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posted ago by FreeBased1 ago by FreeBased1 +17 / -1

[Warning: Long Post Ahead]

So I need your help: I need some stats that I can trust. I need some good articles and graphs to show my wife the truth, and not fear-mongering. She is a strong woman, but has been stressed out so much (working from home while teaching 3 kids their school's lesson plans is HARD) I get to go to my office every day then come home and play with my kids.

A problem I have is that I don't trust the CDC or WHO. And that's a problem with the 'mask' situation. During our argument, I mean our DISCUSSION, she said the "CDC is still telling everyone to wear masks in public!"

I looked it up on their website, and yes, they do. But then they say it's to prevent you from getting OTHER people sick, in case you're sick and don't know it yet. The CDC is telling people to wear masks so they don't infect others, NOT to keep themselves safe.

And the CDC, WHO, state health department, etc. are always going to mitigate their liability. They're going to err on the side of caution, and recommend more drastic measures than are likely necessary. (If not downright lie; don't get me started on that!)

Long story long, I need help convincing my wife things are OK. I need help reassuring her things are OK. A lot of this is stress she is dealing with because she is trying to work full time at home (impossible) while watching 3 kids AND teaching them (and they're all in different grades, so different homework, lessons, videos, etc.)

Thank you if you were able to stay awake and read my entire post. :) I wish TDW had a sub (dom) for text posts like this, separate from the memes and hot-off-the-press news. More of a discussion-focused area.

Stay safe and MAGA-on!

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Mrsattorney 1 point ago +1 / -0

First understand that wearing the mask is partly due to peer pressure from Karens in suburbia. Regarding your wife's own fears, present her with the data. Today, South Carolina has 5,881 cases out of a population of 5,149,000, with 232 deaths. 87% of the deaths in SC are among those 60 and older, and 67% of those deaths are among those over the age of 71. Thus, the chance of contracting the disease is very low, and the chance of dying from it is even lower. We also know that the number of deaths is being inflated because the Medicare/Medicaid system pays more for Covid patients. Good luck!

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FreeBased1 [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

Where are those stats? I've seen several "COVID-19 Tracking websites" and they never seem to agree on the exact number.

And yeah, I have been reading about people with Diabetes, Heart Disease and other stuff being classified as a COVID-19 death!

Thank you!

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Mrsattorney 2 points ago +2 / -0

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ Find your state...then scroll all the way to the right to find the underlying data. SC has a demographic breakdown of all of the data too.