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Wait, so the 1968!flu killed 33k Americans throughout its lifetime (Over 1.5 years) and people were ok, so that proves that the lockdown isn’t necessary for a
by addicted 6y ago
Wait, so the 1968!flu killed 33k Americans throughout its lifetime (Over 1.5 years) and people were ok, so that proves that the lockdown isn’t necessary for a virus that has killed 90,000 Americans in 2 months despite massive lockdowns? And has certainly killed more Americans than that if looking at excess deaths (which is what the stat for 1968 reflects).
WTF. Has Joe Nocera lost his mind? That’s absolutely not comparable at all. COVID-19 has killed 3 times more people in a 10th of the time, despite a lockdown.
- jMyles 6y agoYour comment presumes two things: 1) that lockdowns have reduced the number of deaths, 2) that the reason for increases in all-cause mortality is COVID-19 and not second-order effects from the lockdowns. I have been trying to consume both raw data and expert commentary on both of these matters, and I'm not not convinced that either are true. Can you point me to expert commentary which convincingly makes the case for either or both of these?