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HWA

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Right, that's where I'm scratching my head.


"The VAST majority of the people that are dying from COVID would also have died from the seasonal flu."

I'm not even sure about "vast", but yes --- if you're old & underlying conditions, and you catch the flu, there is a reasonable chance you'll die.

However, that's *exactly* why older people get a high-dose flu shot. So they're *not* catching the flu in the first place, or they're catching a less-severe case of the flu. You don't have 120 old people in a Nursing Home, with zero protection from the flu.

It's almost like saying "The vast majority of people who don't wear their seat-belts in a 65mph crash are going to die anyways." Ok, but that's exactly why we have seat-belts!

Agree with the other point though. Seems as though some states have gone from "let's flatten the curve", to "let's prevent every possible COVID death."

(In response to this post by Hokie360)

Posted: 04/15/2020 at 09:42AM



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