It may not get as many clicks, but 0.3% of 145M infections is still a helluva lot. Something like two Normandy Invasions worth of deaths over the next 10 months.
Italy's situation--an older population that includes many smokers and lots of physical contact in social settings--goes to explain its now approaching 8% mortality rate.
South Korea shows something more akin to what the US would experience. With their excellent response and overall more moderate population scenario, they've had around 0.6%.
There's good reason to believe that 70M Americans will be infected before this is over, and that's a low-side figure, with the high-side more than double. It is a serious situation and honestly, it's a bit disgusting that so many here are minimizing the cost when some simple math shows that a lot of human tragedy is on our door.
I just find it interesting how even the furthest extent of their scare tactics mean that something like 0.3% of the American population dies.
I take it they won't post a headline that says 0.3% of Americans will die?
It may not get as many clicks, but 0.3% of 145M infections is still a helluva lot. Something like two Normandy Invasions worth of deaths over the next 10 months.
And the likelihood of that is still next to nill.
Italy's situation--an older population that includes many smokers and lots of physical contact in social settings--goes to explain its now approaching 8% mortality rate.
South Korea shows something more akin to what the US would experience. With their excellent response and overall more moderate population scenario, they've had around 0.6%.
There's good reason to believe that 70M Americans will be infected before this is over, and that's a low-side figure, with the high-side more than double. It is a serious situation and honestly, it's a bit disgusting that so many here are minimizing the cost when some simple math shows that a lot of human tragedy is on our door.