Wednesday, April 29, 2020

The Media vs. Flatten the Curve

Sweden expects a higher curve but in line with its hospital capacity.

Sweden's neighbors are not avoiding the same deaths with their stronger mandates, they are delaying them, to the detriment of other values.

Before patting ourselves on the back notice that we haven't stopped the equivalent deaths, only delayed them while we destroy our economy and the livelihoods of millions of people.

That's because public officials haven't explained how to lift their unsustainable lockdowns while most of the public remains uninfected and there's no vaccine.

Apply the flu's estimated 0.1% death rate not to the 10% of the population susceptible to today's familiar strains but to the 60% likely to be infected by a novel strain.

The 1957, 1968 and even 1918 strains are still with us, contributing to an estimated 650,000 flu deaths world-wide every year.

Yes, these deaths will be heavily concentrated among the elderly.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-vs-flatten-the-curve-11588113213?mod=hp_opin_pos_2

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