But people are not dropping like flies
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people of all ages and stages of health as well as medical workers have dropped like files in the Wusan area. You must remember Wusan has a 60-90 day head start on the rest of the world
We don’t know how many people got it in Wuhan, and we don’t know what proportion died and what proportion just had the flu and got better. Some people - non-Asians - who have had it said it was simply like a mild flu and only lasted a few days and then they were fine again.
Most of the Europeans or non-Asians who have died of it have been in their 80s or have had pre-existing respiratory problems. Even so, the percentage that has died has been normal flu-level. It’s obviously very communicable, like every “new” flu, so if more people get it, more will die; but the percentage seems to be normal.
In the US, most elderly - and in fact, all - people are immunized against various flu strains every year, so there will probably be some antibodies circulating in their systems which, while they will not avoid getting a different type of flu, may mitigate it a bit.
Chinese health care stinks, their living conditions are 3rd World, and their nutrition probably isn’t very good either.
Unfortunately, one of the things that has led to the hysteria is that the Chinese cannot be trusted to report accurately on anything. Remember, they refused US offers of help with breathing masks, etc. - and in fact, they’re now blaming the US for their virus.