Everyone in media should read this until they understand it. Compared to what? by Heather Mac Donald | The New Criterionhttps://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/compared-to-what …
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Replying to @MZHemingway
I get it. Why aren't people over reacting to the seasonal flu that kills thousands every year and with a vaccine available?
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Replying to @cube47 @MZHemingway
Because seasonal flu doesn't overwhelm our healthcare resources. They are not comparable.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @MZHemingway
In the 2018-2019 flu season, there were 490K hospitalizations in the US. Spread over a 6 month window it is 81,666 a month and 2,722/day. Is the concern that Corona will have a similar amount of new hospitalizations a day? Or maybe adding only 300+ above the 2,722 can be bad?
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Did Italy have the flu last year? This is different.
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Thank you. The correct comparison is Italy in prior years with normal flu to Italy this year.
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