I have not posted on the Right To Gripe in quite some time but feel the
need to bring it back with a weekly Gripe. My reason for bringing this
Blog back is my intolerance of some people and their inaccurate postings
on Facebook. I have to tell you that this is quickly becoming one of
my top 5 pet peeves. It won't replace the masses being idiots thouygh!
During the election which put Donald Trump in the White House and now
during the Covid 19 Pandemic people are posting inaccurate information
on the web more and more. For some reason, they feel the need to post
bogus stories from news and web sites with a zero reputation ranking.
They are posting nilly willy video's of people giving their opinions and
treating them like fact. Right now we see so called doctors and even
general practitioners posting contradicting stories and video's about
the Corona Viruses. These posts are contradicting to the viral and
pandemic experts from around the world who actually know what the are
doing.
One of these topics that we see quite often is the Covid 19 Virus is no
different that other viruses that we get all the time. This statement
drives me CRAZY! Medical workers on the front lines in Covid 19 hot
spots will tell you different as well as the viral experts who deal with viruses everyday. NO, it is
much different and here are some facts that prove this.
Virus # of Cases In U.S. # of Deaths in U.S. % of Deaths
Covid 19 1,350,000 79,773 5.9%
H1N1 60,800,000 12,469 0.02%
Swine Flu 1,400,000,000 575,400 0.04%
Avian Flu 0.00 0.00 0.00%
* H1N1, Swine and Avian flu numbers are based on a 1 year span of time versus a much shorter time for Covid 19.
When you look at the numbers, H1N1 and Swine Flu infected a
significantly higher amount of the American population while the Avian
Flu never made the transition in the U.S. from birds to humans. The
Avian Flu was first detected in Mute Swans in Michigan on 08/14/06 and
then again in ducks in Pennsylvania and Maryland on 09/03/06. Covid 19
ranks 3rd out of the 4 examples of total people infected with modern day
flu cases, but ranks 2nd in the total number deaths. The significant
number to look at here is the percentage of deaths related to Covid 19
versus the rest of the pack. Covid 19 ranks #1 by far with 5.9% of
Americans passing away once infected. We do need to take into play the
short time that Covid 19 has been in the U.S. and our inability to test
people early in the Pandemic. Of course these numbers will change as
time goes on and more testing is completed. Our inability to test
people is another topic soon to be Griped about.
The bottom line here is the Covid 19 Virus so far has been deadlier in
terms of the percentage of people who die because of it. It is easy to
sit back and say, "I'm not going to pay attention to the virology
experts because I think this is no worse than a common flu". If you
actually believe this, then you are sadly mistaken. Please, please,
please, I implore you to do some valid research on reputable sites such
as the CDC, WHO and other good medical sources. Don't believe every
Tom, Dick and Harry who posts nonsensical garbage on the internet. And
for God's sake, don't believe everything you read on Facebook. Believe
it or not, I know at least one person who depends on Facebook for their
news. Finally, STOP POSTING false information on Facebook. As I just
mentioned, there are people who believe everything that they read on
FB. Do the research and then come up with your own conclusion based on
the facts at hand. Don't be an idiot! We still don't know everything
that there is to know about Covid 19 and it will take time to do so.
Listen to the experts! Stay at home and wear a mask when you go out.
Is it hard to do these things? Not really. Let's make sure we can kick
the BIG 19 so we can get back to what will be a new normal.
I have not posted on the Right To Gripe in quite some time but feel the
need to bring it back with a weekly Gripe. My reason for bringing this
Blog back is my intolerance of some people and their inaccurate postings
on Facebook. I have to tell you that this is quickly becoming one of
my top 5 pet peeves. It won't replace the masses being idiots thouygh!
During the election which put Donald Trump in the White House and now
during the Covid 19 Pandemic people are posting inaccurate information
on the web more and more. For some reason, they feel the need to post
bogus stories from news and web sites with a zero reputation ranking.
They are posting nilly willy video's of people giving their opinions and
treating them like fact. Right now we see so called doctors and even
general practitioners posting contradicting stories and video's about
the Corona Viruses. These posts are contradicting to the viral and
pandemic experts from around the world who actually know what the are
doing.
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