In
this episode of public health bureaucrats go crazy, let’s look at their
numbers. Let’s accept their reality for the moment—the reality they claim to be
working from—and trace the implications. Buckle up.
Start
with Europe and just plain flu. Not COV. According to the World Health
Organization (WHO) Europe [1], “During the winter months, influenza may infect
up to 20% of the population…” That’s ordinary seasonal flu.
The
population of Europe is 741 million people. This works out to 148 million cases
of ordinary flu. Not once. Every year. EVERY YEAR.
According
to statista.com [2], “As of March 23, 2020, there have been 170,424 confirmed
cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across the whole of Europe since the first
confirmed cases in France on January 25.”
I urge readers to roll those
comparative figures around in their minds, and realize that ordinary flu has
never been called a pandemic, and has certainly never resulted in locking down
countries.
If we
take the COV Europe numbers I just quoted, which cover a period of two months,
and multiply by six, to estimate the number for a year, we arrive at 1,022,544
cases. Even if you want to build up this figure by claiming it’s accelerating,
do you really believe it’ll reach 148 million for the year, the number of
ordinary flu cases? And again, 148 million is the estimate for EVERY YEAR.
Every year—and no mention of a pandemic. No lockdowns.
Let’s
go to Italy. According to statista.com [3], “Italy has the highest amount of
confirmed [COV] cases in Europe with 59,138…” That’s as of March 23. If you
multiply by six, to get the annual figure, you arrive at 360,000 cases. You
want to blow that up, because of acceleration? Go ahead. How about a million
cases for the year? Two million. Three million.
Now
let’s look at ordinary flu cases for Italy in a given year. According to
sciencedirect.com [4], “In the winter seasons from 2013/14 to 2016/17, an
estimated average of 5,290,000 ILI [influenza-like illness] cases occurred in
Italy, corresponding to an incidence of 9%.” That’s 5 million plus each year.
Not just once. Was a seasonal flu pandemic declared in Italy? Ever? Was the
whole country ever locked down as a result? No.
Finally,
let’s look at figures for ordinary flu, for the whole planet. A study published
in the journal, Pharmacy and Therapeutics [5], states, “Influenza is a highly
contagious respiratory illness that is responsible for significant morbidity
and mortality. Approximately 9% of the world’s population is affected annually,
with up to 1 billion infections, 3 to 5 million severe cases, and 300,000 to
500,000 deaths each year.”
A
BILLION cases EVERY YEAR. Is this called a pandemic? Is the whole world locked
down every year? No.
Feel free to track the
purported number of COV cases as time passes. As I write this, the number is
392,286, and deaths are 17,147. Let me know when the COV case number reaches A
BILLION for the year and the number of deaths passes 300,000. Then keep me
posted on how the one billion COV cases are repeated EVERY YEAR with at least
300,000 deaths annually.
And
that concludes this episode of public health officials go crazy and wreck
economies and lives in the process.
There
should be a tracking “world-o-meter” providing live updates on THOSE figures.
NUMBER
OF ECONOMIES WRECKED BY PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS—
NUMBER
OF LIVES WRECKED BY PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS—
Sources:
[1]. [Europe] 2018–2019 influenza season: what we know so far
[2]. Number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Europe from January 25 to March 26, 2020, by date of report
[3]. Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy – Statistics & Facts
[4]. Investigating the impact of influenza on excess mortality in all ages in Italy during recent seasons (2013/14–2016/17 seasons)
[5]. Influenza Update: A Review of Currently Available Vaccines (P T. 2011 Oct; 36(10): 659-662, 665-668, 684.)
[1]. [Europe] 2018–2019 influenza season: what we know so far
[2]. Number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Europe from January 25 to March 26, 2020, by date of report
[3]. Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy – Statistics & Facts
[4]. Investigating the impact of influenza on excess mortality in all ages in Italy during recent seasons (2013/14–2016/17 seasons)
[5]. Influenza Update: A Review of Currently Available Vaccines (P T. 2011 Oct; 36(10): 659-662, 665-668, 684.)
Reprinted with permission
from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
Jon
Rappoport runs No More Fake News. The author of an explosive
collection, The Matrix Revealed, Jon was a candidate for a
US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. Nominated for a
Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years,
writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA
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