I'm glad you're open to those not conforming. With each passing day it looks as if they overreacted. Between inflating numbers of Covid and killing seniors by forcing infected in with non infected, all the way to many dying from being forced on ventilators. The numbers, even inflated aren't matching up.

I definitely don't think its a hoax, and pretty sure I had it back in January. I never get sick and I was down the whole month, bad. I had to sleep sitting up so I could breathe, and finally resorted to medicine, which I don't normally do. It was horrible. Haven't been that sick since years ago when I was septic.

But having said that, I'm not seeing how this is worse than the flu based on numbers. A couple articles I've read here on Hive about it.

@krnel/henry-ford-health-system-study-shows-hcq-cut-covid-deaths-in-half

@krnel/cdc-states-covid-mortality-at-epidemic-threshold-epidemic-nearing-end

In my post here I shared a video of the Illinois Dept. of Public Health Director admitting theywere inflating the mortality numbers.

@practicalthought/planning-for-the-new-normal

Not two weeks later, some body died in a drive by shooting and death certificate said Covid and the outcry was so loud they said they would stop doing it. But all those cases before that are still listed as part of the mortality rate. The practice was common.

One thing that has really been bothering me are the folks attacking vitamins/minerals and such being used as a good preventative. Some of the attacks are so hateful, using claims of anti science, as if strengthening ones immune system were anti science.

The truth is, like the flu, a certain segment of older folks (I'm sort of in this group now myself) and those with underlying health and immunity issues are at a much higher risk than the majority of folks.

So glad you were able to finally get out. I don't think shutting oneself away for months is healthy, and can only imagine how great it felt for you. I'm a loner and I still have went out daily since this started, even if it were in open areas without much traffic from others.