Scott 🇮🇱🇺🇦 WILL NOT COMPLYOne in ten US deaths last week were due to pneumonia, flu, or COVID-19.
That's about a 50% higher rate than the CDC's epidemic threshold.
Bottom line: this country is in the midst of a severe respiratory disease epidemic that nobody's talking about.
Krystle the Actor@escott And it continues to spike each winter. It will continue to do so until people are killed off or have reached an effective enough level of herd immunity.
@clearlykrystle It's unnecessary to have so many deaths. Getting vaccinated, staying at home when sick, frequent hand-washing—none of these things are too much to ask.
Or at least, I used to think so.
StillKindaHoping@escott
They were not too much to ask until the #CoronaVirus mutated (fortunately) into a milder version as #Omicron, and many people found their new personal #riskacceptance tolerance. Should it #mutate lethally and spread we will likely all wish we'd put the masks on sooner.
@clearlykrystle
They were not too much to ask until the #CoronaVirus mutated (fortunately) into a milder version as #Omicron, and many people found their new personal #riskacceptance tolerance. Should it #mutate lethally and spread we will likely all wish we'd put the masks on sooner.
@clearlykrystle
@clearlykrystle @stillkindahoping There are 1000s of deaths in the US each week from Covid right now. And researchers are discovering a variety of chronic conditions arising from even mild bouts of Covid. People can decide on their own risk tolerance but should not be deciding that for others.