24 Aug 20
There are many viruses that have been known to re-infect people following a previous episode. The problem with information like this during a pandemic is that you are dealing in such large numbers that you should be able to find an instance of pretty much anything that is possible. You would be very surprised if people implied anything from it without a lot more examples.
@divegeester saidAnother possible interpretation is that exposure to one strain caused sufficient immunity to be asymptomatic with another which would be positive in terms of immunity and vaccinations, but the bigger picture here is that you would be drawing conclusions from a single case example which is meaningless in a pandemic. So many have been infected that an incidence of any possible outcome should be out there, whether improbable or likely.
And guess what folks, some of these other strains don’t kill anybody!
I think people should work with what is known. Admission rates and the trend for serious illness. It's the only thing that has been measured in large numbers throughout.
24 Aug 20
@divegeester saidIn the UK, if it kills you 29 or more days after you have a positive test, it doesn't count anyway.
And guess what folks, some of these other strains don’t kill anybody!
Well, you're still dead, but COVID didn't do it.
@no1marauder saidIt’s a shame that you are so upset that the number of deaths don’t meet your expectations as the virus mutates and scientists discover more about it’s behaviour and impact.
In the UK, if it kills you 29 or more days after you have a positive test, it doesn't count anyway.
Well, you're still dead, but COVID didn't do it.
25 Aug 20
@petewxyz saidI don’t think that is “another” interpretation, I think that is the only interpretation which satisfies the facts.
Another possible interpretation is that exposure to one strain caused sufficient immunity to be asymptomatic with another which would be positive in terms of immunity and vaccinations, but the bigger picture here is that you would be drawing conclusions from a single case example which is meaningless in a pandemic. So many have been infected that an incidence of any possible ...[text shortened]... e trend for serious illness. It's the only thing that has been measured in large numbers throughout.
25 Aug 20
@divegeester saidYou mean satisfies you, why are you so desperate to have this disease written off and shoved under the carpet?
I don’t think that is “another” interpretation, I think that is the only interpretation which satisfies the facts.
I do hope your right but I wouldn’t bet my 63yr old life on it.
25 Aug 20
@kevcvs57 saidI am neither desperate, nor satisfied, nor wanting the disease shoved under a carpet, you are making assumptions and I think everyone should take whatever measures they see fit to ensure they aren’t betting their lives on anything.
You mean satisfies you, why are you so desperate to have this disease written off and shoved under the carpet?
I do hope your right but I wouldn’t bet my 63yr old life on it.
25 Aug 20
@no1marauder saidDuchess64 makes an excellent point in her OP. The virus has mutated, probably several times into multiple strains in typical virus behaviour.
In the UK, if it kills you 29 or more days after you have a positive test, it doesn't count anyway.
Well, you're still dead, but COVID didn't do it.
Petewxyz makes a good point that these other strains may provide some level of immunity. Or they may be less deadly or maybe more infectious so spread more readily. These I believe are typical viral phenomena.
25 Aug 20
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@divegeester saidWell yeah because your looking at neutral stats and rejecting any explanation other than the one you seem to favour.
I am neither desperate, nor satisfied, nor wanting the disease shoved under a carpet, you are making assumptions and I think everyone should take whatever measures they see fit to ensure they aren’t betting their lives on anything.
There could be a myriad of reasons for high infection low fatality figures, possibly a combination of several factors including bad stats gathering.
The post that was quoted here has been removedDoes Duchess admit that China totally botched handling the wet markets, which
the Chicoms knew for YEARS could be sources of unwanted viruses?
If China did the right thing and closed those wretched wet markets long ago this
whole COVID pandemic on planet earth never would have happened.
So tell us how superiorly China handled the spread of the Virus again, Duchess.
You're a perfect coverup puppet for the Chicoms.