VIRUS HITTING CLOSE TO HOME

fishmens67 said

What I don't understand is why a 1% death rate is tough to swallow.
.75 % would probably die from their pre-existing health problems within a short period either way. jmo
my only problem with this virus is that it is very contagious , not that it is life threatening for healthy people with a good natural immune system.
I have never taken a flu shot, so a shot for covid19 will not be of interest to me.
A vaccine will be valuable for chronic patients and the elderly . imo

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Because it can overwhelm our healthcare system. A 1% mortality rate means 3.6 million infected will die and with those numbers, the mortality rate will become far higher as hard choices are made on who to save and who to let die simply because we can’t care for them.

You feel feel it is not that deadly? Tell, that to the thousands that will die and the thousands more who may die if we don’t keep it contained.

And if you think your age or condition spares you, you may be dead wrong. Healthy individuals far younger and in better health than you are dying...and you aren’t anything special.