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| Japan has a population of ~ 126 million (about 37% of U.S. populations) and recently posted only 79 cases of Covid-19 (not sure if those were hospitalizations or just positive tests) and only 2 deaths. | Japan has a population of ~ 126 million (about 37% of U.S. populations) and recently posted only 79 cases of Covid-19 (not sure if those were hospitalizations or just positive tests) and only 2 deaths. | ||
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| Look at the cases per million graph! | Look at the cases per million graph! | ||
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| What explains this? Not sure, it may have something to do with ivermectin as it seems Japanese health authorities rolled out the drug for Covid-19 during their last spike/wave. But also, there may be some sort of natural immunity the Japanese have that has really kicked into overdrive. It's unclear, it's probably a combination of things, but whatever is going on it appears that Covid-19 is failing to reproduce. Think of it like a couple that are infertile. Covid-19 in Japan appears to be breaking down genetically and is increasingly finding it difficult to replicate itself. | What explains this? Not sure, it may have something to do with ivermectin as it seems Japanese health authorities rolled out the drug for Covid-19 during their last spike/wave. But also, there may be some sort of natural immunity the Japanese have that has really kicked into overdrive. It's unclear, it's probably a combination of things, but whatever is going on it appears that Covid-19 is failing to reproduce. Think of it like a couple that are infertile. Covid-19 in Japan appears to be breaking down genetically and is increasingly finding it difficult to replicate itself. | ||
