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One thing that seems to have went away was comparing COVID

Posted on: December 3, 2020 at 16:25:44 CT
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to the flu. Remember the good ole days back in February when COVID was just basically the flu and not a big deal?

"The flu kills 60,000 people in 2018 and we didn't go crazy about that."

Here we are 9 months later and we've quadrupled the deaths from flu compared to our worst flu season in recent history.

If 2,000 people keep dying every day from this, we'll be at about 50% of the US Spanish Flu death count by the first of the year. I wonder how much worse COVID would be if we had the medical technology of 1918?
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One thing that seems to have went away was comparing COVID - BigSlickTiger MU - 12/3 16:25:44
     true story dip wad.... - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 12/4 01:01:08
     Another thing that seems to have gone away - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 12/3 19:56:20
     You know population is 8x what it was 100 yrs ago?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 12/3 19:08:40
          Did you know ever 30 seconds or so an American died - Say_What MU - 12/3 20:27:10
     Except many of the deaths attributed to Covid are actually - bcoop199 KC - 12/3 19:01:53
          How many? (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 12/4 01:59:20
          That's why I compare deaths from last year to this year - bagpipertiger MU - 12/3 20:50:10
     Very similar IFRs, but the flu's CFR is way higher than - ummmm MU - 12/3 18:20:57
     You aren't real smart if you believe the numbers - oleMIZZOU MU - 12/3 18:04:09
     most flus are far more deadly for young people, good - 90Tiger STL - 12/3 17:53:22
     1918 was much worse. It killed 15-35 year olds where this - TigerMatt STL - 12/3 17:48:51
          I wonder what the long term impact of the the virus is... - Say_What MU - 12/3 20:28:35
     RE: One thing that seems to have went away was comparing COVID - RBT STL - 12/3 17:45:55
     RE: One thing that seems to have went away was comparing COVID - MUDude MU - 12/3 17:29:39
          Lots of hospitals are losing their asses because of COVID. - BigSlickTiger MU - 12/3 17:41:58
     It wouldn't be nearly as bad if it hit in 1918 - XRob MU - 12/3 16:44:45
          I wonder how many more people would be killed by - tgr MU - 12/3 17:22:55
               RE: I wonder how many more people would be killed by - BigSlickTiger MU - 12/3 17:34:21
                    people in 1918 were considered really old in their 50's - NWMizzouFan MU - 12/3 17:39:40
          interesting perspective. hadn't thought of that (nm) - phrejd MU - 12/3 17:06:44
     I had it. To me it was like a bad flu - tiger4real MU - 12/3 16:44:03
     Now the deaths are being compared to 9/11 - Sal MU - 12/3 16:43:30
          I'm not a fan of that but I get why people do that. - BigSlickTiger MU - 12/3 17:25:26
          so Bush's fault? (nm) - ashtray UF - 12/3 17:22:07
     I had the flu last year and it I felt way worse for the - tgr MU - 12/3 16:42:58
          that's because masks don't work (nm) - ashtray UF - 12/3 17:23:10
     I mean, it's basically 10x worse than normal flu - Joeboo MU - 12/3 16:42:49
          Keep in mind that's w/ ~50% of the population vaccinated - zoomer 99 - 12/3 16:47:29
               when did annual flu vaccinations become a thing? - Joeboo MU - 12/3 16:53:59
                    It'd be interested to see what percentage of people got - tgr MU - 12/3 17:11:06
                         I dont ever remember hearing of the existence of a flu shot - Joeboo MU - 12/3 20:51:42
                              did some quick research - Joeboo MU - 12/3 20:56:04
                    good question (nm) - zoomer 99 - 12/3 16:54:55
     There just might be a few more people living in the US and - showme NWMSU - 12/3 16:41:06
          Medicine has come a long way too which makes comparisons - tgr MU - 12/3 17:02:38
     HA! - Cosmo MU - 12/3 16:40:15
     keep us posted (nm) - phrejd MU - 12/3 16:37:29
     The severity of the virus is not close to the severity of - Eggs MU - 12/3 16:34:51
     Yes.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 12/3 16:33:09
     you should probably stay in your house then(nm) - NWMizzouFan MU - 12/3 16:30:08
          Why? I'm not scared of it. If I was 50 years older I might - BigSlickTiger MU - 12/3 16:36:56
               Are you concerned w/ spreading the flu to them too? - zoomer 99 - 12/3 16:45:10
               "for the most part" - Cosmo MU - 12/3 16:42:17
               Sounds good. So what's your point? - Eggs MU - 12/3 16:39:23
     That comparison is ridiculous and an outrage! As someone - Emoji Man MSU - 12/3 16:29:07
     Quit being a pansy, man (nm) - zoomer 99 - 12/3 16:26:53




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