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[prag16]

It won't happen every year, since we will probably have a vaccine within the next year or so.

Yeah that vaccine really stopped the seasonal flu in its tracks.

Once this all plays out and we confirm that the REAL death rate isn't too different from the seasonal flu, the hysteria will die down and we can move on with our lives. Unfortunately not until after the economy has already been set on fire thrown into a dumpster and launched into the sun.

 

[haxan7]

Coronavirus Resource Center

How deadly is COVID-19?

The answer depends on whether you're looking at the fatality rate (the risk of death among those who are infected) or the total number of deaths. So far, influenza has caused far more deaths this flu season, both in the US and worldwide, than COVID-19. This is why you may have heard it said that the flu is a bigger threat.

Regarding the fatality rate, it appears that the risk of death with the pandemic coronavirus infection (commonly estimated at 3% to 4%) is less than it was for SARS (approximately 11%) and MERS (about 35%), but may be higher than the risk from seasonal flu (which averages about 0.1%).

What we do know so far is the risk of death very much depends on your age and your overall health. Children appear to be at very low risk of severe disease and death. Older adults and those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, or lung disease have a higher chance of developing complications like pneumonia, which could be deadly.

I'm not worried though since I know our great GOP leaders in the white house are going to take care of it with prayer, corporate bailouts, and insider trading.

Other ways besides prayer that kills the virus

This post restored my faith in humanity. Thank you.

 

[Setzer]

The bigger worry about Italy is that they have had the lockdown since March 9th (and earlier in some of the hot zones) and their cases keep growing along with deaths.

If Italy's lockdown doesn't work how long can they sustain it and what message is the rest of the world going to take from that.

They waited too long. Lockdown should have started the last week of February when they only had a few hundred cases. They waited until the # of cases started getting into the thousands daily before doing anything about it.