Coronavirus vs. Flu: The Actual Stats

From Sharyl Attkisson:
Sharyl Attkisson: Why do we not take these measures each year for flu to prevent all of those deaths? CDC: This is a novel virus and there is much more to learn about transmissibility, severity, and other features associated with COVID-19. Unlike influenza, there is no vaccine to protect against COVID-19 and no medications approved to treat it. And there’s essentially no immunity against this virus in the population because it’s a new virus. Mortality for COIVD-19 also appears higher than for influenza, especially seasonal flu – so it’s important that everyone do their part to help respond to this emerging public health threat.
No Vaccine?!?

AYFKM?

The only time I ever took a flu vaccine, I got the fucking flu.

NEVER take a fucking flu Vaccination. It's a fucking shot in the dark. Every year they create one, and every year they miss; the flu they created it for is not the flu that gets us.

They have an invariant record of losing.

These people don't fucking know what they're talking about.

With all of that in mind, here are the numbers as of Sunday, March 22:

US Deaths

• Coronavirus: 417*
• Flu Season 2019-2020: 23,000**

U.S. Deaths Among Children

• Coronavirus: 0
• Flu Season 2019-2020: 149*

U.S. Cases of Illness

• Coronavirus: 33,276* Officially confirmed cases -no one knows how many total cases there are when including those not diagnosed
• Flu Season 2019-2020: 38,000,000**

Global Deaths

• Coronavirus: 15,436*
• Flu Season 2019-2020: 290,000-650,000**

Coronavirus may have already infected half of UK, study says

A researcher out of Oxford thinks that the fatality estimates for COVID are orders of magnitude too high, that half the population may have already gotten it, and that only 1 out of 1000 require hospitalization

The modeling by researchers at Oxford’s Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Disease group indicates the COVID-19 virus reached the UK by mid-January at the latest, spreading undetected for more than a month before the first official case was reported in late February, the Financial Times reports. 

But even though this suggests the spread is far worse than scientists previously estimated, it also implies that only one in a thousand people infected with COVID-19 requires hospitalization. 

The researchers say this shows that herd immunity — the idea that the virus will stop spreading when enough of the population builds up resistance through becoming infected — can help fight the highly-contagious disease. 

This view is in contrast to the Imperial College London modeling used by the UK government to develop policies to halt the crisis, including social distancing. 

“I am surprised that there has been such unqualified acceptance of the Imperial model,” Sunetra Gupta, professor of theoretical epidemiology, who led the study, told the Financial Times. 

If the Oxford model is confirmed by testing, Professor Gupta believes this means current restrictions could be removed much sooner than the government has indicated, the Financial Times reports.

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AND THEN THERE'S THIS:

WSJ: Is The Coronavirus As Deadly As They Say?

AND THIS:

"We cannot trust current COVID-19 models"

Hollywood Blvd Today (Looking East Towards Vine)

Not a very good photo, but it tells you what you need to know.

Intriguing, Thoughtful Stuff From Amazing Polly

“It’s a Good Time for a Resurrection, Right?” – Dr. Oz Asked about President Trump’s Easter Goal to Reopen US Economy

Dr. Oz was asked about President Trump’s stated goal of reopening the economy by Easter. Dr. Oz said Easter was a good time for a resurrection. 

David Asman: Do you think we can hit that note at Easter, that’s when we can begin to reopen businesses? 

Dr. Oz: Well, it’s a good time for a resurrection, right? I think medically we’ll have a pretty good idea. You know I used a metaphor when I asked the president about that if it didn’t work out. But I’m a surgeon. A good surgeon can know when a surgery goes well, which is what we’re doing right now in these two weeks. And can tell when the patient can go home. Which again in theory President Trump is looking at Easter. But going one step further and know when we have to readmit a patient when you have to. I think we can be mor aggressive and start to loosen up the reins on America. Via Lou Dobbs Tonight:

UNBELIEVEABLE: Nevada’s Democrat Governor Issues Emergency Order Barring Use of Anti-Malaria Drugs For Coronavirus Patients

Nevada’s Democrat Governor Issues Emergency Order Barring Use of Anti-Malaria Drugs For Coronavirus Patients

These people hate us.

