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Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by thomasz on Monday November 16, 2020 @11:41AM (#25113730)
Our healthcare systems are designed to handle a bad flu season. COVID is different in so far as it's far more deadly, and that it puts a higher burden on the health care systems because the average time spent in an ICU is way longer.
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Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by Izkata on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:42PM (#25115343)
> COVID is different in so far as it's far more deadly

It's not really "far more" deadly. The main problem is the lack of immunity and everyone getting it at once.

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Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by thomasz on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:02PM (#25116957)
Which results in way more deaths.
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