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There is a huge difference between smallpox (CFR > 60%) and covid (CFR < 2%).

• babypuncher 5y ago
  I'm not really sure how that is relevant. Both diseases are transmissible and deadly enough to completely overwhelm our hospitals for months at a time. Covid isn't just a random cold or flu. It is destroying our healthcare system, and the only way it will stop is with herd immunity. We are closing in on 780,000 total deaths from Covid in the US. More than a quarter of those were working age adults two years ago.
  • adflux 5y ago
    Buddy the worst smallpox variant killed 20% of patients. Covid and smallpox are about as comparable as your average granny and mike tyson