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Originally Posted by brainz01
He never said it didn't happen. He said the underlying family of virus isn't new and that such family of virus is largely seasonal (which is why the southern hemisphere is having higher mortality now). And yes corona viruses are often responsible for the common cold/flu. None of that is ground breaking - - in fact, it's so well understood that the author seems embarrassed at how overblown the hysteria became amongst his cohorts, and especially regarding the idea that there was/is no natural immunity.
Flus and colds kill people. No question. Has COVID killed more than usual? Yep. But that doesn't mean that there's no immunity and that we should all freak out.
Indeed, it's worth noting that flu mortality was below trend in prior years (not discussed in the article). It's actually theorized (and possible) that COVID had greater mortality in 2020 at least partly due to there being an abundance of susceptible people - - people that, on average, would have died sooner but for a light flu season in years past.
If you're immuno-compromised, by all means, be careful. But as a society, our best chance at surviving AND living a normal life is to have all the healthy people get out there and get over the virus. Healthy people get herd immunity so the sick don't die. Masks and lockdowns for all, particularly at this stage in the epidemic, only extend the pain and economic harm.
It's time we get on with living. That's the author's point.
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He has gone too far with what he is claiming. He also stated it would come back as a cold. Not that if it comes back it might come back as a cold. That it would come back as a cold.
So far, he was wrong about it dying out in the summer and could possibly be wrong about it coming back as a cold.
I agree that we need to get back to a more normal society. I just don't like to see exaggerations on either side of the subject. It ain't a cold and it ain't the Black Plague.