JohnsHopkins: Influenza “the flu” and COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, are both infectious respiratory illnesses. Although the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu can look similar, the two illnesses are caused by different viruses.
As of Mar. 9, 2020, the flu is showing much more of an impact on Americans than COVID-19. You can find up-to-date information on COVID-19 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior director of infection prevention at Johns Hopkins, explains how the flu and COVID-19 are similar and how they are different. MORE
This might actually stop the mindless panic so expect the MSM to bury it.
There is one thing about coronavirus that makes if much MUCH more serious And therefore more newsworthy than any other illness on earth; it can be used by the media and democrats to bring down President Trump.
The Leftists are obviously working hard to promote panic over this virus, but how do they expect it to work against Trump and work for either Bernie or Biden?
Viruses didn’t used to be political issues, but it seems like times have changed.
Overall, this is developing into a really interesting election year.
Playing it safe, I don’t want either/or, hermit works for me. Don’t bunch up.
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2020/03/the-dangerous-overly-hyped-coronavirus-scare/
From the link…
“In fact, the flu is deadlier. Some 61,000 deaths were linked to the flu virus in the 2017-2018 flu season, and 34,200 in the 2018-2019 season. From Oct. 1, 2019 through Feb. 1 this year 12,000 people have died from it with the number of deaths possibly reaching 30,000. As of this writing, 22 Americans have died from Coronavirus.
No, I’m not saying that this isn’t a serious public health problem requiring vast efforts and money to conquer it. Nor do I suggest we ignore the people who have or will die.
But the damage we are doing to ourselves is historic.”
I took a look at Youtube on Lombardy, Italy where they
locked down 16 million people including Milan, the country’s financial center all because they got too far behind the infection curve. For those over 65 and anyone
with an underlying serious health problem; your Grandparents or a child with Asthsma this shit is deadly serious.
ALSO. China makes 95% of all Antibiotics and a big % of other medical drugs. China is Not in business right now.
Watcha gonna do for meds?
Another example of “scientific” socialism which has nothing to do with science and everything to do with socialism.
Lysenko started with the whole fake “scientific” socialist biology and agriculture and was followed up with the “Aryan” genetics of Himmler and Rosenberg and leading to Mann’s Globaloney Climate Bullshit – crowned (heh, heh) with the Corona-virus panic.
We’re now so mal-educated that we can no longer discern the odor of bullshit.
izlamo delenda est …
“He’s dead, Jim.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8QAbm687wU
People don’t intuitively grasp an exponential increase, so we don’t take precautions while it’s still on the slow increase part of the curve. Warm weather may slow this down for a while, or it may be less lethal to non-asians. The spanish flu did most of its killing at the fall recurrence, I think this is comparable – not so lethal that it rapidly kills its victims. And worse yet it leaves the young alone to spread it.
It seems ideal for thinning out the old Trump voting and Social security receiving types, and as a bonus kills a lot of Chinese and slows down their coal burning ways.
I’m taking what precautions I easily can – avoid crowds, get groceries at walmart pickup, wear an n95 mask when I do have to go into a crowd.