Friday, April 10, 2020

Round Numbers

The last decade the range of deaths from the flu have been 12,000 to 61,000. Over a three decade time period, the average per year is about 24,000.  As of today there are 19,000 deaths from C19, subject to many corrections over the next year.

6 comments:

  1. Dang! People need to get their fireplaces inspected.

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  2. Useful comparisons.

    I'm puzzled why I haven't seen more businesses (e.g. grocery stores) announce that they won't admit patrons who do not wear masks. It seems an obvious way to help keep their employees healthy--blocking most of the aerosols before they get anywhere. It seemed that way to me back when the received "wisdom" was that masks were no use--somebody was either stupid or lying.

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  3. I know, I was milder than that in my comments.

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  4. I ventured out today wearing the n95 mask my son-in-law gave me. I'm not doing that again. Not only did it stink (there's a sort of plastic filter), but I felt like I couldn't breathe after wearing it for just a few minutes. By the time I got back to my car, I was tearing it off my face and gasping for breath. I might do better with a cotton mask, though I understand they mostly offer some protection for others and little for me. If I understand this correctly, for the cloth or paper masks to be effective, everyone would have to wear one.

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  5. @ Tom - I have been thinking about the chimney a lot because of disclosure statements selling the house! Thanks for noticing

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  6. My wife and I went to Costco and wore the n95 masks a week or so ago. Our glasses fogged up. Our noses started running in the check-out line. Didn't happen yesterday, though.

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