People who are freaking out about Coronavirus dont seem to mind the fact that the flu kills far more people, up to 61,000 die every year from flu related complications. My nephew had 104 a month a go, it was very scary, no other symptoms, luckily after a week the fever went away
“People who are freaking out about Coronavirus dont seem to mind the fact that the flu kills far more people, up to 61,000 die every year from flu related complications.”
It’s the death rate that worries people, and the fact that there is no vaccine for it. The death rate is 2%, on the low end, and if it does spread like the flu does when there isn’t a flu vaccine, meaning virtually everyone in the country gets it, then 7 Million Americans die - versus the normal 3 Million who now die per year.
There’s quite a bit to be worried about...not quite worth panicking yet, but I have to admit I am debating that step - perhaps a week from Wednesday or so will be the right time to panic.
People who are freaking out about Coronavirus dont seem to mind the fact that the flu kills far more people, up to 61,000 die every year from flu related complications.
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I’m not going to argue people aren’t over reacting, but that is a very apples to orangutan comparison.
The mortality rate is very unknown, but appears well above that of the flu - typically about .1 to .05% - whereas the corona virus mortality rate in China (also a notable caveat) appears to be somewhere between 2% and 60%. It is so early in the cycle that per China less than 2% have gotten over the infection.