tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34812312.post8425589537933209998..comments2023-10-23T17:07:34.238+00:00Comments on Hoff Limits: Here comes The SunMike Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301650532274665517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34812312.post-30560597177619815972009-05-02T08:42:00.000+00:002009-05-02T08:42:00.000+00:00But the risk of anyone dying (unless they have bee...But the risk of anyone dying (unless they have been to Mexico) is infintesimal. Almost zero. It's an interesting story, but no risk to the average person, who should be more concerned about crossing the street and not getting hit by all the extra drivers avoiding taking the Underground.Mike Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301650532274665517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34812312.post-28889843833751296162009-04-30T17:22:00.000+00:002009-04-30T17:22:00.000+00:00While I agree that the Sun may be rather sensation...While I agree that the Sun may be rather sensationalist at times, I don't think the World Health Organization is particularly renowned for its scaremongering. The fact that they have declared we are at pre-pandemic level 5 on their bizarre Richter scale of biological earthquakes suggests there's probably something to worry about. I hope it does all turn out to be a storm in a teacup, but I think it's easy to be lulled into a false sense of security because symptoms are seemingly mild at the moment in the developed world. Pandemics tend to come in waves and the 1918 one started with people feeling a bit sneezy and achy. By the time the flu returned some months later, people were falling ill in the morning and pegging it the same night. I also think there are probably thousands of people who've had the mild version in Mexico, but have never been registered by any medical authority. It might be that there's a death rate of 2% and that the developed world hasn't yet seen the volume of cases for this to become fully apparent.Phil Woodfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440395183728873154noreply@blogger.com