[exDemMom]

Sorry I hurt your feelings by calling it a “cough virus.” For 99.8% of people that get Coronavirus, that is exactly what it is...”a cough virus.”

It is a COLD virus; there is no such thing as a "cough virus."

For 98.2% of the people who catch Covid-19, it is survivable. However, a 1.8% death rate from a highly infectious virus is super high from the public health perspective, regardless of whether you personally think a 1 in 50 chance of dying is acceptable.

Around one third of people who survive Covid-19 end up with long-term disabilities from it: severe fatigue that lasts for months, as well as heart, lung, neurological, and other organ damage that may be permanent. Maybe you don't care if you die, but what about the prospect of never being able to breathe properly again? Does that concern you at all?

[Jan_Sobieski]

Sure, it is serious to the vulnerable. They should be protected, or given some of the extremely effective therapeutics out there. Only problem is that our government makes it difficult to obtain them.

[grey_whiskers]

However, a 1.8% death rate from a highly infectious virus is super high from the public health perspective, regardless of whether you personally think a 1 in 50 chance of dying is acceptable.

You should know better than to spread fear porn; the chance of death is not uniform among all infected; instead being drastically skewed towards those over 70 with co-morbidities or a history of smoking.

Why then the rush to lock down entire states, forbid any sort of mingling and give *everyone* an mRA jab under Emergency Use Authorization?

Something smells, bad.