Posted on 03/16/2020 7:48:58 AM PDT by Kaslin
Although the "racist"-sounding “Wuhan virus” is now labeled as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, in America the real pandemic, more accurately described as pandemonium, is at the local supermarkets where store shelves resemble those in Venezuela.
America is in the grips of a panic the likes of which we haven’t seen before. What exactly is a pandemic, other than a scary sounding word from science fiction movies? According to WHO, “Pandemic refers to an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.”
Per the Johns Hopkins dashboard, at the time of this writing, there are 147,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus spanning the globe, with 5500 deaths and 72.000 recoveries. Cases in China have leveled off over the past several weeks, suggesting that we in the U.S. may see the same over the upcoming weeks to months.
Wuhan virus is not the first viral pandemic America has had to contend with. The last one was the H1N1 virus from 2009. How did America react to that last pandemic 10 years ago? Does anyone have more than a vague recollection of H1N1, also known as swine flu? No one will forget this current panic, but most have forgotten H1N1.
During the swine flu pandemic, were there mass cancellations of events including conferences, concerts, sporting events, and entire professional sports leagues? Did colleges cancel classes, finishing the remainder of their semesters online? Were travel restrictions imposed between America and Europe? Were panicked Americans hoarding everything from toilet paper to pasta?
If these things happened during the swine flu pandemic, I certainly have no recollection. In 2009, congressional Democrat leaders weren’t criticizing the president, instead they were trying to force through a government takeover of healthcare, known as ObamaCare.
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I do I got the Hong Kong flu OMG I honestly thought I was going to die 2 weeks float on my back and then another week to feel halfway human again, I have NEVER had another flu or cold since my system fought that flu I seem to have an immune system of superwoman!! I was young at the time also, I can’t even imagine a senior going through that flu it was horrible!! FUNNY thing is though they did NOT shut our entire economy down I wonder why?? Our grocery shelves were not completely bare NO WAY!! I wonder why!!
AMEN AMEN what is happening to our country is FAR WORSE than this damn virus far worse!!
Um, not all cases of coronavirus turn into pneumonia. As a matter of fact, the majority do not. A flu can turn into a highly contagious viral pneumonia. A coroner could just as well put “cause of death - viral pneumonia on either victim’s death certificate.
In other words, two sides of the same coin.
I remember it came from Mexico and that prick Obama didn’t close the border.
Me too! Terrifies me!
“We don’t know how many cases we have in the US”, is a true statement and we probably never will know, as we don’t really know in the normal flu season how many people are affected. I believe the Swiss have a better idea given the obsessive orderliness there.
I focus on the deaths and there I have more confidence, although the CDC still does not report a definite number...only ranges.
Bottom line is the mortality rate in Germany, Switzerland and Austria is far less than in Italy, and I say more indicative of what ours will be. These countries are serious about keeping numbers straight.
I’m willing to bet that when this is over the death toll in the US will be less than the 18,800 upper limit of the swine flu in 2009-2010.
Name your number.
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