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Old 14th Jan 2022, 23:35
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MickG0105
 
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Originally Posted by Icarus2001
... but I am saying that our ever helpful media only REPORT total cases, deaths, hospitalisations etc
They do not offer the number of recoveries.
Their focus is only on the doom and gloom and how bad it all is.
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When has it ever been any different for pretty much anything else? The news media don't cover ordinary events. The only time that the media covers survivors is where the act of survival was extraordinary ... Man fights off shark. Baby survives plane crash. That sort of thing.


Originally Posted by Icarus2001
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Their barely disguised glee when the new terrifying Omicron variant arrived. Unfortunately it did not play their game as it is less damaging than Delta. Hardly ever see that mentioned do you?
The reporting that Omicron is less severe than Delta is there if you look.

https://www.news.com.au/world/corona...c89dd0db654d9d
https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/healt...ests-c-5070312
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-...elta/100722338
https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavi...elta-c-5066060
https://www.economist.com/science-an...rlier-variants
https://www.news.com.au/world/corona...5b19da975f2f36
https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/...pitalizations/
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