cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/20130833
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And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast and upon them that worshiped his image.
Not much scarier than a health crisis in a country where healthcare costs have been known to ruin lives. Interesting, seeing as fear has been historically used to influence populations. Same vein as uncertain financial futures, they tend to terrify people.
Why must we be inundated with terrifying outcomes everywhere we turn? Friends and loved ones being snatched off the streets. Making it bureaucratically difficult for certain populations to gather documents needed to leave the country.
Where does it end? Civil war? War with NATO? What fate are we being shuffled towards? One that the history books, under the piercing light of hindsight, will no doubt refer to as, “Regrettable.” Or worse still, “Avoidable.”
Natural selection at work…
Does anyone know how many cases were in 2024? Can we get 222 cases as a percent increase?
From another user’s CDC link:
U.S. Cases in 2024
Total cases.
285.
Age.
Under 5 years: 120 (42%).
5-19 years: 88 (31%).
20+ years: 77 (27%).
Vaccination Status.
Unvaccinated or Unknown: 89%.
One MMR dose: 7%.
Two MMR doses: 4%.
So there were 285 TOTAL cases last year, so we’re currently at about 77% of the cases last year. Now, given that we’re only about 18% of the way through the year, and assuming an even spread of cases through the year, they would have only had about 51 cases, so something like 435% as many cases.
