HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0313.009 2020-2022 From: Terry Lyons
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2021 2:27 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Fw: Freedom!!... Appose Covid Bill and Resolutions; Bill 51, Res. 159- 21, Res.. 160- 21
Attachments: Covid deaths Compared to other illnessesv2 (1).pdf
Dear Council Members,
Please also see attached.
Preventing young children from reaching crucial developmental milestones in
the face of mounting evidence is not just a "mistake." Forcing hospital patients
to die alone without saying goodbye to their families is not just a "mistake."
Pushing millions of people into poverty and starvation is not just a "mistake."
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These are crimes.
Basic civil, human, and economic rights were violated under
demonstrably fraudulent pretenses. The sacrifices we thought we were
making for the common good were sacrifices made in vain. Unlawful
lockdowns demoralized the population and ruined lives. The tragic reality
is that this was all for nothing. The only way to prevent these events from
recurring is to exhaustively investigate not just the origin of the virus, but
every corrupt and misguided decision made by politicians, NGOs, public
health organizations, and scientific institutions made since its fateful
emergence.
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We're watching the mainstream pandemic narrative starting to unravel.
While the Senate and House intelligence committees investigate the
origins of SARS-CoV-2, many reporters are openly wondering why they
initially dismissed the lab leak hypothesis as "misinformation." Few in
media consider the possibility that their approach to the theory was not
an anomaly, but rather a long-established pattern of journalistic
dereliction of duty. For the public, these renewed questions about the
virus (and their hard-to-face answers) speak to a deep sense that
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trove of media darlingr. Anthony Fauci'sails was recently
released to the public. The emails reveal early assertions that
asymptomatic transmission is rare, that post-infection immunity is
highly likely, and that masks are not really effective." However, you
wouldn't know that from the public messaging since the start of the
pandemic, in which bureaucrats and journalists upheld lasting 3
misconceptions that asymptomatic cases are dangerous, natural
immunity is not a factor in protecting the population, and individuals are j
responsible for viral spread. These misconceptions fueled countless j
months of lockdowns, business closures, and job losses, pushing
millions of people into poverty and despair through the destructive lie
that stringent "sick until proven healthy" interventions save lives.
Saving Lives by Killing People:
In December 2020, 35% of Americans believed that half of the people with
COVID-19 required hospitalization. The correct figure was 1%-5%.
Americans also estimated that the share of COVID-19 deaths for people
between 18 and 24 was 8%. It was actually 0.1%. These incorrect assumptions
were influenced by anecdotes, shocking media coverage, and early projections
like the influential Imperial College model, which threatened that without
lockdowns there would be 40 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide. The
model assumed an infection fatality rate (IFR) of 0.9%, but the actual IFR of
COVID-19 is 0. 15% and the median IFR for people under 70 is 0.05%.
As a result of mistaken prognostications like this, the media compared
COVID-19 to the 1918 influenza pandemic, for which the average age of
death was 28. For COVID-19 the average age of death is 73, and about half of
all deaths are in people 80 or older. While the CDC projected a one-year
decrease in life expectancy for the U.S. population, the overall decrease in Life
expectancy was only five days, and the U.S.'s excess mortality in 2017 was
greater than its excess mortality in 2020.
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In the U.S. 78% of people hospitalized for COVI -19 were overweight or
obese.
Ninety-five percent of COVI -19 deaths had an average of four related
underlying conditions and the CDC's death count includes "deaths involving
unintentional and intentional injury." As a result of testing children
hospitalized for unrelated conditions, the number of pediatric COVID-19
hospitalizations was exaggerated by at least 40%.
When lockdowns failed to yield meaningful mitigation results, public health
agencies that had previously recommended against masking changed their
position. Although simulations suggested that 80% mask compliance would
do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than lockdowns, regional analysis in
the United States does not show that mandates had any effect on case rates,
despite 93% compliance. Moreover, according to CDC data, 85% of people
who contracted COVID-19 reported wearing a mask.
Respectfully,
Teresa Lyons
Kailua-Kona
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