The Coronavirus thread

Quote: kenarman

Now if only Trump had done all that the US would be better off? Only one little problem with that position, Israel has more Covid cases per capita than the US.

It's religion again. Israel is a totally religious country so that means they get together to worship and give each other covid. Just like the reason my wife knows of so many people that have died from covid is because all she knows is Christians who go to church in her friends and family. None of my friends it have covid and certainly none of them have died from it but none of them go to church. My son's wife and children have covid now either from church or the kids got it at school. He doesn't have it because he got a different vaccination from American Airlines that seems to be working better.

Quote: kenarman

I know this will not change any of our head in the sand lefties stance because none of them who want to assign the deaths to Trump will let facts change their minds.

I present Israel as a counterpoint to their biased arguments.

Quote is from NBC on Feb 6, 2021.
"Israelis have also experienced some of the world's strictest and longest national lockdowns, with residents mostly confined to their homes for a cumulative four months. In late December, Israel became the first country to enter a third lockdown. Meant to last two weeks, it is still in force."

Borders were shut down, they have had mask mandates for most of the pandemic. Israel was the poster child for early vaccinations.

Now if only Trump had done all that the US would be better off? Only one little problem with that position, Israel has more Covid cases per capita than the US.

You have your priorities wrong. So the more locked down country also ahead of us in vaccination rate is doing far better.

Deaths by 100k of population
U.S. 217.54
Israel 87.70

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality

Quote: rxwine

You have your priorities wrong. So the more locked down country also ahead of us in vaccination rate is doing far better.

Deaths by 100k of population
U.S. 217.54
Israel 87.70

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality

217 x 100,000 = 217 million.

USA has 330 or so million in population.

What am I missing here?

Quote: AZDuffman

217 x 100,000 = 217 million.

USA has 330 or so million in population.

What am I missing here?

217 dead per 100,000 population. Has nothing to do with 217 million.

Quote: AZDuffman

217 x 100,000 = 217 million.

USA has 330 or so million in population.

What am I missing here?

If Wizard sees this post, he’s gonna be so disappointed in you.

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I was just reading about a fast food restaurant chain but I've never heard of it because it's not in Michigan it has over 300 restaurants and they're so hurting for staff that they are sending all five hundred of their executives out to the restaurants to be fry cooks and wait staff. If they don't they'll have to go out of business. Because of covid and people's fear of working with the public they can't get anybody to work there. That and they're either on unemployment or welfare which pays more than working. Saw an interview with the owner of a 60 year old restaurant in Michigan who has the same problem. His whole family is now working there and he spends most of his day on the phone trying to get products. He says he has to drive 25 miles just to get the chicken tenders for the day. This is all coming to roost on Biden's watch because he has screwed things up so badly. The FJB chant is being picked up overseas at sporting events and in protests. FJB is spreading around the world.

Quote: Evenbob

The FJB chant is being picked up overseas at sporting events and in protests. FJB is spreading around the world.

Few things worry a politician more than what fans at overseas sporting events think of them.

Quote: Evenbob

I was just reading about a fast food restaurant chain but I've never heard of it because it's not in Michigan it has over 300 restaurants and they're so hurting for staff that they are sending all five hundred of their executives out to the restaurants to be fry cooks and wait staff. If they don't they'll have to go out of business. Because of covid and people's fear of working with the public they can't get anybody to work there. That and they're either on unemployment or welfare which pays more than working. Saw an interview with the owner of a 60 year old restaurant in Michigan who has the same problem. His whole family is now working there and he spends most of his day on the phone trying to get products. He says he has to drive 25 miles just to get the chicken tenders for the day. This is all coming to roost on Biden's watch because he has screwed things up so badly. The FJB chant is being picked up overseas at sporting events and in protests. FJB is spreading around the world.

500 execs for a 300 unit chain? Something is off there. Probably 500 HQ personnel,

Quote: AZDuffman

500 execs for a 300 unit chain? Something is off there. Probably 500 HQ personnel,

The 500 people who work in the corporate office, whoever they are. And it might be more than 300 restaurants I don't remember.