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Look at the morbidity chart for age-groups. And, for those who say let it burn itself out among the "young folks:" Covid-19 is far more transmissive than flu. So those who say, in effect, "let nature take its course," believing the deaths among the younger citizenry will be minimal...
Here again, however, what is most troubling is the "let's all give up and see what happens" approach. Europe and Asia have solved this. Why would Americans say in essence, "let's just give up?"
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Topic - Under 50? You're FAR more likely to die from Covid-19 than from the flu. FAR more. - tinear 08:30:52 07/17/20 (15)
- COVID19 vs. FLU stats - AbeCollins 17:32:20 07/17/20 (1)
- A FLU we have a vaccine for yet... - musetap 11:13:09 07/18/20 (0)
- That article reads like the Enquirer... - Rod M 09:02:41 07/17/20 (12)
- Your numbers were one place, the article's are US. You doubt reported numbers from - tinear 10:23:12 07/17/20 (0)
- RE: That article reads like the Enquirer... - Dave_K 10:05:19 07/17/20 (1)
- Would everyone please quit with the flu comparisons?... - dark_dave56 10:38:33 07/17/20 (0)
- It's from Business Insider and hardly a joke... - Ivan303 09:34:11 07/17/20 (8)
- They're big in UFO stories ... LOL nt - bjh 13:08:35 07/17/20 (0)
- RE: It's from Business Insider and hardly a joke... - b.l.zeebub 12:45:32 07/17/20 (0)
- RE: It's from Business Insider and hardly a joke... - Rod M 11:47:51 07/17/20 (5)
- Forget the flu, for a moment. We do know how many Covid-19 cases we have (again, - tinear 13:43:48 07/17/20 (0)
- RE: "well over 90% of deaths had comorbidities" - Ivan303 11:59:20 07/17/20 (3)
- "what exactly is an 'underlying health condition'?" - b.l.zeebub 14:09:25 07/17/20 (0)
- I don't think that stubornness is an 'underlying health condition'... - Rod M 12:10:12 07/17/20 (1)
- LOL (nt) - TWB 13:26:27 07/17/20 (0)