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Definition of pandemic
Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:53 pm
Pandemic - A disease prevalent over an entire country or the world
Definition of prevalent - widespread in a particular area or at a time
If we take a million people, what percentage would you think need to be infected for you to call it widespread? And therefore a pandemic?
Definition of prevalent - widespread in a particular area or at a time
If we take a million people, what percentage would you think need to be infected for you to call it widespread? And therefore a pandemic?
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Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:56 pm to hubreb
Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:57 pm to hubreb
If the media had a stronger word than pandemic, they would already be using it.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:58 pm to hubreb
Ok down voters....it has been 5 months and 0.8% of the population has tested positive...that isn't widespread
This post was edited on 7/1/20 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:00 pm to hubreb
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0.8% of the population has tested positive...that isn't widespread
Your mom weighs as much as .8% of the population and she tested positive after she was wide spread.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:01 pm to hubreb
More like widespread panic
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:08 pm to hubreb
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that isn't widespread
It is widespread geographically, which is how I take the term.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:11 pm to hubreb
if 3 million people have the clap in the US, would you say that is widespread?
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:16 pm to hubreb
The WHO classified this as a pandemic based on their stated definition. What is their definition of pandemic and is that accurate?
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:20 pm to High C
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If the media had a stronger word than pandemic, they would already be using it.
Don't give them any ideas.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:22 pm to hubreb
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If we take a million people, what percentage would you think need to be infected for you to call it widespread? And therefore a pandemic?
That's simplifying it quite a bit. I would consider it widespread in the state of Kentucky as there's been a case identified in all 120 counties. And given that it has been documented globally, that meets the standard definition of a pandemic.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:47 pm to hubreb
I keep hearing people calling it a “global pandemic”. I’d like to know how that compares to a non-global pandemic. 
Posted on 7/1/20 at 5:59 pm to BluegrassBelle
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That's simplifying it quite a bit. I would consider it widespread in the state of Kentucky as there's been a case identified in all 120 counties. And given that it has been documented globally, that meets the standard definition of a pandemic.
KY has had 0.34% test positive - .01% die in 5 months..and .07% of positives still walking around with it... really prevalent
Posted on 7/1/20 at 6:04 pm to hubreb
Around 2.8 million people die a year in the US. COVID 19 is on pace to kill 300k people in the US this year, which would be around 10% of the total deaths. It’s gonna be the 3rd leading cause of death in the US behind heart disease and cancer.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 6:34 pm to Bonkers119
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Around 2.8 million people die a year in the US. COVID 19 is on pace to kill 300k people in the US this year, which would be around 10% of the total deaths. It’s gonna be the 3rd leading cause of death in the US behind heart disease and cancer.
No is not..the death rate is declining rapidly...was 6-8% between the first of March and Mid April.. dropped below 4% a month ago and now is mid 2%...you are hearing lies
This post was edited on 7/1/20 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 7/1/20 at 6:50 pm to hubreb
Yet there have been 128,000 deaths so far vs. 60,000 two years ago.
What do think it would be if the shutdown had not occurred? 350K
Is the medical community misreporting the cause of death? I don’t know. Would you risk committing fraud?
Our world view does not equal truth, fact or reality. I learned 40 years ago that what we think is wrong 98 percent of the time.
I believe that all of us are correct when we think or process that non of this makes sense, but if you look at one side of a coin and see sheep, when you flip the coin over you will see sheep. We keep being herded by whatever information fits our reasoning or coping mechanism.
Who are the shepherds?
World Views Matter. Plus the information that we have
What do think it would be if the shutdown had not occurred? 350K
Is the medical community misreporting the cause of death? I don’t know. Would you risk committing fraud?
Our world view does not equal truth, fact or reality. I learned 40 years ago that what we think is wrong 98 percent of the time.
I believe that all of us are correct when we think or process that non of this makes sense, but if you look at one side of a coin and see sheep, when you flip the coin over you will see sheep. We keep being herded by whatever information fits our reasoning or coping mechanism.
Who are the shepherds?
World Views Matter. Plus the information that we have
Posted on 7/1/20 at 6:57 pm to TheOtherSide
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What do think it would be if the shutdown had not occurred? 350K
No different
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Is the medical community misreporting the cause of death? I don’t know. Would you risk committing fraud?
Yes they are, they get paid more if you die of Covid vs with it
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Plus the information that we have
All of the info I'm saying is coming from a spreadsheet I've been keeping since early May on data
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