From: jdnicoll@panix.com   
      
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   D   wrote:   
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   >On Sun, 26 May 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
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   >> D   wrote:   
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   >>> Corona, by the way, was about as dangerous for my age group as driving a   
   >>> car. That figure came from the government, so all hysteria was just   
   >>> nonsense.   
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   >> Dunno, I had several friends who died in the initial Corona outbreak,   
   >> before it evolved to be much less harmful.  That seeems dangerous enough   
   >> to me.  Granted, I have quite a few more friends who have died in car   
   >> accidents, though over a longer time period.   
   >>   
   >> In terms of personal anecdotal experience of death of friends, the most   
   >> common causes are:   
   >>   
   >> 1. The AIDS epidemic of the eighties   
   >> 2. The War in Vietnam in the seventies   
   >> 3. Cancer (Various kinds)   
   >> 4. Auto Accidents (with and without alcohol)   
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   >> with Covid probably around five or possibly six on the list.   
   >> --scott   
   >   
   >Fascinating to see Vietnam on the list. In my case, cancer and various   
   >kinds of heart failures come to mind. Don't know anyone who died of   
   >corona.   
      
   Second cousin, age 27, and my sister in law's mother. In the latter   
   case the vaccine existed but the profit oriented old age home deemed   
   it an injudicious use of funds. Significant outbreak and death toll   
   followed. But hey, more vacancies for boomer retirees!   
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