OK, Who Decides What Is or Isn't A Reputable Site for Covid Information.

[JonDouglas]

We are the third largest county in America - last time I looked anyway. Not "just one country" for sure, guy. One "big and populated county"...lol.

The issue I was addressing was the percent of beds being occupied by covid patients, not the size of the county or the number of new cases. There was near certainty the the number of new cases would go up with the variant, despite masking and immunization. The question of greater interest is the death and hospital saturation rate by covid patients taking up beds. Those two considerations are what tell you the most about the ferocity of the virus, not new cases.

 

[Murrmurr]

Designed for possible biological warfare, maybe?

Defiantly possible - but probable? Given the state of today's technology, starting with Watson & Crick, possible, yes. But then you need the mad scientist, who, possess the requisite knowledge, and has his own personal agenda for unleashing Covid on this planet...

Or, maybe some petty despot recruits this mad scientist and...

Create your own ending in 1k words or less

Quite possible.

No mad scientist needed, just well-educated, talented virologists and a well-funded lab.
I do believe its release was inadvertent, though. And I'd even say premature.

 

[JonDouglas]

Fauci and none of the liars that oppose him in the name of protecting their political party.

People who oppose Fauci are liars? Given how many times Fauci has changed his story, it must have been difficult for you to come up with a rational basis for that indictment.

 

[win231]

The only provable facts/absolutes about this virus are that it is real, it is highly contagious and it can be deadly or life altering. All else is conjecture, someones best guess. It's natural that 'best guesses' change as death and severe illness statistics change daily.

Unfortunately, it has been used as a political tool and to further personal agendas from the beginning and that continues to this day.

True - Covid is real, highly contagious, and it can be deadly or life altering. Pretty much also describes the flu, unless you believe what they're trying to convince us of.

 

[JonDouglas]

One might wonder if, when and what the "approved sources", whatever they are, are going to tell you about the Lamda Variant that seems to be coming up next. What great advice will the "trusted" sources say about that and when will they get around to it? Will it be a variant of "concern" like alpha, beta, gamma or delta or just one of "interest". Will current vaccines work as originally advertised or will they behave like vaccines of the past? The only thing new here is the FUD being tossed around. The good news is that death rates are way down at the moment and people are getting tired of media FUD and BS.

 

[JonDouglas]

Smart people would, IMHO, take care to listen to and consider two sides to most discussions and not think along political lines or get hung up on sources. The vaccination discussions are a case in point, where some can't get beyond their own stance. For example, calling people anti-vaxers is a non-thinking behavior, especially when discussing viral infections. Suppose I said "Coronavirus patients who recovered from the virus were far less likely to become infected during the latest wave of the pandemic than people who were vaccinated against COVID" and then went on suggest it might be a valid argument for some people to not get vaccinated with the onslaught of covid variants coming down the line.

I could leave it at that and see who'd get their panties in a bunch, possibly hit the Report button but that wouldn't be kind to any of the admins who might be working. Instead, I'll just say Israel National News.