Numbers dropping
 

Might be the seasonal nature of the virus, might be the 47 million who have had at least one shot, might be the almost 30 million who had COVID and are now - for awhile at least) relatively immune. Might be the restrictions, but truthfully states without restrictions don’t appear to be doing a helluva lot better than those with them. Might be just dumb luck. Whatever the case, the numbers are dropping.

https://i.ibb.co/tPcGBqH/93391-FDD-4...3-B47-BC46.jpg

This is why the fear campaign is being ramped up now about the “new variants” and potential domestic travel restrictions. Gotta keep the fear machine chugging at full blast so they can avoid people questioning why we’re still doing this BS.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...es/burden.html

Only 1 of every estimated 4.6 infections has been reported...with 27.03M cases as of yesterday that’s 124M or 37%-ish of population previously infected.

Some of the vaccinated are previously COVID infected, so the figures have overlap.

Bottom line is infection-conferred immunity as a means of helping suppress infection numbers alongside an burgeoning vaccination campaign has gotten VERY little attention from the media or Fauci.

Let’s hope the trend vector continues as more needles go in arms and Janssen’s (and perhaps Novavax & A-Z) vaccine is approved and force multiplies vaccine supply.

I don't think you will see much attention to the fact that we are likely already pretty close to getting herd immunity.. We already sold everybody that the vaccine is the savior, and spent tons and tons of money on it. Why change our tune now and admit anything we have been doing up until now was wrong? Nobody questions it anyway.

Not sure/haven’t researched.

But maybe the change to tests that reduce the amount of false positives as well?

Still dropping....

https://i.ibb.co/XLS31JR/F7-CC8-B2-F...0578-F52-C.jpg

And yet, POTUS says today we have to wear masks. Through NEXT YEAR.

Sigh....

To be fair, cases are still nearly twice as high as they were after the first November surge, and 10 times higher than the Memorial Day surge that prompted a lot of closings of indoor dining and such. A downward trajectory is great, especially if the variants don’t reverse it, but we have a way to go to drive those numbers down to Australia type numbers.

There is also still a large percentage of the population who completely avoid any indoor (and even many outdoor) activities. They probably will not get exposed. All the sudden, the percentage of people who have natural or vaccinated immunity and are out in society is much higher then even the 40% referenced above (I too am starting to see that repotted in media outlets). Plus, it seems that the vast majority of ultra high risk population has fortunately gotten vaccinated so they will probably not show up in hospitalization / death statistics.

I agree that the insistent fear mongering over the variants is frustrating, but at the same time - I don’t want to see all this progress for naught if there is another spike in hospitalizations like we saw the past few months. The good news seems that serious infection with even the ‘aggressive’ variants can be minimized with nearly all the approved vaccinations (maybe not Oxford).

In all cases, I’m optimistic that come late spring we will see daily deaths / hospitalizations more similar to a flu season, and then we can stop talking about it.

Test 123340

BAD EXAMPLE^^^

Australia and New Zealand are ‘down under.’ It is summer there. This graph shows their normal flu season which is very different than ours:
https://i.ibb.co/SxxRgBw/CA2-B7874-0...-AC74-BE37.jpg

COVID is a NOVEL Coronavirus and we have no good idea what it’s seasonal variability might be, but most respiratory viruses have one. Comparing our midwinter numbers to their midsummer numbers might very well be just as inappropriate as comparing our flu season to their flu season. They peak at very different times.

Is this what they meant when they said "It wILL gO aWAY oN NoVEmBEr 4Th"?

Is there a reason for capital letters all willy-nilly or are you just bad at English?

Anyone who said November 4th was mistaken. The election cycle ended on Jan 20th. Miraculously just after this date the cycle rates on tests were determined to be too high, a case ceased to be just a test but also had to be combined with symptoms, and max lock down governors across the fruited plain suddenly pivoted to saying that we must open up to save the economy. So yea it was political.

Source?

Filler

Learn how to internet before casting stones.

New testing to confirm a case:
WHO Releases New Tightened Guidelines Regarding The Diagnostic Criteria For COVID-19. PCR Positive No Longer Means You Have COVID-19. You Need A Second Test To Confirm You Have The Virus | Tech News | Startups News - WorldNewsEra

Restrictions easing:

Governors Cuomo & Newsom Decide To Ease COVID Restrictions Following Biden Inauguration - News Punch

Lowering of cycle rate guidance from WHO:

WHO lowers PCR cycle count, causing less positives on the day Biden becomes President — The Colorado Herald

I'm with galaxy on this one. It's overdone and not particularly clever.

And that is how you "internet".

And that is how you don't "internet", APC.

Come off it, mate. I was literally asking for sources, since I was curious. So thanks for posting my history when I'm trying to seek information.

You don't need sources. Just common sense, open your eyes and look at the numbers. They have started to drop significantly after Jan 20th. Coincidence? Doubtful!

I've had my eyes open whilst working all over the world through this. Relax, your boy lost. We'll get through this.

I think people will be wearing masks for a long time. The restrictions will probably still be in place and people are used to wearing them all the time. I hope I’m wrong.

I’d rather not look, or write, like an idiot, thank you.

Learn how to not be a retard.

You the man, Red.

You weren't curious. You already knew these exact things have happened since inauguration day. As does the rest of this country. Only a fool at this point believes there aren't serious political motivations behind what is going on.

You're right. The virus only cares about the political agenda of the United States.

Virus gonna virus. And politicians gonna politicize. Nothing new under the sun.

Sounds good, MATE.

Literally, I was referencing a train of text with you and galaxy that had nothing to do with you asking for sources.

Touché.

Filler

Again, you are making wrong assumptions BOY!

The numbers are dropping worldwide at about the rate in the US. We had the big spike expected for the holidays. The rate started dropping throughout the world exactly when you would expect it to happen. Let’s just hope in the US we can vaccinate enough to keep the trend going down before spring break.

Meh, it's not that big of a deal. If people would wear them when they feel sick, wether it be from covid, a cold or flu, we'd have a lot less of it. I loved when our Japanese foreign exchange student would get a cold and not spread it through the house. We've adopted that policy now as well and it's more of a courtesy to others and not hard. Wearing a mask is certainly not an infringement upon our freedoms, it's just common sense and helpful.

That’s exactly what THEY would say! You must be part of the NWO illuminati!

Well, he did prove my point.

Hear, hear!