Posted on 08/21/2020 5:40:18 PM PDT by Nostradumbass
Go to Worldometers.info and look at the death rates. Sweden is down to zero deaths. The US death rate is closing in on Sweden. Contrary to your assertion, Sweden is below several other European countries. As to 2Q GDP, Sweden’s was down 6% while ours was down 33%. Those are facts.
Herd immunity is the point at which enough of the population has achieved immunity (whether due to this virus or a prior virus) such that the case rate will necessarily begin to decline. The 7 day moving average of the US case rate peaked on 7/24 and is down 34% since then. Death rates will lag but they too are now trending down. Frankly, most people gave up on social distancing after the “protests” were allowed. But I think I saw you the other day driving alone in your Prius with your face mask on.
That is for sure. We are told that the death rate from all causes is up 10% this year but that is not in line with the actual numbers. The death rate from all causes is higher this year but that at least partially because of people not getting appropriate treatment for heart disease, cancer, and other conditions that kill far more people than Covid or the flu each year. Apropriate treatments for these real killers have not been available in many cases, but people have also been afraid to go to their doctors and hospitals.
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