[Ancesthntr]

With respect, you are also (partially) wrong. The death rate for a “normal” flu is 0.1% to 0.2%. It is still on the order of 1/10 or 1/20 as lethal as the coronavirus (assuming a 2% mortality rate, and it is probably a bit higher overall), but your figures about the lethality of the flu are understated.

All that said, coronavirus is likely to be less lethal here (barring our medical system getting overloaded) because we have less smoking, less pollution, better nutrition and better medical care than China. Still more than the flu, but less than the worldwide (mainly Chinese) experience so far.

[DouglasKC]

With respect, you are also (partially) wrong. The death rate for a “normal” flu is 0.1% to 0.2%. It is still on the order of 1/10 or 1/20 as lethal as the coronavirus (assuming a 2% mortality rate, and it is probably a bit higher overall), but your figures about the lethality of the flu are understated.

Yes others have pointed out that I misinterpreted cdc numbers. But the point was that Rush is grossly overestimating how deadly the flu is compared to what the Chinese have reported (likely WAY low) about corona.

[calenel]

“All that said, coronavirus is likely to be less lethal here (barring our medical system getting overloaded) because we have less smoking, less pollution, better nutrition and better medical care than China.”

This thing picked off many, many health workers in China. I wouldn’t overstate the better nutrition and health care aspects, although the rest is clearly valid.

“Still more than the flu, but less than the worldwide (mainly Chinese) experience so far.”

That looks likely.