Is there any evidence to say that the virus is now less potent than before?
Clearly death rates are down but is that just a factor of a younger, healthier demographic contracting it?
If that is the case then would herd immunity not be a better approach once proper thought and systems are put in place to protect the elderly and vulnerable.
Is there any evidence on what % of cases are asymptomatic? Surely this again gives us a greater idea, there could be many of us that had it but didnât know.
Science has been completely and utterly mugged off by this virus. Still going around chasing their tails and not able to provide us with definitive answers on the most important questions.
Over 2% of the American population has been confirmed to have been infected at this stage. The rates over there are still very steady in terms of new positive cases but the death rates seem to be falling.
The likelihood is though that the 2% figure could in fact be maybe 15-20%. Until such time as science gives definitive answers on immunity or potency of the virus we are going to be stuck in a quagmire.
Itâs disappointing when it turns out that the smartest kid in the class is actually a dunce.
Around this time every year hospitals are overrun, waiting lists get longer and old people on trolleys make front page news. This could be an effort by NPHET to force hand of government to adress the limiting factors of capacity and resourcing issues.