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11/08/20

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Originally posted by vacant ↑

By the definition of pandemic then yes, this is a pandemic.

What is the definition of a pandemic?

A pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people”. The classical definition includes nothing about population immunity, virology or disease severity.

By this definition, pandemics can be said to occur annually in each of the temperate southern and northern hemispheres, given that seasonal epidemics cross international boundaries and affect a large number of people. However, seasonal epidemics are not considered pandemics.

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Groan!!

So why is this such common annual occurrence making nightly news and locking down Melbourne completely for the first time ever after 8pm? Do you think 2.4 deaths per 100,000 justifies such an act, with no youngsters and hardly anyone under 50 dying?

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