Posted on 03/25/2020 1:10:48 PM PDT by C19fan
So 1,000 people with a possible Cov-19 infection rate of .05% (see **), and a ratio of ill to infected of about 15%, and a ratio of dead to ill of even less than that, means POSSIBLY, 7.5 (or less) direct deaths out of the 1,000, only if none of the hospitalized survive (which is not likely).
So, 1,000 people have taken a chance that they will not be 1 of maybe 7 people who die from Cov-19. Then again, maybe none of them do.
My only point is while the media focuses on “infections” they and the politicians sell that as meaning “death sentences”, which, just like with seasonal flu a Cov-19 infection only means a death sentence for less than 15% of .05% of a population - or about 0.0075%. LIFE is that risky for a ton of reasons, conditions and risks people take every day.
** Case rate per million people for nine countries with highest rates.
https://www.statista.com/chart/21176/covid-19-infection-density-in-countries-most-total-cases/
swizerland 1,160
italy 1,145
spain 900
germany 398
france 338
iran 303
south korea 177
U.S. 169
U.K. 123
average 524
% 0.05%
And that 0.05% rate is likely lower in reality because of the more than likely millions of asymptomatic and mild cases that have been identified and reported to no one.
He needs to not.
This is a time when this pastor should view one door closed and another door opening. He should find innovative ways to reach people.
Moron. That party in CT had like 50 people there and half of them got it passed it on in their communities.
Seriously, you might want to rethink that statement. For every one of you that thinks this man of faith is bad, somebody on the other side will gleefully kill you as you try to enforce your beliefs and deprive your fellow Americans of their liberty. Love your fellow Americans, and understand we learn from our mistakes, and the mistakes of others. We all go the this learning process. Let it go.
This is not a quarantine of infected or highly contagious people. No member was known to have tested positive much less been diagnosed. The presumption of contagion is made without examination...by someone unknown to the individual and who does not know anything about the individual’s true risk to himself or others. This has less merit than a “red flag” exercise.
These public health experts are predicting, estimating, modeling, and guessing...this is conjecture. The precise coordinates, time, and date of any actual infection will likely remain unknown.
At the same time, all US governors allow other people with other highly contagious diseases...including those with high or mortality or certain morbidity to move about and congregate and to spread infection.
CDC has been wrong many times. Almost every public health expert over-predicts. Sometimes they appear to actually lie. Remember the AIDS crossover into heterosexuals, 1 in 5 of us were going to be infected! No debate.
There was no crossover. Zip, zero, Nada.
These Governors are overriding inalienable rights, perhaps for the best of reasons, but without due process, and in some situations without much common sense.
We have Freedom of Assembly and Freedom of Worship or we don't.
I have been in healthcare since 1968 and for most of my life. This is not a disease any of us want to get, but some or many of us might. The knowns and certainties keep changing. Even reported diagnostic markers seem to change. Fear is running ahead of reason. We cower wisely I think, but we cower.
Now, I believe in God. He can take me home or leave me here for a while longer. These people choose to assemble and humble themselves to seek God's will and presence. (My understanding of seeking His face.) They worship Him publicly and are behaving in obedience to His command. I would tread carefully in telling them they are wrong. They aren't handling snakes and they aren't drinking Koolaid. (And if they carried prayer rugs...an army of cameras, lawyers and not a few Congresswomen would attend them.)
Now to me the name suggests a Pentecostal or Assembly of God Church, so I'm confused over some of the criticisms about Catholics.
Oh shut up
Ah. Lost the argument, did we? You can stamp your little feet too.
Nice post. Where is the “Like”button?
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