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This virus is going to expose so many institutional problems that have infested the American system as we've enjoyed decades of excessive comfort, breeding comp
by allovernow 7y ago
This virus is going to expose so many institutional problems that have infested the American system as we've enjoyed decades of excessive comfort, breeding complacency and incompetence.
Take notes, the next few months will produce enough material for an encyclopedia, if you're the book writing type. The entire geopolitical stage is already being disturbed.
Hell, if all of the shit happening before the virus wasn't enough, on top of what's already going on internationally and domestically from the virus alone, oil prices just fell 30%. The world is changing, right now, and it is absolutely morbidly fascinating.
- H8crilB 7y agoI wonder why this virus will and not H1N1? I still remember how scared people were during that pandemic.
- allovernow 7y agoBecause this virus is far more virulent. China Italy just put 16 million people on lockdown overnight. This time it isn't just a scare.
- useragent86 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic#United_State... CDC estimates that between 43 million and 89 million cases of 2009 H1N1 occurred between April 2009 and 10 April 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 61 million people infected with 2009 H1N1. CDC estimates that between about 195,000 and 403,000 H1N1-related hospitalizations occurred between April 2009 and 10 April 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 274,000 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations. CDC estimates that between about 8,870 and 18,300 2009 H1N1-related deaths occurred between April 2009 and 10 April 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 12,470 2009 H1N1-related deaths.