[lex24]

The 1918 flu pandemic is estimated to have killed 675,000 in the US (to be fair, as a share of the population at the time, it is a lot more than twice the excess deaths we've seen in the US).


BC

Give us time, were getting there.

The Spanish Flu infected approx 1/3 of the World Pop. It also had a higher than usual death rate for young people. This is not the Spanish Flu.

 I realize it is the duty of this board to be as pessimistic and ghoulish as possible. But let me throw some numbers out maybe you’ll feel a little bit better: 


Covid mortality rates by age group (per 100,000)

1-14. 0.14
15-24.      0.98
25-34.      3.8
35-44.      11.69
45-54.      29

Of these numbers, I suspect a decent percentage had comorbidities.

[lex24]

The 1918 flu pandemic is estimated to have killed 675,000 in the US (to be fair, as a share of the population at the time, it is a lot more than twice the excess deaths we've seen in the US).


BC

Give us time, were getting there.

The Spanish Flu infected approx 1/3 of the World Pop. It also had a higher than usual death rate for young people. This is not the Spanish Flu.

 I realize it is the duty of this board to be as pessimistic and ghoulish as possible. But let me throw some numbers out maybe you’ll feel a little bit better: 


Covid mortality rates by age group (per 100,000)

1-14. 0.14
15-24.      0.98
25-34.      3.8
35-44.      11.69
45-54.      29

Of these numbers, I suspect a decent percentage had comorbidities.