” hey, 700,000 were hospitalized last year from regular flu and we handled it with no problem.”
Tell that to NY and New Orleans.
Keep laughing.
Panic, exaggeration, distortion, avoidance, dishonesty, hidden agendas, politicization, weaponizing...all are so unbecoming.
I am more of a FluBro than a Fearper but I do understand where the calmer Fearpers are coming from. When this is all over, both groups will have something to point to to bolster the points they are making today.
But to me, here’s the rub: from early on, certain groups in government and the press have made outlandish claims that never seem to come true. (DeWine’s comments two weeks ago that 100,000 people inOhio already had it, that it is increasing at 35% per day, 1.4% will die from it)
Once their ‘facts’ are disproven time and again it gets harder to believe them with their next outlandish claim.
So yes, I think most FluBros acknowledge that the disease is serious. That it is a killer. It very well may have a fatality rate several times higher than an average year of regular flu.
And people just die. It is a part of life. I feel bad for each incremental death from this disease just as I do for the thousands that die from every other cause.
But with proper hygiene and good medical care the risks for those with no preconditions is really pretty low. And with enough lead time, those with serious preconditions can make arrangements to reduce their risk as well.
So, with all that, is it really necessary to completely shut down the country when most of the country is at minimal risk?