“ The chances of YOU dying from this is about 1000:1”
40-70% of us will get it. On the low end, 1% of those will die. So maybe more like 200:1? 100:1?
“40-70% of us will get it. “
Based on what? Do that many get the common cold or the flu?
This is going downhill faster than a fat girl on skis.
I think 40% is high. Only 10% get the flu. Maybe 15/20% tops.
10% would be a disaster. 40%-70% would only be possible with a complete failure of our healthcare and public health infrastructure and a lack of any response to contain outbreaks. It would also require an immensely uninformed and ignorant public that refused to take personal precautions. Even if the government fails COMPLETELY, no one wants to be infected with a virus that is life threatening, and INDIVIDUALS will take precautions themselves once if they see a major breakout that overwhelms the system.
The only places where such failures might happen are backward countries like Iran and North Korea, and 3rd world sh**holes.