It depends on what we collectively do and how we act

You may be right in that it won't kills that many---if it doesn't, it's because we close everything for a while, socially distance from each other, self quarantine, improve hygiene, etc.

But if you're asking what will happen if we don't take these extreme measures? It think it will kill half a million or more.

We have a choice.

The case fatality rate is only in part determined by biology. The rest is determined by society.

In response to this post by RoswellGAHokie

Posted: 03/11/2020 at 7:26PM

Flu killed 80,000 US citizens in the 2017/2018 flu season. Will COVID-19 -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 7:23PM

If it ends up being far less it will be because of the restrictions going -- AbsolutVT03 03/11/2020 10:28PM

You're not being ghoulish - you're just not trying to develop an informed -- Baltimore Hokie 03/11/2020 9:57PM

Attaboy. Chalk up any disagreement to the other side being uninformed. -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 10:05PM

I take it you didn't read the article -- Baltimore Hokie 03/11/2020 10:07PM

I did. One of many. Let’s revisit the issue in 6 months. Loser buys the -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 10:14PM

That's the point though - it's hard to define 'loser' here -- Baltimore Hokie 03/11/2020 10:32PM

I would argue for protecting the 65 and older. -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 10:44PM

Panic over what will prove to be a non-event. IMHO. ** -- MikeVT85 03/11/2020 9:36PM

Will that number reflect the possible indirect fatalities? -- HokieDevil 03/11/2020 9:07PM

Countries that take drastic measures early will have lower mortality rates. -- No Clue 03/11/2020 9:05PM

One thing about the Flu, our economy and our lifestyle has adapted to it... -- HokieSignGuy 03/11/2020 8:53PM

You have to put that flu season in context -- HokieAl 03/11/2020 8:34PM

At this point it won't be an apples to apples comparison... -- MP4VT2004 03/11/2020 8:02PM

Understood. But the poverty and joblessness that our response will cause -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 8:04PM

I think you're wrong about that -- bulab 03/11/2020 8:40PM

I think Dr. Fauci answered that question when he said millions could die ** -- HortHokie 03/11/2020 8:21PM

I agree with you, and posted the same earlier tonight. ** -- MP4VT2004 03/11/2020 8:17PM

What I don’t quite understand is how the potential death -- HokieSignGuy 03/11/2020 7:44PM

I don’t trust China’s numbers but they also put extremely restrictive -- AbsolutVT03 03/11/2020 10:32PM

China's numbers are heavily underreported -- GoobyPls 03/11/2020 9:30PM

With China, it’s probably a bit of both. Under-reporting to an extent. And -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 7:46PM

It depends on what we collectively do and how we act -- bulab 03/11/2020 7:26PM

It depends on what we collectively do and how we act

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