re: #169 Hecuba’s daughter

Perspective:

In the US alone: CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million - 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 - 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 - 61,000 deaths annually since 2010.

Worldwide, the numbers are even more grim. Seasonal flu kills 291,000 to 646,000 people worldwide each year. We don’t go into a panic over the flu, despite the worldwide reach and worldwide incidence. But this is a new iteration of a coronavirus, and people hear these numbers without perspective.

Same kinds of methods would help contain covid19 as influenza. Washing your hands, limiting contact, etc., except that influenza has vaccinations and anti-viral treatments that can be offered to prevent or mitigate the effects.