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> Turns out, the American way of half-assing it has been sufficient to slow the spread of the virus more than enough to avert catastrophe 91,000 Americans have
by grecy 6y ago
> Turns out, the American way of half-assing it has been sufficient to slow the spread of the virus more than enough to avert catastrophe
91,000 Americans have died from this[1], and you don't think it's a catastrophe?
Remember, only 2,977 died on 9/11 [2]
[1] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11...
- standardUser 6y agoAmerica is suffering greatly from this pandemic, but we have avoided far worse scenarios seen in parts of China and Italy thanks to lockdown efforts. That is what I mean by "avert catastrophe". Healthcare systems were never overloaded and curves have largely been bent.