This is complete nonsense and only benefits the pockets of lawyers, pharma companies, and the media. If this reasoning was logically sound then the same should

This is complete nonsense and only benefits the pockets of lawyers, pharma companies, and the media. If this reasoning was logically sound then the same should apply for all of the existing fatal diseases listed on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics. Let's also not forget seasonal flu.