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God help us ! There are still people who think Flu is worse than COVID! ** -- DnDHoos 11/11/2020 05:38AM That would depend on how old you are... -- Yosemite Sam 11/11/2020 12:59PM Just my personal experience the flu (last year) was MUCH worse -- VintonVAHOO 11/11/2020 11:45AM It actually is for certain ages - if "worse" is defined as "more deadly" -- CharlestonSC 11/11/2020 10:52AM Covid is definitely more contagious, but not necessarily more deadly -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 08:22AM You don't think they undercount the number of people infected by the flu -- Zhoo 11/11/2020 12:26PM My understanding is that it's an estimate, not a count -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 12:31PM So its not accurate???? -- Zhoo 11/11/2020 3:09PM How many people do you think have been infected by -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 08:44AM Uncertain, but probably pushing 100M now with some level of infection -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 11:04AM I would love to think you’re right, but I have a hard -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 11:33AM I didn't say "treat it like the flu" -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 11:38AM I do allow comparisons. And in every comparison -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 11:54AM There are wide variances -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 12:05PM I do think covid has likely become less -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 1:17PM I would embrace a world where people had the right to manage their own risk ** -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 1:23PM I do too for the most part, but if you choose not to wear a mask, you're -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 1:32PM I don't think the current spread has much to do with masks -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 1:37PM Or we can follow the science as you like to preach. -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 1:50PM Did I ever write that you shouldn't wear one? -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 2:30PM I'd prefer I didn't have to shout -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 2:44PM Your anecdote needs data -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 3:48PM Not really. I trust scientific studies on the effectiveness of masks -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 4:18PM If you’re a healthy person under 40, it probably is! -- CDCHoo 11/11/2020 08:21AM I am not going to comment on this until I am completely done with COVID -- SoCalWahoo 11/11/2020 09:20AM Today COVID worse. Ten years from now, maybe not so much. -- Wahoos1 11/11/2020 08:19AM How do you define worse? The longevity of the flu is proven -- Chesapeake HOO 11/11/2020 07:58AM VHHA site now showing hospitalizatons around 1,200. That's up from 800 . -- GoochlandHoo 11/11/2020 07:15AM Nah, Ventilator usage is lower than it was in August and MUCH lower than in -- HOOfan_1 11/11/2020 11:38AM These Virginia numbers really haven’t changed much over time. I have been -- RML Hoos 11/11/2020 08:17AM I check every day, and this graph is a good indicator -- HOOfan_1 11/11/2020 11:45AM I agree. Has the governor started to talk about metrics he needs to see -- CAVern 11/11/2020 08:28AM Do you think the governor has any interest in leaving the state of emergenc -- RML Hoos 11/11/2020 08:33AM LOL. ** -- chefhoo 11/11/2020 12:24PM Yep, that is “the world is flat” crew... ** -- Beetle 11/11/2020 07:02AM Amen. Can you imagine the audacity of people who think that total death -- QBSacker 11/11/2020 06:33AM If I were under the age of say, 25, I'd probably rather get COVID than the -- Bourbon Bowl 11/11/2020 07:55AM You can probably raise that age to 45-50 ** -- SoCalWahoo 11/11/2020 09:35AM What do you think caused the 2.5x -- BocaHoo91 11/11/2020 12:01PM I thought about that, but it there is a pile of inconvenience that comes w/ -- Bourbon Bowl 11/11/2020 11:34AM Oh I know, I am living with it right now. ** -- SoCalWahoo 11/11/2020 12:17PM I'd say that breakeven age is probably about 60, or higher -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 08:25AM Lower, by about 20 years, unfortunately. ** -- NaturalMysticHoo 11/11/2020 10:40AM Thank you! COVID is not a “one size fits all” illness. -- CDCHoo 11/11/2020 08:23AM I've never heard of "long haul flu" like I'm hearing about "long haul C-19" ** -- Faz d. Hoo 11/11/2020 12:54PM My biggest worry about COVID is spreading it to my parents ** -- HOOfan_1 11/11/2020 12:17PM At this point, it is audacious to think the flu -- DownTownHoo 11/11/2020 07:52AM Flu death counts compared to Covid -- wahoowad 11/11/2020 06:40AM You numbers are perplexing. -- QBSacker 11/11/2020 06:57AM Oh I see now. Yes, I mistyped the Covid deaths! I am correcting that ** -- wahoowad 11/11/2020 07:26AM No one said they don’t matter, don’t be ridiculous ** -- Mg234 11/11/2020 06:59AM These are US deaths as per CDC -- wahoowad 11/11/2020 06:59AM Agree with QB on those numbers. US COVID deaths is around 240K, not 700K -- GoochlandHoo 11/11/2020 07:31AM US deaths for the 1918 Flu were around 700K though ** -- HOOfan_1 11/11/2020 11:51AM With less than 1/3 the current US population ** -- 007 Hoo 11/11/2020 12:07PM US deaths at 238k. ** -- chefhoo 11/11/2020 07:21AM And we’ve spent the last eight months social distancing, wearing mask, -- 111Balz 11/11/2020 06:53AMGet the Sabre Edge!
