JAMA article published today states that SARSCOV2 is at least 40 times as deadly as the Influenza virus. Why are most people not concerned? Do they not know this information? Do they think that they are immune? Do they not trust the Health authorities? Do they know that the data, assumptions made, results and conclusions are somewhat suspect of comparing "apples to oranges?" Do they not see evidence to support the studies? I went out today, it seems like I was the only person taking precautions. Why?
I think the principal problem are the communication media. Specially Facebook, twitter, where many conspirational people share videos saying different combination of stupid ideas that make people think that this is not true. Additionally, people need to see directly that this is happening. When the country is doing well and the number of dead is conserved silent, people get the feeling that this is not happening.
Quote from JAMA: "These statistics on counted deaths suggest that the number of COVID-19 deaths for the week ending April 21 was 9.5-fold to 44.1-fold greater than the peak week of counted influenza deaths during the past 7 influenza seasons in the US, with a 20.5-fold mean increase (95% CI, 16.3-27.7).5,6"
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Assessment of Deaths From COVID-19 and From Seasonal Influenza
Jeremy Samuel Faust, MD, MS1; Carlos del Rio, MD2,3 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2306
This is one reference, there are many others, actually says a possible 44.1 fold increase>>>
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