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None of those numbers are accurate. Latest research: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30243-7/fulltext https://www.thelancet.

• fermienrico 7y ago
  3.3% is still insanely high. If 50% of US population is under the age of 40, that's 5 million people in hospitals. This changes nothing.
  • Judgmentality 7y ago
    > This changes nothing. It literally changes everything, as you're spreading false information. Instead of 20%, it's 3.3% - that doesn't change anything? It's the difference of tens of millions of lives just in the United States! Yes, 3.3% is still high, but it's not even in the same ballpark as 20%. And not everyone will be hospitalized at once, which is the entire point of flattening the curve.
    • fermienrico 7y ago
      The point is that 20% or 3.3%, the amount of hospitalizations would far exceed the capacity. We shouldn’t get there in the first place. So the proposed idea of opening things up is a non starter. I’ve already edited my comment to concede on 20%. Why get so combative in responding? I’m not trying to spread false information and willing to concede when new factual information is reported. Jeez.
      • Judgmentality 7y ago
        > Why get so combative in responding? Because you were arguing tens of millions of deaths "changes nothing."