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1982—present is within the last century and has had a death toll of 36.3 million so far. I think your position could improve from some grounding and perspective

1982—present is within the last century and has had a death toll of 36.3 million so far. I think your position could improve from some grounding and perspective.

valleyer 5y ago
(You seem to be referencing the AIDS pandemic.) In terms of deaths per year, that's far smaller than COVID-19, whose death toll over two years probably lies somewhere between the 6 million official number and the over 20 million "excess deaths" counted by The Economist. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-...
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shkkmo 5y ago
You'd possibly have a point if we were discussing long term medical research h funding priorities. We aren't. We are discussing acute economic phenomena. It that context, covid it absolutely the worst pandemic in a century.
- torstenvl 5y ago
  *had the worst government economic response to a pandemic in a century
  - shkkmo 5y ago
    That's a meaningless distinction since there isn't any comparable event to compare the response to.