Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
I'll remind you that those who lined up for their Covid shots, still contracted and transmitted the virus.
I know facts make you break out in lies - a terrible infliction, my sympathies.
However, The early version of covid was pretty bloody serious, later weaker variants not so much.

During the peak of the early COVID-19 pandemic in New York City (March to June 2020), the surge of fatalities overwhelmed hospital morgues and funeral homes, leading to bodies being placed in
refrigerated container trucks that served as temporary morgues.
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Overwhelmed System: At the peak of the crisis in early April 2020, New York City recorded about 800 deaths in a single day, a rate far exceeding the capacity of permanent morgues and funeral directors.

Mortality Rate Comparison by Variant
Studies have shown a marked decrease in the case fatality rate (CFR) as the virus evolved and as population immunity increased through vaccination and prior infection. A study analyzing data from Japan found the following mortality rates during different variant-predominant waves:

Wild-type (early 2020): 2.7%
Alpha: 2.1%
Delta: 0.7%
Omicron (current): 0.4%

Imagine the panic if it had been even 5%, the populous would of really freaked out, law and order would of flown out the door. The 2a gun happy USA citizens in particular would of started vaccinating each other with bullets in pretty short order.