[Steve Van Doorn]

Can we start a pool? My estimate of the total deaths from this virus will be about 12,500 in the US. Which is about the same as the pandemic of 2009. There will be more deaths contributed to driving under the influence of hysteria over this pandemic

[Fury]

Can we start a pool?

I don't think that should be done on FR.

[who knows what evil?]

‘Hysteria’ was the word of the day when I was out and about Monday...many used that word to describe the current situation.

[Pollard]

What’s the price tag on grandma?

[BusterDog]

"My estimate of the total deaths from this virus will be about 12,500 in the US."

Remarkable. Truly remarkable.

This event has really lifted the veil on a lot of things for me. I used to be so confused by the kinds of things I would read in the news, see on social media, and hear people say. It oftentimes absolutely made no sense to me.

It has been so confusing at times that I even wondered on occasion whether there was something wrong with me. It's all so very clear now why I have found so many people so down right confounding.

[Paul R.]

Ironically enough, if mitigation efforts work, we might be able to hold the deaths down to your figure. (12.5k)

Wanna estimate how many deaths without these measures? The math is fairly simple...

To start, lessee, what no-vaccine respiratory infectious disease with mild symptoms in most of the population do we only slightly mitigate? The common cold?