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In reply to the discussion: Some folks tell me the common flu is worse than this new virus [View all]dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)17. I hope you are right.
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Some folks tell me the common flu is worse than this new virus [View all]
left-of-center2012
Feb 2020
OP
The death rate for common flu virus is way higher than the death rates of the Coronavirus..
magicarpet
Feb 2020
#11
Your math analysis sucks. 2000/75000 is more than 14000/26000000 COVID-19 is far more deadly.
LonePirate
Feb 2020
#14
You think they quarantined entire cities because the virus is so 'harmless'. We are fucked with
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#48
You have it completely backwards. The fatality rate from the coronavirus is much higher than it is
onenote
Feb 2020
#16
Not true. The fatality rate for flu is 0.1%. So far, for the coronavirus they're saying 2%.
pnwmom
Feb 2020
#68
Then I stand corrected on the number locked down, but I stand behind all else that I wrote.
Blue_true
Feb 2020
#74
if this is no big deal then why is Japan closing ALL schools for a month? Saudis cancell the
beachbumbob
Feb 2020
#36
We closed our schools in my county during the flu season a couple of weeks ago. It happens just
LiberalArkie
Feb 2020
#53
You ever hear of an US state closing ALL their schools during flu season for a mont? I would like to
beachbumbob
Feb 2020
#71
COVID-19 is a big unknown, mostly because of the shitshow Chinese officials ran.
Blue_true
Feb 2020
#58
Remind me how many cruise ships have had people on them with the Coronavirus?
PoindexterOglethorpe
Feb 2020
#66
Please be very careful at your age. It's the possible pneumonia which is the killer.
Baked Potato
Feb 2020
#39
Watch what experts (CDC, WHO) say and what governments do, not what "some folks tell me".
meadowlander
Feb 2020
#57