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> Don't forget the '17 flu seasons was 65k deaths in the US. So we're at a little under 3x right now. So yes, Covid is worse, but we don't bat an eye at 65k dea
by foogazi 6y ago
> Don't forget the '17 flu seasons was 65k deaths in the US. So we're at a little under 3x right now. So yes, Covid is worse, but we don't bat an eye at 65k deaths due to the flu.
How can we compare Covid numbers to the flu when the US has gone into lockdown, schools closed, everyone that can is WFH. No concerts or sporting events
totally different circumstances
Sweden might be a more accurate comparison since they didn’t go into full lockdown and it’s at 10x
- hombre_fatal 6y agoThe other thing to consider about influenza is that it ravaged us for millennia until fairly recently.