{"id":5447,"date":"2020-05-16T20:59:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T02:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayharvey.org\/?p=5447"},"modified":"2020-05-16T21:20:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T03:20:52","slug":"covid-19-is-not-like-the-flu-in-these-two-important-ways-and-we-should-all-be-grateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayharvey.org\/index.php\/2020\/05\/covid-19-is-not-like-the-flu-in-these-two-important-ways-and-we-should-all-be-grateful\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Is Not Like The Flu In These Two Important Ways — And We Should All Be Grateful\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Covid-19 may have an overall lethality that’s closer to seasonal flu<\/a> than previously thought, but in the following two ways it is not<\/strong><\/em> like seasonal flu:<\/p>\n

If it were like the flu, 700 children would now be dead and 150 infants would be deceased. <\/span><\/p>\n

As it is, 17 deaths across both age brackets have been recorded in U.S. total for Covid-19.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

That is a stark and important difference.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following story is 100 percent bullshit — promulgated by CNN and Rachel Maddow, among others:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reader, I urge you to please process this: <\/span>Texas\u2019s case numbers are up because their testing has surged.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Look at percent positive over past seven days. All it takes is one graphic to prove this entire story is complete propaganda. Yet go read the comments: people totally believing it and demanding Texas shut down.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In other news, Swedish epidemiologist Johan Giesecke, who like all sensible people — scientists especially — realizes the intractable nature of the horrific policies enacted by force overnight, had this to say in an interview today:<\/p>\n

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Speaking of sensible people, it’s just been reported that the head of New York City’s public hospitals pushed to keep the city open, but was overruled by stupidity.<\/p>\n

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“This virus doesn’t change who your friends are: it reveals who your friends are.”<\/p>\n

A friend sent me that earlier today, and I think it’s true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Covid-19 may have an overall lethality that’s closer to seasonal flu than previously thought, but in the following two ways it is not like seasonal flu: If it were like the flu, 700 children would now be dead and 150 infants would be deceased. As it is, 17 deaths across both age brackets have been … <\/p>\n

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