President Says U.S. Must Live With Virus, Like Flu: Trump Update

[left-of-center2012]

Source: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump again likened the novel coronavirus to the less dangerous seasonal flu, urging Americans to learn to live with Covid-19 while overstating the number of annual deaths from flu.

Trump resumed his tweets Tuesday morning with a comparison between the novel coronavirus and the regular influenza outbreaks that typically start hitting the northern hemisphere in the fall.

After telling Americans not to fear the virus or let it “dominate” them, Trump noted that the nation doesn’t shut down because of the flu.

Link to tweet

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-06/president-says-u-s-must-live-with-virus-like-flu-trump-update

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The U.S. hasn’t lost 100,000 people to the flu in a single season in more than a decade, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comparisons between deaths caused by coronavirus and the flu aren’t simple because of differences in the way they’re counted, but there is broad agreement among epidemiologists that the coronavirus is substantially more dangerous.

[FeelingBlue]

1. When you save a monster. nt

[beachbumbob]

2. a very sick mind and he is making more Biden voters daily

[Evolve Dammit]

3. So says the "super spreader." Well he has finally found something he's "good" at. Great. F'in great.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. Stupid and dangerous

[Thyla]

5. It's what the EU is doing

It's the new normal.

[Lonestarblue]

15. Some EU countries are doing short lockdowns and enforcing mask wearing.

Their per capita numbers are much smaller than ours. The proof that the mask mandate and social distancing works is in the Texas numbers, which have gone down after Abbott mandated masks in public and put restrictions on the number of people in bars and restaurants.

I think we can live with the virus but ONLY if everyone takes precautions. It’s the refusniks who are having parties and not wearing masks who are the virus spreaders.

[apnu]

6. Trump is giving up on COVID. This is surrender.

What a coward. He didn't even try.

Typical, his administration lets hurricanes and wild fires destroy communities, plus whole states and territories. He surrenders to everything, he's a weak leech.

[RKP5637]

9. Plus he just doesn't give a shit. He is a narcissistic sociopath. This is what they do and they are

often beyond hope. He is completely insensitive to people, anything, he just can not care. His brain does not work like most peoples.

[Lock him up.]

23. Maybe Putin said on the phone his debts will be cleared...

... when at least 300,000 or more Americans die from COVID.

At this point, herd mentality will kill over 3,000,000 and not even begin to work.


VOTE.THE.PSYCHOPATH.OUT

LOCK.THE.PSYCHOPATH.UP!

[RKP5637]

7. Have there ever been any greater assholes than Trump with power in America. Maybe, but he sure

is in the running for the top slot!

[oldsoftie]

8. Trumpers say its going to go away the day after the election.

Since its all blown out of proportion to make trump look bad.
Not sure how they explain the REST of the world havng to deal with it too

[George II]

10. At least those who don't die with virus.

[Luciferous]

11. The death rate for the flu is .1%, for covid it's 3.1%, I am tired of hearing this argument. People

I work with keep trying to make this comparison as well.

[modrepub]

14. Math Challenged

Same people who think it's safer to be in a group of 100 with 1 death versus being in a group of 10,000 with 10 deaths. You're 10 times more likely to die in the later group than the former (by their math), when it's actually the other way around.

[Newest Reality]

12. That translates to:

We must all learn to DIE with COVID-19.

I have seen the face of death incarnate now: DJT.

He wants to take us all with him into the bloody, foaming jaws of perdition with him. He stands at the door of death, opens it wide and starts to shove the country in now.

He won't take his defeat well, we know that.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. ten times more people get the flu

thus far only what 7 million with covid? we have a long way to go

[dalton99a]

16. The Day of Reckoning is coming

[IronLionZion]

17. His own grandfather died from the flu

yet he still thinks it's not that bad. COVID is way more contagious and causes organ damage

[BusyBeingBest]

18. Holy shit, we've gone full circle, back to "it's just a flu".

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. This is what Michigan Republicans are saying too

If this is what Trump has learned from his encounter with COVID-19, then he has learned NOTHING!

[Bayard]

20. As Joe says--Listen to the scientists

There is no--"living with it". The dead and those who are impaired for the rest of their lives, are not "living with it," very well. Will we ever find out that trump has long term effects? No.

He thinks he's more of a stud now than ever. Mr. Invincible. He could have a sudden, more severe relapse, like many others have done.

[Tommymac]

21. Assume the position

[duforsure]

22. No, we don't have to live with the virus,

We can vote trump and all republicans out of office, and follow Biden's plan against the virus. trumps plan has failed causing 211,00 0 + and many more to die, and destroying our economy. The choice is an easy one, trump is a fraud, a con man causing crisis after crisis from negligence and incompetence, and his unstable mental state. Biden is clearly the only real choice.

[cayugafalls]

24. Twitter has marked it false as well. Good on them.

Glad to see people are pushing back against the stupid.

[flibbitygiblets]

25. May his relapse be swift and painful...and instructive

[Thekaspervote]

26. This!!

[Make7]

27. Trump said the coronavirus would go away

[IcyPeas]

28. "... in most populations far less lethal"

what about the populations where it is more lethal? just to hell with them?

[oldsoftie]

29. Well, we ARE going to have to learn to live with it. Its likely not going away.

But HE wont "learn" anything.
The rest of us, who listen to people of science, will "live with it" a lot better than the stupid deniers. By wearing masks and such.
Since airports & flights have REQUIRED masks, i have heard of NO spreader events that have been shown to have originated from an airline flight. Not like early on, BEFORE masks were required.
Anecdotal, yes, but still pretty strong evidence it seems.

[appleannie1]

30. That would be fine if people were "living" with the virus like they do the flu.

But more and more people are dying with the virus everyday. And after hearing him huffing and puffing just walking up some steps last night, I don't believe for a second that he is "symptom free" today.

[movingviolation]

31. Gin up "herd mentality"

They never just can't lie. Truth is that this disease is running the show until the repugnants leave like a miracle, someday...VOTE this shit away!!!

[Thrax]

32. This clown

is the biggest threat to national security the country has ever had.

[duforsure]

33. No, we can oust him and all republicans

To have a real coved policy , not theirs where you.'re on your own.