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In reply to the discussion: How can a disease with a 1% mortality shut down the United States? Glad you asked. [View all]JustFiveMoreMinutes
(2,133 posts)36. Since I grew up in Alabama, I tried using U of A football stadium capacity...
I believe it's around 102,000...
I asked on Facebook, if you KNEW 1020 would die sometime during the game...
would you chance attending?
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How can a disease with a 1% mortality shut down the United States? Glad you asked. [View all]
WillParkinson
Nov 2020
OP
Excellent post, but people who are OK with "1% will die" are already lost to us.
Girard442
Nov 2020
#4
Right now... the "excess deaths" tell us a lot. Over 300,000. Those people died of SOMEthing! nt
albacore
Dec 2020
#121
With no preventive measure, the percent exposed to COVID would likely be very high
Martin Eden
Nov 2020
#32
+1. I feel like the "lifelong health complications" aspect can't be stated enough.
meadowlander
Nov 2020
#14
Yup. There's news reports of people getting lung transplants after Covid-19 destroyed their lungs.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#54
I will give you a list of what I am left with post Covid as I want people to know how serious this
JCMach1
Nov 2020
#15
Author of this viral post is Franklin Veaux, he has updated and added to his original answer.
cayugafalls
Nov 2020
#17
Since I grew up in Alabama, I tried using U of A football stadium capacity...
JustFiveMoreMinutes
Nov 2020
#36
It's not 1%. Per Johns Hopkins, the US mortality rate has been at 1.7% since July.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#43
But, but herd immunity is the way to go. Let's all get it and let God sort it out. Banging my head
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2020
#44
God gave us brains, and using brains is indeed both science, and critical thinking.
Beartracks
Nov 2020
#114
OFFS, they're not just anecdotal reports. He cited studies, with links to those studies.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#63
BTW - Here's the link, with his sources. It would be great if you added it to the OP for folks.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#50
Years from now people will still be blaming the orange moron. And they'll be 100% correct.
634-5789
Nov 2020
#56
This virus still has a good chance of spreading even after vaccines are administered.
roamer65
Nov 2020
#64
Excellent question - I'll ask Franklin Veaux on Quora. If there's a response I'll post it.
GoneOffShore
Nov 2020
#99
I think someone once did economic analysis of the effect of WWI deaths on Britain.
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2020
#72
And, it's not written in stone that the death rate will stay at 1%. This is a new virus.
Yavin4
Nov 2020
#84
Yes, we've already more than doubled the 116k US death total of the 1958 flu pandemic.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#97
Here's the link to Franklin Veaux's post, which he edited on 11/10/20 to add his sources.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#98
Add all the deaths due to hospital over-crowding and all the family suffering!
Brainfodder
Nov 2020
#104
I want to say that, first of all, Mr. Veaux is a great thinker and a sort of hero.
BobTheSubgenius
Nov 2020
#110