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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is too exciting for adults to discuss (CLOSED)

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Onebuckfan said:
My conclusion ..Asymptomatic cases are just false positives. Prove me wrong.
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Read The Lancet Report

RT-PCR tests are highly sensitive, but can show false negatives (giving a negative result for a person
infected with COVID-19) and false positives (giving a positive result for a person not infected with
COVID-19). The RT-PCR assays used for the UK’s COVID-19 testing programme have been verified by
PHE, and show over 95% sensitivity and specificity. This means that under laboratory conditions,
these RT-PCR tests should never show more than 5% false positives or 5% false negatives.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30453-7/fulltext

Just sayin.
 
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Not enough people are dying from this thing to cause such a discombobulation of life across the globe. Is it serious enough to act on, for sure, but considering the number of people testing positive from this and a large number of them A-symptomatic, it's a very bad flu. We deal with flu every year there are far too many ulterior motives for all of this when we dont do the same for Influenza A or it's derivatives and thats killing far more people annually.

Perspective: I've been tested 4 times since March, have underlying medical conditions that are life threatening and my elderly father lives with me. We both got Influenza A in March according to the tests, felt like shit for a week or so and gradually felt better. It sucked, bad. The people I've heard and seen that have tested positive neither looked nor acted sick at least for no more than 24 hours. I can't be convinced this thing is that much worse than the flu killing everyone every year.
 
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Bestbuck36 said:
Not enough people are dying from this thing to cause such a discombobulation of life across the globe.........I can't be convinced this thing is that much worse than the flu killing everyone every year.
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Flu kills about 50,000/yr in the US, commonly (actually less, but I'll give you a bad year.)
COVID has killed 220,000 or so in a year (actually less than a year.)

While we could debate the response, whether we have over/under reacted.

This wasn't, isn't, and will continue not to be..... "like the flu we see every year."
 
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Onebuckfan said:
That’s fine but don’t count on others to protect you. With HIPPA laws you don’t know who has it and they don’t Have to isolate so assume people you meet have it.
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I was leaning more towards the "asymptomatic people can get vulnerable people sick and not know it" angle....but sure.
 
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BuckBuckTN said:
Flu kills about 50,000/yr in the US, commonly (actually less, but I'll give you a bad year.)
COVID has killed 220,000 or so in a year (actually less than a year.)

While we could debate the response, whether we have over/under reacted.

This wasn't, isn't, and will continue not to be..... "like the flu we see every year."
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Deaths per day have actually stabilized to a lower number for COVID than the flu if you’re only looking at the season for which the flu is a thing. It’s a legitimate question.
 
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Steve19 said:
The problem is that COVID-19 has been so politicized in the US. It is not difficult to model how many people would have been expected to die in America this year from all causes and compare this to how may have died.

Please take care of yourselves.

https://theconversation.com/up-to-204-691-extra-deaths-in-the-us-so-far-in-this-pandemic-year-143139
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One of the things I'm curious about is what the death rates will be over time. it will be interesting to see that if over the next year or so the death rates may drop for a while, since many of the most vulnerable will have already died from COVID. Sort of like the spike in deaths from a major heatwave. Generally there is a spike during the heatwave month, but a corresponding dip over the next few months because if a hot day kills you, you statistically were probably not doing well anyway.
 
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Taosman said:
If deaths have stabilized it's because of the heroic work of the doctors and nurses. We owe them a huge thank you for their service.
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I saw a stat on TV yesterday.

25.6% of those hospitalized with COVID in March/April died

7.6 % of those hospitalized with COVID in two recent months died

Treatment has come a long way.
 
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BB73 said:
I saw a stat on TV yesterday.

25.6% of those hospitalized with COVID in March/April died

7.6 % of those hospitalized with COVID in two recent months died

Treatment has come a long way.
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People are seeking treatment earlier too. If they are hospitalized at the appropriate time, there’s a much better chance of recovery.
 
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