Covid-19

[GoMuskies]

"Meanwhile, despite having the highest rate of tests per capita, the U.S. faces the largest outbreak in the world and new cases continue to trend upwards in many states." - Johns Hopkins 10/27/2020

Yes, more tests and more "confirmed" cases. They go hand in hand.

Note, we have the highest rate of tests per capita, but presently we're far from having the largest outbreak in the world per capita. France is eating our escargot on that front.

[X-man]

Thank you for further illustrating msm and your tds. Maybe listen to what he actually said/says and understand, rather than letting places like the washington post jump to conclusions that fit their narrative.

Btw, he's not my hero and I'm not voting for him nor biden for that matter.

I guess you're still having reading comprehension issues. If you weren't, you might have noticed that the Washington Post article I linked contains what Trump said. Brush up on those skills and get back to me, OK?

[boozehound]

Yes, more tests and more "confirmed" cases. They go hand in hand.

Note, we have the highest rate of tests per capita, but presently we're far from having the largest outbreak in the world per capita. France is eating our escargot on that front.

In a massive way. France has been reporting 350 cases per 100K for the past few weeks while the US has been around 20, I think.

Some of it is probably due to their population density being nearly 3x that us the United States, but it's far from a complete explanation. Even if you triple the US COVID new cases France is well above that. They have a major problem.

[Xville]

I guess you're still having reading comprehension issues. If you weren't, you might have noticed that the Washington Post article I linked contains what Trump said. Brush up on those skills and get back to me, OK?

You're right, it does, and then it takes that information and says things like " trump suggests by these statements...(enter tds narrative here)." which is complete nonsense.

[Lloyd Braun]

In a massive way. France has been reporting 350 cases per 100K for the past few weeks while the US has been around 20, I think.

Some of it is probably due to their population density being nearly 3x that us the United States, but it's far from a complete explanation. Even if you triple the US COVID new cases France is well above that. They have a major problem.

Check out Belgium and Czech rates per capita... As weather cools and people gather indoors the transmission rates soar. Hopefully the next wave of vaccine data is good. There were reports from the UK that population immunity is waning compared to a few months ago which doesn’t bode well for the “herd immunity” from illness method.

Meanwhile trust in a vaccine being safe is diminishing as well.

Quick note on testing: most health care systems are not testing asymptomatic patients. We hear about asymptomatic positives from sports teams and schools but the asymptomatic general population is not being mass tested. It’s a small percentage of positive tests from what I’ve seen and read. I’m the community there is noticeable increase in respiratory illness in general, and COVID numbers will continue to go up too. Then go down. Then go up. Repeat...

[GoMuskies]

Don't look now, but Sweden seems to be weathering the second wave better than anyone else in Europe.

[xu82]

Don't look now, but Sweden seems to be weathering the second wave better than anyone else in Europe.

Funny you should say that, because “not looking” has actually been an important part of my coping plan!

[Lloyd Braun]

Don't look now, but Sweden seems to be weathering the second wave better than anyone else in Europe.

Still worse than their comparable counties of Norway, Finland, and Denmark from what I’m seeing, no? Better than Switzerland currently which is a change though.

[GoMuskies]

Still worse than their comparable counties of Norway, Finland, and Denmark from what I’m seeing, no? Better than Switzerland currently which is a change though.

Could be. I was actually just comparing first wave to second, and Sweden was the only one I saw whose second wave was not as bad as its first. Everyone else was worse. Usually much worse. However, turns out of the three you mentioned Norway's second wave also isn't as bad yet. I missed them the first time flipping through the map.

[X-man]

You're right, it does, and then it takes that information and says things like " trump suggests by these statements...(enter tds narrative here)." which is complete nonsense.

Which part of these direct quotes from Trump, “People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots” or "But Fauci is a disaster” or “'He wants to listen to Dr. Fauci,' Trump said of Biden at the rally", don't you understand?