There are so many what I think are simple Qs regarding Covid which should be answered by now.
Like:
Of the approx 1900 kids under the age of 18 who have died of Covid from March 2020 (per CDC tracker), how many were severely ill prior to contracting Covid?
Are surgical masks of any value in containing the spread of Covid?
Of people vacce…
There are so many what I think are simple Qs regarding Covid which should be answered by now.
Like:
Of the approx 1900 kids under the age of 18 who have died of Covid from March 2020 (per CDC tracker), how many were severely ill prior to contracting Covid?
Are surgical masks of any value in containing the spread of Covid?
Of people vacced for Covid, what are the numbers hospitalized for Covid (by age) as compared to non vacced?
Why aren't the answers to these Qs readily available?
The short answer is because we mere peasants can't be trusted with all the facts. We might start doing our own unauthorized risk/benefit calculations on things like masking & boosters.
I think it's something like 75% of kids who died of Covid had some sort of serious health condition. When you look at kids who died of Covid, but didn't have a serious health problem, they frequently had a risk factor for severe Covid like obesity.
When it comes to surgical masks, any effect on transmission is so small it's difficult to measure. Which is scientist-speak for basically no effect.
I agree that these are very important questions and the CDC et al aren't really doing much to provide answers. Part of this seems to be due to many health officials believing that accurate information will cause the public to behave in a manner they regard as irresponsible.
I think with the effect of masking, there are two separate questions. There's the individual question of if wearing a mask protects the wearer, which is basically a no, and the collective question of if everyone wearing a mask can minimize the spread of the disease, which I think might be a vague yes, but exact measurements are hard. I could be mistaken on this, though.
Do you know where the 75% number comes from. Honestly, with 1900 kids (approx) dead, it shouldn't be that hard for the CDC to get death certificates which should include secondary causes of death. Let me know if I am mistaken.
There are so many what I think are simple Qs regarding Covid which should be answered by now.
Like:
Of the approx 1900 kids under the age of 18 who have died of Covid from March 2020 (per CDC tracker), how many were severely ill prior to contracting Covid?
Are surgical masks of any value in containing the spread of Covid?
Of people vacced for Covid, what are the numbers hospitalized for Covid (by age) as compared to non vacced?
Why aren't the answers to these Qs readily available?
The short answer is because we mere peasants can't be trusted with all the facts. We might start doing our own unauthorized risk/benefit calculations on things like masking & boosters.
I think it's something like 75% of kids who died of Covid had some sort of serious health condition. When you look at kids who died of Covid, but didn't have a serious health problem, they frequently had a risk factor for severe Covid like obesity.
When it comes to surgical masks, any effect on transmission is so small it's difficult to measure. Which is scientist-speak for basically no effect.
I agree that these are very important questions and the CDC et al aren't really doing much to provide answers. Part of this seems to be due to many health officials believing that accurate information will cause the public to behave in a manner they regard as irresponsible.
I think with the effect of masking, there are two separate questions. There's the individual question of if wearing a mask protects the wearer, which is basically a no, and the collective question of if everyone wearing a mask can minimize the spread of the disease, which I think might be a vague yes, but exact measurements are hard. I could be mistaken on this, though.
Do you know where the 75% number comes from. Honestly, with 1900 kids (approx) dead, it shouldn't be that hard for the CDC to get death certificates which should include secondary causes of death. Let me know if I am mistaken.