So the current new panic mongering is over how the Covid-19 virus has decreased life expectancy by 1.5 years.
The first year of the pandemic reduced Americans’ life expectancy at birth by 1.5 years, to 77.3 years. That erased the country’s gains since 2003. It was the largest annual decline since 1943, in the middle of World War II. Goldman said that it was the second largest decline since the 1918 influenza pandemic, which is believed to have killed some 50 million people worldwide.
Omg! The second largest decline since the Spanish Flu! It must be equivalent right?
Wrong.
The life expectancy drop from the 1918 virus was 6.8 years (54-47.2). Furthermore the 1.5 year drop is only a 1.9% drop in life expectancy. Meanwhile the Spanish flu drop was a 12.6% drop in life expectancy.
This again is in track with the 1:5 ratio of deaths/population comparing Covid to the Spanish Flu. The ratio difference here being 1:6.6
Who are you quoting there? That sounds like disinfo trying to make boomer cons look stupid.
Here's a random result I just now found in a web search. One of many pages claiming the same thing.
https://theconversation.com/i-study-viruses-how-our-team-isolated-the-new-coronavirus-to-fight-the-global-pandemic-133675
These are facts. Do your own research. Do not ask me to prove what can readily be discovered on your own.
You can start by watching these videos:
SpaceBusters
Typical shill need not reply with:
The Sars-Cov-2 virus has been isolated
The vaccines for Sars-Cov-2 are safe and effective
PCR tests are accurate at detecting the Sars-Cov-2