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Re:CDC: Possible ‘community spread’ coronavirus case in Bay ... by refurb on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:23PM (#22430128)
Do you get as upset when those same figures are given for the flu?
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Re:CDC: Possible ‘community spread’ coronavirus case in Bay ... by flukus on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:43PM (#22430531)
I do when people downplay the flu and say it's just a bad cold.
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Re:CDC: Possible ‘community spread’ coronavirus case in Bay ... by danso on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:13PM (#22430385)
What same figures? The CDC says the high end of flu deaths is 40,000 [0]. You think that number compares with a 3 percent mortality rate for the 70 million Americans who are 60+ years old?

[0] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-e...

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