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We're approaching a new pandemic... Are we prepared?
Never have been, never will be.
Republicans said COVID was just a little flu, and nature said, hold my beer, I'll remind you how bad a flu pandemic is.
As an example, COVID killed like .0875% of the global population. Spanish flu killed between 2.25 and 5.5% of the global population at the time, depending on which estimates are more correct.
I'd love to know what the death percentage needs to be for it to go from 'fake news' to actual problem.
I'd say there's probably NO amount of deaths that could possibly cause that for those people.
It's not so much the percentage, but which portion of the population dies. Don't forget Fox started back tracking on their anti-vaccine and anti-mask stance once they realized that conservatives were dying at a much faster rate.
I'm not sure. There is a phenomenon among conservatives where they will successfully become extremely progressive on a single issue the moment they, or someone close to them, experiences the consequences of said issue first hand (e.g. a gay child like Dick Cheney, or the countless GOP men who have forced their mistresses to have abortions, etc.).
I wonder if there is some level of saturation of people experiencing first hand loss that would actually snap enough people out of it...
You know, I'd agree with you if it wasn't for the people who were literally in the hospital dying of COVID yelling how it's fake news right up until they drowned in their own goo.
That seriously shook my opinion that a human could typically at least be counted on to do the right thing when they were going to die if they didn't.
It’s only a problem if a Democrat is in charge, as soon as a Republican takes over it’s a perfect world under their leader.
Remember when it covid became a "boomer remover" after that they cared....until a vaccine got created... So for this one 90 - 100%
Hell yeah, let's go! I personally had a good time last go. I know a lot not of people did not and I don't want anyone hurt but I wouldn't mind being forced home 24/7 again. Only way I'm getting a fucking break from my life at this point.
Nope. 1.5 million dead Americans including my dad, shutdown economy and blatant racism making a comeback? No thanks. Don't want.
All we need is a world conflict to recreate the exact conditions of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Lol what the fuck do you think?
I think this is jumping to conclusions. We saw bird flu and swine flu spreads between humans too before covid.
Plenty of these kinds of flus, and only 1 covid.