.
The difference is that people died *from* the Spanish Flu and people die *with* Covid.
Only because we wiped out the flu (har har har) which is what they were going to die of.
First off, we did not reduce flu cases from 75k to 1k. Impossible. Complete BS. A lot of these "covid" cases had to be the flu.
Very bad treatment killed many of them, assuming they were covid. The so called test has at best a 50% false positive. I'll also wager that a large percentage would have died from the flu with or without the presence of "covid". My point, there is no way that we can have any accurate statistics on this because so many lies and fabrications. An informed guess is likely more accurate than the statistical garbage that's been spewed for the last 4 years.
Social distancing: Cities like Philadelphia and St. Louis implemented social distancing measures, such as closing schools, churches, theaters, and public gathering spaces, to reduce the spread of the virus.
Quarantines: Cities like St. Louis and San Francisco implemented quarantines, where people were isolated from the public to prevent the spread of the virus.
Masks: Some cities, like St. Louis, recommended the use of masks to prevent the spread of the virus.
Gargling and spraying: Some doctors recommended gargling and spraying the nasopharynx with a weak solution of carbolic acid and quinine to prevent infection.
Electrolytic disinfection fluid: Dr. F. W. Alexander recommended using electrolytic disinfection fluid as a mouthwash to be gargled and sniffed up the nose to prevent infection.
Closing public places: Cities like Philadelphia and St. Louis closed public places, such as schools, churches, theaters, and restaurants, to reduce the spread of the virus.
Restrictions on transportation: Some cities restricted transportation, such as banning public gatherings and limiting the use of public transportation.
Vaccination: Although a flu vaccine was not available at the time, some cities implemented vaccination programs using other vaccines, such as the typhoid vaccine.
These measures were implemented in different cities and towns, with varying degrees of success. Cities that implemented these measures early on, such as St. Louis, experienced lower death rates compared to cities that implemented them later or not at all.
Sound familiar, including the last paragraph. 🤣
1918 influenza pandemic survivor interview: Mrs. Edna Register Boone
Video at link:
Mrs. Boone, 100 year-old resident of Mobile, tells how her family was the only family in a small rural Alabama area that did not contract the flu during the 1918 flu outbreak. Mrs. Boone's family all became responders in her community. Her parents become instant nurses and she delivered soup to the door of ill families.
How much were doctors and hospitals paid by the government for a positive diagnosis on the death certificate back then?
But nobody died from other non-bat influenzas in these years?
The Smithsonian was hijacked years ago so l would seek a different source.
Not possible. We have a vaccine that is very effective and very safe. Or......
I’m elderly. My MD didn’t think I needed a vax.
My friend who’s 5 years younger got every shot and booster, then got covid 4 times, once quite seriously.
Immune systems count.
“3 out of 5 of them are now dead from clots and strokes. (a 4th is still in trouble.)”
Bad genes? I don’t know anyone that got more than mild aches from the vaccine.
Total BS!
Amazingly, the flu ceased to exist during Covid.
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