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> Millions and millions of people died from the common cold before 2019 too. Every year. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. Do you have a sour
by nuerow 5y ago
> Millions and millions of people died from the common cold before 2019 too. Every year.
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. Do you have a source for your extraordinary claim that "millions and millions" die of the flu? Because the CDC estimates that yearly there are between 12k and 52k deaths due to the flu.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
And by the way, the flu is an umbrella term that refers to respiratory illnesses caused by multiple viruses, thus comparing deaths from Covid19 with deaths from infections from multiple viruses is not exactly apples to apples.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm