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Been saying this for a while now ... since the Georgia Reopening, I've been monitoring a lot of state data daily, lots of places that started seeing spikes 3-4

Been saying this for a while now ... since the Georgia Reopening, I've been monitoring a lot of state data daily, lots of places that started seeing spikes 3-4 weeks ago haven't even had as much as a slight trend upwards in deaths (Here's South Carolina for example https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/south-carolina-coronavirus-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/south-carolina-c...) Wisconsin has seen a spike come and go and death rates have remained about the same https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/wisconsin-coronavirus-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/wisconsin-corona... It just feels odd that this isn't spoken about enough, and I think its because the media narrative is a bit too invested in the "danger" part of this virus ... to feel they can't point out that simple observation for fear of undoing their reporting about the virus, which is a shame. I mean deaths are down nationally ... by a lot, even as the cases have ticked back up. My hunch is that the folks who are most at risk are taking drastic precautions, which is what is keeping the death rates down. I guess we'll just have to see for sure in 2-3 more weeks.

reaperducer 6y ago
It just feels odd that this isn't spoken about enough, and I think its because the media narrative is a bit too invested in the "danger" part of this virus It feels odd that you blame the "media narrative" and then post two links to the New York Times.
jeromegv 6y ago
Death rate is down because the average age of people getting COVID is younger, it’s already been documented and talked about quite a bit. Doesn’t mean they won’t get lifetime lung damage and that they won’t eventually re-infect the older folks at risk.
- nostrebored 6y ago
  The lifetime of lung damage myth is absolutely one of the most ridiculous pieces of modern folklore about covid. Please point to the incidence of these cripplingly disabled healthy young people? We have no reason to assume reinfection is possible prior to functional mutation. Functional mutation is likely, but at a much slower rate than the flu. However, what we know from other novel viruses is that mortality rate will usually trend down over time in successive, functionally different mutations. Stop fearmongering.

reaperducer 6y ago

It just feels odd that this isn't spoken about enough, and I think its because the media narrative is a bit too invested in the "danger" part of this virus It feels odd that you blame the "media narrative" and then post two links to the New York Times.

jeromegv 6y ago

Death rate is down because the average age of people getting COVID is younger, it’s already been documented and talked about quite a bit. Doesn’t mean they won’t get lifetime lung damage and that they won’t eventually re-infect the older folks at risk.

nostrebored 6y ago
The lifetime of lung damage myth is absolutely one of the most ridiculous pieces of modern folklore about covid. Please point to the incidence of these cripplingly disabled healthy young people? We have no reason to assume reinfection is possible prior to functional mutation. Functional mutation is likely, but at a much slower rate than the flu. However, what we know from other novel viruses is that mortality rate will usually trend down over time in successive, functionally different mutations. Stop fearmongering.