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is the FLU less dangerous than COVID ?

broadsword

25 Apr 20 13:09

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no its not .......says Dr. Erickson

https://youtu.be/xfLVxx_lBLU

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broadsword When: 25 Apr 20 13:13

part 2 https://youtu.be/zb6j7o1pLBw

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Crisp77 When: 25 Apr 20 13:22

How about walking up and down the stairs with flu?

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CLYDEBANK29 When: 25 Apr 20 13:27

There's no point waching that link as it's clearly BS

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Injera When: 25 Apr 20 13:42

Immunology experts peddling bs? Hmm, seems unlikely. Just different opinions based on previous and current experience.

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lurka When: 25 Apr 20 14:22

Nobody knows yet. But it certainly spreads at an exponential rate compared to flu because everyone can get it. All of the restrictive measures are to control the spread, not because it's particularly deadly.

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Reynard When: 25 Apr 20 19:28

lurka • April 25, 2020 2:22 PM BST
Nobody knows yet. But it certainly spreads at an exponential rate compared to flu because everyone can get it. All of the restrictive measures are to control the spread, not because it's particularly deadly.

Is yhat any different to seasonal flu ?

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brassneck When: 25 Apr 20 19:46

The flu fizzles out,but this CV could last until they find a cure or a vaccine,nobody knows ,in fact CV could last forever+one day.
The jury is still out and it looks like its the VIRUS itself will make the decision about fizzling out.

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brassneck When: 25 Apr 20 19:49

its also killing the bats in east asia,but they don't tell you that.

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Arleystation When: 25 Apr 20 20:23

Flu is contained by established herd immunity and vaccine, although mutations each year still make it hostile to those with compromised immune systems.

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irishone When: 01 May 20 08:57

400 flu deaths new york jan to april
4000 covid 19 deaths

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lurka When: 01 May 20 09:12

Apr 25, 2020 -- 7:28PM, Reynard wrote:

lurka • April 25, 2020 2:22 PM BSTNobody knows yet. But it certainly spreads at an exponential rate compared to flu because everyone can get it. All of the restrictive measures are to control the spread, not because it's particularly deadly.Is yhat any different to seasonal flu ?

Yes of course it's fundamentally different because there is a large amount of immunity built up in the population, so it can't spread nearly as much or as quickly.

It is similar to a pandemic flu like the Hong Kong flu or Spanish flu because they were new strains and there was no immunity, just like now.

As I said, the issue is the rate of spread, not how deadly it is.

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PorcupineorPineapple When: 01 May 20 09:34

Is this the same flu for which we vaccinate millions of people every year?

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lurka When: 01 May 20 09:43

Reynard asked if it was different to seasonal flu, so, yes.

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lurka When: 01 May 20 09:50

Some countries controlled the spread from day 1 so it never got too out of hand and they didn't have to lock down. EU/US did nothing at the start, let the spread get out of hand and had to take very restrictive measures to reduce the spread back down to a low level (not there yet) and then they will be able to think about releasing lockdown.

It may be less deadly than flu, but if the spread gets out of hand too much then too many get infected at once, hosptials get overwhelmed, people can't get treatment and then it kills at a much higher rate than now and a much higher rate than seasonal flu. That is the case in every pandemic. The goal is to ensure that doesn't happen. Doing nothing at the start and letting it spread uncontrolled is why we are locked down now, not because it's particularly deadly or more deadly than flu.