Thursday, October 22, 2020

COVID death rates continue to fall

COVID death rates continue to fall
"If deaths rates from COVID have gone way down, why then are people still getting so upset about rising case rates in some places?
“Second wave!” they scream.
I think the answer is that the MSM has become addicted to COVID alarm stories, both because that type of news drives traffic and because the MSM thinks it will hurt Trump. 
So it continues, and added on is the bizarre fiction that someone who has not had a single good idea about how to tackle COVID any differently than Trump did (Joe Biden) is supposed to be the person who will handle it all much much better.
But let’s take a look at some facts that might help explain what’s going on now with COVID. 
  • There have been more tests, and in particular tests of people who are less ill or even asymptomatic. 
  • Also, the tests being used are more sensitive and probably pick up a lot more cases that would have earlier been missed. 
  • The people who are testing positive now tend to also be younger than before, and of course that means they would be expected to have milder cases. 
  • There’s also the possibility that social distancing and/or masks reduce the viral load even in people who do come down with the disease.
  • Plus, treatment has changed...Read all.

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