(07-27-2020 11:58 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote: I don't know what to believe anymore.
If they tested me and told me I was positive but asymptomatic, I wouldn't believe it. Yet, I'd get thrown on the pile as a "case" for the MSM to start jumping up and down about.
If a tree falls in the woods...
If they say you have a virus but you don't get sick...
What's the real answer???
Forgive me wondering whether this is an actual rather than rhetorical question? I assume it is, seeking an honest answer.
Yes, if you have it, you have it. You don't have to be symptomatic to have it (or spread it)... so although you don't need treatment, it is a good idea for you to practice 'good flu hygiene' for the safety of others.
As to the MSM...
One of a few things is true...
Either the current strains that are surviving the heat are much less deadly than the original strains or....
The biggest reason for the decrease in reported cases in NY is that as the testing rate increased, the asymptomatic (or mildly symptomatic) in NY were being sent home... and while they might now test positive for antibodies, most of the positives come from active viral tests, and they now have some immunity. On the contrary, places like Texas and Florida went home before the virus was very present here, and now that we're opening back up, more asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic people are being tested.
It seems the death rate in NY/NJ is around 8-9%... meaning that if you get it there, almost 10% die from it. In Texas and Fl, it's closer to 1%.