So far our hypotheses are cold and flu virus Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDong"Cold and flu viruses" isn't the reason -- rather Covid-19 likely is worse during colder weather for the same reasons other coronaviruses (like the ones that cause the common cold) and influenza are worse in colder weather. There's a reason they recommend people get vaccinated for flu in September and the first half of October
Any ideas what is causing the recent COVID surge? Has anything really substantially changed since October? Does anyone actually know what is causing this new surge? Could it be the flu coupling with COVID? All anyone seems to do is shout about wearing masks, but everywhere I go, people are wearing masks.The states that have it bad right now did not practice any social distancing when New York was getting hit with it May and June. North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa those are the hot states right now. The USA has 330,000,000 million people. Not even a third of the total population has been infected yet. You have 14 million cases plus the asymptomatics. No one really know what count is for the asymptomatics.
We can see a steep climb in COVID cases per day starting somewhere in mid October. However, I don't recall any substantial change in policy or public behavior during this time. Does anyone know wtf is going on? Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDong
It may be simply due to cold weather. Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil, countries on the equator, do not exhibit the anomalous surge in October. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDongExcellent point. Take a look at South Africa:
I think you nailed it, Tiny. Weather could indeed explain these surges. We have the data to back it up. Well done.Yeah but doesn't Global Warming throw a wrench in that hypothesis? Unless Global Warming doesn't exist during Flu season, lol.
Unless anyone has a better hypothesis, this case is closed.
I remember hearing Dr. StrokeyHisDingDong saying COVID does indeed enjoy cold and dry weather. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDong