Has Sweden beaten coronavirus? Expert claims by refusing to shut the country down the Swedes now have 'herd immunity' and have avoided a second wave Sweden was only European nation not to introduce strict lockdown measures It has been recording its lowest number of Covid-19 cases since start of outbreak It has seen 28 infections per 100,000 people compared to UK's 69 per 100,000 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8760031/Expert-claims-Sweden-herd-immunity-coronavirus.html Sweden has beaten coronavirus by refusing to shut the country down and achieving herd immunity, according to an expert. The Scandinavian nation was the only country in Europe not to introduce strict lockdown measures at the start of the pandemic. But scientists believe that this may have helped it avoid a second wave of Covid-19 as it continues to record its lowest number of cases since March - with just 28 infections per 100,000 people. This figure is less than half of the UK's own infection rate of 69 per 100,000 people.
The 1968-1969 Hong Kong Flu killed 1 to 4 million people worldwide. At the time, the worlds population was 3.6 billion. This equates to 277 to 1,111 deaths per 1 million population. Wuhan-19 has supposedly caused 136 deaths per 1 million population so far. World population is currently 7.8 billion Anybody remember The Hong Kong Flu at all? Which is worse---Hong Kong Flu or Kung Flu?
Yeah... let's have a discussion about the Hong Kong flu... "In Berlin, the excessive number of deaths led to corpses being stored in subway tunnels, and in West Germany, garbage collectors had to bury the dead because of a lack of undertakers. In total, East and West Germany registered 60,000 estimated deaths. In some areas of France, half of the workforce was bedridden, and manufacturing suffered large disruptions because of absenteeism. The British postal and train services were also severely disrupted." And a "vaccine became available four months after it had started." The death rate from the Hong Kong flu was lower than for other 20th-century pandemics" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_flu Very different than COVID-19.
Trump Administration to Penalize Hospitals for Pandemic Data Gaps Expanded federal Covid-19 response will also require hospitals to report flu patients and deaths, as flu season begins https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-...-hospitals-for-pandemic-data-gaps-11602032369 Hospitals that fail to provide data to the federal pandemic response effort will face penalties starting in January, the Trump administration said, as federal officials also unveiled plans to expand surveillance to include flu tracking.Hospitals will be asked to report on flu patients and deaths starting mid-October on a voluntary basis, but the data will later become required, under the announced changes.
I am very happy to see that there have been some increases in Wuhan-19 cases. In my view, this means that we are getting much closer to herd immunity as well as testing has definitely risen. The mortality rate is down, down, down and I believe that that is the more important metric. --I hope we can let this thing tun through the low risk population as I think it should to clear it up.
Yeah... let's see how DeSantis is doing... ‘America’s most popular Governor’ underwater in new polling Another bad poll emerges for Gov. DeSantis even as allies claim popularity. https://floridapolitics.com/archives/377661-desantis-underwater Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was introduced at a rally earlier this month as “America’s most popular Governor.” But surveys say that may not be the case. The latest polling on the subject, via Florida Atlantic University’s Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI), shows DeSantis is actually underwater, with more respondents disapproving than approving of the first-term Republican. The survey of 937 likely voters, conducted Oct. 24 and 25, shows the Governor at -4 favorability over all. While 46% of respondents disapproved of DeSantis, just 42% approved of his job performance overall. While this is bleak, it represents something of an improvement for the Governor. A survey earlier this month from the same group pegged DeSantis with a -5 approval rating (43% approval, 48% disapproval.) That represented a 5-point drop from the previous month and a precipitous decline from the gaudy +19 he had with FAU in May. The survey reflected the 2016 voter rolls in terms of composition. DeSantis, for what it’s worth, was elected in 2018. Nonetheless, for the Governor, the latest FAU survey is yet another data point in a set showing that Floridians have soured on DeSantis since the advent of the coronavirus crisis this spring, a phenomenon that has challenged the state’s economy and safety net. A series of polls this summer from CNBC/Change Research showed DeSantis underwater in terms of COVID-19 response. A Marist poll was somewhat more favorable, meanwhile, showing the Governor treading water with voters, with 44% approving and 44% disapproving of DeSantis. A July poll from Mason-Dixon likewise was unkind to the Governor, showing him -4 overall, with 45% approval to 49% disapproval. That survey reflected another big drop for DeSantis. In a December 2019 survey from the same group, the Governor stood at a gaudy +40 favorability, with 66% approving of DeSantis’ job performance at the end of his first year, and just 26% disapproving. Democrats, including Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, are eyeing a run against DeSantis in 2022. There’s nothing in the FAU poll, or any other recent survey, that would appear to change their minds.
Average age of Kung Flu death is 78. Average life expectancy of Americans is 78. There doesn't seem to be a serious issue being caused by Kung Flu. Let it run through low-risk population. Glad to see that "second waves" are happening.