I agree to a certain point, the news is using certain key words, which people don't really understand.especially the word PANDEMIC as it brings up images of hollywood movies, death, destruction and zombies. But they do keep using words such as, DEATH, PANDEMIC, OUT OF CONTROL, OVERWHELMED, RECESSIONS,PANIC BUYING,can't cope, rather than on educating the public. Unfortunately the wally in the white house saying WAR FOOTING, isn't really helping.OkLah! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:34 am Trying to make any sense of what’s happening now is simply impossible. Unless you want to lose your sanity.
We are basically told that this is the end of the world (despite 99.3% survival rate of the so called killer virus) and if by chance it is not the end of the world then we are told nothing will ever be the same.
Which I kind of agree since there are much more dangerous things out there and they will remain after virus is gone so why would anyone take any risks anymore???
Now the new norm is to only die of old age anything else will be prevented at any cost.
It is like climate.
If you dare to even slightly challenge the consensus than you are a horrible being.
Now if you dare put things in perspective, if you dare to say that if you are healthy you have virtually 100% of being ok within 2 or 3 days then you are a horrible being that denies that this pandemic is the worst ever event In human history.
I think you're missing one main point. While the survival rate is nigh, it is the sudden spike in hospital admissions, that can overwhelm a health system, meaning certain patients cannot get the treatment they need.
Also, the added complications of someone with say asthma, heart problems, diabetes, on cancer treatments, people with transplants, and on immunotherapy increase your risk of dying IN THOSE GROUPS, not to mention the elderly. This is on top of an ordinary flu season. The research also pointed out that some of the patients who are younger died because they smoked, vaped or had an underlying condition.
Combine this with say a health care system/social support system like the US, and that can cause a massive problem.
If there is no sick pay in the US, young people who are healthy will go to work and pass this on to others. Further more since health care system is based on an ability to pay, then many people who are ill, but not so ill won't go to their doctors, or people who can't afford to go, won't seek treatment.
It is not the healthy who should be worried, the world won't come to an end for you, BUT THEY SHOULDN'T SPREAD IT AROUND.
But for some people with severe ASTHMA, Heart conditions, Emphysema,cancer patients, et al, it could easily be deadly.
Remember it is the ASYMPTOMATIC people who are dangerous, because they'll pass it on to about 3 or 4 people before showing symptoms, not the sick patients themselves, because they are identified and isolated. Thats the problem! The young are fit and healthy and practically indestructible, but can pass this on to others who may not cope.
We have forgotten how the spanish flu wiped out 50 millions, and that affected mostly young people.
SARS 15% mortality.
EBOLA 50% mortality.
I'm not of the zombie doom and gloom, but i can see how this could overwhelm a health service and get out of control. If the US,JAPAN,UK et are under strain, I can't imagine what pressures this could put on say poorer nations, who don't have the same health care systems as the richest nations. It's not just about my back yard.
Infection control is the key at the moment, and basically since there is no vaccine, herd immunity will have to build up reducing pressure on the health services.
