Some perspective comparing Covid-19 to our annual influenza death rates--U.S. Covid-19 deaths as of today: 198,603 and projected to reach 300,000 by the end of the year.
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https://www.statnews.com/2018/09/26/cdc-us-flu-deaths-winter/CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years...
...."In recent years, flu-related deaths have ranged from about 12,000 to — in the worst year — 56,000, according to the CDC.
Last fall and winter, the U.S. went through one of the most severe flu seasons in recent memory. It was driven by a kind of flu that tends to put more people in the hospital and cause more deaths, particularly among young children and the elderly.
The season peaked in early February. It was mostly over by the end of March, although some flu continued to circulate.
Making a bad year worse, the flu vaccine didn’t work very well.....
But don't worry, Covid-19 is going away (someday) so let's all get together in large indoor spaces without masks.