Posted on 03/11/2020 5:51:39 PM PDT by entropy12
Yes, any preventable death is bad, but I have never seen so much hype over a viral pandemic as this in my 60 years since arriving in United States.
Since it started circulating in the spring of 2009, H1N1 has infected about 100 million Americans, killing about 75,000 and sending 936,000 to the hospital, the CDC estimates. https://www.statnews.com/2019/06/11/h1n1-swine-flu-10-years-later/
It will be a long time before Covid-19 will kill 75,000 Americans, if at all. But I do not recall the hype in 2009 about H1N1. But it was Obama administration in charge, so media had no reason to freakout.
CDC estimates* that, from October 1, 2019, through February 29, 2020, there have been : 20,000 – 52,000 flu deaths. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm
A death is a death whether it is from common Flu or covid-19. Both common flu and covid require the same precautions to minimize chance of infection. While it may be true that covid-19 is more infectious than common flu, if it kills less than 52,000 Americans this season, why does it deserve so much more hype than Flu?
Estimated Number of Deaths for the Four Major Cancers, 2019 606,880 deaths from cancer. https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures/2019/estimated-deaths-for-the-four-major-cancers-by-sex-and-age-group-2019.pdf
Many cancers occur due to bad behavior by people. Stastically smokers and 2nd hand smokers get at least 5 times more lung cancer than non-smokers. Obese people get more cancers than people those who are not. So where is the hype about enormous cost of treating cancer patients?
In year 2018, 39,888 people died from traffic accidents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
Are any auto accdents preventable? For sure if you do not drive whendrunk or high on ganja or while texting. Why media is not hyping that aspect which major cause of auto accidents?
In year 2018, Drug overdose deaths in US were 67,367 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates
Another man-made cause of deaths. I doubt if covid will kill 67,367 Americans in one year.
At least 15,292 people were fatally shot in The United States in 2019, excluding suicides. https://www.thetrace.org/2020/01/gun-deaths-2019-increase/
Those people were shot by somebody else, and their deaths are just as final as those caused by covid-19. I can't even imagine the freakout by media if 15,292 die from covid-19 this year.
“FYI, the blogger is a 25 year veteran nurse, and a big fan of President Trump - is he fear-mongering...”
Yes and you’re blog pimping.
Difference. Social Media is much more prevalent today than it was in 2009.
Your post just became irrelevant. You’re dead wrong.
Keep up the good fight. The panic pushers just want death and more deaths. Yay deaths! Your common sense is like showing a cross to a vampire for these self proclaimed doomers on Fear Republic.
yeah, now that he stopped all air traffic to europe
and tax cuts to keep the economy moving
people need to see, this was a strong move, and he didnt do it for just a flu
Great find. Same wimpy ass panic pushers.
Did you watch President Trump's speech? He is taking this virus seriously...like it's a world war.
Tom hanks and his wife have tested positive for Corona virus.
Because he has to with the media and herd panic.
I will bet $50 with you as a donation to Free Republic, that total deaths in 2020 from covid-19 in United states will NOT exceed any of the total deaths in one year I listed in my original post.
Are you on with the bet? You should win it easily since you are certain I am dead wrong. Just post me you are on with the bet and I will advise Jim Robinson to expect $50 donation from one of us.
OMG you are in the deepest, darkest denial that I have ever seen.
Checked out your Tom Hanks post. Appears legit. On twitter only at the moment.
President Trump has suspended travel from Europe for the next 30 days. Watch the ticket sales to Mexico soar as they fly there and walk across the border. Let’s finish that wall!
We shall see. I have learned from experience.
Yes, the wall on southern border is very important for the security of this country, and PDJT has already built some critical sections, and more coming, in spite of serious resistance from democrats.
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
Author:Kenneth McIntosh, MDSection Editor:Martin S Hirsch, MDDeputy Editor:Allyson Bloom, MD
This is in identified cases in China (understated 1:3 rule):
“the case-fatality rate ranged from 5.8 percent in Wuhan to 0.7 percent in the rest of China”
Use Google search with these key words: :”epidemiologist” “covid 19” “lethality”
Here is another good source:
Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., H. Clifford Lane, M.D., and Robert R. Redfield, M.D.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2002387
I'll take that bet. Having said that the real problem isn't going to be deaths but the breakdown of our medical systems.
President Trump is going on war time footing against the virus. He's doing things that have never been done before. IF it doesn't pan out it will ONLY be because of the extraordinary actions of his administration.
Jesus. Christ.
Get back to me in 2 weeks, which is about how far behind Italy we are on the curve.
16 days ago Italy had 22 known cases.
Today they passed 12,000 infected, 1000 dead and 1000 in the ICU.
Their hospitals are close to collapse.
And there is no sign it’s slowing down.
Pull your head out of your ass.
They're both pretty old but they're going to get the best care money can buy you can bet that.
This is nothing but male bovine scat and $8.3 billion dollars that the American taxpayer has been saddled with.
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