Based on what we now understand about #coronavirus, it seems clear to me the consensus of opinion in the country is that losing a few hundred thousand people (or fewer if we are clever) is an acceptable price for reopening the economy. I'm in a higher risk category and agree.
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This isn’t the flu
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We have a vaccine for the flu. Just imagine how many people would die without it. That’s what would happen if we didn’t social distance with COVID but worse. The fatality rate is higher.
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Old study, but flu deaths haven’t gone down much with the shot.https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2005/02/study-flu-shots-elderly-dont-cut-mortality-rate …
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2019-20 was worse than normal, likely 50,000 deaths. That being said COVID19 is worse than flu in terms of % of hospitalizations and those admitted requiring intensive care, especially 35-55 age group. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm …pic.twitter.com/Bm1LVkVaft
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Dude. It isn’t like the flu.https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/not-like-the-flu-not-like-car-crashes-not-like …
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New York City, with population of 8.4 million, has 11,477 confirmed and probable
#COVID19 deaths. Even if everyone in the city had covid (8.4M people) which is improbable, then 11,477 deaths would put its case fatality rate higher than what's seen in seasonal flu.#NotTheFlu
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