As to the JHU article, I have no doubt that it could be cherry-picked and misused, and they never suggested that COVID-19 infection was not potentially deadly... but it also revealed troubling issues with the way the 'numbers' have been reported by the legacy media.
Yes, we're approaching 300,000 USA deaths reputed to be 'COVID-related', but how many of those, in each age bracket, or comorbity demographic, would have died in a normal year, even if COVID-19 was not in the picture? IDK... just food for thought.
Don't recall where and when I've posted links to the next article... but, if you're over 40, whether you intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine or not, you might consider getting an MMR II booster. Looks like it may have a significant effect in diminishing severity of COVID disease if you become infected... and may explain, to some degree, why most children (especially up to age 14) and young adults seem to be asymptomatic or have very mild clinical signs.
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has been theorized to provide protection against COVID-19. In a new study published in mBio, researchers provide further proof of this by showing that mumps IgG titers, or levels of IgG antibody, are inversely correlated with severity in recovered COVID-19...
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