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Calculations for operating "business as usual" in the USA gave ranges from 1.7 to 5 million dead with extremes of 4-8% death rate (13+ million). This is based
by Ensorceled 7y ago
Calculations for operating "business as usual" in the USA gave ranges from 1.7 to 5 million dead with extremes of 4-8% death rate (13+ million).
This is based on a collapsed health care system causing the vast majority of cases requiring ventilators to result in death.
Roll two die, if you roll snake eyes you would die.
But, in my experience, most people saying things like "cure cannot be worse than the disease" are young, healthy and have access to good health care. Would that describe you? My father is in the 18+% fatality zone.
- frockington1 7y agoI remember people screaming that it would be worse than 9/11 and Pearl Harbor two weeks ago. Still waiting on anything that level of sheer panic and pandemonium. Sadly I don't think anyone is going to be willing to admit they were wrong anytime soon.
- lovehashbrowns 7y ago25,832 deaths in the US from COVID-19 isn't really all that bad, huh?
- frockington1 7y agoIn a population of 325 million, not really. I remember back in March when the media was saying at least 6 million people would die and that bodies would be piling up in the streets. Currently seems like the biggest threat will be unemployment and continued economic downturn
- Lewton 7y agoYou do realize there are countries who didn't act in time where the bodies literally are piling up in the streets right?
- lovehashbrowns 7y agoAh, you're one of those people that looks at 25,000 dead in ~41 days AFTER shelter-in-place provisions and thinks it's not a big deal. Gotcha.
- Ensorceled 7y agoNews flash, it is worse than 9/11, more dead in NYC AND a larger economic impact (well other than COVID hasn't yet started two wars)