Gangstagrass

Barnburning

Nickel and Dime Blues

President Trump Says He Wants the Country Back Open by Easter

#Trump wants country open by Easter. 💪 #ReopenAmerica pic.twitter.com/7VJjbc5gEZ

— Jim Osman (@EdgeCGroup) March 24, 2020

AND THEN THERE'S THIS:

“I Don’t Care! I Don’t Care! I Don’t Care!” Pelosi Snaps at CNN’s Dana Bash For Asking About Trump’s Plans to Put America Back to Work (VIDEO)

AND THIS:

Democrat Rep. Clyburn Says Coronavirus “Is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision”

Trump Trumps Trump-Haters

This is not about the ridiculous Green New Deal. It is about putting our great workers and companies BACK TO WORK!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2020

Disgusting! Nancy Pelosi Stalls Coronavirus Relief Bill Over Far Left Agenda

Japan was expecting a coronavirus explosion. Where is it?

Japan was one of the first countries outside of China hit by the coronavirus and now it’s one of the least-affected among developed nations. That’s puzzling health experts. Unlike China’s draconian isolation measures, the mass quarantine in much of Europe and big U.S. cities ordering people to shelter in place, Japan has imposed no lockdown. 

While there have been disruptions caused by school closures, life continues as normal for much of the population. Tokyo rush-hour trains are still packed and restaurants remain open. The looming question is whether Japan has dodged a bullet or is about to be hit. 

The government contends it has been aggressive in identifying clusters and containing the spread, which makes its overall and per capita number for infections among the lowest among developed economies. 

Critics argue Japan has been lax in testing, perhaps looking to keep the infection numbers low as it’s set to host the Olympics in Tokyo in July. 

The nation’s initial slow response to the virus, its handling of the Diamond Princess cruise ship — where about one in five people aboard became infected while it was quarantined in Yokohama — and the decision not to initially block travel from China left the nation open to criticism it could become home to a “second Wuhan.” 

Steps taken to contain the virus — such as shutting schools and calling off large events — now look tame in comparison to what others have done. But as of March 18, Japan has only had a few more than 900 confirmed cases — excluding the cruise ship. 

The U.S., France and Germany were all above 7,000 cases and Italy was nearing 36,000. Neighbor South Korea, which tested aggressively amid a surge of confirmed infections from late February, was at about 8,500 cases but its new infections are now tapering off.

RTWT.

New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill In Congress Creates U.S. Digital Dollar

As the markets continue to drop and the U.S. looks to Congress for agreement on a massive stimulus package to save the economy from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the newest offer by House Democrats includes a very forward-looking kind of stimulus: the creation of a ‘digital dollar’ and the establishment of ‘digital dollar wallets.’ 

In what will send shock waves through the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, particularly for those following central bank digital currencies around the world, this signals the U.S. is serious in establishing infrastructure for a central bank digital currency. Both Speaker Pelosi’s ‘Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act’ and the ‘Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act (H.R. 6321),’ introduced by Chairwoman Maxine Waters of Financial Services Committee, introduced these concepts today as a way of delivering the economic stimulus payments to U.S. citizens. 

The bill establishes a digital dollar, which it defines as ‘a balance expressed as a dollar value consisting of digital ledger entries that are recorded as liabilities in the accounts of any Federal Reserve Bank or ... an electronic unit of value, redeemable by an eligible financial institution (as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).’ 

Additionally, a digital dollar wallet is identified as ‘a digital wallet or account, maintained by a Federal reserve bank on behalf of any person, that represents holdings in an electronic device or service that is used to store digital dollars that may be tied to a digital or physical identity.’

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Kern River Blues

Merle Haggard

TRUMP: "America Will, Again, And Soon, Be Open For Business ... Very Soon"

'On Monday, Mr. Trump said his administration would reassess whether to keep the economy shuttered after the initial 15-day period ends next Monday, saying it could extend another week and that certain parts of the country could reopen sooner than others, depending on the extent of infections. 

'“Our country wasn’t built to be shut down,” Mr. Trump said during a briefing at the White House. “America will, again, and soon, be open for business. Very soon. A lot sooner than three or four months that somebody was suggesting. Lot sooner. We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.”' 

Praying saints need to pray. This is likely the real reason this man was placed where he is.

STUNNING! NY Doctor Vladimir Zelenko Finds 100% Success Rate in 350 Patients Using Hydroxychloroquine with Z-Paks

Over the weekend Dr. Vladimir Zelenko from New York state announced he has found a treatment against the coronavirus with a 100% success rate on 350 patients.
The New York doctor also posted a video explaining his success with 

hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks. His treatment resulted in the shortness of breath issue being resolved in 4 to 6 hours. Dr. Zelenko in his study had zero deaths, zero hospitalizations and zero intubations!