The Irish media hysteria

Hunky Monster wrote: »

It’s all relative. The death rate for under 70’s is at 0.04% which is less than the flu. You don’t see this hysteria every year over the flu though.

Personally I think the second wave of deaths we need to anticipate now are those directly related to the lockdown and the current completely disproportionate response to a pandemic that is over.

Those deaths are only really beginning now. Suicides related to the impending recession and missed cancer diagnoses to name just two. Unlike the nursing homes these deaths are related to young working people for the most part.

MickeyLeari wrote: »

I predict that (with the proviso that things don’t change significantly) that the excess deaths for 2020 v the average for the previous 5 years will be less than 1000.

Interesting look at the numbers so far here:

https://twitter.com/grahamneary/status/1293312732989657089?s=21

MickeyLeari

I predict that (with the proviso that things don’t change significantly) that the excess deaths for 2020 v the average for the previous 5 years will be less than 1000.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

joe40 wrote: »

Why the comparison with the flu. This virus is additional to the flu it is not a case of one or the other.

I agree some media can be a bit sensationalist, but it would still be a mistake to get too complacent. I personally try to take advice from Govt and HSE. The less third party opinions the better. That includes journalists.

It’s all relative. The death rate for under 70’s is at 0.04% which is less than the flu. You don’t see this hysteria every year over the flu though.

joe40

Hunky Monster wrote: »

More people have died of the flu lately.

Why the comparison with the flu. This virus is additional to the flu it is not a case of one or the other.

I agree some media can be a bit sensationalist, but it would still be a mistake to get too complacent. I personally try to take advice from Govt and HSE. The less third party opinions the better. That includes journalists.

Limpy wrote: »

Aids/Hiv is worse then covid. Life must go on.

Hunky Monster wrote: »

More people have died of the flu lately.

Neither of which are nearly as contagious

khalessi

Limpy wrote: »

Aids/Hiv is worse then covid. Life must go on.

Aids and HIV have medications that make it possible to live with them now. They can also be prevented by wearing a condom when having sex. Not comparable at all.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Limpy wrote: »

Aids/Hiv is worse then covid. Life must go on.

More people have died of the flu lately.

Aids/Hiv is worse then covid. Life must go on.

copeyhagen

people on this forum are going to be devestated when we all dont end up like the walking dead.

"my child is 8 years old in first class, but i 100% dont regret keeping him home for 3 years while the world moved on with so many unknown factors. we knew from day1 there was long term effects"

dwayneshintzy wrote: »

You think it'll disappear some time soon?

Yes, the worst of it has passed unless we get a second virus.

dwayneshintzy

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

More baseless fear mongering.

https://twitter.com/oconnellhugh/status/1293491123390947328

Where's the fear mongering? And how is it baseless?

I'd say it's only realistic to think it'll be around a long time yet. You think it'll disappear some time soon?

More baseless fear mongering.

https://twitter.com/oconnellhugh/status/1293491123390947328

Emmersonn wrote: »

At least the prisoners are being made use of. Makes a difference to having them watching Sky Sports

Jaysus

GPoint

Independent.ie publishes misleading headlines bordering lies.

Recent examples being naas hospital cluster and ukranian plane with covid passenger who never had covid symptoms but had heart problems and so was taken to hospital.

Whats wrong with journalists, are they paid for how many clicks their article gets these days or what!

Emmersonn

Limpy wrote: »

Plenty of people brought to labs to be tested from prisons ect. Its Russia they can skip the humane part's.

At least the prisoners are being made use of. Makes a difference to having them watching Sky Sports

paw patrol

Limpy wrote: »

Plenty of people brought to labs to be tested from prisons ect. Its Russia they can skip the humane part's.

Putin's daughter (i'll assume the scientist daughter) was one of the trial subjects. But don't let that fact stand in your way of some sh1te-talking.

beauf wrote: »

Largely unknown and relatively untested apparently.

Plenty of people brought to labs to be tested from prisons ect. Its Russia they can skip the humane part's.

Deleted User wrote: »

Well when it as actually been approved for mass production and only been released for use in Phase III clinical trails, its not actually that exciting, given a few other vaccine candidates are already in Phase III.

Approved according to the NYT.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/world/europe/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-approval.html

beauf

Largely unknown and relatively untested apparently.

Limpy wrote: »

I am surprised The Journal and others haven't put a headline out with news that Russia has approved a Vaccine for Covid 19.

That's major news, it will be rolled out within weeks.

Well when it as actually been approved for mass production and only been released for use in Phase III clinical trails, its not actually that exciting, given a few other vaccine candidates are already in Phase III.

I am surprised The Journal and others haven't put a headline out with news that Russia has approved a Vaccine for Covid 19.

That's major news, it will be rolled out within weeks.

WashYourHands

Deleted User wrote: »

I find the most common hysteria on these forums now is the hysteria of those claiming every news story related to Covid is hysteria

I find the most common hysteria on these forums now is the hysteria of those claiming every post that claims every news story related to Covid is hysteria.. is hysteria.

See? We can all do that, it's not helpful

Anyway, the new headlines are about Kamala Harris so you can all take a breath

beauf

normanoffside wrote: »

This is the worst example of the media stoking up Hysteria I have seen....

I stopped reading once I saw indo in the link.

...You should do the same...