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« on: May 01, 2021, 06:46:32 pm »
India was hit by a shocking surge.  I wonder if the vaccines have gotten there yet?  Their problem is made worse by their severe overpopulation.  I hope that does not happen here in this country.    I wonder, if this is a pandemic, can the flu also be considered one?  On Wikipedia, the flu is not listed as one, but the Spanish flu is.
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2021, 07:03:41 pm »
A "pandemic" requires a rapid increase in the number of infections.  Influenza cases have been relatively stable for many decades, so it does not qualify.
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2021, 07:11:41 pm »
Quote from: Spider-Dan on May 01, 2021, 07:03:41 pm
A "pandemic" requires a rapid increase in the number of infections.  Influenza cases have been relatively stable for many decades, so it does not qualify.
  AIDS is listed.  Those numbers have been stable
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2021, 07:28:12 pm »
Also with the vaccines, I predict this will indeed be similar to the flu. 
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2021, 06:42:20 am »
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  AIDS is listed.  Those numbers have been stable

You either weren't alive or were too young to know when AIDS came on the scene. Definitely qualified.
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« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2021, 08:29:50 am »
Quote from: dolphins4life on May 01, 2021, 06:46:32 pm
I wonder if the vaccines have gotten there yet? 

Vaccines start there.  India, I believe is one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) producer of the vaccine in the world, but they shipped most of it out.  I think it only something like 2% of the population is fully vaccinated there.
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« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2021, 08:32:09 am »
The AIDS comparison made me curious, so I found this chart of AIDS cases and deaths in the US, by year:
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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2021, 08:47:16 am »
I know the Moderna and Pfizer were mRNA, but isn't J&J a traditional one?
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« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2021, 10:39:33 pm »
Yes, J&J and AstraZeneca are traditional vaccines.
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« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2021, 03:40:09 pm »
If Covid-19 becomes like the flu in terms of stats, will we go back to normal then?
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« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2021, 03:45:15 pm »
Quote from: dolphins4life on May 04, 2021, 03:40:09 pm
If Covid-19 becomes like the flu in terms of stats, will we go back to normal then?
Much of Texas already has.
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« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2021, 04:20:37 pm »
I think the whole country can open fully now
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« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2021, 04:21:42 pm »
I just hope we can maintain the good effects on the environment
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« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2021, 04:49:11 pm »
Quote from: Pappy13 on May 04, 2021, 03:45:15 pm
Much of Texas already has.
Texas has averaged 50 COVID deaths per day over the last week, equivalent to over 18,000 deaths/year.
For purposes of comparison, TX had less than 1,900 flu deaths during the 2019 flu season (roughly 20 per day).

If Texas has decided to return to normal, it's not because the threat is no longer serious.
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« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2021, 05:41:58 pm »
Quote from: Spider-Dan on May 04, 2021, 04:49:11 pm
Texas has averaged 50 COVID deaths per day over the last week, equivalent to over 18,000 deaths/year.
For purposes of comparison, TX had less than 1,900 flu deaths during the 2019 flu season (roughly 20 per day).

If Texas has decided to return to normal, it's not because the threat is no longer serious.


Is that more or less than with restrictions?
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