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Mar 31, 2020
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Northwest Cougar
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Wait, so you're saying we're trying to flatten the curve? Why didn't someone
just say so in the first place?
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Stop comparing CV-19 with the flu and other forms of death. They’re not
homegrown
3/31/20 8:29am
Good luck
Blueto
3/31/20 8:36am
I'm growing concerned at the level of critical thinking of supposed BYU grads
ryebrye
3/31/20 8:39am
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Cougazul
3/31/20 8:42am
That's been going on a long time.
SoCalCoug
3/31/20 9:25am
Of course it'll be compared to the flu.
johnnycarson
3/31/20 8:41am
The fact that daily coronavirus deaths exceed flu deaths right now will be...
Sumguy
3/31/20 9:06am
Agree with most of that but younger people being hospitalized seems to be a huge
coug almighty
3/31/20 8:43am
If this were hitting kids it would be a whole different situation.
johnnycarson
3/31/20 8:44am
One reason why the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic was so significant.
BlueBlood94
3/31/20 9:57am
"I had a little bird, it's name was Enza I opened the window and in flew Enza"
JmThms
3/31/20 10:13am
40% of US coronavirus hospitalizations are for people under 55 per the CDC
Sumguy
3/31/20 9:10am
They're outliers, but not huge outliers
Resurgens
3/31/20 9:27am
Seeing the stress of the small earthquake in Salt Lake, we should be praying
Q-grr
3/31/20 8:44am
Glad you're willing to sacrifice your livelihood on the altar of stopping COVID
delux_247
3/31/20 8:45am
Come back to this in a few months.. and look at Brazil/Mexico. two countries
flyzag
3/31/20 8:47am
And South Korea!!!
Pick-Six Coug
3/31/20 9:58am
You mean the country that had aggressive testing, tracking, and quarantining.
ironman1315
3/31/20 10:16am
We didn't have every opportunity to mirror SK, but we sure fell flat.
coug almighty
3/31/20 10:32am
you can make all the comparisons you want
Deleted
3/31/20 8:49am
Some prefer we don’t remove this from context. If the only
gwalker
3/31/20 8:51am
Good thoughts.
coolblue
3/31/20 8:53am
Furthermore, I find your attempt to speak for the prophet a bit
gwalker
3/31/20 8:55am
Amen to that!
Northwest Cougar
3/31/20 9:01am
I actually disagree with you here
Resurgens
3/31/20 9:29am
The "why" he made the decision is what people have jumped to conclusions about.
gwalker
3/31/20 9:36am
Ah understood, that makes sense.
Resurgens
3/31/20 12:06pm
Well said!
BoiseBlueCoug
3/31/20 8:56am
plus we don't track any other deaths on a daily basis so we aren't used to that
Scooter
3/31/20 9:21am
All good, except strangely stats show reduced deaths in economic recessions.
JmThms
3/31/20 9:30am
Issue is that people comparing it to the flu aren't also contrasting it with flu
Bandersnatch
3/31/20 10:18am
Then he can add that context instead of saying, "Stop talking about it!"
gwalker
3/31/20 10:29am
in many ways it's a good comparison.
Belboz
3/31/20 8:55am
In other ways it's not
Sumguy
3/31/20 9:13am
sure. I can also compare a truck and a sedan. They're similar in so many ways.
Belboz
3/31/20 9:23am
People do get hurt from comparisons to the flu and coronavirus, though
Sumguy
3/31/20 9:39am
sure, it may be more deadly but comparing them like I did doesn't hurt.
Belboz
3/31/20 9:46am
Responsible comparisons put them in context
Sumguy
3/31/20 10:35am
So your issue isn't necessarily all comparisons, but rather a certain type.
Belboz
3/31/20 10:56am
Comparing Covid19 to the flu is how scientists claim to be experts. Also...
ldssdl
3/31/20 8:56am
Let's Ban Big Gulps and Cookies ... Obesity clogs the Health Care system too!
Xenon
3/31/20 8:57am
RE: Let's Ban Big Gulps and Cookies ... Obesity clogs the Health Care system
ironman1315
3/31/20 8:58am
It's just that per unit of time they don't threaten overwhelming ICU resources.
JmThms
3/31/20 8:59am
I know everyone is a little testy right now, but let's leave cookies out of this
ochobeeguy
3/31/20 9:16am
Especially oatmeal raisin.
JmThms
3/31/20 9:25am
Oatmeal raisin cookies are the skim milk of cookies.
ironman1315
3/31/20 9:44am
Viva la diff.......whatever.
JmThms
3/31/20 9:52am
Wait, so you're saying we're trying to flatten the curve? Why didn't someone
Northwest Cougar
3/31/20 8:59am
Majority of hospitals right now are not overwhelmed
JOPE
3/31/20 9:07am
Source?
Sumguy
3/31/20 9:14am
Several doctor friends have said as much.
Division Bell
3/31/20 9:20am
I highly doubt it's going to stay that way
Resurgens
3/31/20 9:24am
Probably. I still hope we started social distancing in time.
Division Bell
3/31/20 10:34am
2 States are over. 10 are projected to get close or go over.
ochobeeguy
3/31/20 10:52am
THIS^ Hospitals in my state are near empty and they are laying off nurses
dazcoug
3/31/20 10:46am
Why complain? This is literally the best case scenario for the coronavirus
Sumguy
3/31/20 10:53am
There is a legitimate moral dilemma with good arguments on both sides.
Josef K
3/31/20 9:14am
war-time-like effort to increase healthcare equipment, labor force, and capacity
Doogal McCougar
3/31/20 9:46am
I think proving that the hospitals won't get overwhelmed is the answer.
Josef K
3/31/20 11:11am
So a bad Flu season isn't capable of overwhelming our hospitals?
SnickSnack
3/31/20 9:50am
I believe critical flu patients don't need ICU ventilators for 2-3+ weeks.
Doogal McCougar
3/31/20 9:53am
Are you really suggesting it's not ok to give perspective to all of this? There
dazcoug
3/31/20 10:00am
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