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re: How man Covid cases were/are just the Flu?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:45 pm to Dawgfanman
Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:45 pm to Dawgfanman
quote:These are the number of flu tests reported, by season (week 40 to week 28 of the following year):
They weren’t doing a Covid and flu test before. Just Covid. I know that I had 5 tests, not once tested for flu
2018-19: 1232311
2019-20: 1450317
2020-21: 1274111
So maybe you weren't tested for flu, but overall flu tests are at pretty typical levels.
quote:Still don't understand how/why your logic is completely breaking down here. When it's not flu season and flu is not much of a concern, it's cheaper to just test for covid (assuming the test kit itself is cheaper, which obviously stands to reason). When it is flu season and flu is a concern, it's cheaper to run one combo covid/flu test than it is to run two separate tests. Again, what is your hangup here?
Covid testing will happen less, as you said earlier the drive thru testing was Covid only..to keep things fast and cheap. Now it’ll either happen less or cost more.
quote:If the numbers go up, it's because they're fearmongering for control. If the numbers go down, it's to pat themselves on the back for doing such a good job. What'll it be next week?
My suspicion is it won’t happen at all, as this admin has incentive to now drive down the numbers..
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Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:51 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
What don't you understand? Vaccines aren't an Iron Curtain. They are a preventative and an anti-viral in the case of infection - just like the flu vaccines.
It's very simple:
He got the vaccine
He got covid
He has no symptoms
See, this is better than "he got covid and has terrible symptoms".
You are missing the point. He could have gotten Covid without the vaccine and had no symptoms.
The “why are we doing this” stems from him being vaccinated and STILL HAVING TO BE SUBJECTED TO COVID PROTOCOLS.
Many people aren’t getting the vaccine because they fear Covid. They are getting it so that they don’t have to deal with it anymore. Now that it’s becoming abundantly clear that won’t be the case it’s leading many people to wonder why they even took the risk (as big or small as the risk may be)
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:08 pm to Korkstand
why is that funny?
You think the administration is above this? Were you in a cave when they were beating the "masked while vaccinated" drum, only to completely reverse course just days later when Biden's numbers started tanking?
You are a fool.
You think the administration is above this? Were you in a cave when they were beating the "masked while vaccinated" drum, only to completely reverse course just days later when Biden's numbers started tanking?
You are a fool.
This post was edited on 7/26/21 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:15 pm to Seldom Seen
quote:
How man Covid cases were/are just the Flu?
Who cares. They are basically the same thing.
It is fascinating how some threat we have lived with for our entire life can be turned into a crisis that threatens your very existence and idiots act like it is news worthy.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:42 pm to Vacherie Saint
quote:It's always the same folks saying "they want more control" when the numbers go up and "they need things to look better" when the numbers go down. Do you not see the absurdity in the logic? That's a rhetorical question.
why is that funny?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:46 pm to Seldom Seen
Watch the leftist claim that India is under reporting deaths by the millions then tell you it’s impossible that our government is lying about COVID infections/deaths here. Communism really does create stupid people.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:49 pm to Korkstand
quote:
It's always the same folks saying "they want more control" when the numbers go up and "they need things to look better" when the numbers go down. Do you not see the absurdity in the logic?
I’m the person who said it, you won’t find a single instance of me saying they want more control with regards to testing numbers/vaccines.
I’ve had the vaccine, I’ve been tested. I’ve also seen Fauci, the admin, the CDC, the entire medical community flail around changing their recommendations often for no explainable reason other than to manipulate people in ways they desire that aren’t rooted in science. Take them directly lying about masks in the early days, so they could hoard them, as simply one example. Them down talking rapid developed vaccines prior to Biden winning as another.
This has given myself and probably hundreds of millions of other Americans a rightful distrust of our public health officials, news media and elected representatives.
