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Paper vs. Physical

"As of March 16, a total of 4,226 COVID-19 cases had been reported in the United States . . . Among 508 (12%) patients known to have been hospitalized" https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm?s_cid=mm6912e2_w Evidently the government placed our bets on shoring up the hospital system at the risk of societal collapse.

222,000 / 7,700,000,000

Carl Bergstrom doesn't really offer a rebuttal. It is more a stream of consciousness outline of undeveloped thoughts.

1% death rate of those infected. Not 1%of general population.

OK, THANKS I read the article BEFORE that update was posted. I'll check out the rebuttal. MY OWN UPDATE " . . dismantles every bit of the Ginn material with which you started your thread," Carl Bergstrom doesn't really offer a rebuttal. It is more a stream of consciousness outline of undeveloped thoughts.

Grammar sonny Your reply to my request leaves me with the impression you haven't even clicked the link, let alone read even a snippet. I'm sorry if my post doesn't support your confirmation bias.

What do you object to specifically with?

Could you please provide the link?

With two months of data being studied, there is a growing divide between evidence and hysteria. I present this article without any further editorial comment. https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-evidence-over-hysteria To summarize the lengthy article with dozens of hyperlink source materal . . . viruses accelerate and quickly decline. contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 you have a 1–5% chance of catching it as well. If you were casually exposed to the virus in the workplace (e.g., you were not locked up in conference room for six hours with someone who was infected [like a hospital]), your chance of infection is about 0.5% "Transmission by fine aerosols in the air over long distances is not one of the main causes of spread." “This result is consistent with the fact that the high temperature and high humidity significantly reduce the transmission of influenza. It indicates that the arrival of summer and rainy season in the northern hemisphere can effectively reduce the transmission of the COVID-19.” A World Health Organization report on China concluded that cases of Covid-19 in children were “relatively rare and mild.” Among cases in people under age 19, only 2.5% developed severe disease while 0.2% developed critical disease. Among nearly 6,300 Covid-19 cases reported by the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on March 8, there were no reported deaths in anyone under 30. Only 0.7% of infections were in children under 9 and 4.6% of cases were in those ages 10 to 19 years old “Every coronavirus patient in China infected on average 2.2 people a day — spelling exponential growth that can only lead to disaster. But then it started dropping, and the number of new daily infections is now close to zero.” The majority of cases see symptoms within a few days, not two weeks as originally believed. On true asymptomatic spread, the data is still unclear but increasingly unlikely. Two studies point to a low infection rate from pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. Another way of looking at virality and asymptotic spread is the number of flight attendants, airport staff, or pilots that have tested positive for COVID-19. Out of the thousands of flights since November 2019, only a handful of airport and airline staff have tested positive Global data shows that ~95% of people who are tested aren’t positive. Looking at the whole funnel from top to bottom, ~1% of everyone who is tested for COVID-19 with the US will have a severe case that will require a hospital visit or long-term admission. Globally, 80–85% of all cases are mild. These will not require a hospital visit and home-based treatment/ no treatment is effective. “Reasonable estimates for the case fatality ratio in the general U.S. population vary from 0.05% to 1%.” According to a study of the fatalities of COVID-19 cases in Italy, 99% of all deaths had an underlying pathology. Only 0.8% had no underlying condition.

With two months of data being studied, there is a growing divide between evidence and hysteria. I present this article without any further editorial comment. https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-evidence-over-hysteria To summarize the lengthy article with dozens of hyperlink source materal . . . viruses accelerate and quickly decline. contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 you have a 1–5% chance of catching it as well. If you were casually exposed to the virus in the workplace (e.g., you were not locked up in conference room for six hours with someone who was infected [like a hospital]), your chance of infection is about 0.5% "Transmission by fine aerosols in the air over long distances is not one of the main causes of spread." “This result is consistent with the fact that the high temperature and high humidity significantly reduce the transmission of influenza. It indicates that the arrival of summer and rainy season in the northern hemisphere can effectively reduce the transmission of the COVID-19.” A World Health Organization report on China concluded that cases of Covid-19 in children were “relatively rare and mild.” Among cases in people under age 19, only 2.5% developed severe disease while 0.2% developed critical disease. Among nearly 6,300 Covid-19 cases reported by the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on March 8, there were no reported deaths in anyone under 30. Only 0.7% of infections were in children under 9 and 4.6% of cases were in those ages 10 to 19 years old “Every coronavirus patient in China infected on average 2.2 people a day — spelling exponential growth that can only lead to disaster. But then it started dropping, and the number of new daily infections is now close to zero.” The majority of cases see symptoms within a few days, not two weeks as originally believed. On true asymptomatic spread, the data is still unclear but increasingly unlikely. Two studies point to a low infection rate from pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. Another way of looking at virality and asymptotic spread is the number of flight attendants, airport staff, or pilots that have tested positive for COVID-19. Out of the thousands of flights since November 2019, only a handful of airport and airline staff have tested positive Global data shows that ~95% of people who are tested aren’t positive. Looking at the whole funnel from top to bottom, ~1% of everyone who is tested for COVID-19 with the US will have a severe case that will require a hospital visit or long-term admission. Globally, 80–85% of all cases are mild. These will not require a hospital visit and home-based treatment/ no treatment is effective. “Reasonable estimates for the case fatality ratio in the general U.S. population vary from 0.05% to 1%.” According to a study of the fatalities of COVID-19 cases in Italy, 99% of all deaths had an underlying pathology. Only 0.8% had no underlying condition.

As one who thinks the scales are tilted in favor of hysteria over evidence, If there is a bank run leading to a bank holiday, your deposit box has been confiscated. Fun fact, legally your deposit in their bank is their money.

I was hoping to add several of the Farrells to my collection but this was my only win.

. . . because I was asked about it.

Enhances the value.

Because its Valentines Day Cinderella Love #25

'alternative investments' would be Gold of another kind. I may need to this post in the near future.

ROI +/- of collecting comics in the 20's. Macroeconomics The stock market is a public utility with the Fed monitizing debt. PLUS Microeconomics Bought your comics thru a niche auction house. MINUS Bought your comics on eBay in an auction ending on a Sunday night. MINUS Bought your comics in an estates sale. PLUS Bought your comics in a private transaction from a non-collector. PLUS Fun Fact: You don't make money when you sell. You make money when you buy.

From a macroeconomics view, FED policy has been great for the hobby. I don't see the free flow of liquidity being cut off any time soon. Hence, higher resell value.

I predict the twenties will see a surge in value for a sub-genre that is only now starting to fester. When tabcom's itch is scratched, I'll pull back the bandage.