Cochrane review. 2014. The gold standard in the medical field. What did it show? No decrease in hospitalizations, complications or mortality. Additional meta-analyses since then show that complications are more likely than disease reduction in those most severely affected.
One single non-review study showed that in otherwise healthy individuals, taking an antiviral within 1-2 days of symptoms may reduce symptoms by one day. That’s it. That’s the magic. Reducing 2 weeks of symptoms by a day in people who are the most likely to do fine on their own.
Look at the overall mortality from the flu since 2000. It’s decreased by 3.8%. No magic there. 20 years and no drugs to stop flu in it’s tracks. The only reason we’ve gotten that meager reduction is because vaccination rates have gone from less than 20% to around 45%.
I don’t expect to change your mind. Just hoping others won’t hurt themselves by believing what you’ve said. You can think anything you want.
That just means it is more virulent, not that it’s more deadly. In terms of total eventual deaths that is of great concern, but it’s certainly no Ebola. However, you are right, because China is a major player in the world market, the intensity of the containment effort is having a global impact on the global economy. Until the spread of the disease is contained to where new cases are few, we are all in for a bumpy ride.
The interviewee is credible, and references scientific papers. It appears that during the Obama administration a US lab engineered the virus as a bio weapon and sold it to China who used technology bought from Australia to make it more deadly still, but suffered a leak of the virus from its Wuhan BSL4 lab several hundred metres from the Wuhan meat market.
And the following link is a more recent interview with updated research info.
I was reading yesterday that there are two strains of the flu running simultaneously. So, someone could get one strain, get well, then get the other strain.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s been a bad flu season for children nationwide and now officials say there is a second wave of influenza spreading. Pennsylvania has more than 72,000 confirmed cases of the flu, which is just a small reflection of the number of people who are sick.
“Doctor” Francis Boyle has a Doctor of Law degree (lawyer) and a PhD in political science. He’s not a medical doctor, just to avoid confusion. Here is a list of his publications. I’m not sure an out of print book from 15 years ago or drafting a 30 year old law makes you a modern day “expert.”
That’s fine. Honestly that’s why I hadn’t brought it up until the last year when I was asked directly. I don’t think my degree or profession makes me instantly correct, so I’d rather those things not be a part of the conversation anyway. I’ve done a poor job of that in this thread.
There’s really no reason why anyone would or should believe what I’ve said anyway (as to my background). I’m not going to post diplomas or medical licenses or hospital IDs in order to verify things. That would be incredibly naïve and potentially dangerous on my part.
Yes. I’ve had 3 friends and 2 other members of my Congregation pass from complications due to the flu in the last 2-3 years. But we are all in the more…seasoned…parts of our lives.
I know I am late to the party, but in the spirit of this post, I predict that social media posts will appear claiming that this was whipped up in the lab and unleashed on China to keep their economy from taking ours.
President Trump, seeing these posts, will either Tweet about doing it, or make an off handed reference about it at a rally.
Libs try to chew their own ears off while Trumpublicans will praise him for taking bold action to defend the United States.
No worries. You didn’t know. 2 of them were healthy. One was 71 and the other was close to 80 but both in fine health at their ages. The other 3 had underlying health issues. Bouts of cancer. Heart issues. Immune problems.
ETA: My friend who was 71 when she passed had just run her third full marathon a few months before passing.
