What a media beat up. In terms of death the Samoan measles outbreak was WAY WAY WAY MORE devastating and media outside of the Pacific area barely mentioned it.
What a media beat up. In terms of death the Samoan measles outbreak was WAY WAY WAY MORE devastating and media outside of the Pacific area barely mentioned it.
I guess the difference is - the measles outbreak was exclusively based on human dumbness (following the highly idiotic ANTIVACCERS) and the remedy against it was easy to see and implement (vaccinate). As well, anybody already vaccinated didn't had to worry.
For this new health scare so far nobody has immunity nor is there a known vaccine. But I agree - many more people are likely to die on the roads of this world or in US american schools through shooting events than through this new disease (but time will tell), but hey - the unkown is always more scary than the known.
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future" (Niels Bohr)
I've heard from a Chinese person their government is hiding the real numbers of dead and sick. They also told me to stay away from Chinese new year celebrations as there's bound to be some travelers there.
Not sure what is the truth, but wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese government did something like this...
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