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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by umvi on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:58AM (#24471691)
It's not like covid can continue at this rate... there are only so many people with comorbidity or otherwise compromised health. In the year 2030 we will look back and say:

"Over the past 10 years, covid killed (on average) X people per year, and the flu killed (on average) Y people per year"

Do you predict X or Y will be the higher number? Because I predict Y will be the higher number. And if not in the decade timeframe, certainly Y would be higher in the century timeframe.

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Re:Advocates want to name heatwaves like hurricanes to raise... by ciarannolan on Monday September 14, 2020 @12:10PM (#24471830)
So, "it's just fat and sick people that are dead, and they'll all be gone soon enough, who cares"?
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