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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by dublin on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:25PM (#24213099)
Yes, emphatically. The statistics clearly show that deaths from flu and other infectious diseases and lung conditions have dropped to nearly zero over the past several months. This doesn't pass the most basic smell test: People didn't stop dying from those things simply because of a new virus. The only reasonable conclusion is that those deaths were misattributed to the Wuhan virus because of political, economic, or other pressures.
Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by didibus on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:40PM (#24213329)
What are you talking about, here's the link to the CDC flu data: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-e...

It shows:

39,000,000 – 56,000,000 flu illnesses

18,000,000 – 26,000,000 flu medical visits

410,000 – 740,000 flu hospitalizations

24,000 – 62,000 flu deaths

Which is actually kind of on the higher side for the flu season. They attribute that most likely on the increased testing happening this year due to people getting tested for Covid.

Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by komali2 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:57PM (#24213626)
The evidence doesn't support your, uh, "thesis."

Until you provide overwhelming evidence (because that's what you're up against), you're spreading misinformation.

Seems to me like you're speaking from a feelings position, rather than a facts one.

Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by gowld on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:31PM (#24213213)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm

Total predicted number of excess deaths since 2/1/2020 across the United States:

All causes: 174,930 - 235,728

All causes except COVID-19 : 29,416 - 78,932

> the Wuhan virus

Propaganda pro-tip: If you want people to trust you, suppress the obvious tells.