This was originally posted here at IBA on March 27, 2020, written by me:
Dr. Fauci in New England Journal of Medicine Concedes the Coronavirus Mortality Rate May Be Much Closer to a Very Bad Flu
Dr Fauci authored article in NEJM today supports contention below that COVID fatality rate may be much closer to very bad flu. H/t @mizdonna @Barnes_Law @ITGuy1959 @ScottAdamsSays @theconservador https://t.co/4hQZR8DvZb https://t.co/d4wvZzgctS pic.twitter.com/9x59TsVEKk— BlackJack (@BlackJackBoGre1) March 26, 2020
On the basis of a case definition requiring a diagnosis of pneumonia, the currently reported case fatality rate is approximately 2%.4 In another article in the Journal, Guan et al.5 report mortality of 1.4% among 1099 patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19; these patients had a wide spectrum of disease severity.
If one assumes that the number of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases is several times as high as the number of reported cases, the case fatality rate may be considerably less than 1%.
This suggests that the overall clinical consequences of Covid-19 may ultimately be more akin to those of a severe seasonal influenza (which has a case fatality rate of approximately 0.1%) or a pandemic influenza (similar to those in 1957 and 1968) rather than a disease similar to SARS or MERS, which have had case fatality rates of 9 to 10% and 36%, respectively.70,000 people died in the United States in the 1968 "Hong Kong Flu". (By the way, obviously the Democratic President LBJ was a racist for calling it that, right?)
So, how bad is a flu that is two times worse than the regular flu?
Well, here are the numbers on the CDC website:
Perhaps 30K TO 100K deaths.
SHUTTING DOWN THE FUCKING ECONOMY!
How many people die in car crashes every year? 1.25 million
How many people die of suicide every year? 48,344
How many people die of Alcoholism every year? 88,000
We could go on all day.
So, what is my theory again?
THE CORONAVIRUS PROPHECIES: Battle of the Billionaires
One way the Coronavirus Prophecies*** can be understood is as a war between competing world visions - Globalism vs Nationalism - with Billionaires facing off in a kind of Mutual Assured Destruction.
The Globalists decided to wage Economic Warfare against the Nationalists by inventing a worldwide Virus hysteria that requires us all to stay in our houses.
This puts a huge crushing weight on the marketplace. The marketplace is probably functioning at about 70% right now. People need food and essentials, but we don't need to go to movies, amusement parks, Casinos, vacations, Massage businesses, etc.
When you look at that list, you realize Trump and the Nationalists actually have the upper hand. Those businesses are the purview of the Ultra Left. Most of the people in those businesses have a Globalist mindset dominated by the worship of Gaia, and airy-fairy New Age bullshit.
The people in the essential industries, banking, packaging, Construction (New medical offices, hospitals, etc), home repair, AC and Heating, are more likely to be salt of the Earth types, and, yes, Nationalists.
So, how long can the Billionaires train their weapons at each other before one blinks?
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*** I've decided to call the current virus hysteria "The Coronavirus Prophecies" because it requires a religious faith; a deep belief in apocalypse, and a lack of Hope.
Another Big Picture Takeaway From The Coronavirus Message
Previously, I have stated that there are three big picture takeaways - or, things we learn - from the Coronavirus panic of 2020.
1) Stay in your home
2) Get all information from the internet
3) The Government will take care of you
I realized there is a fourth:
4) The Government is more important than the people - government employees are not losing their paychecks.Government offices may shut down, but the government workers are continuing to get paid.
Meanwhile, small businesses who are being forced to shut down, or curtail hours, are likely to end up going out of business.
People are being told not to report to work. Many are not going to receive paychecks.
Families will lose their life savings. Families will lose their homes.
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Even teacher's assistants (you can be one with a high school diploma) are still receiving their paychecks. Sitting at home. Collecting a paycheck. Doing nothing.
If children can do with out school for two or three months, then maybe public school has little to no value.
My daughter's teachers do not answer her emails when she asks questions about assignments.
THAT IS LITERALLY ALL THEY HAVE TO DO THESE DAYS, AND THEY DON'T DO IT.
And of course, they still receive a paycheck.
I went to a Buc'ees store outside of Dallas county today (hence no mask!) and finally felt restored to what it means to be human. Shoppers smiling, going about their day, saying "hello", etc.
There was a funny T shirt and I loved the humor. The gist of it was "Just think. In twenty years our leaders will be homeschoolers who had day alcoholics for teachers."
I am the product of a homeschool environment from 6th-12th and attained a marvelous education that far surpassed the classroom because of greater flexibility and more time to do other things. In high school? Morning for school. Max 3 hrs. Afternoons were spent reading, hiking, etc. Public schools are overrated warehouses.
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