You really need to leave the COVID-19 panic party and get a grip on reality. Do you realize that the U.S. COVID-19 crude death rate is 0.04276%. That is is 23 times lower than 1%. A crude death rate of 1% among the U.S. population would equal 3,282,000 deaths. After nearly six months into the pandemic, we are nowhere near that number. We're at 143,000 COVID-19 deaths, and the case death rate has *dropped* since most states began to reopen, whereas it skyrocketed for several weeks 2-3 weeks after the lockdowns began, which should not happened according to panic peddlers.
The 1957-1958 Asian Flu pandemic killed the modern equivalent of 216,000 Americans. Yet, there was no lockdown, no shutting down of half the economy, no putting millions of people out of work, no mass closing of schools, etc. Why did we not close schools, shut down half the economy, and put millions of people out of work? Because we decided that such a "cure" be too destructive compared to a more moderate approach.
To put this into further context, consider the following annual death tolls from other causes of death in the U.S.:
640,000 --- heart disease
590,000 --- cancer
250,000 --- medical errors
169,000 –- accidents
160,000 --- chronic lower respiratory diseases
Imagine if the major news outlets reported on medical errors in the same way that most of them have reported on COVID-19. Medical errors kill about 250,000 Americans each year, or about 684 per day, 4,700 per week, or 20,800 per month. Imagine the panic that would occur if we were subjected to daily reports like the following:
“Yesterday over 600 Americans died from medical errors.”
“Last week, 30% more Americans went to the doctor than usual, and the number of deaths from medical errors rose by 4,500.”
“The death toll from medical errors continues to rise, with over 1,800 American dying from medical errors over the last three days alone.”
“Three months into this year have seen over 60,000 Americans die from medical errors.”
The substantial majority of Americans who catch COVID-19 have at least a 98.7% chance of *not* dying from it, according to every statistic we have. People aged 1-49 who catch the virus have a survival rate of at least 99.5%. The **overall average** survival rate in the U.S. is 95.8%, but you really need to look at the survival rates by age group because there is a huge difference between the rates for ages 65 and over and the rates for ages 64 and below.
And, yes, we most certainly can and should reopen the schools:
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/18/a-new-report-by-health-policy-experts-shows-path-to-reopen-schools/
You really need to leave the COVID-19 panic party and get a grip on reality.Fight windmills often, Don Q?
After nearly six months into the pandemic, we are nowhere near that number. We're at 143,000 COVID-19 deaths, Which is the highest number of deaths in the world! Every other countries has less.... Go figure!
Btw, didn't you mean to say: "We're at
only 143,000 COVID-19 deaths".... because that's how it came across... Just checkin'
and the case death rate has *dropped* since most states began to reopen, whereas it skyrocketed for several weeks 2-3 weeks after the lockdowns began, which should not happened according to panic peddlers.BS... I have been in Spain, since early March, and they took a hit at the beginning but they got it under control by a
functional lockdown. In the area where I am there have been some 2000 infections and 120 deaths since March and in the last six weeks the numbers have been minimal. The last death was a week ago. To claim a lockdown doesn't work is pathetic. A badly executed lockdown, because of ignorant people who don't give a damn about anybody but themselves and don't follow the rules, doesn't work and that's what you are really talking about!
Btw, the virus has an incubation time of 2 to 3 weeks, so the numbers that skyrocketed 2 to 3 weeks after the lockdowns began originate from before the lockdown.
The 1957-1958 Asian Flu pandemic killed the modern equivalent of 216,000 Americans. Yet, there was no lockdown, no shutting down of half the economy, no putting millions of people out of work, no mass closing of schools, etc. Why did we not close schools, shut down half the economy, and put millions of people out of work? Because we decided that such a "cure" be too destructive compared to a more moderate approach.Translation; money over people's health.... That is what you are really saying, isn't it!
To put this into further context, consider the following annual death tolls from other causes of death in the U.S.:
640,000 --- heart disease
590,000 --- cancer
250,000 --- medical errors
169,000 –- accidents
160,000 --- chronic lower respiratory diseases That's not putting it in context. That's spin to minimize the death toll of covid-19. I don't know if the number you give are even correct, but you seem to be saying that the covid-19 deaths are not important because more people die of other causes. That's just sick!
The difference between the covid-19 deaths and those in your list is that the deaths in the list are individual cases of people dying of a cause that they were not infected with by transmission from another person.
The substantial majority of Americans who catch COVID-19 have at least a 98.7% chance of *not* dying from it, according to every statistic we have. People aged 1-49 who catch the virus have a survival rate of at least 99.5%. The **overall average** survival rate in the U.S. is 95.8%, but you really need to look at the survival rates by age group because there is a huge difference between the rates for ages 65 and over and the rates for ages 64 and below.What you completely fail to understand is that this isn't about the people that survive the virus. It's about the people that won't because they get infected by somebody who is carrying the virus without showing symptons. Free movement without any kind of protective measures will ensure a faster rate of spreading the virus and ultimately killing the weakest people. Two weeks ago, in Zurich, they opened the nightclubs.... on the first night one person infected 300 others! Contact tracing allowed the authorities to find most of them before the thing got out of hand. The nightclubs are of course closed again and rightly so. You really must be foolishly thinking something like this can not happen in America.....
Stick your statistics where the sun don't shine and the next time you go and see your loved ones prepare a list of all the people you have been in contact with in this opened up economy you want so much... you know, just to be on the safe side....
And, yes, we most certainly can and should reopen the schools:Kids get infected also.... and then they go to see granddad and grandma..... Get the picture?