Shills like you who act all smartass about such distrust don’t help matters.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:50 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
quote:
I wonder how many of the “I didn’t lose my smell or taste” “COVID cases” were actually the flu,
I've lost smell and taste with flu, the common cold and allergies before.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:57 pm to Jax-Tiger
quote:As many beds as a hospital had. The financial incentive for admitting Covid cases makes it practically impossible to get the truth.
how many people were hospitalized with "Covid-19" when they actually had the flu?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:58 pm to Korkstand
quote:
Yes, that was normal if the covid-only test was used. The new recommendation is to use the combo tests that check covid and flu to save time/resources. But a lot of idiots are misinterpreting that to mean that the covid-only tests were mistaking flu for covid.
You are overlooking a third and more likely scenario:
People come in with flu, get tested for Covid and because the Covid test being used insanely has insanely low thresholds the sick person tests positive despite only have a very low instance of Covid. In reality they were sick with flu.
Covid is credited instead of flu.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:01 pm to Robin Masters
quote:Except flu testing is basically at typical levels and the overwhelming majority of those tests are negative.
You are overlooking a third and more likely scenario:
People come in with flu, get tested for Covid and because the Covid test being used insanely has insanely low thresholds the sick person tests positive despite only have a very low instance of Covid. In reality they were sick with flu.
Covid is credited instead of flu.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:04 pm to Dawgfanman
quote:Well maybe you should coordinate with like-minded individuals and get your whole story straight, because as it stands the right is a total clusterfrick of conflicting conspiracy theories, many based on a misunderstanding of basic english as has happened with this announcement about covid tests.
I’m the person who said it, you won’t find a single instance of me saying they want more control with regards to testing numbers/vaccines.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:07 pm to Korkstand
quote:
Except flu testing is basically at typical levels and the overwhelming majority of those tests are negative.
Two separate tests. They run Covid first. Pops hot. They aren’t running second for flu.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:22 pm to Robin Masters
quote:This is probably what happens in the case of the vast majority of positive covid tests.
Two separate tests. They run Covid first. Pops hot. They aren’t running second for flu.
Still, as I said, the number of flu tests performed over the past year is essentially at the same level as past years. If the covid tests were mistaking flu for covid, then all those flu tests would also be positive, but they're not. You guys ready to start yet another conspiracy theory that the flu tests have been sabotaged and no one has noticed or bothered to check them?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:23 pm to Auburn1968
quote:
I've lost smell and taste with flu, the common cold and allergies before.
Not I and I’ve had all. Unless I count having a clogged up nose from allergies as “loss of smell.”
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:26 pm to Korkstand
quote:
You guys ready to start yet another conspiracy theory that the flu tests have been sabotaged
I don’t think anyone here started any of these theories..the fact that you don’t see the role of govt, Fauci, the CDC, the news and the health care “experts” as to why such things take root so easily is amusing.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:36 pm to Dawgfanman
quote:That's why I asked if anyone wants to start one.
I don’t think anyone here started any of these theories
quote:These things take root so easily because people are stupid. All of this stems from an announcement on test recommendations, and it in no way implies or "lets slip" that the older tests were mistaking flu for covid. But look at how many people immediately believe that to be true.
the fact that you don’t see the role of govt, Fauci, the CDC, the news and the health care “experts” as to why such things take root so easily is amusing.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:40 pm to Seldom Seen
quote:
How man Covid cases were/are just the Flu?
Damn, a shite-ton! I had been joking about this for months leading into the flu season because it was so blatantly obvious and I'll be damned if it wasn't exactly what happened. Everything got crammed into the Covid file for numerous reasons...just like anyone with half a brain knew how the Dems were going to try to steal the election. It was so obvious you could literally crack jokes about it, knowing it was coming.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:49 pm to Korkstand
quote:
t's always the same folks saying "they want more control" when the numbers go up and "they need things to look better" when the numbers go down. Do you not see the absurdity in the logic? That's a rhetorical question.
Your comment has exactly nothing to do with anything I'm talking about.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:01 pm to Vacherie Saint
quote:Sure it does. You have to find a way for your misunderstanding of what's going on to make sense in your head. You start with a predetermined conclusion, and then twist reality to make it fit with your version of the truth.
Your comment has exactly nothing to do with anything I'm talking about.
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