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squashkin@wolfballs.com 2 years agoNot saying you're wrong but what would make you believe either of these are not pneumonia, bronchitus, flu, etc.?
My bias is to be skeptical after having seen a lot of things be faked or absurd things have been said. I know someone who "died from covid" who was 80 years old... ok, I'm pretty sure people die of the flu at that age? Been hard to distinguish the differences.
Since we think c19 was likely released, is the theory, that also seems kind of unlikely, as it can end up harming the people who want to release it for their gain. So, it made me doubt it was released - seems easier to just lie and say that it's a thing when it's not.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
Its possible it could be something else. It cant be Bronchitis, because I developed that later after a week. Doctor said a bacterial infection took advantage of my sickness. Didn't have Bronchitis or a cough in my first week. Pneumonia is close to C19 in symptoms. Hundreds of Rhinoviruses, Coronaviruses, Influenzas, are together what we call the Common Cold. C19 is just a new one.
As you said, its tricky identifying it. There's no way to be 100% sure, unless you ran 3 different kinds of tests and also sequenced the genes from my sample. I had: 1) Symptoms matching C19 rather than a cold - 3 weeks and going, while a cold is done in 3 days 2) PCR tests for me and GF came positive. I was extremely skeptical of PCR, because the inventor explained the problems with using it for tests. However, we took 10-15 PCRs over the last 2 years, and the ones we took 3 weeks ago were the only +ve result we ever got, both of us. All that could be wrong. But I think it was probably C19.
Friend's dad was 55 yrs. You are correct, 80-85% of deaths are above 80 yrs, and average death age is above life expectancy (in UK). I got raw data for past two years from Openswiss and checked it by hand. Before 50 almost no one dies, deaths slowly tick up after that. After 80, it skyrockets.
RichardButte@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
2000-2019 - Usually sick for around a week, with one or two days in bed. Fever, runny nose and a day of headaches. 2020 - Sick for around a week, with one or two days in bed. Fever, runny nose and a day of headaches. 2021 (x2) - Sick for around a week, with one or two days in bed. Fever, runny nose. 2022 - Sick for around a week, with one or two days in bed. Confirmed COVID-19. Fever, runny nose.
I work in a place where I interact with between 800-1000 people per week. I estimate that I've interacted with just below 100.000 people since covid hit my country.
If anything, my symptoms have been milder than the seasonal flu.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I might have already gotten Covid in the past two years and not even realised it, because close family got it and we were around them.
Last month was different. Crippling on day 1, then like a mild allergy. 4th week, still have light migraines. Probably Omicron.