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Spain, Italy, and now Costa Rica all seem to be able to prescribe HCQ without suffering a constitutional crisis: "[https://qcostarica.com/hydroxychloroquine-the-drug-costa-rica-uses-successfully-to-fight-covid-19/ Hydroxychloroquine: The Drug Costa Rica Uses Successfully To Fight Covid-19]." The Costa Ricans steer clear of azithromycin because of cardiac issues. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 03:00, 20 May 2020 (EDT)
Spain, Italy, and now Costa Rica all seem to be able to prescribe HCQ without suffering a constitutional crisis: "[https://qcostarica.com/hydroxychloroquine-the-drug-costa-rica-uses-successfully-to-fight-covid-19/ Hydroxychloroquine: The Drug Costa Rica Uses Successfully To Fight Covid-19]." The Costa Ricans steer clear of azithromycin because of cardiac issues. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 03:00, 20 May 2020 (EDT)
== Covid-19 compared to seasonal flu ==
If you leave out the old age homes of New York City, mismanaged by Governor Cuomo, covid-19 was a seasonal flu. See "[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/28/coronavirus-hype-biggest-political-hoax-in-history/ Coronavirus hype biggest political hoax in history]." The mortality rate is between 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent compared to 0.1 percent for the flu, according to this article. It occurs to me that this makes theories about lab leaks and bioweapons a lot less likely. The virus could have circulated in backwater China without anyone noticing for quiet some time. The outbreak was more about mass hysteria than pandemic, a modern version of the [https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 dancing plague of 1518]. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 21:11, 7 June 2020 (EDT)