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> a virus that has 98% survival rate You know, for all the continual fear mongering about coronavirus last year, the constant reminders of who was most at risk

by kodah 6y ago

> a virus that has 98% survival rate You know, for all the continual fear mongering about coronavirus last year, the constant reminders of who was most at risk, the hyper importance put on masks and cleanliness, etc it is shocking to see things put this way now.

HWR_14 6y ago
That's because long term consequences of COVID are real, and worrying just about the worst case (the death rate) is like saying that data leaks are no big deal because only 2% of them lead to the loss of their customer's life savings.
- kodah 6y ago
  Sure, but this is the downside of technocracy. The messaging and subsequent whiplash are entirely kafka-esque to normal people.
- tomjen3 6y ago
  I am not so sure those long term effects (except those that lead to blood cloths) are real. A quick duck duck go shows that these are the symptoms: Tiredness or fatigue Difficulty thinking or concentrating (sometimes referred to as “brain fog”) Headache Loss of smell or taste Dizziness on standing Fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations) Chest pain Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath Cough Joint or muscle pain Depression or anxiety Fever Symptoms that get worse after physical or mental activities Apart from the loss of smell, those are all things that are hard to quantify and could be something you are not aware of until you start looking for them. At which point you might become anexious and really start to notice them.
AndrewBissell 6y ago
The actual survival rate is far higher than 98%, that's just the number you get if you use confirmed cases as the denominator.
- Pyramus 6y ago
  Not far higher, the population-based average is roughly 99.0%, but varies depending on gender and age [1]. [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2918-0/figures/2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2918-0/figures/2
lukifer 6y ago
WWII killed roughly 75 million people, "only" 3% of the world's population at the time. Scale matters.

by kodah 6y ago

HWR_14 6y ago

That's because long term consequences of COVID are real, and worrying just about the worst case (the death rate) is like saying that data leaks are no big deal because only 2% of them lead to the loss of their customer's life savings.

kodah 6y ago
Sure, but this is the downside of technocracy. The messaging and subsequent whiplash are entirely kafka-esque to normal people.
tomjen3 6y ago
I am not so sure those long term effects (except those that lead to blood cloths) are real. A quick duck duck go shows that these are the symptoms: Tiredness or fatigue Difficulty thinking or concentrating (sometimes referred to as “brain fog”) Headache Loss of smell or taste Dizziness on standing Fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations) Chest pain Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath Cough Joint or muscle pain Depression or anxiety Fever Symptoms that get worse after physical or mental activities Apart from the loss of smell, those are all things that are hard to quantify and could be something you are not aware of until you start looking for them. At which point you might become anexious and really start to notice them.

AndrewBissell 6y ago

The actual survival rate is far higher than 98%, that's just the number you get if you use confirmed cases as the denominator.

Pyramus 6y ago
Not far higher, the population-based average is roughly 99.0%, but varies depending on gender and age [1]. [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2918-0/figures/2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2918-0/figures/2

lukifer 6y ago

WWII killed roughly 75 million people, "only" 3% of the world's population at the time. Scale matters.