More facts:
Vast majority of deaths affect those over 80 or with serious underlying conditions.
Breakouts are mainly in nursing homes, majority of deaths in Ontario involve nursing homes.
Almost no deaths involving children. Zero deaths of children with no underlying conditions.
Social distancing having little effect: states like North Dakota had zero social distancing, very low rates.
First we were told that social distancing would be in place until we could build capacity in hospitals to handle a deluge of cases.
Capacity has been built, ventilators purchased. No deluge. The navy ship is departing New York; few admissions.
As people go bankrupt and commit suicide in the thousands, we are bombarded with ads celebrating the hero healthcare workers. Most healthcare workers are at home because “non-essential” health services have been cancelled. The rest of the health care “heroes” are making cringeworthy dancing routine videos and posting them on tiktok.
Now we’re being told to continue to stay home until we perhaps get a vaccine. There will be no vaccine, as was the case for sars and mers.
Prisons are being emptied because of covid fears, putting public safety at risk. Meanwhile, people walking in empty parks get arrested.
Seasonal influenza annual deaths: 290,000 - 650,000 (
https://www.who.int/influenza/Global_Influenza_Strategy_2019_2030_Summary_English.pdf?ua=1)
Covid: 215,000 with a sloping downward curve
So yeah, comparable death rates.
