re: OT: Corona Panic 2020

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58,000 total global deaths attributed to covid-19 as of today, according to Johns Hopkins tracker. It has been rampaging for three full months (minimum).


58,000 total US deaths attributed to influenza in the last flu season.


Science! Math!

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This is the same argument people were making with the Swine Flu first and foremost. Now that number looks like it’s going to unfortunately get blown by.

Again, I hope you’re correct on this actual number, but it seems like people keep moving the bar for when it actually needs to be taken seriously.