The Resurgence
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Democrats blame the U.S. case surge on inadequate testing and contact tracing. But the U.S. has averaged two to three times more tests per capita than most European and Asian countries. Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas all were doing more tests per capita when they lifted their lockdowns than Germany, Spain, France and South Korea have averaged.
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Amid the post-lockdown flare-ups, it’s worth revisiting Sweden, which has been widely criticized for never closing businesses and primary schools. Cases have been falling over the past month after a modest uptick in June due to more testing. Only 27 patients have died in the last week, fewer per capita than New York.
America’s liberals cite Sweden’s relatively high death rate (56 per 100,000 compared to 45.1 in France and 35.8 in the Netherlands). But two-thirds of deaths have been among those over age 80, and 97% never received intensive-care treatment. Blame Sweden’s socialized health system, which rationed treatment for the elderly even though ICUs were never overwhelmed.
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I think at least some of the surge is caused by people who have decided that covid isn't so scary.
Yes, I understand they are all stupid red-neck Trump people.
The schools may or may not open in Virginia this fall. At least part of the reason for this is to protect the students.
I believe the current number of school age children in Virginia, under 20, that have been hospitalized or died due to covid is zero. I can understand why this number, zero, wouldn't scare some people.
Yes, I know, I know, old people like me can be hurt badly by covid. And the teachers have reason to be afraid.
Still, zero hospitalizations or deaths for those under 20 is a number worth contemplating.
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@Copper I think it is more the possibility of spreading the COVID by children to their parents, grandparents, etc., and then they spreading it to others, etc.
It is the "ripple" effect.
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@taiwan_girl said in The Resurgence:
@Copper I think it is more the possibility of spreading the COVID by children to their parents, grandparents, etc., and then they spreading it to others, etc.
It is the "ripple" effect.
Yes.
Still, zero is a small amount.
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When I was young I had already sniffed out that our economy was based to a substantial degree on young healthy people working their whole young&healthy lives, to keep older sicker people alive as long as possible. I didn't resent it as much as observed it. I think these sorts of things might have swayed me towards resentment though.
