re: Current score. Corona vs flu

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Dude, the flu has been around for as long as we have, and we know all we need to know about it and how it spreads. We also have a vaccine for the flu. Coronavirus is a new virus that we don't really know much about and there is no vaccine, and won't be one for another year. The mortality rate is also much higher and it's spreading quite fast. Ask Italy if this virus is serious or not.

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--Calm down. Sure it's infectious, what type of
influenza's not---and they don't always guess correctly on the strain of flu used in vaccines, so at best, your vaccine may help in keeping it from being worse.
--Higher mortality rate ? While at this time that might appear to be the case, many health officials think not necessarily and perhaps no different from typical viruses brought out of Asia."
--"The mortality rate is more likely around 1-percent
or less and most of those are elderly with compromised immune systems who struggle most with seasonal common strains of flu."
--"A large study just released out of China shows
over 80-percent who get Corona virus are simply mild cases."
--"Why is the mortality rate higher in Italy ?
Italy has the oldest population in Europe---and
many of the deaths from Corona in Italy have been among those 80 to 90-years-old, the same demographic that any virus is deadliest among."
--"Health officials have no idea how many people have
mild bouts of Corona that are going unreported."
If you'd like to verify this above all the panic and running around in circles & media scare, you'll find any number of legitimate reports saying the same
thing as the one I've included :
Coronavirus Facts