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This whole Corona virus hysteria.
5 years ago
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Its all really stupid to me. People hoarding toilet paper for a virus that doesn't even carry a symptom that requires TP. Stock markets around the world going crazy and shut downs not even seen when America was attacked by terrorists in 2001. I could give a rational comparison between the Corona virus and Swine flu.
With the Swine flu it effected young and old alike indiscriminately but it also took the Obama administration six months to do anything at all. First confirmed case in the US was in March 2009. Obama declared a national emergency in October the same year. In the US it killed nearly 600 in the year of its time as a pandemic. Random schools closed down where the epidemic was worst, but most schools only took steps to make sure students who did show flu symptoms of any kind to stay home. No mass business closures and the stock market did not react so harshly. Plus it was the same virus that was named the Spanish Flu in 1918, that which killed an estimated 20-100 million people. In 2009 it killed half a million people worldwide infecting 1.5 billion. The seasonal flu typically kills between 300,000 and 600,000 a year infecting similarly 1.5 to 1.6 billion a year worldwide.
Compare that to the Coronavirus that was only confirmed by a reclusive Chinese government on December 31st. Even though its been revealed they hid the first confirmed case all the way back on December 1st. The moment they finally revealed the virus a travel ban to China was put in place. And three months later after the first confirmed deaths in the US a Trump declared a national emergency. So far in the full four months of its progression its infected nearly 200,000 with a majority of those being in China, Iran, Italy,and Spain and has killed 7,500 worldwide. It should be pointed out that in China there has been 81,000 cases since December 1st, and while 3,200 people have died, nearly 69,000 of those 81,000 people infected have recovered. This virus also only seems to have a fatality rate of those among the elderly and those with pre existing health problems. Any virus is bad of course especially a new one. But this one seems extremely manageable without the world falling into chaos.
What I don't like about this whole thing is how politically motivated people had become over this. Which is why I felt it necessary to add some politics into this. Such as President Trump placing the travel ban on China after their government revealing the outbreak. He was called racist for the action, but now those who called him racist are saying he isn't reacting fast enough. Despite the fact they spent the time that could have been spent dealing with the virus trying to impeach him over a phone call and before that for Russia Russia Russia. Nancy Pelosi herself delaying the bill meant to create funding for the research into the vaccine by trying to sneak in abortion language.
Of course also adding in the media vultures doing exactly what they shouldn't be doing. Worried more about how their ratings look while people and very gullible ones at that stay glued to their TV's for the latest fear inducing reports. Only telling you half the story so that you will stay in fear. Never telling you about the masses of people that have recovered, not the worse for wear beyond anything the seasonal flu does. It reminds me a great deal of a song by Don Henley called Dirty Laundry. Its about the media and their heartless pursuit of the news. Bad news is good news to the media.
With the Swine flu it effected young and old alike indiscriminately but it also took the Obama administration six months to do anything at all. First confirmed case in the US was in March 2009. Obama declared a national emergency in October the same year. In the US it killed nearly 600 in the year of its time as a pandemic. Random schools closed down where the epidemic was worst, but most schools only took steps to make sure students who did show flu symptoms of any kind to stay home. No mass business closures and the stock market did not react so harshly. Plus it was the same virus that was named the Spanish Flu in 1918, that which killed an estimated 20-100 million people. In 2009 it killed half a million people worldwide infecting 1.5 billion. The seasonal flu typically kills between 300,000 and 600,000 a year infecting similarly 1.5 to 1.6 billion a year worldwide.
Compare that to the Coronavirus that was only confirmed by a reclusive Chinese government on December 31st. Even though its been revealed they hid the first confirmed case all the way back on December 1st. The moment they finally revealed the virus a travel ban to China was put in place. And three months later after the first confirmed deaths in the US a Trump declared a national emergency. So far in the full four months of its progression its infected nearly 200,000 with a majority of those being in China, Iran, Italy,and Spain and has killed 7,500 worldwide. It should be pointed out that in China there has been 81,000 cases since December 1st, and while 3,200 people have died, nearly 69,000 of those 81,000 people infected have recovered. This virus also only seems to have a fatality rate of those among the elderly and those with pre existing health problems. Any virus is bad of course especially a new one. But this one seems extremely manageable without the world falling into chaos.
What I don't like about this whole thing is how politically motivated people had become over this. Which is why I felt it necessary to add some politics into this. Such as President Trump placing the travel ban on China after their government revealing the outbreak. He was called racist for the action, but now those who called him racist are saying he isn't reacting fast enough. Despite the fact they spent the time that could have been spent dealing with the virus trying to impeach him over a phone call and before that for Russia Russia Russia. Nancy Pelosi herself delaying the bill meant to create funding for the research into the vaccine by trying to sneak in abortion language.
Of course also adding in the media vultures doing exactly what they shouldn't be doing. Worried more about how their ratings look while people and very gullible ones at that stay glued to their TV's for the latest fear inducing reports. Only telling you half the story so that you will stay in fear. Never telling you about the masses of people that have recovered, not the worse for wear beyond anything the seasonal flu does. It reminds me a great deal of a song by Don Henley called Dirty Laundry. Its about the media and their heartless pursuit of the news. Bad news is good news to the media.
Everyone is overly paranoid of a disease with a morality rate of only 2-3%; however, statistics show that anyone under 50 the morality rate is 0.07% when the flu averagely kills 0.08% overall. On the contrary, here in San Antonio, a recent source broke out explaining that Rabies are being found in farm animals and ordering everyone to be tested since Rabies kill rate is 99.8% untreated. In other words, the Coronavirus may be more deadly than the flu, but its nothing to be over paranoid about when you look at the morality rates of some of the deadliest diseases out there. There is no vaccine for the Coronavirus nor antiviral medications, yes, but naturally strengthening your immune system right now is the best treatment option.
Chizoru
~chizoru
I agree it is stupid and the spoiled 4 years olds in media( I say 4 because thats just how mature they are.) is just using this as another" anti trump" attack. they are causing mass panic and its only a matter of time before riots break out because now days most people listen to the media and dont do research themselves. hell most of them n haven't read a book that didn't have the word "face" in the name since grade school.
DemonHorse
~demonhorse
People are panicking because if it hits your lungs and there are no respirators available, you are DEAD. As for the TP, people just don;t want to be stuck at home without TP for their bungholes. If I run out of TP for mine, I will just hop in the shower and wash my butthole.
