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@mchill saidThat's scaremongering. (not you - MSN)
To eladar, and the other "self appointed" experts here trying to make the case that this virus is "no big deal" and that we should dismiss it as our dear leader in the White House does. I have some news for you - It's worse than you think. Many states are under reporting rates of infection and even deaths.
In at least a dozen states, health departments have inflated testing ...[text shortened]... -us/news/us/bad-state-data-hides-coronavirus-threat-as-trump-pushes-reopening/ar-BB14GGZj?li=BBnb7Kz
There are data points showing things getting worse, sure.
There are more data points showing things getting better.
Media outlets incentive sensationalism. The thing about Georgia releasing antibodies testing with infection testing, for example, was a bad policy, but it wasn't anything nefarious and didn't matter that much in the grand scheme of things.
If you're really worried and not just playing political football, read these Twitter feeds from non-politicians.
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538
https://twitter.com/ProfKarolSikora
https://twitter.com/gummibear737
@very-rusty saidWhat does "acting like a lady" mean to an astute observer like you?
Did you think Suzie Q was acting like a lady telling someone to STFU?
@very-rusty saidIf you were my son (I shudder at the thought)
I could be your son.....ROFLMAO......!
you would have been taught when you were a
toddler not to roll on the floor, especially while
laughing rudely at another's expense.
@handyandy saidLOL@ Andy......Well done!
If you were my son (I shudder at the thought)
you would have been taught when you were a
toddler not to roll on the floor, especially while
laughing rudely at another's expense.
-VR
@earl-of-trumps saidYes, there is a point to be made there.
Suzi, what lockdowns have done is postpone people from getting CV, not prevent it.
It's called flattening the curve.
That prevents the healthcare system from being overwhelmed and allows other procedures (heart surgery, cancer surgery) to be carried out.
This keeps preventable deaths out of the statistics.
Preventable deaths also include COVID 19.
A patient that needs a ventilator and gets one has about a 50% chance of surviving.
If that patient can't get onto a ventilator, that chance drops to 0%.
That's a preventable death.
@mghrn55 saidWhere did you see 50%?
Yes, there is a point to be made there.
It's called flattening the curve.
That prevents the healthcare system from being overwhelmed and allows other procedures (heart surgery, cancer surgery) to be carried out.
This keeps preventable deaths out of the statistics.
Preventable deaths also include COVID 19.
A patient that needs a ventilator and gets one has about a 50% cha ...[text shortened]...
If that patient can't get onto a ventilator, that chance drops to 0%.
That's a preventable death.
I keep hearing that 80-90% of people who go on ventilators don’t come off.
