You obviously want the last say in your incorrect assessment of the situation so after you respond to this you will not see any further responses from me but riddle me this 1) if one tests positive and recovers then tests positive a second time at a later date is he counted once or twice by the CDC 2) what are the KNOWN long term effects that still persist in many recovered COVID patients 3) tell me the which of the current hot spot southern states have lower daily DEATHS now, not a unless % recently since their established HIGHS during the first shutdown and finally your % rate is THE easiest number for a state to manipulate by their number of tests given without respect to the area they were given in versus the hot spot counties %'s.
You've become unhinged (and, dare I say, incredibly "irrational"?!) on this topic. You've refused to acknowledge the data and the progress. You've written post after post, amounting to nothing more than panic porn.
If you post something that's nothing more than fear mongering and panic porn, yeah... you run the "risk" of being called on it. You did, and you have. If you choose to continue to post in such a manner, I'll reserve the right to respond. Don't like it? Don't post. It's really no more difficult than that.
Since you called me out and specifically asked questions, it's absurd to think I wouldn't respond.
So, I will.
Re #1, "counting issues" have been reported in the media. The number of "duplicate positives" is unknown. There have been many reports/accounts of erroneous and unreliable data from testing. Ditto COVID-caused deaths. You refuse to admit and acknowledge that. Bottom line, the fact we have significant increases in tests administered, along with the positive test, countered by a massive drop in fatalities and hospitalizations, can lead to different conclusions, all favorable.
Re #2, in short, since COVID was only discovered a few months ago, the long term effects are merely speculation. What we do know, is that prior strains of influenza have had long-term respiratory effects. Long term effects from COVID are not out of the question, and might even be expected.
Re #3, hot spots occur with virtually every strain of virus; they flare up in one spot then subside, only to flare up in another then subside. When months have gone by and the overall fatality rate AND hospitalization rates are dropping substantially (massively!), that's an incredibly POSITIVE sign and reason for encouragement, not doom and gloom. It's certainly not a reason to strangle the public even more with onerous restrictions.
Jack, I don't live my life in worry and dread over things that present a low risk to me. I absolutely want to keep safe all the high-risk people in my life. Embracing panic porn as you have is simply not the way to combat a virus like this. Reasonable minds can disagree. You've taken "ureasonable-ness" (and irrationality) to a new level with this topic.
