That is great news and kind of what I was expecting/hoping. The two weeks are up, time to open everything back up.nortex97 said:The red peak is plummeting, as are flu deaths, it's a fact, because the summer is always lowest.MassAggie97 said:I don't think that's an accurate reading of the graphic. That graphic appears to be updating by week; in almost every case, there is a lag in reported deaths for official determination from health officials. The breadth of that wave as well as the height of the peak are likely to both adjust wider and higher in the coming weeks.Quote:
Deaths continue to plummet from pneumonia/flu/wuhan flu;
Also, this graphic seems to lay waste to the commonly repeated falsehood of "it's the same as the flu". COVID 19 seems to be more contagious than the flu, and of course there is no vaccine, which is why deaths from COVID now are double what could be expected from a normal flu season.
Your second paragraph/point is an attempt to enter a straw man argument I am not making, nor has the board generally made. Wuhan flu was not present in previous years and has added to deaths this year from pneumonia like illnesses, we all understand that, though I think the actual mortality is around the same as the regular flu for people who contract it. It's worse for the elderly though, as Cuomo's nursing home victims would attest if still alive. What is true is that total deaths are a far cry lower than all of the 'models' from March-April warning of millions of dead Americans.
Houston has peaked, as has Texas, likely. You can sell the panic still on the coronabro board, probably. OP was obviously factually wrong 2 weeks ago.