I’ll go him 1 better. I think it possible this stuff has been around for years, just not a rapid-spread version prevalent enough to show up on the radar until it made itself a better spreader.
My wife teaches and gets a ”cold” every September/October, and gives it to me. Because of my suppressed immune system, it usually takes me about 6 weeks to get rid of a cold, and requires steroids and antibiotics to guard against getting pneumonia and nasal infections that get worse.
In 2016 and 2017, my bride had it way worse than me. Her “cold” lasted months, required multiple rounds of steroids, antibiotics, breathing treatments, narcotics to stop the coughing enough to get sleep. My regular routine worked for me. Our doc said ”it’s probably some type of coronavirus - the same thing that causes colds, but just changes into other versions.”
Is the 2019 “novel” coronavirus just a natural variant, or leaked from a bio-lab doing “gain of function” (or other weapon) research? We may never know.
But I can believe that up to 80% of people who got exposed and had the virus in measureable loads never got tested at a time they’d test positive because they never had symptoms.
At the end of this, the numbers will say that around 1% died from it and around 1% suffered long term effects, including some permanent. It’ll be 50 years before they will be able to say why.
On the Covid symptoms part. Yes, many who are young, healthy & in 'good shape', may have Covid, & never show any symptoms. If you are older, & relatively unhealthy, like myself, it (symptoms & all, & I had several of the symptoms) can easily kill you before you even know what hit you. By no means does any of any of this mean Covid-19 isn't very deadly & dangerous.
Bottom line, just because the Covid symptoms aren't showing up in all who have Covid, & Covid doesn't kill everyone who has/had it, DOESN'T MEAN IT ISN'T VERY DEADLY, & TO BE TAKEN DEADY SERIOUSDLY!
Btw, many/thousands upon thousands of the now 'Covid dead" didn't take Covid seriously. Too bad they can't speak for themselves!
Three things I'm sure of:
1. China (as usual) is lying like a rug about Covid-19, it's origins, first release date, death rate, hospitalizations & other important data & facts concerning Covid-19.
2. Covid-19 originated from the Wuhan lab, not that Wuhan wet market some keep trying to push off as the origin.
3. China will never admit/tell anyone the truth about Covid-19 (just like Trump).
Anyone who intentionally takes Covid-19 likely, does it at the peril of themselves, & all who potentially come into contact with them &/or their germs. THAT is a lot more people/deaths than some are willing to ever admit. ---------------- YOU are the'1%ers'! -------------------
If you are wise, & healthy enough, you would be more than wise to get vaccinated, asap! Otherwise, you have nobody to blame, but you & others who refused life & common sense.
If a dog roaming the public places had mange or rabies, would you let it run around free & clear? _-_- Covid is deadlier than mange & rabies!!!
Your 'rights', go as far as my/our ability to avoid you. When I can no longer avoid you, you go/get vaccinated. So say the majority.
If tRUMP had not (on 1/3/20) tried to cover up the Covid-19 pandemic warning he got, none of this crap/disaster would be nearly as bad as it now is. 45 should be euthanized. Then you can Clorox & deworm him.
Trump should have been prosecuted, convicted & imprisoned for his deadly Covid coverup & Covid policies.
Read it & weep. Weep for the thousands of innocent, American Covid dead, who can no longer weep for themselves.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/20/how-donald-trump-responded-coronavirsus-pandemic/
Whoops, it's behind a paywall.
45 <<< 1-44 ------- Covid doesn't care if you are (R), (D), or otherwise.
