In 2019, there were 405,000 deaths from malaria worldwide (source:WHO). You have to be careful comparing a new, spreading pandemic to an established disease, but it is interesting that the two afflictions are polar opposites in who they affect the most, rich countries vs. poor.
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We shut down the world economy for one, while the other is just kind of a fact of life despite our knowing exactly how it spreads and how to fight it. Malaria was entirely eradicated in the US by 1940 thanks to a lot of hard work, and then we just kind of said "good enough"pic.twitter.com/cuCWGWztWh
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Replying to @Pinboard
It’s not completely unfair to compare but come on, without the significant reactions taken, COVID-19 kills tens of millions this year.
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Replying to @donaldball
I’m not sure that’s even true
10:59 PM - 24 May 2020
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