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[we"reofftoneverland]

Please stop watching FOX. Look at Sweden now. They have admitted they handled it wrong. There rates are some of the highest now in Europe. And they have not peaked yet.

By mid-March, and with wide community spread, Löfven was forced to take a more active role. Since then, the government has been playing catch-up. From March 29, it prohibited public gatherings of more than 50 people, down from 500, and added sanctions for noncompliance. Then, from April 1, it barred visits to nursing homes, after it had become clear that the virus had hit around half of Stockholm’s facilities for the elderly.
Sweden’s approach turned out to be misguided for at least three reasons. However virtuous Swedes may be, there will always be free riders in any society, and when it comes to a highly contagious disease, it doesn’t take many to cause major harm. Moreover, Swedish authorities only gradually became aware of the possibility of asymptomatic transmission, and that infected individuals are most contagious before they start showing symptoms.

So lets keep up on the research

Actually, Sweden has not said they were wrong. They have a slight bump in fatalities over their neighbors but they are just peaking earlier and then they will drop much sooner. We on the other hand are dragging it out. It just doesn’t matter either way. The death rate isn’t half as high as we were told initially. Maybe you should watch Fox News or some other news source than you are watching. Or maybe look at the actual data yourself instead of believing what others tell you. Critical thinking is important.

 

[Anchored]

What are you afraid of? A virus that has a death rate lower than the flu? And we have a vaccine for the flu! Come on. Take your head out of the sand and look at the numbers.

We lost over 2,000 of our fellow Americans to this disease YESTERDAY. If it were a bomb we'd be calling for someone's head on a platter.

Please, take a look at the numbers. With all due respect, whose head is in the sand?

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

This cannot be compared to flu and all comparisons to the flu are misguided. This is an entirely different kind of virus with different impact.

People who get acute cases and survive are looking at permanent lung and heart damage, kidney damage, liver issues. Asymptomatic cases may also have neurological impacts - the people with impacts to smell and taste, that is a sign of neuro impact, and we have no idea the long term effect or even how far it goes beyond that presentation.. Kids keep getting held up as limited impact, but we don't know if there will be changes to growth rate, puberty, neurological development.

Death rates are one impact measure. But not the only one worth looking at, and all of the others are in the category of developing science. And some will take literal years to measure.

Actually it is very comparable to the flu in terms of effect, except that it is not half as bad. In almost all cases, this virus goes after the REALLY weak. The flu is much more indiscriminate. Most people who die from both the flu and corona die from pneumonia or sepsis. As with any illness, and especially in those who already have pre-existing conditions, there can be lasting damage. But in the case of corona it is almost all just media hype anyway. The coronavirus is in the cold virus family and in almost all cases presents itself as an upper respiratory infection. Everyone needs to stop listening to the media and do their own research on this.

 

[Sandisw]

This thread is moving off topic and some of the posts are getting close to violations,

I have decided to shut it down.