I'm not going to fact check your numbers. I'll assume they are correct or agreeably close to correct.
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However DEATH is not the only HARM that can result from infection (not just Covid but any infection). If 0.23% died, there were MANY MANY more who were HARMED by being infected, hospitalized, on the verge of death, created a burden and hardship (harm) on their families and support systems, created a burden on (harm to) the health care systems, long Covid, etc., etc., etc..
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And finally, if you want to blame someone, blame the guy who took credit for the vaccines:
http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-greatest-achievement-vaccine/
Did Trump Say 'Some People Say My Greatest Achievement' Was Developing COVID-19 Vaccine? [April 2022]
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"Yes."
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"Former U.S. President Donald Trump took credit for the COVID-19 vaccine numerous times over the past few years, and in a 2021 interview, he claimed that people said it was his “greatest achievement.” He made this particular claim in a July 2021 panel interview with a group of historians. The full interview is available on the Princeton University Library website. Around 18 minutes into the interview, Trump said: “There are some people that say my greatest achievement was getting the vaccine, because the vaccine was said to take three to five years, and most people said it wasn’t going to happen.” ...
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"This is not the first time Trump has claimed credit for the COVID-19 vaccine. In November 2020, soon after Joe Biden won the presidential election, Trump said, “The vaccines — and by the way, don’t let Joe Biden take credit for the vaccine. [...] Don’t let him take credit for the vaccines, because the vaccines were me.” ..."
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Or maybe you prefer to believe the Fox version:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-takes-credit-vaccine
Trump takes credit for 'China virus' vaccine: 'I hope everyone remembers!' [March 2021]
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"Former President Trump touted his administration's efforts obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine, arguing that without him, Americans wouldn't receive a vaccine for years. "I hope everyone remembers when they’re getting the COVID-19 (often referred to as the China Virus) Vaccine, that if I wasn’t President, you wouldn’t be getting that beautiful 'shot' for 5 years, at best, and probably wouldn’t be getting it at all," read a statement from the former president. "I hope everyone remembers!" ...
Posted By: willywonka4u
Is this any surprise? We locked down the entire world and our own country for Covid (actually to wreck the economy to get Trump out of office) when at it’s peak the death rate was only 0.23%. Meaning we did all that for a virus that didn’t harm 99.8% of the public.
EDIT: Fixed typo and added Fox.
-- Modified on 12/21/2024 7:04:03 AM