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The only actually serious one on that list is Covid, and the title and the nyt are lying, they declared an international emergency, not a global one, there is n
by saati 5mo ago
The only actually serious one on that list is Covid, and the title and the nyt are lying, they declared an international emergency, not a global one, there is no chance this spreads outside of sub-saharan Africa.
- Arodex 5mo ago>The only actually serious one on that list Based on what? The final body count? This isn't a weather forecast, people and ressources flew towards making sure these emergencies didn't spiral into global pandemics. You are falling face first into the preparedness paradox.
- saati 5mo agoThe flu kills 300-500k every year, and did not make the list, while absolute bullshit like Zika and Monkey pox did.
- Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 5mo agoFlu kills mostly babies and elders, ebola kills at any age. Hence the logistical and cultural and societal impact are nothing alike.
- anakaine 5mo agoDeath by infected count, and level of infectious ess both matter. Flue kills more, but its also a lower death per infected count. This is why comparing COVID to flu was a statistic only pursued by those with a wilful misunderstanding.
- s1artibartfast 5mo agoHow much effort was thrown at each one in dollars or hours? Can you fill in that context?
- JumpCrisscross 5mo ago> only actually serious one on that list is Covid That's the only one on the list that turned into a pandemic emergency. > they declared an international emergency, not a global one ...you're mincing words in a silly way. > there is no chance this spreads outside of sub-saharan Africa Not what the public-health experts are saying! We currently don't actually know where it's gone. Given multi-week incubation periods, we won't know for a couple weeks where it is right now. Keep in mind that eastern DRC and South Sudan are host to multiple internationalised conflicts right now. There are easy ways this could spread to the Gulf, Russia, America or Asia through troops and trade.
- saati 5mo agoEbola will never create an epidemic anywhere with a working health care system. And it's not mincing words, a few countries on a single continent is not global in any form, the WHO never said global, that's just something the nyt made up.
- iJohnDoe 5mo agoWhat constitutes a working health system? I would say the definition varies wildly.
- readthenotes1 5mo agoIn this case, it'd be one that says "if you're going to allow people from those countries to enter your country make sure they're quarantined until clear" without being stopped by "it so nazi racist"
- dadjoker 5mo ago[dead]