https://www.collective-evolution.com/2020/06/08/who-data-suggests-its-very-rare-for-covid-19-to-spread-through-asymptomatic-people/

MY TAKE ON ALL THIS

Lockdowns had NO material positive effect on outcomes

There were virus hotspots and the virus was out in those communities months before any lockdowns were even considered …Wuhan , Northern Italy Spain Seattle New York City

And there were virus cold spots….lots of places where there was nobody who even knew of anybody who got it.

Some people like to think that if NYC for example was locked down 5 days earlier the outcome would have been better. This is BS IMHO. By the time cases started mounting the virus was circulating

YOU cannot control an air borne virus…its a joke to think you can !

And the reason you cannot control it is air is everywhere.

It is out circulating the world before you are even aware of it.

Some places get hit hard and some places get hit first…but in all places it waxes and then wanes

The cycle is about 90 to 120 days.

Will there be a “2nd wave ” ?

of course…we have had a tenth “wave” for H1N1 .

These air borne respiratory viruses become endemic and return every year.

Should we keep testing for covid ?

Sure…but just those who present to their doctor or hospital with symptoms and while we are at it test them for H1N1 and all the other flu strains.

Then put all these on a daily ticker for those addicted to the numbers…and if you want they can just list all respiratory deaths.

Today in Lower Slobovia there were 350 H1N1 cases and 75 Covid cases and 135 rhino viruses and and ….also there were 22 deaths from respiratory illness …including COPD and all forms of pneumonia.

OR we can call it what we used to call it….today 22 people died from Old Age ( their immune systems stopped working and some of the trillions of viruses we all carry took over. RIP.

So going forward I hope this is the obvious route to take

1…Protect the vulnerable as best you can…clean up care homes and retrain and pay staff good wages .

Individual Families consider renting a small clean flat for granny ..or add one to your home…if you are concerned about group living.

2….Make sure you have EXCESS capacity in the form of hospital beds and PPE just in case your area has an outbreak…perhaps even have dedicated hospitals sitting idle and waiting.

3…Have an ongoing public discussion about the immune system and how you can bolster it against all diseases. Government Sponsored Ads , basic microbiology and immune system studies in high school…etc.

4…No More restrictions…. ever… get on with life if you want to .
Shelter in place if you want to and can afford to.
It’s called personal responsibility .

Thats it

PS…did you read in this article that the WHO ( not given to be the most optimistic source of information) has said that after intense study of contact tracing there in no evidence that asymptomatic
people spread the virus. It is VERY RARE.

So what have we learned of late

1…If you have the antibodies from having been infected…you are immune going forward and the virus does not go dormant and reactivate later..This is confirmed

2…Most people cannot even get this virus as there is cross immunity from previous colds you may have had
ergo only 20% of those on the Diamond Princess who were intimately exposed for weeks…even tested positive at all.

3….Most cases are asymptomatic ( up to 80% ) and these cases DO NOT TRANSMIT THE VIRUS .

4…THE case fatality rate is no where near what was initially feared…the CDC even says its about .25% and it may be even lower when all is said and done.

5…The odds of a person under 65 years old dying on a given day from this virus are equal to the odds of dying if you drive about 50 miles a day. ..infintissimal.

Pass on the Good News.