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> Five time a tiny number may still be a tiny number. A tiny proportion of a gigantic number is still a massive number. Plus, most of the population has some
by mullingitover 7y ago
> Five time a tiny number may still be a tiny number.
A tiny proportion of a gigantic number is still a massive number.
Plus, most of the population has some level of immunity to the flu. Meanwhile, for coronavirus, every human being on the planet can be infected except the tiny number who have already survived it.
> The odd of dying from this virus for a warehouse employee worker under 40 with no serious medical condition is not something they should worry about.
Until we have longitudinal studies showing that there's nothing to worry about in the long term, this is a reckless assumption.