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Riptide360 t1_j6leul6 wrote

Not good. Japan is starting to match the US daily covid deaths, with only 1/2 the population.

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ScopeLogic t1_j6lkqqs wrote

Much older population though

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Valleyx t1_j6n5mx2 wrote

I guess the population density is also way bigger, although I don't know if that matters that much

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mtarascio t1_j6lpv95 wrote

Do you mean matching now or during other periods?

They went through a long time being way way below the US.

Having an acceleration that matches the US at one point doesn't really tell any long term tale.

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TheLizzardMan t1_j6lzn47 wrote

You got downvoted for raising a completely valid and logical point. Reddit at work!

Seriously though, I don't know the answer, but I'd love to hear one.

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nandemo t1_j6mxt4i wrote

Yeah, but the US has had 1.1 million total deaths. In Japan we've had under 70k.

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imminentjogger5 t1_j6lxj8c wrote

Is that in the article somewhere?

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Grape_Fish t1_j6ly0u6 wrote

No it's just a talking point to minimize the seriousness of the pandemic.

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flac_rules t1_j6mjxgb wrote

If anything people overestimate the risk for young people vs old.

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Grape_Fish t1_j6n7fy7 wrote

COVID 19 is a leading cause of death for children and young people in the USA so I'm going to disagree. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978052

Edit: I said "the" not "a", sue me. Still a boat load of morons trying to underplay the seriousness of the pandemic. It's a big deal and it's not only old people who die and even if it was, it would still be a big deal.

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Apprehensive-Top7774 t1_j6pfou9 wrote

>COVID 19 is the leading

Not quite

COVID 19 is a leading cause of death. No reason to exaggerate, it is serious enough of an issue without misinformation

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