Let’s think about this for just a second.
It’s flu season. And everyone got their vaccine, so it’s normal.
The hospital fills up with flu patients every year. These reflect the flu patients that need extra care. They get sick, they go on respirators. Some of them die.
We all agree with that.
So, along comes a flu at the same time. No vaccine. No cure. It spreads at least twice as fast as the normal flu. Instead of 10% needing a hospital bed, 20% do. So, we have twice as many sick...with twice as many needing hospital care.
Now..of those sick people, about half are going to need vents or respirators. And they will need then for 10-14 days.
Where are you gonna put them?
And when you show up with a heart attack, where are you going to put them?
THATS the problem.
You have both of these things happening at the same time.
Why is this so difficult to understand.
It’s not about dying. It’s about overwhelming the healthcare systems AND having so many people sick they cannot go to work.
But, yeah, the flu kills a shitload of people every year.
Saul Alinsky missed one...
Very true. Not having a vaccine means that our medical personnel are exposed. We have a son working in an ER. He was required to have a flu shot as a condition of employment, so there is a degree of protection there. He hasn't caught the flu from any of the many people coming in sick with it. If and when they get Coronavirus cases, the entire staff is vulnerable. Perhaps none will be so sick as to be hospitalized and some might just stay home in isolation with what turns out to be a 'Corona vacation'. They can't treat patients while they're home - sick or not.
I suspect this thing is widespread already but most people are shaking it off on their own. It is very much a numbers game with the healthcare system.