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PewPew_ThaDuK 11 points ago +13 / -2

The fucking infection rate is less than the flu. Look at the numbers. It seems like it spreads very fast but it peaks very fast as well.

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GrowAPair [S] 9 points ago +11 / -2

EXACTLY!! It's the MSM doing everything they can to tank the market -- fucking pieces of shit will never stop with them. This is exactly what they want to happen. They want to cause panic and civil unrest.

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ViaAlpina 3 points ago +5 / -2

Trump says it's real and a major concern. His experts say that it's more dangerous than the flu. That should be enough until better data comes out.

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Dialectic 2 points ago +3 / -1

I love the man, best president, but I also didn't listen to him when he was pushing red flag laws. He's not perfect and I'm not a drone. This is a manufactured panic and I"m not falling for this shit.

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PewPew_ThaDuK 2 points ago +2 / -0

eh, i havent really seen evidence of that. The virus has not disappeared yet apple is back to full capacity. Itally had a full quarantine in the northern part, but its still exploded. It seems like Iran and Itally have a strand closer to the original where its more agressive. Time will tell

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laughsinamerican 7 points ago +8 / -1

Media lying has become a redundant statement

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Hillarysudders 5 points ago +5 / -0

M’Liars?

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27Sandino 6 points ago +7 / -1

I actually made this exact argument at a dinner party the other night but it's hard to go against so called experts.

But I'll note that the same argument yielded the opposite conclusion on the official worldometer website, so I don't know.

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GrowAPair [S] 5 points ago +5 / -0

The point is. The media is doing everything they can to misinform the general public in the hopes of hurting Trump's reelection bid.

Just another example of the never ending sea of examples: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/liberal-hack-reporters-deliberately-use-half-of-president-trumps-quote-in-conference-call-with-governors-on-coronavirus-in-order-to-cause-panic/

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27Sandino 5 points ago +6 / -1

There's absolutely no doubt this is being used to hurt Trump, it's self evident and on display 24/7.

And it's pitiful that they're doing this during a possible pandemic because it creates mistrust in a moment where we need cooperation.

But the question remains, what is the actual death rate.

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Antiochus 3 points ago +3 / -0

Look, I hope the media is blowing this out of proportion. I hope the death rate is low. Bigly low.

But I'll tell you what, President Trump's hanging?

Best President ever.

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redstampede 6 points ago +6 / -0

Those numbers are very misleading. "Confirmed cases" of flu are very low because a lot of people get it who don't get tested.

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ShiffsDeadHooker 2 points ago +3 / -1

This is true, but it's also almost a given that there are an unknown number of people who got COVID-19 and didn't get tested, or even get sick beyond a slight sniffle or whatever. Just like a lot of people who had the flu and didn't get tested.

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Dialectic 4 points ago +5 / -1

Which means everyone should stop bringing up the ethereal "people who didn't get tested" numbers like it means anything. If we're using data for arguments, then all we can go on is the data. Of course, medical professionals also use guesstimates so .... whatever.

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SomeGuyOnTheInternet 2 points ago +3 / -1

The numbers from China mean absolutely nothing, don't base anything off of them.

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Dialectic 0 points ago +2 / -2

Ok lol..... wtf. Just ignore the largest pool of avaiable data. Fine.

Erase china's numbers and the total infections across the globe are less than 100k, and total deaths are what... 1k? 2k? If you don't include China's numbers then COVID-19 looks like an even bigger joke than it currently does

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SomeGuyOnTheInternet 2 points ago +2 / -0

I don't trust anything out of the mouths of commies. Why on Earth would you trust any data from the Chinese government?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3tnH4FGbd0&feature=emb_logo

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BaldyGull 1 point ago +1 / -0

Look at trajectory. Will you say that in two weeks when we have 10x the cases? How bout in a month at 100x the cases? Is there any reason it won't continue like that till it has run it's course? Best case would be a continuation of 2% fatality, but what will hospitals look like when we have millions of cases. What is fatality rate when hospitals are over run and we are out of Chinese produced antibiotics for pneumonia? These quarantines are crucial. I hope everyone takes this seriously. It only takes a small percentage to make quarantine fail.

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ViaAlpina 3 points ago +4 / -1

That data may be skewed because it's uncommon to test for influenza.

Please wait for better data folks.

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BaldyGull 2 points ago +2 / -0

But this article is only using confirmed case numbers for comparison. That is exactly the problem. This is terribly misleading. Probably just as bad as the MSM and we should call it out, even when it is from our side.

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sixfingerdildo 2 points ago +2 / -0

No the article is pointing out exactly that death rate of est flu vs rate of actual CV cases are apples vs oranges comparison. Actual death rate should be used to make comparisons.

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jrgreen73 0 points ago +1 / -1

Why is Trump buying into this, if it’s a lie?

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BaldyGull 1 point ago +1 / -0

This article is the lie. How many people get tested for flu vs wuhan? How might that effect these numbers? You don't have to agree with me, but think for yourself.