tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post7514156032207873019..comments2024-02-20T15:17:48.594+11:00Comments on A.E.Brain: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Letter to PrescribersZoe Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-75772384584018312742020-03-25T02:54:13.410+11:002020-03-25T02:54:13.410+11:00"CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter i..."CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years"<br /><br />I do not know where you get your data but it is wrong. First clue is everyone dies at sometime. The government can not afford to keep the promise to give the benefits to old people or even the veterans. The world has finite resources, but the over population is using them faster than nature makes them. Over 4 billion live in poverty. If governments pump money into the economy it will cause inflation because of limited resources. The poor will get poorer and might cause more wars. The earth has been culled before. I am 71 and am not worried. A life in fear and without freedom is not worth living. <br /><br />Hope you are doing well. Propaganda is a powerful tool like religion.<br /><br />Hugs LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-59507986458853390792020-03-24T14:24:07.621+11:002020-03-24T14:24:07.621+11:00In the US, the average daily death toll from all f...In the US, the average daily death toll from all forms of the flu over the last 6 yezrs has been 168.<br /><br />Yesterday, the death toll from COVID-19 was 26. Doubling about every week.<br /><br />It will continue to double every week for some months.<br /><br />Common coronaviruses found in humans are :<br /><br /> 229E (alpha coronavirus)<br /> NL63 (alpha coronavirus)<br /> OC43 (beta coronavirus)<br /> HKU1 (beta coronavirus)<br /><br />These are responsible for about a third of cases of the "common cold". If you have ever had a cold at any time in your entire life, odds are pretty good you have been exposed to one or more of them. They are now endemic in humans, and probably have been for a while.<br /><br />When they first infected us, before both evolution and passing down of antibodies from mother to child defanged them, they were probably equally as deadly. Common Colds can still be deadly to the aged and infirm, but few get pneumonia from them (I did this time last year, it knocked me about a bit, but 3 months later I was back on my feet).<br /><br />Flu is still a problem, but that's in addition to this one. And yes, the homeless and poor are more likely not to get the simple medical treatment that can reduce the death toll, in both cases.<br /><br />We have to do something about that. This is not a beat up though. Millions will die in the US alone, ten million or more if we don't get our act together. Bear in mind that 3 million Americans die every year, so even 10 million more over 3 years is not going to leave piles of bodies in the streets. Just a doubling in the number of funerals, hardly noticeable.<br /><br /><br />Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-58711164361008156252020-03-24T11:25:56.253+11:002020-03-24T11:25:56.253+11:00The media is pumping propaganda to manipulate the ...The media is pumping propaganda to manipulate the public. Most people have a mild flu as the governments reduce the numbers of those on benefits. <br /><br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com