Thread – The “Experts” Led Us into a Cul-de-sac

1. It is incredible that the US economy was shut down largely on the basis of the predictions of a faulty model as discussed here:
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2020/05/08/so-the-real-scandal-is-why-did-anyone-ever-listen-to-this-guy/

2. Who knows how many lives and livelihoods were destroyed as “unintended consequences” of authoritarian policy decisions of largely Democrat governors? Missed elective surgeries and treatments, suicides, mental depression, increased drug and alcohol use, etc., etc.

3. And then there is the evidence emerging that all efforts should have been focused on risk groups instead of slamming the general population and destroying the economy, as reported here:

3A. 2.1 million Americans, representing 0.62% of the U.S. population, reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

3B. (Nursing homes are residences for seniors needing help with activities of daily living, such as taking a shower or getting dressed, who also require 24/7 medical supervision; ….

3B1. … assisted living facilities are designed for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, but don’t require full-time on-site medical supervision.)

3C. Among states reporting their death totals, 42% of COVID deaths have taken place in long-term care facilities; we also estimate the share as 42% for the full U.S. population, based on incorporating the demographics of the non-reporting states.

3D. Let that sink in: 42% of all COVID-19 deaths are taking place in facilities that house 0.62% of the U.S. population.

Read the rest here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2020/05/26/nursing-homes-assisted-living-facilities-0-6-of-the-u-s-population-43-of-u-s-covid-19-deaths/#eb9fa7b74cdb

4. In other words, if 43% of COVID-19 deaths are from nursing home and long term care facilities, then 43,000 of the 100,000 deaths from the ChiCom virus are from nursing home and long term care facilities, but that never gets reported by the legacy media.

5. Furthermore, if you believe a published study from Johns Hopkins University on the number of US deaths per year believed to be caused from medical errors by doctors, hospitals, and health care facilities, ….

5A. … where more than 500,000 deaths per year are caused by medical error in diagnosis, treatment, and other miscellaneous errors like choice of drug for treatments (e.g., Remdesvir versus HCQ), ….

5B. … then how can the “experts” (and Democrat governors) argue that the epidemic statistics endless touted by the media are so severe for the general population so as to justify lockdown, masks, and the loss of business revenue that we've seen over the past three months?

6. We have been hoodwinked – for political reasons. This is all a continuation of the Democrat Party and Deep State push to get rid of President Trump. The economy is his greatest strength, and this whole charade was intended to torpedo it for political purposes.

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