This could be the single dumbest Tweet (other than one of Trump’s Tweets) about #covid19 that I’ve seen. Does this guy even have clue one about what 2% mortality looks like? If only 5% of the US population were infected (~16.5M), 2% case fatality could mean 330K dead. 1/
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To conclude, yes, I agree that we shouldn’t panic, but there’s a difference between not panicking and turning into a modern-day Pangloss, oblivious to the potential devastation that even a disease with “just 2% mortality” might cause. 6/6
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just to make it clear for the folks in the back: the influenza pandemic of 1918 killed twice as many people as World War I did.
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Yup. It causes worldwide disruption, tens of millions of deaths worldwide, etc.
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Figures I've seen have been saying 1 in 5 died from the Spanish Flu? Why such a discrepancy in figures?
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From what I read, spanish flu back in 1918 infected around 500m ppl (a quarter of the world population) and killed between 50m and 100m ppl worldwide. Where is the 2% coming from? Didn't find it on WHOs page.
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