DUmmy encounters facts . . .

[Mary Ann]

. . .  with predictable reactions.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213495179

Captain Zero (1,372 posts)


Got a guy telling me Higher Death rate in 34 states in 2018 flu than in Corona Virus

 
Siting this article from a Fox Sports site:

https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/34-states-had-higher-death-rate-from-2018-flu-than-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR2ULXabMyRxtS4VTtiST1WG5MRM8dEej7y2-ScNnNNlHwcLDsalaSK99Us

I know there has to be something wrong with it...

Squinch (31,860 posts)

7. The CDC numbers are for all respiratory deaths. Including flu and pneumonia.

And they're guesses. See the link in post 2.

Star Member NutmegYankee (14,046 posts)

33. The most actual counted flu deaths is around 15,000

The CDC is using estimates for Flu.

Yes. The number for flu are guesses. Or estimates. Or flat out WRONG. But the numbers for Chinavirus are absolutely TRUE!!! Because they read it in the NYT. Or heard it from Rachel Maddow. Or something.
A voice of reason:

former9thward (22,452 posts)

22. So career public health scientists are using a "ridiculous formula".

Well then, what do you, an anonymous poster, say is the correct formula?

former9thward (22,452 posts)

23. I don't know about 34 states or the 2018 flu

But the stats for the 2020 flu are published every day and they are higher than Covid in some states and lower in others. For example in CA Covid deaths are 3955 and to date flu deaths are 4701. In Texas Covid deaths are 1602 and flu deaths are 2413. The figures are all over the place for the 50 states.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/coronavirus/country/united-states/

BGBD (423 posts)

28. The quite part

is that the reason many places aren't hit hard is because we ignored the federal government and states/counties/cities took it upon themselves to enforce social distancing, including shutdowns.

The republican argument is essentially that we don't need stay at home orders because the virus isn't that bad......but not mentioning it is only under control because we changed our entire society in reaction to it and undoing that would lead to an even worse situation.

Yeah. Sure.

[Texacon]

It's why they never get anywhere.  They refuse to look at facts they don't like.  When that happens you don't make the necessary changes you need to make so you just continue to make the same mistakes.

They've never admitted that Hillary simply ran a horrible campaign and was just an unlikable person all the way around.  They prefer to blame it on theft or misogyny or anything other than what actually happened.

KC