For all the responses to this thread, no one disputes the fact that we close down the economy for a disease that has less impact than other diseases and illnesses that are at least as preventable if not more so...
Correct, no one is disputing that the economy was shut down for a
new disease that has become a Pandemic when there's
no vaccine. Just as importantly, nobody is disputing that other countries only did a
"lockdown lite" (not a full shutdown).
Reminder, there's other topics about
Flu vs Covid just under a different title here at the forum. I've seen a few of the same folks in this thread from the prior threads.
Simply, its already been debated which may be a reason why many may not be willing to rehash any stats involving prior info although I myself only posted a
summary of stats from an earlier debate in another thread in my very first message post in this thread.
Look at it this way, hopefully, years from now...you'll be able to go to your local pharmacy and get over the counter Covid-19 medicine (syrup) just like you can for the FLU. Yet, only the worst cases will be hospitalize.
For what it is worth...
- Comparing the Flu to Covid-19 is a flaw argument considering the first Influenza Pandemic...world governments acted the exact same way as they are doing for the first Covid-19 Pandemic.
The difference, back in those days it was very easy to shut down economies for health crisis and then restart (rebuild) versus more complicated economies of today that have more countries interconnected.
Actually, more FEAR in the first Influenza Pandemic because it
targeted children and the weak...there was
no vaccine. I posted in another thread the stats between the two to show their difference in government responses...won't do it again...to many people trying instead to debate about Politics.
50 million people died from the first Influenza Pandemic...a pandemic that had
no vaccine. Many governments still remembers it.
wrbtrader
