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as of this morning, using LA Times numbers: 23K infections / 40M people in CA = 0.058% infection rate 682 deaths / 40M = 0.0017% death rate yet neither of th
by clairity 7y ago
as of this morning, using LA Times numbers:
23K infections / 40M people in CA = 0.058% infection rate
682 deaths / 40M = 0.0017% death rate
yet neither of those percentages are listed. both rates have crested, yet there's no chart or graph emphasizing that. no curve showing high and low expectations of either rate modeled into the future.
most of the deaths have one or more co-morbidities, which means that a harsh flu or bacterial pneumonia would likely be roughly as deadly to them. no indications of that either. this kind of news could actually help people grasp the real risks rather than simply inducing anxiety and panic.
flu pandemics are preventable via the same collective measures, potentially saving 40K lives a year in the US, yet we don't get hysterical about collective action every winter.
media attention being understandable is different from it being reasonable.