Are you going to take the vaccine?

[Patrick]

Thanks for your effort above, Patrick!

And thanks, silly, for chiming in!

And, yes, Patrick, I am saying no such action would be taken without that fear and no such action would be accepted by the population without that fear.

Much more people die of alcohol each year, I am not aware of any such action taken.
We even make advertisement for alcohol.
Now that a year is over, in most countries it showed not more people died than in other years.
Its about the same.

But all of a sudden, everybody dies of Corona.
If people die of cancer, they are still counted as Corona deaths when they get tested positive.

And it would be just as with the flu, some would be infected, some would die, in heavy toi es hospitals would be full, just like every year.

And most of all, probably less than 5% would get the vax, that’s about the rate with the flu vax.

But,for a year now, intense fear has been created around the whole situation, that is what makes it different!

I will assume the action we are talking about is vaccination (if not let me know).  The production of a vaccine might not have happened without that fear (at least not that quick).  But I would not go as far as saying that vaccination would not have been accepted by the population once available.  As far as I know, the general population does not consider vaccination something worth making a fuss about.  It's just a tool in the toolbox.  Now, the current eagerness people have to get vaccinated for Covid19 might very well be fear-based.  But the acceptance of vaccination per se is not based on fear for the general population.

The other actions we collectively take regarding other health issues could be better prioritized for sure.  Actions are taken regarding alcoholism, it's not ignored.

The Covid19 death count has a lot of epidemiological/statistical hocus pocus going on.  And on top of that, the hocus pocus is different from place to place.  So personally, I don't find that count very interesting.  What interest me more are the novel complications many people experience due to Covid19.  There is a lot to unpack in that area.

The impact on our healthcare system is not faked and is not the same as the yearly peaks due to the flu.  Tell me how could that be faked ?  I see no way of hiding something so big and obvious.  If it's a conspiracy, you would literally have to include all the healthcare workers of this world that were touched by this in the deception.  If a conspiracy this big can be done at all, we might as well pack up our bags and give the loyal opposition their trophy.

I would be very surprised if the preponderance of infections would stay as low as 5%.  But even at 5%, since patients stay much longer in hospitals when they have complications compared with the flu, I think it could have overburdened our healthcare systems.  Lets not forget the impact this has on all the other treatments hospitals have to delay because of this.

The fear is unfortunate, overblown and understandable, but certainly not the only factor in actions taken.