Is F*** Pattaya Official Policy ?

[Moses]

========They have also observed that genetic factors in the population are preventing specific components of the virus from destroying the host cells.

This is mistake in translation, mistake of understanding or both. Viruses what destroy cell doesn't exists at all. Cell is home and castle of virus, nobody destroys own home. About genetic factor is also speculation.

Real fact is: in Japanese subline of Delta stamm occurred mutation of chain of molecules what prevents virus's replication. So Japan got virus-impotent, that can't replicate itself.

Unfortunately this "miracle" will not help to Japan for long time: when population of mutated viruses will die, that place will be taken by next one mutation from another region, unless Japan will tightly close it borders as China did.

[francois]

In Sept 2021 the 2nd leading cause of death in USA was from Covid just below heart disease.
The point is that Covid is not to be ignored and quite possibly newer variants may arise.

I am not an alarmist and am all for a return to normal activities in Thailand however we all must be vigilant.

[cdnmatt]

Are we really back to comparing Covid to traffic accidents?

For fuck sakes...

[gerefan2]

Are we really back to comparing Covid to traffic accidents?
.

If you read the thread we are not just comparing Covid with traffic accidents but are also comparing it with:

Flu

Heart disease

Cancer

Spanish Flu

Bubonic Plague

Pneunomia

And finally, the weather (your post)!

[cdnmatt]

I don't know, but the last time I checked, traffic accidents didn't threatn to shut down entire nation's health care systems because their hospitals were so overwhelmed.

Today, just look at Germany and Austria for an example of this.

Seriously, comparing Covid to traffic accidents or the flu is just stupid now, and is nothing more than an ostrich putting their head in the sand.

[StevieWonders]

I don't know, but the last time I checked, traffic accidents didn't threatn to shut down entire nation's health care systems because their hospitals were so overwhelmed.

Today, just look at Germany and Austria for an example of this.

Seriously, comparing Covid to traffic accidents or the flu is just stupid now, and is nothing more than an ostrich putting their head in the sand.

You're missing the point entirely Matt. gerefan2 is saying that we are so used to the traffic accident statistics they don't register much any more whereas COVID is something shiny and new - a bright new bogey man

[cdnmatt]

You're missing the point entirely Matt. gerefan2 is saying that we are so used to the traffic accident statistics they don't register much any more whereas COVID is something shiny and new - a bright new bogey man

I'll stick with what I said. I can't remember the last time I seen a documentary about a countries hospitals having to go on triage, putting doctors in the position of decising who lives and dies, while interviewing nurses and others who are totally burnt out from PTSD (except they haven't gotten to the "post" part of PTSD) due to traffic accidents.

If you could link me to that documentary / news cast, that would be great. I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist though.

Again, comparing Covid to traffic accidents is simply retarded.

[francois]

In USA there was approximately 700,000 deaths due to Covid, in total. Traffic deaths about 70,000 for two years. So 10 times as many deaths due to Covid.

[cdnmatt]

In USA there was approximately 700,000 deaths due to Covid, in total. Traffic deaths about 70,000 for two years. So 10 times as many deaths due to Covid.

According to Worldometer right now, Covid has claimed 798,551 lives within the US. That tops the civil war, making Covid the single largest fatality event in the history of the US.

I don't think anything else needs to be said...

[christianpfc]

According to Worldometer right now, Covid has claimed 798,551 lives within the US. That tops the civil war, making Covid the single largest fatality event in the history of the US.

I don't think anything else needs to be said...

If you speak about unnatural death in the US, you cannot omit gun-related deaths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_vi..._United_States

In 2010, there were 19,392 firearm-related suicides, and 11,078 firearm-related homicides in the U.S.
...
About 1.4 million people have died from firearms in the U.S. between 1968 and 2011. This number includes all deaths resulting from a firearm, including suicides, homicides, and accidents.[13]

Compared to 22 other high-income nations, the U.S. gun-related homicide rate is 25 times higher.

Comparing suicides with Covid-deaths is a bit twisted, however many who died of Covid were multi-morbid and would have died of something else anyway soon, and those who commited suicide by gun would have commited suicide by other means if they had not had access to a gun.

You have to distinguish death by Covid, death with Covid, and death due to Covid.

I was travelling with friends in Cambodia and they stopped at a traffic accident site, there was a fatality. My friend pointed out that the victim is first tested for Covid. Will a traffic accident victim, who happens to be positive, wind up in the Covid fatalities?

Recently in the news in Cambodia, about 7 people died and some more survived after drinking hand sanitizer mixed with fruit juice! But nothing new, every week an entire family is wiped out by methanol poisoning from moonshine.