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Seems to be some sort of genetic lottery situation Shermann Feb 2020 #1
Age and pre-existing health problems seem to be important factors. Mariana Feb 2020 #5
Stock up on TP and other supplies, Jamastiene Feb 2020 #2
Yes, this Hekate Feb 2020 #41
those folks handmade34 Feb 2020 #3
I don't think any lay person can speak about COVID-19 MontanaMama Feb 2020 #4
True. Even experts disagree. Chinese officials made a mess of things, Blue_true Feb 2020 #46
Depends on your definition of worse... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #6
Influenza has a vaccine. If you're worried about the flu, get your flu shot. Aristus Feb 2020 #7
There is an attempt at misinformation Swfladem Feb 2020 #8
More contagious if you come in contact perhaps Shermann Feb 2020 #10
It is airborne (via spittle, etc), based on what I read earlier in the week htuttle Feb 2020 #13
Heaven help us if it "stays" on surfaces... Backseat Driver Feb 2020 #32
It does survive on surfaces peggysue2 Feb 2020 #65
It is Swfladem Feb 2020 #43
The problem seem to be that not even experts know whether COVID-19 is Blue_true Feb 2020 #47
Some folks... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #9
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
Your ratio sucks. SDANation Feb 2020 #18
Until we have more information, we work with what we have. LonePirate Feb 2020 #21
So then don't you think it's a bit premature to declare SDANation Feb 2020 #23
We have more than 50 people in the US that show COVID-19 symptoms, Blue_true Feb 2020 #52
You think they quarantined entire cities because the virus is so 'harmless'. We are fucked with Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #48
And epidemiologists believe SDANation Feb 2020 #22
Chinese officials don't seem to know really HOW many people got COVID-19. Blue_true Feb 2020 #50
You have it completely backwards. The fatality rate from the coronavirus is much higher than it is onenote Feb 2020 #16
No, that is NOT correct. The death rate (not numbers of deaths) for common flu mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #20
For a population size of "estimated" infected of 80000 SDANation Feb 2020 #24
Read the article. mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #25
Registered nurse undergrad in microbiology work with SDANation Feb 2020 #27
Great. Then you should be able to read and understand reports of studies, mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #30
From your article: SDANation Feb 2020 #29
Just no. Squinch Feb 2020 #26
The flu kills more people. But the COVID-19 rate is higher, Blue_true Feb 2020 #49
Not true. The fatality rate for flu is 0.1%. So far, for the coronavirus they're saying 2%. pnwmom Feb 2020 #68
Communist countries don't lockdown 760 million people dewsgirl Feb 2020 #12
You crack me up. 🤣 SDANation Feb 2020 #15
I hope you are right. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #17
They only locked down 65 million from last I read. Blue_true Feb 2020 #56
Here you go, from NPR 760 million locked down. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #69
Then I stand corrected on the number locked down, but I stand behind all else that I wrote. Blue_true Feb 2020 #74
Just stock up on some supplies, Corgigal Feb 2020 #19
I would ask those who are telling you this, what the evidence is to support mzmolly Feb 2020 #28
My brother, who is an ER doctor with a masters in public health... Initech Feb 2020 #31
the problem is Skittles Feb 2020 #59
There's not much we can do about it but take a few precautions. Plus Hoyt Feb 2020 #33
People in their70s snowybirdie Feb 2020 #34
Would recommend watching MSNBC both Nicolle Wallace & Rachel Maddow Hekate Feb 2020 #35
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
+1, uponit7771 Feb 2020 #62
A co-worker of mine is scheduled for a cruise to the Caribbean next week. cwydro Feb 2020 #37
You couldn't pay me to get on a cruise ship right now Shermann Feb 2020 #54
Remind me how many cruise ships have had people on them with the Coronavirus? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #66
Sounds wonderful! cwydro Feb 2020 #70
It will be. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #72
I'll make an exception for Hawaii Shermann Feb 2020 #73
News said tonight (I think ABC) left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #38
Please be very careful at your age. It's the possible pneumonia which is the killer. Baked Potato Feb 2020 #39
This virus is way worse than the flu. OliverQ Feb 2020 #40
I really hope the, but the flu people are right. As of now, dewsgirl Feb 2020 #55
The true COVID-19 rate is a major unknown. Blue_true Feb 2020 #60
The flu has a fast, easy test. backtoblue Feb 2020 #42
Bingo. Finally a good answer. The thing that makes COVID-19 scary is Blue_true Feb 2020 #61
+1, and a long incubation period to boot uponit7771 Feb 2020 #63
The flu kills more people because it infects a lot more people. Blue_true Feb 2020 #44
The common flu has a vaccine. RhodeIslandOne Feb 2020 #45
I'm 73 as well and I remember an early report two weeks ago which said skip fox Feb 2020 #51
Watch what experts (CDC, WHO) say and what governments do, not what "some folks tell me". meadowlander Feb 2020 #57
THIS !!!! uponit7771 Feb 2020 #64
How would they know?! MFM008 Feb 2020 #67
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