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Re:Bill Gates slams 'shocking' U.S. response to Covid-19 pan... by jjcon on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @11:47AM (#24482607)
The imperial college COVID response team (one of the major forecasts) predicted 2.2 million deaths in the US without action.

> without action by the government and individuals to slow the spread of coronavirus and suppress new cases, 2.2 million people in the United States could die

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/us/coronavirus-fatality-r...

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Re:Bill Gates slams 'shocking' U.S. response to Covid-19 pan... by nl on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @11:59AM (#24482780)
Sure, that was all time (not by now) though.
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Re:Bill Gates slams 'shocking' U.S. response to Covid-19 pan... by jjcon on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:21PM (#24483896)
No - look at the report - projection was >2 million by end of summer
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Re:Bill Gates slams 'shocking' U.S. response to Covid-19 pan... by mensetmanusman on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @12:20PM (#24483054)
Thoughts on the end date?

30,000,000 to 40,000,000 have died from AIDS over the decades for some reference point.

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