The Elephant In The Room

[Dill]

(04-28-2020, 02:48 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: It is estimated that roughy 50m Americans contracted H1N1 in 2009 and 12,000 died from it over the course of a year, making it less deadly than the season flu. 

Even for the season flu, we have to deal with estimates because we cannot and do not test everyone for a number of reasons. We don't even have the best statistics for months after the flu season ends.

I say that to highlight the fact that the 58k deaths that we're at right now is undercounting deaths that have occurred and is only for a period of roughly 2 months, not a year.

This is already more than the season flu. It's nearly 5 times as many people as H1N1 killed in a year.

Suggesting that this is a "bad case of another flu" is uninformed for a number of reason. Coronaviruses are incredibly different from influenza and the data already shows that SARS-CoV-2 is far deadlier. Trying to pivot to abortion just highlights the fact that you realize that said something incredibly misinformed. 

Well what is the death rate in Burma then, Hunh?   Can you tell me that?!