As far as deaths, it has always been clear that without massive effort, this virus would be far worse than the flu. We saw that happen in Italy, where they refused to act before their hospitals were overwhelmed, then struggled to implement measures. With 5.5X Italy's population, their death rate would mean over 41,000 Americans dead in a single month. Without action, those numbers would still be rising exponentially instead of tapering off. There is a reason no country was willing to let CV19 burn through their population.
“There is a reason no country was willing to let CV19 burn through their population.”
Yep. But you need to tell the FluBros that.