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During the 2016/2017 flu season Italy recorded 24,980 deaths from influenza....I imagine things were bad then as well...of course we never had reporting lke we're seeing now for the hum drum boring old flu, no matter how bad a season was. What country are you in if I may ask....français c ma 2e...

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/04/03/coronavirus-protection-how-masks-might-stop-spread-through-coughs/5086553002/ I'm going Full Tinfoil Hat now.... Coronavirus is a very targeted disease....it is NOT politically correct, it does not treat everyone who comes into contact with it...

While I'm not completely on board with the whole "deep state" business.....and infowars is a long way from being a reputable source in my eyes....still I'm not completely dismissing the notion that this pandemic could be used to rob individuals of their personal rights and freedoms....most...

Personally I'm pretty much disregarding all the numbers being reported out of China. When it comes to countries I'm watching closely like Italy, my own country of Canada, the United States, Sweden, Norway....I have a much higher degree of confidence in the reporting. I also have...

I think I may have an answer to the comparison between the flu and coronavirus. Some are getting upset with people like me....and I think I understand why now. Comparing covid-19 and the flu....its kind of like comparing my skills as a basketball player to those of Lebron James. Its...

Doing nothing is a strategy every bit as much as doing something.....you believed the computer modeling that suggested coronavirus is at least 10x more deadly than the seasonal flu....others do not. Each belief will guide a response, those who believe the computer models should expect deaths...

Herd immunity is both a goal AND a strategy...the goal is obvious, the strategy is to not lock down the country. Flattening the curve is also a goal and a strategy...the goal is to keep health services from being overwhelmed, the strategy is to suspend civil liberties and freedoms and to lock...

How many people in Vermont contract the flu during an average influenza season in Vermont? I'm just curious.

Scientists and other medical experts invited us to compare Coronavirus and the seasonal flu by saying that Coronavirus was "at least" 10x as deadly as the seasonal flu....that is obviously a direct comparison. And it was because of computer model predictions ranging between roughly 1 to 2...

The world's leading epidemiologists and other similar accredited experts have invited the specualtion by comparing coronavirus to the flu....we've been told that coronavirus is at least 10x more deadly than the flu, that's a comparson. Okay...I'm going to compare....my view is that, without a...

Well...Italy's numbers are trending lower, and they still need 10,000 more deaths to make it to what would be considered a bad flu season. Actually, in Sweden their response (not locking down) is designed to let the disease spread so that 'herd immunity' can be built up....without a vaccine...

You are correct, coronavirus is more contagious, what remains to be seen is if its more deadly. Even with vaccines and so called 'herd immunity' the common flu can still kill over 600K worldwide. During the 2016/2017 flu season 24,980 Italians died according to the International Journal of...

I am complying with all the rules....however that point about obeying the laws of gov't, that responsibilty has limitations. In Roman times Christians were told to swear against their Lord and Saviour.....and some did, they obeyed. Remember, Jesus Himself prioritzed even the Commandments...

I'd ask that medical profession if he/she is getting it too. Years back the province of Ontario tried to require front line medical staff like nurses and paramedics to get vaccinated against the flu...they argued against it, saying if Doctors weren't obligated to get it why should they...

Nobody is disputing the threat....the flu is a threat too, one that can kill over 600K people worldwide in a year.....its the response to the threat that some are questioning. Ants invading your home is a threat, that doesn't mean you burn the house down....

I am complying completely......best case scenario, if nothing else...these mitigation efforts will help when the eventual surge comes....but even with them I expect our hosptials are going to be overwhelmed. If Toronto gets hit with 20 cm of snow its a near disaster....even 10 or 15 cm is bad...

You use the term GTA, and to me that means Greater Toronto Area.....are you also Canadian?

EH, quick genuine question. I'm just wondering if you know how reliable the numbers being posted on the worldmeter site are. Despite our differing opinions I do think you're an intelligent person.

This is what keeps me up at night...and if the United States turns into a facist dictatorship, the rest of the world doesn't stand a chance...it wasn't a European who said 'give me liberty or give me death', nor a Canadian...after the American Revolution those who fought on the side of Britain...

Obviously Sweden and Norway (best two to compare I think, similar geographically) are taking divergently different approaches. Norway is trying to flatten the curve, while Sweden is not. I see it as being akin to ripping off the band-aid fast, (Sweden) or taking it off slowly (Norway). As...