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Please stop comparing COVID-19 to the flu. The flu infects 50 million people in the US every year and kills 0.1% of them. COVID-19 appears to have higher mort
by panarky 7y ago
Please stop comparing COVID-19 to the flu.
The flu infects 50 million people in the US every year and kills 0.1% of them.
COVID-19 appears to have higher mortality by at least 20x.
It also appears to be more contagious.
But if it can't be contained before a vaccine is ready, and assuming it only infects the same number of people as the flu, a million could die.