For Bob and Sid:
1) New York City's metro area is not all in New York State; it spills into New Jersey and Connecticut as well, hence with a population higher than New York State.
2) New York City, primarily, had the pandemic first in the U.S., and its early deaths were very high, before there was a vaccine; also due to the urban nature of the metro area. I believe that state's death numbers are actually quite a bit higher than the published figures; there is some apparent evidence, under investigation, that its former governor Andrew Cuomo was covering up data, before he resigned.
3) Bangladesh pandemic death rate, and indeed all data from that part of the world, is not believed by experts. Their real numbers are probably at least ten times higher. Publication of the truth would lead to possible revolution against the government. We may never get the complete picture there.
4) Israel's COVID data situation is troubled by a relatively low national vaccination rate; at least ten per cent lower than Canada's (see cnn.com), even though they had large numbers of vaccine doses early in the fight, before Canada. They are heading into their fourth doses for those who are vaccinated. They do have a high index, that is, number of vaccinations per 100 Israelis, a bit higher than Canada, but that is mainly because they are so far into their third doses, much further than Canada.
As far as Sid's assertions on alternative methods for treating COVID, I have no way to evaluate this. But doctors worldwide have a lot of knowledge, and if there were existing medications which could have worked, someone would have been prominent in speaking out, one would think.
On future immunity to COVID having already contacted it once, likely a different variant (Omicron vs. Delta) would still cause a problem for an unvaccinated person.
There is a lot we don't know, about all aspects of this, and public policy in Canada is inconsistent among provinces, to start. Canada is doing better than a lot of another nations, particularly the U.S.
I note that the U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday, rejected (by 6-3) President Biden's attempt to impose vaccine mandates on large companies, but the Court accepted (5-4) the President's plan to get mandated vaccines for national health care employees funded through their Medicare and Medicaid.
1) New York City's metro area is not all in New York State; it spills into New Jersey and Connecticut as well, hence with a population higher than New York State.
2) New York City, primarily, had the pandemic first in the U.S., and its early deaths were very high, before there was a vaccine; also due to the urban nature of the metro area. I believe that state's death numbers are actually quite a bit higher than the published figures; there is some apparent evidence, under investigation, that its former governor Andrew Cuomo was covering up data, before he resigned.
3) Bangladesh pandemic death rate, and indeed all data from that part of the world, is not believed by experts. Their real numbers are probably at least ten times higher. Publication of the truth would lead to possible revolution against the government. We may never get the complete picture there.
4) Israel's COVID data situation is troubled by a relatively low national vaccination rate; at least ten per cent lower than Canada's (see cnn.com), even though they had large numbers of vaccine doses early in the fight, before Canada. They are heading into their fourth doses for those who are vaccinated. They do have a high index, that is, number of vaccinations per 100 Israelis, a bit higher than Canada, but that is mainly because they are so far into their third doses, much further than Canada.
As far as Sid's assertions on alternative methods for treating COVID, I have no way to evaluate this. But doctors worldwide have a lot of knowledge, and if there were existing medications which could have worked, someone would have been prominent in speaking out, one would think.
On future immunity to COVID having already contacted it once, likely a different variant (Omicron vs. Delta) would still cause a problem for an unvaccinated person.
There is a lot we don't know, about all aspects of this, and public policy in Canada is inconsistent among provinces, to start. Canada is doing better than a lot of another nations, particularly the U.S.
I note that the U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday, rejected (by 6-3) President Biden's attempt to impose vaccine mandates on large companies, but the Court accepted (5-4) the President's plan to get mandated vaccines for national health care employees funded through their Medicare and Medicaid.
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