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Originally Posted by GoodLife
Most of the threads I start are based on scientists and scientific papers. "here's what this Nobel Prize winner is saying, here's what these highly cited epidemiologists are saying." I find most people do not understand or even read the links provided. so sometimes I will link a news article about the science if it correctly summarizes the main points. Of course I hope the science that shows herd immunity threshold is much lower than previously thought because that means this will be over sooner rather than later. You would think everyone would want that! I have never called this virus a hoax and am probably more careful than 90% of commenters here.
Your MSN news feed is full of garbage. Facts and stats are manipulated, opinion poses as news. Most of it is panic porn.
Yes covid 19 kills a lot of older people. 80% of deaths are over 65. But more than 50% of those deaths occur in nursing homes. Average time from entering nursing home to death is 12 months, WHEN THERE IS NO PANDEMIC.
As for harming a lot of young people, it's just not true. Look at the CDC stats by age group in link below.
So far 36 kids 14 and under have died from covid 19. All of them had preexisting health problems. So far this year 205 kids 14 and under have died from pneumonia. According to CDC more people 44 and less have died from pneumonia this year than from covid 19.
Provisional COVID-19 Death Counts by Sex, Age, and State | Data | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
True about, " not calling CV a hoax". Kudos. True about nursing homes being a area that spreads CV and needs special attention. Children are more "spreaders" than they are victims of CV. That much is true of ALL statements made today. Keep up the sterling work.