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George Bowling's avatar

Not to mention that Angela Merkel was one of the very first heads of government who self-quarantined early on during the "pandemic". Not to mention that in 2022 Germany was probably the "hardest-hit country" by the same "pandemic" that the BioNTech vaccine is supposed to fight against. Indeed, there's something about Germany and this virus. One just can get enough of the other.

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Perry Simms's avatar

What? According to statista.de Germany is at 1,750 per million. France 2,350. Spain 2,406. UK 2,742. Italy 2,915. Czech 3,798.

The numbers are of course unreliable due to counting deaths WITH covid as deaths FROM covid. They might as well count deaths WITH acne, and call it a pandemic.

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George Bowling's avatar

I was taking about the number of covid cases, not covid deaths. In spring and early summer of 2022, Germany represented a fifth of the global number of cases.

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Rachel's avatar

Wow, Canada is right up there too. #4 in the world. And we're right up there with the most authoritarian as well.

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Clare Craig's avatar

Thanks for this, I found it helpful.

I am not sure that pointing out the percentage of historic funds that were allocated to polio is all that relevant.

When I look here: https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzNmNTRkMWEtNmZjMS00NzdjLWEyMDYtYWExYzA4NzVhZGQwIiwidCI6ImY2MTBjMGI3LWJkMjQtNGIzOS04MTBiLTNkYzI4MGFmYjU5MCIsImMiOjh9 all funds appear to be tagged as being related to covid in 2020-2021. I can't make sense of that. Can you?

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Robert Kogon's avatar

Thanks for your comment. Well, that link takes you to the funding database specifically for the WHO's Covid budget or COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP). So, by definition it all goes to Covid. If you look here - https://open.who.int/2020-21/contributors/contributor?name=Bill%20%26%20Melinda%20Gates%20Foundation - you'll find a flow chart showing that most of the Gates Foundation 2020-21 funding went to polio eradication: nearly 65%. People tend to get mad at me on Twitter when I say it, but the Gates Foundation has contributed very little to the Covid Response budget. Less than Guinea Bissau! See here: https://twitter.com/EdV1694/status/1566786702819164162?s=20&t=TH6gXJbP0wq7uexo3TXJ1w

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