Silver Lining: No Flu?
12-01-2020, 10:57 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by BoldPilot
I thought COVID was “just the flu” and that it would all be over after the election? Dang, that’s what I get for getting my information from APC I guess!
12-01-2020, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
As a percentage of the population, Covid has been like a bad year with the flu. Furthermore, I would think many regard the 1918 Spanish Flu as worse than Covid.
12-01-2020, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
...Covid has been like a bad year with the flu.
Yup, just like a bad flu season.
12-01-2020, 12:00 PM
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One thing I would like to add as well is that COVID can have long-term effects on someone’s health. It has been documented that it can cause lung damage in people that get it. I don’t like how most debates usually revolve around the death toll as the factor that matters most. If people would just be willing to work together then we can defeat this. Unfortunately, it’s turning into more of a political issue here in the U.S. and I think history will reflect negatively on how this was handled in this country.
12-01-2020, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by BoldPilot
One thing I would like to add as well is that COVID can have long-term effects on someone’s health. It has been documented that it can cause lung damage in people that get it. I don’t like how most debates usually revolve around the death toll as the factor that matters most. If people would just be willing to work together then we can defeat this. Unfortunately, it’s turning into more of a political issue here in the U.S. and I think history will reflect negatively on how this was handled in this country.
Here's a fun game. Name another disease that we can "defeat" by all working together - heart disease? We could all work together to force people to exercise and close all the ice cream stores - should we do that too?
How is it a political issue if I want to see businesses survive, kids properly educated, and sensible decisions made by leaders not based on ridiculous statistics quoted with no context given ever?
12-01-2020, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BoldPilot
One thing I would like to add as well is that COVID can have long-term effects on someone’s health. It has been documented that it can cause lung damage in people that get it. I don’t like how most debates usually revolve around the death toll as the factor that matters most. If people would just be willing to work together then we can defeat this. Unfortunately, it’s turning into more of a political issue here in the U.S. and I think history will reflect negatively on how this was handled in this country.
History will show lockdowns, and masks were the absolute wrong approach to this pandemic. The notion that Covid only spreads by respiratory droplets is devastatingly wrong.
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