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I had no idea about HIV deaths, I would have guessed it would be 2x-3x COVID deaths. I don't think that means "HIV had a smaller impact than I thought", I think

I had no idea about HIV deaths, I would have guessed it would be 2x-3x COVID deaths. I don't think that means "HIV had a smaller impact than I thought", I think that means COVID is bigger than I thought. We get desensitized to the numbers. Thanks for the perspective.

cronix 5y ago
HIV is a lot harder to spread than airborne viruses. But, imagine how much worse it would have been if it was airborne.