perhaps i should have asked is it worthy of the panic.
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Oh yeah, very different question in that case. And no, the sheer panic and fearmongering around the whole thing is completely unwarranted.
We know exactly what it is and how it spreads. We know what the major risk factors are for complications requiring medical intervention. We know some effective treatments that improve patient outcomes. We know how many it kills and it’s not a ton (~0.65%). We have at least two safe and effective vaccines for it, so its spread will be halted soon and it’ll be eradicated from the US within a few months.
Definitely not a “sky is falling” situation by any means. Worth being taken seriously and with a deliberate and well-considered response, but not worth panic and fear. Sadly, deliberate and well-considered responses are nowhere to be had pretty much anywhere. Sweden started out with a largely okay approach, but they’re falling off the rails.